2025 September-2 - 129 articles
Plant sucrose transporters (SUTs) are essential membrane proteins that mediate sucrose phloem loading in source tissues and unloading in sink tissues. In addition to their role in carbohydrate partitioning, SUTs have been implicated in plant response...
Clinopodium is a morphologically highly diverse and taxonomically intricate genus. Molecular studies have demonstrated high divergence within the genus, and there is no consensus on the taxonomic treatment of some groups classified as Clinopodium. Th...
Fragaria vesca L. is a common plant species in Slovenia. It flowers from May to July. Our study was conducted throughout the 2024 season in two locations at which we sampled nectar in F. vesca flowers. To take the nectar samples, we used microcapilla...
Sustainable agriculture aims to meet the growing food demands of a rising global population while minimizing negative impacts on the environment, preserving natural resources, and ensuring long-term agricultural productivity. However, conventional ag...
The widespread use of chemical fertilizers has raised concerns because of their environmental impacts, including soil degradation, water contamination, and biodiversity loss. The integration of organic amendments into agricultural systems provides a...
In vitro ovule culture serves as an experimental platform for exploring the growth and development processes of cotton fibers. However, over the decades, research on the in vitro ovule culture of upland cotton has remained underdeveloped. In this stu...
Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEAMT) is a key enzyme that catalyzes three successive methylation steps of phosphoethanolamine (P-EA) to phosphocholine (P-Cho). Meanwhile, P-Cho is a major precursor of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and glycine b...
Water scarcity, soil salinization, and desertification threaten sustainable agricultural ecosystems of Hetao irrigation district, Yellow River Basin (YRB). Precise quantification of soil water dynamics and plant water consumption processes is essenti...
This study aimed to elucidate the physiological, biochemical, and transcriptional regulatory responses of potato plants to iron deficiency stress. Two potato varieties were selected for analysis: 05P (high tuber iron content) and CI5 (low tuber iron...
To identify highly virulent Beauveria bassiana strains against Tuta absoluta and evaluate their biocontrol potential, four strains were phylogenetically characterized via ITS sequence analysis of rDNA and assessed for virulence against second-instar...
Rice grain is a primary dietary source of cadmium (Cd), a heavy metal toxic to humans. Reducing Cd accumulation in rice through selecting and breeding low-Cd-accumulating cultivars is very important. However, field-based screening for low-Cd rice cul...
This study investigated how different spectral ranges of LED light affect the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments and antioxidant systems in Thymus mastichina L., focusing on two ecotypes with distinct chemotypes: linalool and eucalyptol. The ecotyp...
In recent years, focus has been directed toward studying lignocellulosic matter, such as forestry by-products, due to their high therapeutic potential offered by various bioactive compounds, mainly phenolic compounds. To obtain extracts rich in these...
Drought represents a paramount constraint on global agricultural productivity, imposing severe limitations on crop yield and quality across diverse agroecosystems. Nitrogen (N), functioning as an indispensable macronutrient fundamental to plant archi...
Pollution from heavy metals represents one of the most important threats to crops. Among these, Nickel (Ni) represents a dangerous element, strictly related to anthropic activity and easily accumulated in plants. In this study, effects of high levels...
Foliar fertilizers are efficient in enhancing nutrient utilization. This experiment aims to improve leaf physiological functions, enhance fruit quality, increase yield, and boost orchard productivity through the screening of foliar fertilizers suitab...
Chrysanthemum × morifolium is a commercially important flower worldwide. Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium is the main model plant for the research on Chrysanthemum. Enhancing stress resistance in C. lavandulifolium is highly significant for improv...
This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of the wood essential oil from Juniperus morrisonicola Hayata (Jm-EO), an endemic conifer in Taiwan. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) revealed a sesquiterpenoid-rich profile, with...
The timing of fruit bag removal is important for achieving optimum fruit quality, coloration, and visual appearance. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of fruit bag removal timing on fruit quality and color and the occurrence of physiolog...
Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (P. ginseng) is a medicinal plant rich in bioactive components such as ginsenosides, polysaccharides, and volatile oils and is widely used in both the pharmaceutical and food industries. While the AP2/ERF gene family is well...
Achieving high yield while maintaining disease resistance is a crucial goal in rice breeding programs. In this research, two cultivated rice varieties, Jia58 and Runxiang3, were selected as parental lines. A new variety, designated as the new variety...
Cauliflower landraces (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) safeguard allelic diversity for adaptation, yet their phenotypic breadth under winter field conditions remains under-documented. We evaluated 69 Spanish landraces and two commercial checks from...
Nitrogen (N) is the most important macro-nutrient for plant growth and development, which not only results in the highest cost in crop production but may also lead to environmental pollution. Hence, there is a need to develop N and use efficient geno...
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) protein, as a precursor to various amino acids and bioactive peptides, determines the flavor and nutritional quality of peanut products. Therefore, high protein content is one of the target traits in advanced peanut breed...
Cadmium contamination in soil threatens ecological safety and human health. Phytoremediation has gained attention due to its cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability. Studies show that plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria can enhance the a...
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal that affects living organisms even at low concentrations, causing physiological alterations and biomass reduction in plants. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent a biological strategy that increases tolerance to...
In the Campania region of southern Italy, a formerly undescribed witches’-broom disease of cultivated strawberry characterized by symptoms similar to those of strawberry witches’-broom and multiplier diseases occurring in North America, h...
Background: Mango is a tropical fruit that is deeply loved by consumers due to its unique flavor and taste. Different mango varieties have unique aromas, and the volatile components of mango are an important part of determining mango flavor. ATP-bind...
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a vital cereal crop in semi-arid regions, but its productivity is often limited by water scarcity and inefficient nitrogen (N) management. While previous studies have explored the individual effects of irrigat...
The predatory mite Amblyseius andersoni Chant (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a key biological control agent against spider mites and other pests. For its broad application, efficient and affordable mass-rearing systems are essential. This study evaluated t...
Silicon (Si) has emerged as a promising tool for mitigating the negative effects of biotic and abiotic stresses, such as caused by heavy metals, on plants. The aim of the study was to summarize knowledge about the mechanisms underlying the interactio...
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an important oil and economic crop widely cultivated worldwide. Increasing the oil yield is a major objective for oilseed crop improvement. Plant LEAFY COTYLEDON1s (LEC1s), FUSCA3s (FUS3s), and WRINKLED1s (WRI1s) are know...
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus L.) is an important perennial deciduous ornamental plant, featured by the daily flowering habit and a prolonged flowering period. However, the genetic relationships of the elite germplasmare largely unclear, which ha...
The RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway is a crucial epigenetic mechanism governing plant responses to environmental stress. While the RdDM pathway has been extensively studied in Arabidopsis thaliana, the comprehensive understanding of its c...
Halotolerant endophytic fungi (HEFs) represent a critical biological resource in mitigating plant salt–alkali stress, demonstrating remarkable adaptability across diverse ecological environments. This comprehensive review analyzes 150 scientifi...
Waxy maize (Zea mays L. ceratina) is extensively cultivated and exhibits substantial market demand in China; however, its yield and quality improvement remain constrained by relatively underdeveloped cultivation techniques. Optimizing plant density a...
Breeding improvement in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is often constrained by the complexity of agronomic traits and trade-offs among yield-related characteristics. Conventional single-trait selection rarely captures the full range of phenotypic varia...
The growing demand for sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has driven interest in bio-based packaging derived from renewable plant biomass. Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, provides high tensile strength, water resis...
Natural resources rich in polyphenols from plants belonging to the Asteraceae family remain largely unexplored. The main goal of this study was to characterize under-studied Asteraceae plants in terms of different bioactive compounds, antioxidant pot...
When estimating above-ground biomass (AGB) across multiple growth stages, vegetation indices (VIs) have limitations due to saturation under dense canopies and poor sensitivity to vertically growing organs (e.g., panicles). Discrete wavelet transform...
Cold stress limits the growth and productivity of Hevea brasiliensis, the primary source of natural rubber. This study investigated early transcriptomic responses in Reyan ‘7-33-97’ seedlings exposed to 4 °C, 10 °C, and 15 °C...
Impatiens glandulifera Royle (I. glandulifera) in the EU presents a threat to the ecosystem, and is thus on the list of invasive alien species. The aim of this study was to clarify if an allelopathic effect of I. glandulifera involves the activation...
The conservation of plant species requires detailed knowledge of their reproductive behaviour and population demographic structure. This is particularly important for species such as Cardamine bulbifera, which depend on old-growth forest habitats and...
Rice (Oryza sativa), particularly the japonica subspecies, is a vital global food source but often suffers from short grain length and heat sensitivity, highlighting the need for genetic improvement. This study employed CRISPR/Cas9 technology to inve...
Efficient and non-destructive extraction of organ-level phenotypic parameters of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) plants is a key bottleneck in current sesame phenotyping research. To address this issue, this study proposes a method for organ segmentation...
Trees in the genus Phoebe of the Lauraceae family are commonly known as “Nanmu” in traditional Chinese culture. As they have offered highly valued timbers for construction, furniture, and coffins since the pre-Qin Dynasty, it is crucial t...
Sweetpotato displays diverse purple pigmentation due to anthocyanin accumulation. While current research on the underlying MYB activators has focused on IbMYB1 in purple-fleshed tubers, the color diversity suggests the involvement of other MYB activa...
The SNAC (Stress-responsive NAC) subfamily, a key branch of the conserved NAC transcription factor family, plays a central role in regulating plant stress response. However, systematic characterization of the SNAC family in cotton (Gossypium spp.) re...
Eperua oleifera Ducke (Fabaceae), commonly known as copaíba-jacaré, is traditionally used for therapeutic purposes, like Copaifera oleoresins. Previous GC-MS studies reported its chemical composition as mainly composed of diterpenic aci...
Fulvic acid’s potential to enhance plant growth has been recognized, but its effects on plant growth and nutrient uptake under nutrient stress remain unclear. This experiment investigated the effects of fulvic acid at concentrations of 0 mg L&m...
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