2026 April-1 - 11 articles
Soil nutrients and water are often distributed heterogeneously in space, yet how plant roots forage in response to such heterogeneity and how their strategies relate to functional traits remain poorly understood. Here, we conducted an indoor pot expe...
Liverwort organellar genomes are generally highly conserved, but the subclass Pellidae (simple thalloids) shows unusual variation. This ancient yet unexplored lineage of simple thalloid liverworts provides an excellent model for investigating organel...
The pods of pea (Pisum sativum L.), an abundant agroindustry by-product, represents a sustainable source of bioactive compounds. To harness these compounds effectively, this study aimed to optimize the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of polyphen...
Expansins are essential regulators of plant cell wall loosening, yet their roles in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) remain poorly understood. This study performed a genome-wide analysis and identified 26 SmEXP genes, categorized into five evolutionar...
To investigate the long-term effects of combined organic and inorganic fertilizer application on the structural stability and fertility of soil in paddy fields located in the cool northeastern region of China, a long-term fixed-site experiment was in...
Humulus lupulus L. (hops), belonging to the Cannabaceae family, is grown mainly for brewing, with 98% of global production directed to this sector. Moreover, large volumes of female cone residues are generated as by-products, representing a valuable...
Straw returning is an effective means of improving soil structure and increasing soil organic matter content. However, few studies have been conducted on the effects of corn straw returning on the soil microorganism community in soybean crops. In thi...
Abiotic stresses severely constrain crop productivity by disrupting cellular redox homeostasis and hormone signaling. Although individual stresses differ in origin, plant responses converge on a conserved regulatory system centered on reactive oxygen...
Bio-waste (i.e., peels), the by-products obtained from the processing of fruits and vegetables, represents an outstanding advance in agricultural waste valorization due to phytochemical (bioactive compounds) enrichment and the approach to a bio-circu...
Paulownia plantations are established in large numbers worldwide for their high production of quality wood. Paulownia tomentosa is considered an invasive plant in many countries; however, other species, and mainly their hybrids that grow in plantatio...
Research on woody plant development is a highly integrated interdisciplinary field that systematically investigates trees across various scales, from microscopic to macroscopic levels [...]
