Magnesium supply is vital for improving fruit yield, fruit quality and magnesium balance in citrus orchards with increasingly acidic soil
September 2025
•Mg leaching results in soil Mg imbalance and depletion in citrus orchards.•Mg fertilization alleviates the soil Mg imbalance in citrus plantation systems.•Mg leaching accounted for 12.1–42.4% of Mg...
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Untargeted lipidomic analysis of milled rice under different alternate wetting and soil drying irrigation regimes
September 2025
•The 55 lipid subclasses consisting of 1,086 lipid molecular species were identified in milled rice.•Lipidome changes in milled rice were closely associated with rice cooking and eating quality.•The...
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Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
September 2025
•The baseline sensitivity of Fusarium fujikuroi to cyclobutrifluram was established.•The risk of F. fujikuroi developing resistance to cyclobutrifluram was medium.•The mutations of FfSdhBH248D, FfSdhC2A83V,...
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The TRPA1 channel regulates temperature preference in the green peach aphid Myzus persicae
September 2025
•Two variants were identified, MperTRPA1(A) and MperTRPA1(B), and they are abundantly expressed in chemosensory tissues.•MperTRPA1 is activated by increasing temperatures from 20 to 45°C, and MperTRPA1(B)...
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Enhancing wheat tolerance to salinity using wolfberry-derived carbon dots
September 2025
•Salinity commonly hindered wheat germination, and using herb-derived carbon dots was an emerging approach to enhancing plant salt tolerance in agricultural production.•Wolfberry-driven carbon dots...
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Genome-wide identification of sucrose transporter genes in Camellia oleifera and characterization of CoSUT4
September 2025
•CoSUT4 is a sucrose transporter abundantly transcribed in the early developmental seeds and localized on the plasma membrane.•CoSUT4 plays a dual role in regulating sugar transport and yield formation,...
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Paired nitrogen management for improving wheat yields while minimizing nitrogen losses
September 2025
•Using 40% less N fertilizer reduced wheat yield by 2%, despite the lower reactive N (Nr) losses.•High topdressing frequency and nitrification inhibitors gave better yield benefits.•N management techniques...
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Natural variations in the promoter alter SGT3 gene expression and affect steroidal glycoalkaloid content in potatoes
September 2025
•Natural variations in the SGT3 promoter TATA box repeats directly modulate gene expression and SGAs content in tubers, providing a novel molecular marker for low-steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) breeding.•The...
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Can a delayed sowing date improve the eating and cooking quality of mechanically transplanted rice in the Sichuan Basin, China?
September 2025
•Delayed sowing date (DS) increases the amylose content and reduces the protein content of rice.•DS increases the setback viscosity and decreases the breakdown viscosity of rice.•Mean temperature greater...
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No-tillage with total green manure incorporation: A better strategy to higher maize yield and nitrogen uptake in arid irrigation areas
September 2025
•Use a nitrogen-free substrate instead of soil and employ 15N to completely label green manure.•No-tillage with green manure mulching increases nitrogen uptake by maize from green manure and soil.•No-tillage...
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Uncovering the miRNA-mediated regulatory network involved in postharvest senescence of grape berries
September 2025
•PC-5p-1112_4500 regulates the postharvest senescence of grape berries.•ARF6, GRF3, TCP2, CP1, MYBA2, and WRKY72 are closely associated with grape berry senescence....
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Functional differences between two homologous MYB transcription factors in regulating fruit color in octoploid strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa)
September 2025
•Two highly homologous MYB transcription factors FaMYB44.1 and FaMYB44.3 have distinct roles in strawberries.•Both FaMYB44.1 and FaMYB44.3 are nuclear-localized transcription factors significantly induced...
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The role of the transcription factor NAC17 in enhancing plant resistance and stress tolerance in Vitis quinquangularis
September 2025
•The transcription factor NAC17 of Vitis quinquangularis can improve plant resistance to salt stress, drought stress, and Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato DC3000 (Pst DC3000) in transgenic Arabidopsis...
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H5N1 avian influenza virus PB2 antagonizes duck IFN-β signaling pathway by targeting mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein
September 2025
•The PB2 protein of H5N1 AIV targeted the ΔTM domain of duck MAVS to effectively inhibit type I IFN production.•The PBD and RND domains of H5N1 AIV PB2 interacted with MAVS to attenuate duck type I...
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Genome wide linkage mapping for black point resistance in a recombinant inbred line population of Zhongmai 578 and Jimai 22
September 2025
•Genotype and environment both contributes to extensive variation of the incidence of black point.•QTL mapping identified six stable QTLs and five of them were developed into KASP markers.•Pyramiding...
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System fertilization improves soil quality and increases primary production in an integrated crop-livestock system
September 2025
•System fertilization enhances resource use efficiency in integrated systems.•Grazing and system fertilization improve water storage and availability for plants.•System fertilization boosts soil degradation...
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Subsoiling before winter wheat alleviates the kernel position effect of densely grown summer maize by delaying post-silking root–shoot senescence
September 2025
•Subsoiling before winter wheat alleviates the kernel position effect of densely grown summer maize.•The enhanced post-silking dry matter accumulation and grain filling of inferior kernels induced by...
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The homeodomain transcription factor VvOCP3 negatively regulates white rot resistance in grape
September 2025
•VvOCP3 negatively regulates grape resistance to white rot caused by Coniella diplodiella.•VvOCP3 suppresses resistance by inhibiting VvPR1 expression....
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FGF7 secreted from dermal papillae cell regulates the proliferation and differentiation of hair follicle stem cell
September 2025
•FGF7 promoted DPC proliferation through Wnt/β-catenin signaling activation.•Establishing the first evidence that FGF7 orchestrated bidirectional signaling between DPC and HFSC....
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Enhancing the genomic prediction accuracy of swine agricultural economic traits using an expanded one-hot encoding in CNN models
September 2025
•The CNN model achieved the highest genomic prediction accuracy for swine traits when using SNP sets comprising 1,000 markers.•A novel one-hot encoding strategy representing 16 genotypes with eight...
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Enrichment, domestication, degradation, adaptive mechanism, and nicosulfuron bioremediation of bacteria consortium YM2
September 2025
•The adaptive mechanism of consortium YM2 was examined.•Changes in expressions of biofilm-forming related genes were studied.•Bioreactor bioremediation of NSR wastewater was performed....
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Sheep with partial RXFP2 knockout exhibit normal horn phenotype but unilateral cryptorchidism
September 2025
•CRISPR/Cas9 RNP complex-based strategy demonstrates robustness and accuracy in generating gene-edited sheep.•Sheep horn development remains unaffected by partial RXFP2 knockout.•Partial RXFP2 knockout...
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PDL1-dependent trans-acting siRNAs regulate lateral organ polarity development in rice
September 2025
•The pdl1 mutant exhibits twisted leaves and malformed floral organs due to disrupted adaxial–abaxial polarity.•PDL1 encodes a cytoplasmic located SGS3 protein, which regulates tasiR-ARF synthesis to...
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Polyphosphate-enriched algae fertilizer as a slow-release phosphorus resource can improve plant growth and soil health
September 2025
•Polyphosphate-enriched algae fertilizer (PEA) gradually releases phosphorus, ensuring a sustained and steady supply of phosphorus in the soil.•PEA enhances phosphorus solubilization and uptake by improving...
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Automatic diagnosis of agromyzid leafminer damage levels using leaf images captured by AR glasses
September 2025
•An automatic diagnosis system based on wearable augmented reality (AR) glasses and an artificial intelligence (AI)model was developed to assess leafminer damage levels, and it achieved 92.38% accuracy.•The...
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