2026 February - 131 articles
Expanding Coffea canephora cultivation to transitional altitudes offers a promising strategy to sustain coffee production under climate change. This study evaluated 27 genotypes cultivated under two water management regimes (fully and minimally irrig...
Climate change is modifying ecoclimatic conditions, including temperature, solar radiation, and water availability, with significant impacts on grapevine phenology, berry ripening, and the polyphenolic composition of grapes cultivated in temperate re...
Induction of callus is an important step to produce high-quality seedlings, to promote the large-scale production of seedings, and to establish stable transgenic methods. To establish an efficient callus-based regeneration system for lily, in this st...
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Harald is a valuable medicinal plant with substantial economic and therapeutic value, widely cultivated in southern China. In 2025, a leaf disease outbreak occurred in an F. multiflora plantation in Tongnan District, Chon...
This study examined clonal variation in Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Merzifon Karası’, a Turkish wine grape. Thirty-two clones were evaluated for key growth and enological characteristics, including cluster structure, berry attributes, yie...
Potato tubers can be dormant for 1–15 weeks after harvest, and the germination of tuber eye-buds is suppressed by cold. Genetic mechanisms regulating bud dormancy at low temperatures are not completely understood. We performed RNA-seq to compar...
The genus Asparagus L. is a traditional Chinese herb valued for its medicinal and culinary properties, with root tubers being the primary organ of interest. To elucidate the genetic mechanisms underlying tuber formation, we conducted a comparative tr...
Microgreens are nutrient-dense functional foods whose yield and phytochemical composition can be regulated through light management in controlled-environment agriculture. This study evaluated species-specific responses to light intensity by analysing...
Cypripedium shanxiense S. C. Chen has high ornamental value; it relies on specific habitats and fungi. Wild C. shanxiense populations need urgent conservation because they are declining rapidly. This study investigated three wild C. shanxiense popula...
To address the challenges of low manual harvesting efficiency and high difficulty in automated picking of safflower filaments in the unstructured field environments of Xinjiang, this study proposes an intelligent harvesting method that integrates lig...
Adventitious shoot regeneration is an essential prerequisite for the application of biotechnological tools such as CRISPR-Cas in woody fruit crops. Nonetheless, many Prunus species exhibit strong recalcitrance to in vitro regeneration. Light quality...
The genus Thymus L. is characterized by high taxonomic complexity and pronounced phytochemical polymorphism, which underlie its economic and medicinal importance. While a limited number of species (Thymus vulgaris, Thymus pulegioides, Thymus × ...
Pseudolysimachion pyrethrinum var. gasanensis (Gasan spike speedwell) is a valuable Korean endemic variety with significant horticultural potential. Despite its morphological distinctiveness, its taxonomic status and evolutionary position have remain...
We investigated the effects of a root-restricted cultivation experiment of netted melons in a greenhouse in south China over two cropping seasons (autumn–winter and spring–summer) with three root-zone volumes (R1: 15 L/plant, R2: 5 L/plan...
‘Korlaxiangli’ pear occupies a pivotal position in the pear industry of Xinjiang, with both its cultivation area and total output ranking first in the region. However, ‘Korlaxiangli’ is vulnerable to freezing injury and has su...
The MOPLUS project, funded by the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), aims to enhance soil organic matter, soil structure, and water retention in apple orchards located in the “Maçã de Alcobaça” Protected G...
As sessile organisms, plants adapt to their environments through shoot branching, a key determinant of plant architecture. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing this trait in cucumber remain incompletely understood. Although certain WRKY trans...
Glyoxalase I (GLYI) is the key regulatory enzyme in the glyoxalase pathway. This pathway enables plants to neutralize methylglyoxal (MG) using glutathione (GSH), a mechanism significant for their acclimation to environmental stress. While functionall...
Soil management is crucial for addressing soil-borne pathogens, weeds, and pests, ensuring sustainable crop productivity. Traditional chemical fumigants, such as methyl bromide, have been effective but pose serious environmental risks, including ozon...
Paeonia lactiflora is an important traditional Chinese medicine. Its core bioactive component, albiflorin, exhibits significant pharmacological activity, but its biosynthetic pathway remains unclear, severely limiting the targeted regulation and sust...
It has been well established that biofilm formation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of various plant pathogenic bacteria. However, research on this process in Paracidovorax citrulli, the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) in cucur...
Wild edible plants represent an underexploited resource for enhancing agrobiodiversity and promoting more sustainable food systems. Urospermum dalechampii (Asteraceae) is a traditional Mediterranean wild edible species widely used in local cuisines,...
The flavor and color profiles of vegetables are crucial in determining their nutritional value, health benefits, taste, and visual appeal. The genomic characteristics of plants control these traits. Components such as sugars, organic acids, amino aci...
Precision monitoring of leaf nitrogen content (LNC) in fruit trees is critical for optimizing fertilization and fruit quality. In this study, 1120 apple-leaf samples spanning two phenological stages were collected. Characteristic wavelengths were sel...
Members of the Rosaceae family possess substantial economic and ornamental value, making their effective propagation and genetic improvement critical. Plant regeneration represents a foundational technology for efficient breeding, genetic transformat...
In this study, we conducted a comprehensive characterization of avocado accessions from the Canary Islands, focusing on molecular, morphological, phenological, and agronomic traits. A total of 311 trees were initially prospected across Tenerife, La P...
The importance of magnesium (Mg) is often overlooked in modern crop production. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is commonly grafted onto appropriate rootstock to improve the nutrient uptake, which may have a negative effect on the tomato Mg leaf con...
Gastrodia elata is a fully mycoheterotrophic orchid whose tuber development depends on carbon delivered by Armillaria fungi. Its formal inclusion in China’s “medicine and food homology” catalog has intensified demand for cultivated...
A novel plant nutrient media was developed from vermicompost through microbial organisms and organic soil obtained from mango orchards. The novel nutrient media was evaluated to assess the efficacy of the novel media as both a sole and integrated nut...
Primula beesiana is a perennial herbaceous plant predominantly distributed in the alpine wetland regions of Yunnan Province, China. This species faces dual threats from habitat fragmentation and climate change, but research into its genetic backgroun...
Climate change necessitates direct measures in horticultural crop production, including the adoption of sustainable agronomic practices, such as the use of biostimulants and the inclusion of alternative species in agroecosystems. The aim of the prese...
Micropropagation is particularly relevant to A. xanthorrhiza because this crop is traditionally propagated by crown buds, with very low field multiplication rates and a high incidence of systemic pathogens, whereas in vitro culture enables rapid clon...
This study evaluated the performance of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) cultivated in coupled aquaponic systems integrated with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) under tropical greenhouse conditions. The experimen...
Soil mulching materials play an important role in regulating the greenhouse crop microclimate, as they influence light distribution, plant physiological activity, and crop yield. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two plastic mulche...
P. peruviana is a species of agronomic and biotechnological interest; however, the relationship between in vitro regeneration and phenolic compound production remains poorly explored. This study evaluated the combined effects of thidiazuron (TDZ), ex...
Drought is the primary stress factor in semiarid environments. Consequently, selecting plant genetic resources capable of tolerating temporary periods of water scarcity, such as Physalis angulata, becomes essential. This study aimed to identify P. an...
Valsa canker, caused by Valsa mali (Cytospora mali) or V. pyri, is a destructive fungal disease affecting apple and pear production. NAC transcription factors have been shown to participate in multiple immune signaling pathways. However, the key memb...
Increases in global temperatures, due to the climate change, are generating stress in most plant species. We hypothesize that young plants of Opuntia spp. adjust their Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to the increase in nighttime temperature, allow...
Improving fruit quality is one of the most critical core tasks in fruit tree breeding. However, the complexity of the constituent factors of fruit quality and their interrelationships, the significant influence of environmental factors on quality, an...
The quality of tea bud harvesting directly affects the final quality of the tea; however, due to the small size of tea buds and the complex natural background, accurately detecting them remains challenging. To address this issue, this paper proposes...
The southern elderberry (Sambucus australis Cham. & Schltdl.), whose berries have highlighted functional properties, is native to temperate regions of eastern South America and is found growing spontaneously at the Reserva Ecológica Costan...
This study aimed to develop a quantitative Cultivation Suitability Index (CSI) and identify growth-limiting environmental factors for the stable cultivation of Ainsliaea acerifolia, an understory perennial native to the southern and south-central mou...
Background: Spinach has a high content of nutrients, proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins beneficial for human health, that are closely associated with the type of crop, the growing media, the temperature, and lights used for growing. Methods: Two t...
Inefficient fertilization practices frequently take place in orchards in Dangshan County, leading to substantial changes in soil properties and pear tree growth. To comprehensively evaluate the long-term impact and identify limiting factors, this stu...
The rapid development of viticulture in subtropical regions represents a significant achievement in China’s table grape industry over the last two decades. However, insufficient winter chilling in these areas often leads to inadequate dormancy,...
Contarinia citri Barnes is a major pest of Citrus grandis ‘Tomentosa’, damaging flowers, including abnormal development with lantern-like morphology, and substantially reducing yield. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this abno...
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Molecular genotyping is a key factor for plant breeding programming and plant variety protection (PVP). However, its potential still remains to be elucidated when considering ornamental plants like Petunia × hybrida. In this study, a petunia br...
Although salt acclimation is a recognized strategy for improving crop salt tolerance, its specific role in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) remains unclear. This study investigated the effects of salt acclimation on enhancing salt tolerance in tomato...
Intelligent fruit-picking robots have emerged as a promising solution to labor shortages and the increasing costs of manual harvesting. This review provides a systematic and critical overview of recent advances in three core domains: (i) vision-based...
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