Multi-omics analysis reveals WRKY31 and MATE as key regulators of flavonoid-based waterlogging tolerance in Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.)
August 2026
•WRKY31 and MATE mediate flavonoid accumulation and confer waterlogging tolerance in Welsh onion.•The waterlogging-tolerant Welsh onion cultivar BJQC enhances flavonoid accumulation by transcriptionally...
Impact of tillage and straw management on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in rice: A long-term field study
August 2026
•Plow tillage with straw incorporation effectively lowers cadmium (Cd) in rice grains.•This practice reduces soil Cd availability and enhances iron plaque (IP) on rice roots.•Available Cd, acid-soluble...
Genotypic and virulence dynamics of Phytophthora infestans populations in southwestern China
August 2026
•Phytophthora infestans populations in southwestern China comprise three lineages, with the EU lineage being dominant.•The predominant genotype MLG24 significantly contributes to the pathotypic diversity...
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of serpin15 impacts reproduction and immunity in Plutella xylostella Linnaeus
August 2026
•Serpin15 plays a crucial role in the reproductive regulation and immunity of Plutella xylostella.•The CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of serpin15 in P. xylostella reduces both the oviposition rate and...
Coronavirus-like particles package the negative-strand genome of coronavirus
August 2026
•The particles of coronavirus package the negative-sense genome of coronavirus into the coronavirus-like particles.•In PEDV particles purified by sucrose density gradient centrifugation and treated...
Engineered ferritin nanocages for efficient siRNA delivery and potent gene silencing in plants
August 2026
•A bioinspired delivery platform using optimized 24-mer ferritin protein nanocages (FNCs) was developed to provide robust protection for siRNA against RNase-mediated degradation.•The FNC platform effectively...
A zoning-based machine learning framework for accurate soil organic matter prediction across Mollisol and non-Mollisol regions
August 2026
•Propose a new soil organic matter (SOM) mapping framework that integrates remote sensing zoning, feature selection, and the Random Forest (RF) algorithm.•High-precision classification of Mollisol and...
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SiYABBY1 mutagenesis enhances cleistogamy and seed number and size in foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
August 2026
•CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SiYABBY1 (Seita.2G037900) mutagenesis enhances cleistogamy and increases seed number and size in foxtail millet.•Overexpression of SiYABBY1 (Seita.2G037900) can significantly inhibit...
Two genes of cytochrome P450 regulate plant height via brassinosteroid biosynthesis in Brassica napus
August 2026
•This study identified two cytochrome P450 genes, BnaA10.CYP90A1 and BnaC09.CYP90A1, as key regulators of plant height in Brassica napus, highlighting their roles in brassinosteroid biosynthesis and...
A study on the response of planting density to 3D plant shape plasticity and population light transmittance of maize
August 2026
•During vegetative growth, maize exhibited enhanced vertical and horizontal development under increased planting density.•At the silking stage, plants showed reduced spatial occupancy with pronounced...
Root-specific upregulation of the Na+/K+ transport genes mitigates salt stress in blueberry
August 2026
•Ion transport pathways were enriched under salt stress, and root-upregulated Na+/K+ transport genes promoted blueberry salt tolerance.•Leaf Na+ and K+ contents strongly correlated with VcHAK5, VcNHX1,...
Integrating a genome-wide association and transcriptome analysis to provide molecular insights into growth rates in sheep
August 2026
•Integrated genome-wide association study (GWAS) and transcriptome analysis identified BRINP3 and PENK as key candidate genes regulating sheep growth rate.•Differentially expressed genes are mainly...
Differential effects of daytime and nighttime high temperatures at the grain formation stage on starch structure and properties in waxy maize
August 2026
•Day and night high temperature (DH and NH) stresses severely damage starch structure and quality, with DH having a greater impact.•DH primarily affects starch granule size, relative crystallinity,...
EjRabF2b enhances cold resistance in loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) through antioxidant regulation
August 2026
•EjRabF2b is significantly upregulated in loquat under cold stress, indicating its strong responsiveness to low-temperature signals.•EjRabF2b influences cold tolerance by modulating antioxidant enzyme...
Moderate soil drying mitigates the impairment of high temperature-induced spikelet opening by enhancing jasmonate accumulation in the lodicules of photo-thermosensitive male-sterile rice
August 2026
•Moderate soil drying (MD) mitigates high temperature (HT) stress on spikelet opening in photo-thermosensitive genetic male-sterile (PTGMS) rice better than the conventional well-watered (WW) method.•The...
Modelling spatio-temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon in paddy soil by coupling digital soil mapping with a process model
August 2026
•The Well-facilitated Farmland Construction Project can prevent soil organic carbon (SOC) loss.•The temporal variation of SOC density (SOCD) is influenced by straw incorporation and irrigation.•Coupling...
Brucella effector protein BspF manipulates the host cell autophagy by acetylating SNAP29
August 2026
•Global host protein acetylation enhances intracellular Brucella survival.•Brucella type IV secretion system (T4SS) effector BspF acetylates the host autophagy protein SNAP29 at K103.•Acetylated SNAP29...
Genetic diversity and recombination analysis of NADC34-like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses
August 2026
•Recombinant variants represent a substantial proportion (56.82%) of the analyzed NADC34-like PRRSV strains.•Twelve consistent recombinant patterns (R1–R12) were defined across 176 NADC34-like whole-genome...
Asymbiotic biological nitrogen fixation makes a great contribution to nitrogen balance in unfertilized alpine grasslands across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
August 2026
•Mesorhizobium spp., known for their ability to fix nitrogen symbiotically, can also actively fix nitrogen in asymbiotic conditions.•Asymbiotic nitrogen fixation results in ~0.50 Tg nitrogen input each...
Isopropoxy benzene guanidine: A promising new weapon against enterococcal infections
August 2026
•Isopropoxy benzene guanidine (IBG) kills a wide range of enterococci.•IBG disrupts bacterial cell membranes.•IBG cures skin infections caused by enterococci....
Chemical fertilizer and liming-induced changes in aluminum, iron oxides and soil organic carbon fractions: Implications for carbon sequestration in an upland red soil
August 2026
•Lime application significantly increased dissolved organic carbon in acidic red soil.•Liming decreased the predominance of free Al and Fe oxides in stabilizing soil organic carbon under acidic conditions.•The...
Precise quantification of skeletal muscle fibers reveals the physiological basis for growth rate discrepancies in broilers
August 2026
•First precise quantification of total muscle fiber number in poultry skeletal muscle.•Higher muscle fiber count drives rapid growth and high meat yield in fast-growing broilers.•Total muscle fiber...
Maternal chromium supplementation improves oxidation resistance, immunity, and intestinal morphology of goat kids injected with lipopolysaccharide
August 2026
•Maternal chromium (Cr) supplementation can be transferred to offspring via both placenta and colostrum.•Maternal Cr supplementation increased serum immunoglobulin concentrations and antioxidant capacity...
Identification of novel Bacillus velezensis zm026 in corn diseases control and fumonisin inhibition
August 2026
•Bacillus velezensis zm026 functions as an effective in-situ management strain for regulating the microbial community structure within maize kernels.•Bacillus velezensis zm026 colonizes the surfaces...
Towards a better understanding of auxin response factors for improving cereal crops
August 2026
•Auxin response factor (ARF) gene families in the big three cereal crops are classified together to facilitate functional prediction.•Nomenclatures for previously reported ARFs are revised to the family...