Unlocking the secrets of Vitis vinifera intraspecific hybrids cold hardiness: A comprehensive study of genetic factors and trait correlations
May 2025
Challenges arise in global viticulture due to low temperatures. To ensure the sustainable and high-quality development of the wine industry, it is essential to breed wine grape varieties that are not...
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Exogenous melatonin delays yellowing in harvested broccoli by maintaining chloroplast integrity
May 2025
Yellowing of broccoli is a crucial limiting factor for its commercial value and consumer acceptance during postharvest. In this study, the impacts of exogenous melatonin (MEL) on chlorophyll content...
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Fine-mapping and candidate gene analysis of tuber eye depth in potato
May 2025
Eye depth is an important agronomic trait affecting tubers' appearance, quality, and processing suitability. Hence, cultivating varieties with uniform shapes and shallow eye depth are important goals...
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Preharvest applications of monopotassium phosphate to improve fruit quality and volatilome composition in cold-stored cherry tomato
May 2025
The experiment addressed the effects of preharvest KH2PO4 foliar spraying (20 mmol · L−1) on fruit quality and composition (including volatile organic compounds, VOCs) of cherry tomatoes (‘Caravaggio’,...
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Trends in plant tissue culture and genetic improvement of gerbera
May 2025
Gerbera, a popular commercial cut flower with vibrant and striking colors has gained immense popularity in the floriculture industry. They are widely cultivated in various regions, making them available...
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Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
May 2025
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has become a model for the study of fleshy fruits. Comprehending the regulatory mechanisms of fleshy fruit ripening is important. Transcription factors (TFs), hormones,...
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Genome-wide identification of ARID-HMG related genes in citrus and functional analysis of FhARID1 in apomixis and axillary bud development
May 2025
Polyembryony has posed a significant impediment to the advancement of citrus hybrid breeding. FhRWP is widely regarded as a pivotal factor governing asexual reproduction in citrus, and prior research...
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Difference in sucrose concentration between scion and rootstock influences the incompatibility of cucumber/pumpkin grafted plants
May 2025
Grafting is widely used in cucumbers to enhance their tolerance to environmental stress. Compatibility is a key factor for successful grafting, however, the physiological mechanisms that affect grafting...
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QTL mapping of fruit quality traits in tetraploid kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta)
May 2025
Fruit quality traits play an important role in consumption of kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta). The genetic basis of fruit quality traits in this woody, perennial and dioecious fruit crop remains largely...
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Reduced CHH methylation levels reveal a critical role of aging pathway genes in Moso bamboo flowering
May 2025
Moso bamboo holds significant economic importance in China, serving various purposes, such as food, material, ornamentation, and greenery. Despite its versatility, the occurrence of flowering in Moso...
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Integrated morpho-physiological, transcriptomic and metabolomic data to reveal the differential chilling defense mechanisms of two ecologically diverged species of Forsythia
May 2025
Long-term niche differentiation will lead to the evolution of diverse adaptive strategies for species in diverse environments. The present study selected two Forsythia species, Forsythia mandshurica...
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Competitive network of polyamines metabolic and ethylene biosynthesis pathways during gibberellin-induced parthenocarpic grape fruit setting
May 2025
Polyamines (PAs) and ethylene are involved in the modulation of plant growth and development. However, their roles in fruit-set, especially in exogenous gibberellin (GA3)-induced grape parthenocarpic...
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Overexpression of a transcription factor MdWRKY126 altered soluble sugar accumulation in apple and tomato fruit
May 2025
The compositions and contents of soluble sugars highly determine the flavor and quality of fleshy fruits. In the present study, we found that the overexpression of transcription factor MdWRKY126 localized...
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Elevated CO2-conferred sodium homeostasis is linked to abscisic acid-mediated stomatal closure and signalling pathway in tomato
May 2025
Soil salinity hampers plant performance. Elevated atmospheric CO2 (e[CO2]) could alleviate the detrimental effect of salinity on plants but whether abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in this process is...
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Integrated multi-omics analysis provides molecular insights into flavor variation in melons grafted onto two different pumpkin rootstocks during fruit development
May 2025
Melon fruit flavor is a key quality characteristic that influences consumer preference. Grafting is an effective technique to enhance fruit quality but yields divergent outcomes in terms of fruit flavor....
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Proteomic analysis of leaf apoplast reveals that a jasmonate-regulated CHIA participates in the response to cold and drought stress in jojoba
Available online 28 May 2025
Jojoba is a woody oil crop of economic importance. However, it is sensitive to low temperatures, which hinders its cultivation in temperate arid regions. The apoplast is a cellular component outside...
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Classification of diverse pear genetic resources using a combination of MIG-seq and whole-genome sequencing
Available online 28 May 2025
Pears (Pyrus spp.), which are distributed across temperate regions of Eurasia, include several economically important species. Pear species and cultivar classification is always controversial, because...
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ZeEIL1–ZeERF113–ZeMC2 cascade enhances colored calla lily resistance to soft rot through the ethylene signaling pathway
Available online 27 May 2025
Soft rot caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum poses a major threat to the cultivation of colored calla lily (Zantedeschia elliottiana). This study identified ZeERF113 through transcriptome analysis...
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MdMYB93 Activates MdHCT6 Expression via Transcriptional Regulation to Enhance Chlorogenic Acid Biosynthesis in Apples
Available online 27 May 2025
Chlorogenic acid (CGA), a potent antioxidant with antimicrobial, antiviral, and metabolic regulatory properties, plays multifunctional roles in apple fruit by enhancing postharvest quality, extending...
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Nanotechnology in Plant Tissue Culture: A Review
Available online 26 May 2025
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...
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Establishment of an efficient Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated hairy root transformation method for subtropical fruit trees
Available online 23 May 2025
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An ABA-responsive transcription factor SmbZIP38 positively regulates salvianolic acids biosynthesis and stress-associated morphogenesis of Salvia miltiorrhiza
Available online 22 May 2025
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (danshen in Chinese) is a valuable medicinal crop. It is widely used clinically in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Basic region-leucine zippers...
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Flavor improvement in melon: A metabolomic study of grafting with wild melon and hybrid pumpkin rootstocks
Available online 22 May 2025
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Integrated rhizosphere bacterial community and root exudate analysis clarify the key bacteria in enhancing Pyrus betulifolia saline-alkali stress tolerance
Available online 22 May 2025
Root-associated microbiota play a crucial role in the response of plants to environmental stress. Pyrus betulifolia is a wild pear species with strong saline-alkali resistance. However, it remains unclear...
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Hormone metabolic profiling and transcriptome analysis reveal phytohormone crosstalk and the role of OfERF017 in the flowering and senescence of sweet osmanthus
Available online 16 May 2025
Plant hormones play an important role in flower opening and senescence. However, to date, the roles of plant hormones in the senescence of sweet osmanthus flowers and the hormone metabolism crosstalk...
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