Genome-wide analysis of AhCN genes reveals that AhCN34 is involved in bacterial wilt resistance in peanut
October 2025
•Identified 150 AhCN genes in peanut; classified into nine subfamilies with conserved defense-linked features.•AhCN34 is upregulated in resistant peanuts under bacterial wilt and phytohormone (salicylic...
Optimizing planting density to improve growth, yield and resource use efficiencies for winter oilseed rape under ridge-furrow film mulching
October 2025
•Film mulching significantly improved yield, water use efficiency (WUE), and radiation use efficiency (RUE) of winter rapeseed.•Film mulching integrated with 150,000 plants ha–1 obtained the maximum...
Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Chinese cabbage’s defense responses to Alternaria brassicae
October 2025
•BrERF109 is identified as a key positive regulator in Chinese cabbage against Alternaria brassicae infection.•BrERF109 activates BrIGMT4 expression through binding to its promoter.•BrERF109 enhances...
Biochar amendment reduced microbial necromass carbon accumulation in a paddy soil profile
Available online 1 October 2025
•Biochar reduced fungal necromass carbon in the topsoil while decreasing bacterial necromass carbon throughout the paddy soil profile.•Biochar shifted the microbial community toward K-strategists to...
Genomic surveillance highlights key VP4/VP7 regions, dominant genotypes, and reassortment in bovine rotaviruses among diarrheic calves in China
Available online 1 October 2025
1A 21.46% detection rate of bovine RVs in diarrheic calves across 15 provinces in China during 2022-2023 shows clear seasonality and geographic patterns.2Key genomic regions in VP4/VP7 genes were identified...
Identification and functional characterization of GmMACPF1 as a negative regulator of salt tolerance during germination
Available online 1 October 2025
1Five elite salt-tolerant soybean germplasms were identified from 165 mutant lines, and 60 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and five novel quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with salt tolerance...
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...
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...
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,...
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)...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...