2026 August - 144 articles
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression through a sequence-specific recognition of their targets, leading to degradation or inhibition of translation. In the case of plant miRNAs, they have been involved in a multitu...
Protective net systems are increasingly used in Mediterranean apple orchards to mitigate climate-related production risks, yet their long-term agronomic and economic performance remains insufficiently documented. This study evaluated five protective...
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is an important medicinal crop with high economic value in the world. Due to its growth patterns and environmental requirements, Chinese enterprises employ two-stage cultivation for saffron. However, the relationship betwe...
Arid sandy soils are characterized by poor water retention, low nutrient availability, and limited productivity, posing major constraints to sustainable date palm cultivation under increasing water scarcity. A three-year field experiment was conducte...
For decades, soilless media have been used as a growing medium in horticultural production, but issues with sustainability and the climate impact of some components, like peat moss, have driven the industry to search for alternative products or fille...
Polyploidization can generate morphological and physiological variation in plants, but the molecular basis underlying leaf trait changes after genome doubling in grapevine remains insufficiently understood. This study aimed to characterize phenotypic...
Lasiodiplodia theobromae is an important postharvest fruit rot pathogen that reduces the shelf life and marketability of durian. This study developed an ultrasound-assisted submicron curcumin-removed turmeric oleoresin and chitosan coating and evalua...
Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is an indispensable biotechnological platform for plant regeneration, micropropagation and genetic modification. Members of WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) transcription factor family are key regulators in SE, yet their role...
Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. is a medicinal and ornamental woody plant whose distribution and production may be increasingly affected by climate change. This study assessed its climatic suitability under paleoclimatic, current, and future condit...
The present study evaluated the chemical profiles and bioactivities of 45 rapini (Brassica rapa L.) populations (RA1-RA45) cultivated in Central Greece. Our results suggest that the tested rapini populations differed in their compositional traits, wi...
Improving fruit quality is a core challenge in apple production in Southwest China, where long-term clean tillage has driven red soil acidification and fertility decline. However, how different cover crop species influence fruit quality through soil...
Climatic changes in the Mediterranean area affect grapevine growth and productivity due to an increase in the magnitude and frequency of extreme climatic events. Functional traits of the vegetative stages of grapevines are drivers of stress tolerance...
Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata affects Ocimum basilicum L. worldwide, yet its occurrence and impact in Serbia have remained unknown. This study identified the causal agent of leaf spot on O. basilicum cv. Genovese using molecular...
This study compared floating raft and media bed aquaponic systems, assessing fish growth, plant growth, and system performance between common system designs. The study consisted of two trials utilizing six replicated aquaponic systems. In each trial,...
Arsenic (As) is a highly toxic metalloid that can be absorbed by plants, inducing stress that disrupts vital physiological processes. In response, plants activate defense mechanisms that allow them to cope with As-induced stress. This review provides...
Carotenoids are essential nutritional compounds in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and mutations in carotenoid biosynthesis genes can alter both fruit color and other quality traits. Carotenoid isomerase (CRTISO) converts prolycopene to all-trans-lyco...
To investigate the influence of seasonal dynamics on the endophytic fungal community of Camphora bodinieri with citral chemotype, we employed standardized sampling and high-throughput sequencing to analyze the diversity, composition, and structure of...
Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is an important species in the horticulture trade, with cultivars used in the landscaping industry in much of the eastern half of North America. It is also a foundational species in many North American forests, wher...
This paper considers the problem of early detection of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in tomatoes based on computer vision and machine learning methods. The main purpose of the study was to develop a representative dataset of images of tomato l...
Aluminum (Al) toxicity severely limits crop growth in acidic soils. Although 24-epibrassinolide (EBR), a bioactive brassinosteroid analog, is known to regulate plant stress responses, its role in Al tolerance in oriental melon remains unclear. Here,...
Global agricultural productivity is increasingly threatened by climate change, soil salinization, and freshwater scarcity. In response, edible halophytes such as Crambe maritima L. (sea kale) are emerging as resilient, promising alternative crops for...
Huperzine A (HupA) is a natural Lycopodium alkaloid known for its potent neuroprotective properties through the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. Nevertheless, the limited understanding of its biosynthesis restricts its broader application. This st...
The coupled mechanisms governing carbon–nitrogen turnover across soil particle-size fractions remain unclear. This study investigated soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) dynamics across five particle-size fractions in Cambisols un...
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), the world’s fifth most important vegetable crop, is highly sensitive to waterlogging (WL), which limits its productivity under climate-driven flooding events. This study evaluated whether humic acid (HA) and ful...
Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans sensu lato represents a major threat to solanaceous crops in the Andean region. This study evaluated the aggressiveness of 30 P. infestans isolates and 10 P. betacei isolates obtained from different solana...
The narrow crown, a distinct form of canopy architecture and a specialized phenotypic expression of branch angle traits in woody plants, significantly influences key physiological processes such as photosynthesis, transpiration, and biomass accumulat...
Water scarcity increasingly constrains horticultural production in coastal desert regions. This study provides a site-specific characterization of the seasonal performance and water productivity of a pilot-scale floating-root hydroponic lettuce syste...
The production of Kimchi cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) is increasingly threatened by concurrent heat and drought stress, which induce physiological disorders and severe heading failure. In this study, we implemented a dual-environment sc...
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Postharvest water loss in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is largely determined by the pericarp tissue structure. This study investigated the effects of three soil conditioners: rhyolite tuff (RT), composted and pelletized poultry litter (CPPL), and a cl...
Finger lime (Citrus australasica) is an emerging high-value fruit species, yet the chemical profiles of Mediterranean-cultivated varieties remain underexplored. This study presents the first chemical characterization of two finger lime varieties, Pin...
Soil acidification in apple orchards disrupts nitrogen (N) transformation and raises the risk of N loss. Using in situ 15N-urea microcosms in an acidified orchard (pH 4.46) in North China, we tested four treatments: N, phosphorus (P), and potassium (...
This study aimed to establish and optimize an open in-bottle micro-cutting technique for Taxus × media. An orthogonal experimental design was adopted. Four core factors were optimized: light regime, plant growth regulator (PGR) type, PGR concen...
Climate change poses severe threats to agricultural systems in the Mediterranean Basin. Portugal is particularly exposed and vulnerable to projected warming and drying trends. This study provides a high-resolution bioclimatic characterisation of six...
Chamaecyparis obtusa is a valuable conifer species, prized for its high-quality timber and bioactive essential oils. However, commercial micropropagation is challenging due to its resistance to vegetative propagation. This study aimed to develop an e...
Agathosma betulina (P.J. Bergius) Pillans is an aromatic medicinal shrub endemic to South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region, widely used in traditional medicine to treat urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal disorders, colds, and wounds. Desp...
Reliable counting of horticultural seeds is important for seed grading, batch consistency assessment, packaging, sowing-rate control, and post-harvest quality evaluation. Manual counting is labor-intensive, whereas conventional image-processing metho...
Phenolic compounds are critical components that determine the processing quality of wine grapes, and their accumulation is jointly affected by environmental conditions and genotype. However, the respective contributions of production site and cultiva...
Adventitious root (AR) formation is critical for the successful establishment and survival of rose (Rosa hybrida) cuttings. SCARECROW-LIKE (SCL) genes are known to regulate plant growth and development; however, their functions in rose AR formation r...
Hempseed press cake-derived protein hydrolysate (HPH) is a promising plant biostimulant, but its effects on strawberry fruit production under smart greenhouse conditions remain unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of folia...
Lobostemon fruticosus (L.) H. Buek is an indigenous South African medicinal plant valued for its traditional therapeutic uses; however, information on its phytochemical variation and pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) content across geographical populations...
Commonly used cytokinins in apple tissue cultures include 6-benzylaminopurine riboside (BAR), thidiazuron (TDZ), and meta-topolin (TOP). In this study, shoots of two distinct apple cultivars (‘Húsvéti rozmaring’ and ‘M...
Tea image segmentation in tea gardens is essential for intelligent tea harvesting, but white tea bud segmentation remains challenging because buds are densely distributed, vary in scale, and resemble mature leaves. This study proposes DSA-UNet, an im...
Stem blight, caused by Phomopsis asparagi, is the most serious disease affecting the cultivation of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) in the warm regions of East and Southeast Asia, including Japan. Although Asparagus kiusianus, a wild species end...
Aeroponics is an important approach for the production of virus-free seed potatoes. The propagation efficiency of aeroponically grown potatoes is affected by light conditions. However, the effects of different supplemental light conditions on potato...
Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. is an aromatic Mediterranean species widely used as a culinary herb and valued for its medicinal properties. The present study investigated the volatile composition of different plant organs (petals, sepals, leaves, and roo...
Seeds of Vitis vinifera L. exhibit a distinct bilateral symmetry, a geometric property widely used in biological systems to assess developmental stability and morphological organization. When properly oriented, seed outlines can be divided into two c...
Pear pomace, a major by-product of industrial juice processing, represents a valuable resource for the development of functional ingredients. This study aimed to investigate the drying kinetics and quality attributes of pear pomace from two cultivars...
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous vegetable crop cultivated worldwide. Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae, severely restricts eggplant growth and yield, while most cultivated eggplant varieties show only limit...
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a critical antioxidant influencing the nutritional quality of fruits. This study integrates metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses to investigate high-ascorbic-acid (HAA), medium-ascorbic-acid (MAA), and low-ascorbic-aci...
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