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Plants, Volume 14, Issue 15

2025 August-1 - 205 articles

Cover Story: Managed colonies of the stingless bee Tetragonula carbonaria are increasingly used for macadamia pollination in Australia. We tested whether colony deployment timing affects fidelity to the macadamia crop and pollen foraging behaviour. Colonies were introduced into orchards at three stages—before flowering (“permanent”), early in flowering (“early”), or later in flowering (“later”). Weekly sampling of returning pollen foragers was used to quantify the proportion of macadamia pollen collected via light microscopy. Hive entrance activity was also monitored. Early‑ and later‑introduced colonies initially showed higher crop fidelity than permanent colonies. Fidelity declined over time as pollen diversity increased in all colonies, which was associated with an increase in pollen foraging. View this paper
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Articles (205)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,556 Views
17 Pages

7 August 2025

The extract of powdered raspberry pomace was characterized in terms of its phenolic profile and antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Kuromanin, chlorogenic acid, protocatechuic acid, and pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside were found to be the major phenol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
766 Views
17 Pages

From Marshes to Mines: Germination and Establishment of Crinum bulbispermum on Gold Mine Tailings

  • Vincent C. Clarke,
  • Sarina Claassens,
  • Dirk P. Cilliers and
  • Stefan J. Siebert

7 August 2025

The growth potential of Crinum bulbispermum was evaluated on gold mine tailings. The primary objectives were to model the species’ climatic niche in relation to gold mining regions, assess its germination success on tailings, and compare seedli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
828 Views
21 Pages

Abscisic Acid Metabolizing Rhodococcus sp. Counteracts Phytopathogenic Effects of Abscisic Acid Producing Botrytis sp. on Sunflower Seedlings

  • Alexander I. Shaposhnikov,
  • Oleg S. Yuzikhin,
  • Tatiana S. Azarova,
  • Edgar A. Sekste,
  • Anna L. Sazanova,
  • Nadezhda A. Vishnevskaya,
  • Vlada Y. Shahnazarova,
  • Polina V. Guro,
  • Miroslav I. Lebedinskii and
  • Andrey A. Belimov
  • + 2 authors

7 August 2025

One of the important traits of many plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is the biocontrol of phytopathogens. Some PGPR metabolize phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA); however, the role of this trait in plant–microbe interactions is scarcel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,034 Views
20 Pages

7 August 2025

The apoplast is often the first point of contact between plant cells and invading pathogens, serving as an important site for defense signaling. Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP), a ribosome-inactivating protein from Phytolacca americana (pokeweed), i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,420 Views
30 Pages

Systematic Review of the State of Knowledge About Açaí-Do-Amazonas (Euterpe precatoria Mart., Arecaceae)

  • Sabrina Yasmin Nunes da Rocha,
  • Maria Julia Ferreira,
  • Charles R. Clement and
  • Ricardo Lopes

6 August 2025

Euterpe precatoria Mart. is an increasingly important palm for subsistence and income generation in central and western Amazonia with growing demand for its fruit pulp, which is an alternative source of açaí juice for domestic and inter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,327 Views
22 Pages

Gas Atmosphere Innovation Applied to Prolong the Shelf Life of ‘Regina’ Sweet Cherries

  • Rodrigo Neira-Ojeda,
  • Sebastián Rodriguez,
  • Cristian Hernández-Adasme,
  • Violeta Muñoz,
  • Dakary Delgadillo,
  • Bo Sun,
  • Xiao Yang and
  • Victor Hugo Escalona

6 August 2025

In this study, the impact of moderate and high CO2 and O2 levels was compared to low and moderate gas combinations during prolonged storage on the quality of Regina sweet cherries harvested in different maturity stages, particularly in terms of decre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
919 Views
22 Pages

Long-Term Rotary Tillage and Straw Mulching Enhance Dry Matter Production, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Wheat in a Rain-Fed Wheat-Soybean Double Cropping System

  • Shiyan Dong,
  • Ming Huang,
  • Junhao Zhang,
  • Qihui Zhou,
  • Chuan Hu,
  • Aohan Liu,
  • Hezheng Wang,
  • Guozhan Fu,
  • Jinzhi Wu and
  • Youjun Li

6 August 2025

Water deficiency and low water use efficiency severely constrain wheat yield in dryland regions. This study aimed to identify suitable tillage methods and straw management to improve dry matter production, grain yield, and water use efficiency of whe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
842 Views
18 Pages

Effects of Culture Period and Plant Growth Regulators on In Vitro Biomass Production and Phenolic Compounds in Seven Species of Hypericum

  • Doina Clapa,
  • Monica Hârţa,
  • Ana Maria Radomir,
  • Adrian George Peticilă,
  • Loredana Leopold,
  • Floricuţa Ranga and
  • Dorin Ioan Sumedrea

6 August 2025

This study evaluated biomass accumulation and phenolic compound production in seven Hypericum species (H. androsaemum, H. calycinum, H. hirsutum, H. kalmianum, H. olympicum, H. perforatum, and H. triquetrifolium) cultivated in vitro under varying gro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,016 Views
19 Pages

6 August 2025

Sea buckthorn is a vital woody oil species valued for its role in soil conservation and its bioactive seed oil, which is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and other compounds. However, low seed oil content and small seed size are the main bottlenecks r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
873 Views
23 Pages

6 August 2025

Drought stress is a major environmental constraint that significantly reduces wheat productivity worldwide. In this study, seventeen wheat genotypes were evaluated under well-watered and drought-stressed conditions across two consecutive years (2023&...

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