2026 October - 116 articles
The study evaluated the effects of different LED light spectra on the morphological characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity (DPPH) of endive microgreens, and iden...
Seedlessness, a key market trait in citrus, is governed by interdependent processes whose expression is strongly influenced by genotype and environment. In this study, we integrated complementary experiments conducted on six lemon cultivars to (i) qu...
Scientific irrigation can not only achieve efficient water resource utilization but also help improve crop yield and quality. To clarify the effects of different irrigation methods on leaf nutrient status and phyllosphere microbial community structur...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is produced in diverse protected-cultivation systems, whose structures and management create distinct crop-zone environments. Its characteristic fresh aroma is associated mainly with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pa...
Ornamental plants can survive stress while losing the traits that determine their commercial value. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) connect environmental and developmental signals to protein activity, localisation, and lifetime, offering a re...
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth and productivity depend on the efficient and coordinated use of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). This study evaluated whether P oversupply constrains nutrient-use efficiency and whether selected Antarctic pl...
Quince ‘Eline’ (Cydonia oblonga L.) is a cold-hardy rootstock for pear (Pyrus communis L.) that could potentially be adopted by the U.S. pear industry if it can be shown to perform under conditions that have prevented prior quince rootsto...
Salt stress poses a global threat to agriculture and food security, and climate change-related harsh conditions significantly worsen it. Polyamines (PAs) are essential nitrogen-containing compounds found in all living organisms. They are well-documen...
Nanotechnology offers new opportunities to improve plant propagation in vitro. This research assessed how biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) influenced the in vitro proliferation, rooting performance, and biochemical traits in kiwifruit (Act...
Mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) seed pretreatment commonly involves biological and chemical methods, whereas physical pretreatments such as static magnetic field pretreatment (SMFP) have attracted attention because they are noncontact and offe...
Salinity in irrigation water limits cherry tomato production in arid and semiarid regions, making physiological stress-mitigation strategies essential. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate postharvest quality and bioactive compounds of cherry toma...
Buddleja saligna and Euclea natalensis are widely used in traditional medicine and have ornamental, medicinal, and cosmeceutical value. However, propagation methods for these species remain largely undocumented, highlighting the need for sustainable...
Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.), including pungent chili types and non-pungent sweet and bell types, are a widely cultivated economic crop with high nutritional and commercial importance. Their postharvest behavior varies considerably with species, cult...
In the context of climate change, vineyards are expected to face increasing constraints on water availability, with more frequent and severe drought conditions posing a major challenge to grapevine production. Gaining insight into how water availabil...
Traditional holobiont research has largely focused on bacterial taxonomy, often overlooking the functional diversity among strains within a taxon. Using a phenotype-first approach, we evaluated the responses of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) to culture-...
Tomato is an economically important crop, and its secondary metabolites produced in leaves, fruits, and roots are crucial for environmental stress responses and fruit quality formation. Leaf glandular trichomes mainly synthesize defensive compounds,...
Nitrogen (N) form is a key factor influencing plant growth, N utilization efficiency (NUE), and sustainable crop production. Information on N-source effects on N uptake, allocation, and growth of ‘Daruma’ wasabi remains limited. This stud...
The transition from peat-based to sustainable, compost-based growing media represents a critical challenge and opportunity in modern organic horticulture. This review comprehensively analyzes the theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and...
Finger citron (Citrus medica ‘Fingered’) is used as a raw material for essential oil extraction due to its distinctive fragrance. Studies have predominantly focused on the fruit, but the aroma components of the leaves have not yet been sy...
This study developed a seed pelleting method using natural and bio-based materials and an effective post-pelleting storage strategy to improve the performance of small-sized seeds with limited internal nutrient reserves. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) w...
The 2-oxoglutarate/iron-dependent dioxygenase (2OGD) superfamily contains anthocyanidin synthase (ANS) genes that play vital roles in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Here, we performed a genome-wide identification of PsANS genes in Prunus salicina Lindl.,...
The application of remote sensing technology to monitor agricultural pests and diseases provides an effective approach for rapid and non-destructive assessment of crop health. This study evaluated a UAV multispectral remote sensing framework integrat...
Foliar fertilization may increase strawberry yield and quality while reducing the environmental load of soil fertilization. The study was conducted as a field experiment with three replications according to a randomized block design at the Erciyes Un...
Plant multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporters participate in citrate transport, aluminium detoxification, and mineral homeostasis, yet their diversity and genomic organisation in Vaccinium remain poorly understood. In this study, w...
The effects of shading with pearl- and red-colored nets on the essential oil content, yield per hectare, chemical composition, and antioxidant potential of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) were evaluated in comparison with plants grown under non-...
Jinggang honey pomelo (Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.), a regional cultivar group from Jiangxi Province, China, remains insufficiently characterized. This study evaluated morphological, peel-color, structural, edible, and physicochemical traits of &lsqu...
Irrigation and fertilizer management influences root-zone water and nitrogen distribution, yield, and fruit quality in greenhouse tomato production. Two soil-based greenhouse tomato experiments were conducted in 2025 and 2026 to evaluate the effects...
Atemoya is a climacteric and highly perishable fruit prone to cracking during ripening—a factor that limits its shelf life and marketability. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of gibberellic acid and calcium on reducing cracking and...
Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) quality is shaped by soil, but comparisons among Jeju soil types are lacking. ‘Sangmok’ cuttings were grown for 33 months in three Jeju soils under identical greenhouse conditions—black volcani...
This study evaluated the economic and environmental performance of three pear production systems in the Altiplano region of Murcia, Spain: conventional cultivation (CC), organic cultivation (EC), and organic cultivation with biological control (ECB)....
Apple ring rot, caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, represents a major challenge for apple cultivation worldwide. However, the genetic factors that confer resistance in apples are not well understood. This study utilized time-series transcriptome prof...
We examined whether adding a second immersion after hot water was accompanied by consistent quality responses during storage of “Gangchan-kul” Korean melon. Five sequences were compared in one commercial harvest lot: untreated Control; ho...
New Mexico farmers face challenges from drought and pollution, while many residents experience food insecurity. Combining strategies to reduce natural resource consumption, increase income, and produce food for local communities is an important consi...
Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica) is a rare woody oil tree and a key species for ecological restoration in northern China. The Wulingshan National Nature Reserve serves as the core germplasm habitat within its distribution range. However, the c...
With unique physicochemical properties, nanomaterials offer new pathways for precisely regulating the plant rhizosphere environment and advancing sustainable agriculture. This review synthesizes 115 studies published between 2016 and 2026, focusing o...
Plum is an economically important stone fruit crop worldwide, but its industrial production is limited by low propagation efficiency and disadvantages associated with conventional grafting. This study established a softwood cutting system for three e...
To further improve the efficiency of triploid embryo rescue breeding and accelerate the selection of new seedless grape varieties, this study utilized six diploid and three tetraploid grape varieties as parents, configuring 15 cross combinations. The...
Selenium (Se) biofortification may increase the nutritional value of microgreens, but its effects on growth and phytochemical composition can depend on the lighting environment. This study compared three commercially available white LED lighting regi...
Sparassis species, commonly known as cauliflower mushrooms, are precious wood-rotting edible and medicinal fungi with high nutritional value and diverse bioactivities. Among them, Sparassis latifolia is the dominant artificially cultivated species in...
Despite growing interest in caffeine as a potential plant biostimulant, its effects on perennial crops such as olive remain poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of low-dose caffeine application on leaf gas exchange and photosyntheti...
Edible flowers are increasingly recognized as high-value horticultural products with potential applications in fresh foods, functional foods, and other value-added products. However, their wider utilization is constrained by inconsistent product qual...
The generation of homozygous lines represents a critical step in vegetable crop breeding and germplasm improvement. Conventional self-pollination and purification methods are time-consuming and prone to severe inbreeding depression. In contrast, hapl...
Leaf area index (LAI) is an important indicator of canopy structure and growth status in kiwifruit. To address the high cost of field LAI measurements, limited deep-learning generalization under small-sample conditions, and the lack of quantitative g...
Jacalin-related lectins (JRLs) are carbohydrate-binding proteins that play essential roles in plant growth, disease resistance, and abiotic stress responses; nevertheless, systematic genome-wide analyses of the JRL family remain limited in cucurbit c...
Low-temperature (LT) storage effectively mitigates postharvest deterioration in longan fruit. To investigate the changes in sucrose metabolism underlying this effect, we compared the dynamic changes in sugar metabolism indicators under LT and room-te...
The present study investigated the combined effects of foliarly applied elicitors—chitosan (CHI) and harpin (HAR)—combined with TALC (T) on rainfed olive (Olea europaea L.) cv. “Amphissis” fruit and oil yield, physiological tr...
The journal retracts the article titled “Impact of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles on Growth, Pigment Content, Membrane Stability, DNA Damage, and Stress-Related Gene Expression in Vicia faba under Saline Conditions” [...]
The horticultural production of the world is now in the midst of a great revolution [...]
Edible mushrooms deliver valuable food supplies, bioactive metabolites, and critical income streams for human populations [...]
Background: Banana Fusarium wilt inflicts enormous economic losses on global banana production; however, effective control strategies remain elusive. We previously demonstrated that overexpression of plantain (Musa paradisiaca) ICE1 (MpICE1) signific...
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