Genome-wide association analysis locates FtAUR3 in Tartary buckwheat that contributes to enhance plant salt resistance
December 2025
•Method of genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) with transcriptomic analysis enhances confidence in linking genetic loci to functional responses under stress.•Results of FtAUR3 could bridge reactive...
Protein disulfide isomerase MoPdi1 regulates fungal development, virulence, and endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis in Magnaporthe oryzae
December 2025
•MoPdi1 is involved in regulation of ER homeostasis of M. oryzae.•MoPdi1 contributes to regulating the formation of intermolecular disulfide bonds in substrate proteins of M. oryzae.•MoPdi1 affects...
A pheromone from cuticular hydrocarbons regulates mating behavior in the hoverfly Eupeodes corollae
December 2025
•Eupeodes corollae mating peaked at 5 days post-emergence, with the highest copulation/success rates, shortest male latency, and stable duration.•Two cuticular pheromones, (Z)-9-tricosene and n-tricosane,...
Intramuscular fat deposition in pig: A key target for improving pork quality
December 2025
•Intramuscular fat deposition is governed by the ratio between lipogenesis and lipolysis.•The PPAR signalling pathway and AMPK signalling pathway is involved in porcine intramuscular fat deposition.•Genetics...
Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis provide insights into the alleviation of waterlogging stress in maize by exogenous spermidine application
December 2025
•Under waterlogging stress, spermidine (Spd) application increased biomass accumulation by enhancing the expression of light-harvesting complex (LHC), photosynthesis, and starch-related genes, inhibiting...
miR-21-5p ameliorates Busulfan-induced testicular dysfunction and maintains spermatogenesis
December 2025
•miR-21-5p is crucial for the self-renewal and maintenance of SSCs in both goat and mouse.•The overexpression of miR-21-5p in vivo can ameliorate Busulfan-induced testicular dysfunction, and maintained...
Genome-wide association and co-expression uncovered ZmMYB71 controls kernel starch content in maize
December 2025
•A genome-wide association study (GWAS) revealed 84–96 loci linked to maize kernel starch content (SC) across two years, identifying 185 candidate genes. Among them, ZmMYB71, a MYB-related transcription...
The P-type pentatricopeptide repeat protein YGS is essential for chloroplast development in rice
December 2025
•A novel chloroplast-localized P-type pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein YELLOW-GREEN LEAF AND SEEDLING LETHALITY (YGS) in rice is identified, whose loss-of-function causes yellow-green leaves and...
Transcriptome-metabolome and anatomy conjoint analysis of vital component change of photosynthesis in foxtail millet under different drought conditions
December 2025
•Light and heavy drought stress was performed both at elongation and booting stages to dig out the effects on the leaf of foxtail millet.•Drought had severe negative effect on morphological and anatomical...
PpMYB114 partially depends on PpMYB10 for the promotion of anthocyanin accumulation in pear
December 2025
•PpMYB114 promotes the expression of PpMYB10 by directly binding to the MYB-binding site (MBS) element within its promoter region.•PpMYB114 induces anthocyanin biosynthesis partially dependent on transcriptionally...
Optimizing sowing dates increase solar radiation to mitigate maize lodging and yield variability: A five-year field study
December 2025
•Maize yield was affected by the lodging, increasing every 1% lodging rate decreased the maize yield by 58.05 kg ha–1.•Solar radiation explained 34.7% of the variation in lodging rate in emergence to...
Response of nutrient accumulation, remobilization and yield to combined application of nitrogen and potassium in waxy maize
December 2025
•Topdressing potassium (K) enhanced grain yield through increased kernel weight.•Topdressing K improved nutrient transfer to grains and increased nutrient harvest index.•Topdressing K and reduced nitrogen...
Citrus PR4A is involved in the defense responses against Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri.
December 2025
•Overexpression of CmPR4A improved resistance to Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) in sweet orange and resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 in Arabidopsis.•The major effector pthA4...
Pod-shattering characteristic differences between shattering-resistant and shattering-susceptible common vetch accessions are associated with lignin biosynthesis
December 2025
•Variations in pod phenotypes and shattering traits between shattering-resistant and -susceptible common vetch were investigated.•Transcriptome analysis identified structural genes involved in lignin...
Alternative splicing of Spodoptera exigua caspase-5 is involved in regulating host-cell apoptosis induced by AcMNPV infection
December 2025
•SeCaspase-5 has alternative splicing which forms four splicing variants: SeCaspase-5a, SeCaspase-5b, SeCaspase-5c and SeCaspase-5d.•SeCaspase-5a has a proapoptotic function, while SeCaspase-5b, SeCaspase-5c...
Nitrogen uptake and carbon–nitrogen synergistic translocation improve yield and nitrogen use efficiency in the dep1 rice line
December 2025
•High carbon metabolism enzyme activity and sugar translocation gene expression explain high non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) translocation in the dep1 rice line.•Good root characteristics and high...
DnaK of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 contributes to phagocytosis resistance by decreasing endocytic receptor LRP1 protein levels in RAW264.7 macrophages
December 2025
•DnaK is required for SS2 to be antiphagocytosed by macrophages, enhancing bacterial pathogenicity.•DnaK could enter RAW264.7 cells, decreasing the mRNA and protein levels of SS2 endocytic receptor...
Development of recombinase-aided amplification assays with real-time fluorescence and lateral flow dipstick for the rapid detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
December 2025
•The recombinase-aided amplification (RAA) assays were developed for the rapid detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.•The results not only can be detected by real-time fluorescence readout but...
EARLY BUD BREAK and SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE 4 integrate abscisic acid (ABA) plant hormone signaling control of grape bud dormancy
December 2025
•SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE 4 (VvSVP4) promotes dormancy by activating VvPYL9 and enhancing ABA signaling.•VvEBB triggers bud break by repressing VvSAPK2 and activating indole acetic acid (IAA)/cytokinin...
Regulation of lignin biosynthesis by a group IIe WRKY transcription factor PlWRKY29 in herbaceous peony
December 2025
•The expression of PlWRKY29, a group IIe WRKY transcription factor, correlates with stem strength.•PlWRKY29 enhances stem strength by promoting lignin biosynthesis, primarily through the direct transcriptional...
Studying of the regulatory roles of response regulators GlrR and ArcA in xenocoumacins biosynthesis in Xenorhabdus nematophila CB6
December 2025
•In this study, we systematically investigated the role of two-component systems (TCSs) in regulating Xcn1 production in Xenorhabdus nematophila strain CB6 and identified two key response regulators,...
A rapid tool for quantification of latent infection of wheat leaves by powdery mildew
December 2025
•Developed an RPA–LFD assay for rapid and visual detection of Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt) latent infection, achieving 100 ag μL–1 sensitivity and thereby enabling rapid autumn field assessment...
How do scientists use terminology related to cropland? Examining the disparity across disciplines and regions
December 2025
•Differences in six cropland-related terminologies were uncovered through a literature review.•Disparities exist across research disciplines and geographical regions due to agricultural mechanization,...
Efficient breeding of high oleic rice cultivar by editing OsFAD2-1 via CRISPR/Cas9
December 2025
•CRISPR-editing OsFAD2-1 boosts oleic acid and stabilizes rice bran oil.•Edited lines maintain key agronomic traits of breeding-ready germplasm.•Gene editing accelerates high-oleic breeding in Jiangsu...
Monitoring abandoned cropland in the hilly and gully regions of the Loess Plateau using Landsat time series images
November 2025
•Two distinct change detection methods were proposed to monitor abandoned cropland using Landsat images in the hilly and gully regions.•The land-use trajectory method identified abandoned cropland more...