Genetic modification techniques in plant breeding: A comparative review of CRISPR/Cas and GM technologies
September 2025
Biotechnology has revolutionized agriculture through innovations such as genetically modified (GM) technology and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. In this review, a comparative analysis of these methods...
Effects of light emitting diode lights on plant growth, development and traits a meta-analysis
November 2021
The various monochromatic Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights are widely used in growth facility for cultivating various plants, particularly horticultural crops because of their higher luminous efficiency,...
Molecular breakthroughs in modern plant breeding techniques
January 2025
Advancements in molecular approaches have been utilized to breed crops with a wide range of economically valuable traits to develop superior cultivars. This review provides a concise overview of modern...
Molecular regulatory mechanisms of anthocyanin in the coloration of plant leaves and research prospects
March 2026
Anthocyanin-rich foliage plants hold important applications in the pharmaceutical industry and the tea sector, beyond their significant ornamental value. These plants also possess biological and ecological...
Biotechnological advances in combating Fusarium wilt of banana: from pathogen biology to sustainable disease management
Available online 8 December 2025
Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), particularly the virulent tropical race 4 (TR4), remains a critical threat to global banana production. Conventional control...
Harvest and Postharvest Factors Affecting Bruise Damage of Fresh Fruits
January 2020
Fresh fruits are susceptible to bruising, a common type of mechanical damage during harvest and at all stages of postharvest handling. In quest of developing and adoption of strategies to reduce bruise...
Nanotechnology in plant tissue culture: a review
February 2026
Plant tissue culture represents an advanced biotechnological technique for propagating and conserving threatened plant species efficiently. This method enables the rapid production of genetically identical...
Application of plant factory with artificial lighting in horticultural production: current progress and future trends
April 2026
Horticultural production, enriched in essential nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and lipids, face challenges due to rapid global population growth, resource shortages, environmental...
Behind the scenes: the roles of light signaling in stomatal movements
September 2025
Stomata are tiny pores on the plant leaf surface that regulate the exchange of water and gases between the plant and the external environment. They are crucial for photosynthesis, water use efficiency...
Plant Polyploidy: Origin, Evolution, and Its Influence on Crop Domestication
November 2019
The prevalence and recurrence of polyploidization in plant species make it one of the most important evolutionary events in plants, and as a result, polyploidization is an extensively investigated research...
Advances in improving tomato fruit quality by gene editing
November 2025
Tomato, a vegetable of considerable global significance, has been the subject of extensive breeding efforts primarily aimed at achieving high yields and resistance to multiple stressors. However, despite...
The regulatory network composed of phytohormones, transcription factors and non-coding RNAs is involved in the flavonoids biosynthesis of fruits
March 2026
Flavonoids, abundant in the fruits, are pivotal to their growth, development, and storage. In addition, they have significant beneficial effects on human health. Consequently, research is increasingly...
Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals light induction of anthocyanin rapid accumulation in red-fleshed peach after pre-harvest bagging
March 2026
Red-fleshed fruits are valued for their vibrant color and high anthocyanin content. Pre-harvest fruit bagging enhances fruit peel pigmentation, but its effect on flesh coloration remains poorly characterized....
Genome-wide characterization of B-box gene family in eggplant and functional identification of SmBBX22 in modulating anthocyanin synthesis
March 2026
The B-box (BBX) gene family plays a vital role in plant growth, development, and stress responses. This study aimed to characterize the SmBBX gene family in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), addressing...
Genome editing in horticultural crops: augmenting trait development and stress resilience
January 2026
Horticultural crops are important for global nutrition, health, and economic security but are increasingly challenged by climate change and environmental stresses. The advent of CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered...
Dedifferentiation and redifferentiation: the developing cell fate transition of plants
November 2025
Plant cells retain the ability for cellular reprogramming, including totipotency and pluripotency, enabling them to revert their cell fate from differentiated to dedifferentiated one and subsequently...
Protein post-translational modification in plants: regulation and beyond
May 2026
Post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins is a crucial regulatory mechanism in plant cells, enabling rapid and purposeful regulation of their functions. Modified proteins play various roles...
HD-ZIP transcription factors: pivotal regulators of plant reproductive development
April 2026
The HD-ZIP gene family, a group of plant-specific transcription factors, plays pivotal regulatory roles in various aspects of plant growth and development. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the...
Epigenetics and epigenomics studies in horticultural plants
May 2026
Epigenetics and epigenomics have emerged as critical fields in plant biology, offering insights into the regulation of gene expression in plants in response to environmental stimuli without changes...
An integrated analysis with transcriptomics and metabolomics highlights VdMYB56 regulation anthocyanin biosynthesis in rabbiteye blueberry (Vacciniumashei)
March 2026
Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) is highly characterized by its nutritional value, with an extremely high anthocyanin content, and rabbiteye blueberry is widely grown across China. However, molecular regulatory...
Signaling pathways mediated by jasmonic acid, ethylene, and IAA jointly regulate tea plant defense against hemibiotrophic fungal pathogens
Available online 6 March 2026
The tea plant, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, a perennial woody crop rich in secondary metabolites, faces severe threats from tea anthracnose (Colletotrichum camelliae). Although omics profiling...
Transcriptional regulation and adaptive responses of tomato to abiotic stresses
May 2026
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), one of the world's most economically and nutritionally important crops, faces increasing challenges from abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and temperature extremes,...
Regulation of chlorophyll and carotenoid metabolism in citrus fruit
May 2025
Chlorophyll degradation and carotenoid accumulation are essential processes of fruit maturation in many horticultural plants, and play a crucial role in fruit color and quality. The pathways of chlorophyll...
Identification and functional characterization of AmbHLH002 as a conserved bHLH regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Antirrhinum majus
March 2026
Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors regulate diverse plant processes, particularly anthocyanin biosynthesis through the MYB-bHLH-WD40 complex. Despite snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)...
