Plants, Volume 14, Issue 11

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is highly dependent on water availability, with physiological sensitivity varying throughout its phenological cycle. In the context of increasing water scarcity and greater climate variability, identifying critical p...

DNA methylation is a conserved and vital epigenetic modification that plays essential roles in plant growth, development, and responses to environmental stress. Cytosine-5 DNA methyltransferases (C5-MTases) and DNA demethylases (dMTases) are key regu...

Sarcomphalus joazeiro (Mart.) is a promising candidate for the formulation of new therapies against parasitic infections. This study aimed to quantify the content of phenolic compounds and evaluate the antioxidant, antileishmanial, and cytotoxic pote...

Crop productivity is severely constrained by abiotic and biotic stresses, necessitating innovative strategies to enhance stress resilience. Glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) is a central metabolite in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, playing crucial roles...

Seed deterioration is an inevitable process during storage, characterized by a gradual loss of germination capacity and eventual seed death, which poses challenges to seed longevity and the preservation of genetic resources. Understanding the molecul...

Urban forests are remnants of forest habitats within urban areas. Their structural alterations create stressful microclimatic conditions that can influence the morphology of sensitive plants, such as ferns. This study analyzed variations in the morph...

Mandarin fruit detection provides crucial technical support for yield prediction and the precise identification and harvesting of mandarin fruits. However, challenges such as occlusion from leaves or branches, the presence of small or partially visib...

Seed quality traits, such as seed size, oil and protein content, mineral accumulation, and morphological characteristics, are crucial for enhancing crop productivity, nutritional value, and marketability. Traditional quantitative trait loci (QTL) map...

High grain quality is a key target in wheat breeding and is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. This study evaluated 94 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from a Pamyati Azieva × Paragon (PA × P) mapping population grown in two...

Drought stress is one of the main factors limiting seed germination and seedling establishment in field crops such as jalapeño peppers (Capsicum annuum L.). Nanopriming, a seed improvement technique using nanoparticle suspensions, has emerged...

The flower buds of Magnolia biondii Pamp. (MBP), one of the botanical sources of Xinyi (Flos Magnoliae), are widely used in traditional medicine; however, their potential role in melanoma treatment remains unexplored. In this study, the phytochemical...

Cytosine DNA methylation (5mCs) is an important epigenetic modification in genomic research. However, the methylation states of some cytosine sites are not available due to the limitations of different studies, and there are few tools developed to de...

For 20 years, the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of genetically modified plants (GMPs) has used a comparative assessment approach, comparing the GMP to presumably safe and familiar non-modified plant varieties. With new genomic techniques, it is...

The production of duckweed (Lemnaceae) as a novel protein source could make a valuable contribution to human nutrition. The greatly reduced habitus of duckweed enables simple cultivation with extremely low space requirements, making this free-floatin...

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Albedinis (Foa) is the causal agent of Bayoud disease, responsible for the loss of 75% of date palm trees in Morocco and posing a threat to its cultivation across North Africa. This study examined ten Foa isolated from vario...

The leaf plastochron serves as an indicator of the rate of leaf appearance, biomass accumulation, and branch number, while also impacting plant architecture and seed yield. However, research on the leaf plastochron of crops remains limited. In this s...

Stem segments of Acacia mangium and A. auriculiformis containing full axillary buds were used to study the effects of reduced amounts of the main nitrogen source in the growth media. This condition, referred to as nitrogen deficiency in this article...

Taraxacum, a genus in the Asteraceae family, is widely distributed across temperate regions and plays a vital ecological role by providing nectar and pollen to pollinators during the early flowering season. Floral nectar is a key reward that plants u...

The relationship between plants and their environment has always been a core issue in ecological research. This study about how plant architecture and leaf traits respond to environmental changes helps to more deeply understand the adaptive mechanism...

Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K. Schum is an ecologically significant species inhabiting the desert and semi-desert regions of northwestern China, distinguished by its remarkable resilience to environmental stressors. Elucidating the functional roles...

Longer inflorescence stalks in oil palm enhance harvesting efficiency and reduce labor costs. However, the research on this topic is limited. This study aimed to investigate the differences in stalk lengths between male and female inflorescences in T...

Philodendron ‘White Knight’ is a popular climbing evergreen plant typically propagated through stem cuttings. However, this method is slow and inefficient, making it challenging to meet the rising market demand. In vitro propagation could...

Basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors play significant roles in plant growth and organ development and diverse biochemical processes. However, the function of bHLH transcription factors in woody plants is not fully understoo...

Panax ginseng sprouts (GSs) have attracted attention as functional resources due to their short cultivation time and enriched ginsenoside content. This study aimed to evaluate the bioactivities of GSs cultivated using kelp fermentates (KF) as a nutri...

The use of preemergence herbicides is the primary method of controlling weeds in container-grown ornamental plants, but it may cause injury to common popular ornamentals. The objective of this research was to evaluate the use of overhead irrigation t...

Climate warming and nitrogen (N) deposition have already occurred and will continue to occur, profoundly affecting exotic plant invasion. Most studies on the effects of climate change focus on plant growth, biomass, and leaf traits, with limited repo...

Pu’an County, located in southwestern Guizhou Province, China, is one of the original habitats for wild tea plants. It is renowned not only as the “Home of Ancient Tea Trees in China” but also as the “Core Production Area for...

Plant defense responses are mediated by hormones such as jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA). JA and SA are known to trigger a range of different defense responses in model plants but little is described in crops like quinoa. Here, we present...

Efficient fruit production, quality improvement, and timely harvesting are essential in olive cultivation, which requires optimised distribution and management of fruiting sites. This study aimed to support sustainable olive crop management by analys...

Fruits and endocarps of 21 species within the genus Premna (Lamiaceae) in Thailand were examined using light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to evaluate taxonomic relevance. Overall, mature fruits were classified into two types: fully dev...

This study evaluated the physiological responses and biomass production of selected poplar and willow clones cultivated in form of phytoremediation buffer plantations on landfills in Vinča (near Belgrade) and Novi Sad, Serbia. Key parameters ass...

Tropical trees represent an important potential archive of climate and ecological information, but their dendrochronology based on conventional techniques has been challenging. We conducted a pilot study of the wood anatomy and dendroclimatological p...

Sorghum dwarfing genes (Dw1, Dw2, Dw3) are crucial determinants of plant architecture and yield potential; however, their genetic characteristics and distribution patterns in Chinese sorghum landraces remain poorly understood. This study systematical...

In the era of global climate change, existing evidence indicates that dominant species play a crucial role in regulating grassland structure and function. However, what remains overlooked are the factors that regulate the growth of dominant species u...

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is the fifth largest cereal crop in the world and widely used in the fields of food, feed, brewing, and fuel, while knowledge is mostly limited for sorghum grain development, including starch biosynthesis. B3 family trans...

Broccoli agro-industries generate a significant amount of waste, which leads to both environmental and economic problems. These by-products are typically discarded, despite being a valuable source of bioactive compounds, including glucosinolates (GSL...

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a globally significant forage crop with notable economic value. Gibberellins (GA₃) promote dormancy breaking and early germination whereas auxins (IAA) predominantly influence bud regeneration. This study investigated...

In subtropical regions of China, the expansion of Moso bamboo has become increasingly prominent, resulting in massive mortality of original trees in adjacent forest stands. Significant changes have also occurred in the population characteristics and...

Chitosan nanoparticles (CsNPs) are biocompatible, biodegradable, and non-toxic natural polymers at low concentrations with diverse applications in in vitro plant tissue culture. This study aims to evaluate the effect of CsNPs during in vitro multipli...

Rice, one of the global staple food crops, is significantly affected in its growth by cadmium (Cd) contamination in soil. This study comprehensively investigated the impact of Cd stress on the root exudates and rhizospheric soil microorganisms of ric...

Rice (Oryza sativa) is a globally important crop that plays a central role in maintaining food security. This scientific review examines the critical role of genetic disease resistance in protecting rice yields, dissecting at the molecular level how...

Ochradenus baccatus Delile (Resedaceae) is a widely distributed desert shrub known for its remarkable growth form plasticity, growing either independently or as a facultative climber on other vegetation. Despite its ecological adaptability, the drive...

GATA is a crucial transcription factor involved in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic stress. Therefore, identifying and exploring GATA transcription factors in maize is of significant importance. In this study, we identified 75 ZmGA...

This study aimed to investigate the regulatory effects of nitrogen (N) application rate and plant density on panicle type index (PTI), yield, grain filling characteristics, and their correlations. The low-PTI rice variety DP128 (PTI = 0.15) was culti...

Sophora koreensis Nakai, listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, is a species native to Korea, specifically found in parts of Gangwon-do. Recent research highlights its potential in hangover relief and as an antioxidant source, sparking interest i...

Although tea (Camellia sinensis)/soybean (Glycine max) intercropping is widely applied in tea gardens, the underlying mechanisms driving tea quality promotion remain largely unclear. This study explores the effects of intercropping on tea quality, so...

The Phalaenopsis genus, a horticulturally vital group within the Orchidaceae, dominates global floriculture markets through strategic cultivar innovation, scalable propagation, and data-driven cultivation. This review systematically examines the bree...

Salt stress severely constrains global crop productivity. However, most sweet corn cultivars exhibit weak tolerance to salt stress. In this study, two sweet corn CSSLs, salt-tolerant line D55 and salt-sensitive line D96, were selected as materials. W...

Phytochelatins (PCs) are well-characterized for their role in detoxifying non-essential metals like cadmium (Cd), but their role in zinc (Zn) homeostasis remains underexplored. In this study, we investigated the role of the Nicotiana tabacum phytoche...

This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of different nitrogen application rates and irrigation practices on water-saving and yield enhancement in winter wheat production in the North China Plain (NCP) using a meta-analysis. By quantif...