2026 September-1 - 190 articles
Photosynthetic carbon assimilation under photorespiratory conditions requires tight coordination between chloroplast electron transport and mitochondrial redox metabolism, yet the contribution of mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) remains unreso...
Short DNA barcodes may facilitate sequence recovery from degraded material, but their ability to retain target-family identity while excluding related taxa varies among genomic regions. We computationally evaluated 16 nuclear, plastid, and mitochondr...
Nitrogen (N) supply can influence the accumulation of sulfur (S)-containing metabolites that contribute to garlic (Allium sativum L.) flavour and quality, yet evidence of these responses under field conditions remains limited. Nine N application rate...
Excessive or poorly timed nitrogen (N) fertilization can increase nitrate leaching and associated environmental risks. This two-year field study evaluated the combined effects of three irrigation regimes and four N rates on the biomass yield, water p...
Caragana acanthophylla Kom. is an ecologically important drought-tolerant shrub in Xinjiang, China, but species-specific molecular markers for germplasm characterization remain limited. We sampled 93 individuals from 11 localities representing the cu...
Plantago asiatica L. is an important medicinal and edible plant in China, whose wild resources have declined sharply due to overharvesting. Accurately assessing its potential suitable habitats and identifying the dominant environmental factors are of...
This study investigates traditional plant knowledge among Gallo-Lucanian and Lucanian-speaking communities of inland Lucania (Basilicata), Southern Italy, through a cross-cultural and cross-temporal ethnobotanical approach. In a handful of mountain v...
Gene escape from genetically modified (GM) soybean may have ecological and genetic effects on wild populations. To assess the potential risks associated with backcrossing GM soybean with wild soybean, seed dormancy, inheritance of herbicide resistanc...
Soil salinity restricts sugar beet growth and productivity, creating a need for effective agronomic approaches to improve plant performance under salt-affected conditions. However, the comparative responses of sugar beet to different foliar-applied e...
Optimizing nitrogen (N) management is essential for improving grain yield, quality, and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in low-gluten wheat, yet the optimal fertilizer strategy remains unclear. A two-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the...
Leaf senescence is a pivotal developmental program in plants, precisely regulated by diverse signals including salicylic acid (SA). The Arabidopsis VQ protein AtVQ25 has been previously characterized as a positive regulator of SA-mediated leaf senesc...
Cicer grande (Popov) Korotkova is a rare, subendemic species within the flora of Uzbekistan, primarily inhabiting mountainous landscapes. As a wild progenitor of nutritionally significant cultivated crops, it holds considerable potential for enhancin...
Ratoon rice is the production of a second rice crop from the stubble left behind after the main crop has been harvested. To identify suitable ratoon rice cultivars for a dual-purpose grain and forage production system, 25 widely cultivated rice culti...
Nitrate (NO3−) is an essential nitrogen source and an important signaling molecule that regulates plant growth and development in response to nitrogen availability. Although several CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) have been implicated i...
A detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing the flowering time of Amomum villosum Lour., a medicinal plant within the Zingiberaceae family, is currently lacking. In modern plants, the florigen activation complex (FAC), which includ...
Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a devastating infectious disease of pine trees caused by the invasion of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Achieving rapid and accurate identification of pine trees in the early stages of infection is critical for preventing and...
Drought is one of the most damaging abiotic stresses affecting global crop productivity, and its frequency and severity are projected to increase under ongoing climate change. Silicon (Si), although not classified as an essential nutrient, is increas...
Early detection of pine wilt disease (PWD) before visible crown discoloration is important for field inspection, confirmatory sampling, and timely management. However, because individual trees reach visible discoloration at different times, calendar-...
Seed-associated microorganisms influence seed quality, seedling establishment, and plant health and also constitute a major source of seed-borne pathogens. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has emerged as a promising alternative to chemical seed treatmen...
Genome size is a significant trait connected to the evolutionary history of plants and frequently linked to speciation events. In the current study, we evaluated intraspecific variation in 2C-values across a durum wheat collection comprising landrace...
While previous reviews have largely focused on individual crops or single target-site mechanisms, the full-chain comparative landscape across major cereal crops remains unexplored. Here, we fill this critical gap by providing the first systematic, cr...
Global climate change and human activities have jointly exacerbated habitat fragmentation and expanded ecotones, significantly increasing the frequency and intensity of cross-habitat litter decomposition. The phenomenon whereby litter decomposes fast...
Malnutrition and climate-induced stress remain major constraints to global food and nutritional security despite the yield gains of the Green Revolution. Solanaceae crops such as tomato, potato, brinjal, and pepper are key sources of vitamins, minera...
Soil salinization severely limits forage crop productivity, yet the regulatory networks that govern salt stress adaptation in alfalfa, a moderately salt-tolerant leguminous forage, remain largely unexplored. Here, we examined the physiological and tr...
Curcuma lampangensis, a critically endangered species endemic to Thailand, has been successfully propagated in vitro; however, its phytochemical profile and biological activities remain uncharacterized. This study compared eight ethanol and ethyl ace...
Crop productivity around the world is largely constrained by salt-induced stress, a key abiotic factor. Although oat (Avena sativa L.) can withstand challenging environmental conditions, the physiological and molecular responses underlying salt toler...
The rhizosphere microbiome, the plant’s “second genome” is pivotal for crop nutrient acquisition, health, and stress responses. While fertilization ensures high agricultural yields, a key challenge is reshaping this microbiome to bo...
Diabetes mellitus is a major global health challenge, and medicinal plants represent an important source of bioactive compounds with therapeutic potential. Ibervillea sonorae (S. Watson) Greene is traditionally used in Mexican medicine for diabetes m...
Climate change poses growing risks to maize-based food systems, yet comparative evidence across climatically similar regions on different continents remains limited. This study compares climate change impacts and adaptation responses in rainfed maize...
The muscat aroma of grape is largely determined by terpenoid volatiles. However, its genetic basis in ‘Muscat Hamburg’ remains unclear. We performed comparative volatile metabolomics between ‘Muscat Hamburg’ and ‘Red Glo...
Cultivated sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.), a hexaploid (2n = 6x = 90) crop, is the most economically important species within the morning glory genus Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae). Fourteen diploid Ipomoea species and several polyploid accessions...
Rapid advances in sensing, computation, and automation are reshaping the ways in which plants and agricultural systems are observed, analyzed, and managed [...]
Genes encoding DUF568 domain-containing proteins participate in plant stress adaptation. To elucidate the functional role of DUF568 domain-containing genes in Trichoderma-induced wheat defense responses against wheat Fusarium crown rot, we performed...
It is of utmost importance to investigate the effect of carbon-based nanostructures on plants in order to fully unlock their potential for enhancing productivity and stress tolerance. In this study, a comprehensive assessment of the effect of pre-sow...
Between 1689 and 1695, Paolo Silvio Boccone (1633–1704), an Italian botanist, compiled an herbarium containing 134 plants (or organisms that were considered to be plants at the time), which is currently stored in Wrocław, Poland. The colle...
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) is a highly conserved protein family unique to eukaryotes, yet its functional characterization in woody plants remains limited. In this study, we identified four eIF5A genes (PtoeIF5A1–PtoeIF5...
Repeated drought–rehydration episodes expose perennial fruit trees to alternating stress and recovery phases, while treatment-level averages can obscure genotype-specific response strategies. We evaluated seven biochemical markers in fourteen a...
Ampelographic collections play an important role in the conservation of grapevine genetic resources and therefore require continuous phytosanitary monitoring. In this study, the virome of grapevines from the Magarach ampelographic collection in Russi...
Plant GH5 family genes function in both cell wall biosynthesis and stress responses. However, comprehensive studies on GH5 genes in the soybean remain limited. Here, we identified 28 GmGH5 genes from the soybean genome. Phylogenetic analysis assigned...
Gibberellins (GAs) are essential hormones that regulate plant growth and development, yet the downstream metabolic pathways through which they modulate phenotypic plasticity remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the GA-mediated regulatory n...
Apscaviroid nanocitri (citrus dwarfing viroid, CDVd) is a graft-transmissible pathogen that frequently coexists with other citrus viroids and affects tree vigor. This study evaluated the occurrence of citrus viroids in small growers and commercial or...
Maize (Zea mays L.) stalk cell wall composition is a key determinant of forage digestibility, lodging resistance, and biomass utilization efficiency. Although previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci associated with lignin...
In controlled-environment agriculture systems, such as vertical farms, plants can be cultivated under artificial light-dark (L/D) cycles that deviate substantially from the natural 24 h photoperiod. While these regimes may enhance the growth and qual...
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.), passionflower (Passiflora incarnata L.), and ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) are among the most widely used medicinal plants in European phytotherapy, with well-documented traditional use for anxiety, insomnia, cognitiv...
Salvia daiguii is an endangered plant species with medicinal potential, whose ex situ conservation and reintroduction are essential for population restoration. However, drought tolerance, critical to the survival and establishment of reintroduced pop...
Species of the genus Aristolochia are recognized as a rich source of structurally diverse specialized metabolites; however, the volatile chemical composition and biological properties of several Neotropical species remain poorly characterized. In par...
Sudden death syndrome (SDS), caused by Fusarium virguliforme, is one of the most economically important diseases limiting soybean production worldwide. Although numerous quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with SDS resistance have been reported,...
Nitrate uptake in plants is mediated by coordinated transporter systems, which include NPF, NRT2 and NRT3 proteins. While these families have been extensively studied in angiosperms, their evolution and regulation in conifers are still not well under...
To compare resistance to apple Valsa canker across scion–rootstock combinations and to identify key evaluation indicators and superior resistant combinations, we established 15 scion–rootstock pairings using ‘Yueyanghong’, &ls...
Plantations play an essential role in regional ecological security and the sustainable use of forest resources, making accurate knowledge of their spatial distribution and management boundaries critical for forest inventories, afforestation assessmen...
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