Rice stripe virus protein NS3 exploits synergistically insect vector importin and ubiquitin systems to promote viral replication
March 2026
●RSV infection activates genes involved in both the non-classical and classical import pathways in the insect vector SBPH.●A member of the importin β family of SBPH, importin 5, mediates nuclear entry...
Identification of a pleiotropic QTL and development of KASP markers for 100-pod weight, 100-seed weight, and shelling percentage in peanut
March 2026
●A total of 46 QTLs and 115 SNPs associated with 100-pod weight (HPW), 100-seed weight (HSW), and shelling percentage (SP) were identified through combined linkage and association analyses.●The locus...
Underlying mechanisms of high carbon budget surplus in low-stubble rice ratooning in Southeast China
March 2026
●Ratoon rice maintains a higher carbon surplus compared to single- and double-cropping systems.●This advantage arises from greater daily yields and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.●A key mechanism...
Genome-wide association study reveals genomic regions for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium use efficiency in bread wheat
March 2026
●A total of 534 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were identified though genome-wide association study (GWAS).●Through integrated meta-QTL analysis, QTL80, QTL387, and QTL500 were found to be co-localized...
Granulated organic amendment enhances recalcitrant carbon accumulation through soil aggregation in a barren paddy field
March 2026
●The physical protection of MAOC from aggregates reduces recalcitrant carbon loss.●Granulated organic amendment enhances the formation of intra-microaggregates within macroaggregates.●Preservation of...
Opportunistic keystone diazotrophs from co-occurrence networks drive biological nitrogen fixation in peanut/cotton intercropping systems
March 2026
●Intercropping and rhizosphere soils significantly enhanced BNF potentials by 7.8–323.0%.●Heterogeneous selection primarily drove diazotrophic community assembly.●Opportunistic diazotrophs dominated...
StCOMT1 enhances potato resistance to Fusarium sporotrichioides by regulating coumarin-related substance accumulation and the ROS system
March 2026
●Overexpression of StCOMT1 enhances potato resistance to Fusarium sporotrichioides.●StCOMT1 overexpression leads to a reduction in reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation during pathogen infection.●StCOMT1...
Transcription factor CsHSFB2c suppresses CsTS1 and CsGS1 expression to reduce theanine biosynthesis in tea plants under heat stress
March 2026
●Heat stress led to the unique accumulation patterns of theanine and catechins in tea plants: Theanine content decreased significantly with the increasing temperature (peaking at 20°C), while catechins...
Optimized application of controlled-release nitrogen improves grain yield, nitrogen use efficiency, and lodging resistance in rice
March 2026
●Controlled-release nitrogen (CRN)-urea integration improves rice yield, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and lodging resistance concurrently.●CRN-urea strengthens rice stems by increasing vascular bundles,...
Structural chromosome variations from Jinmai 47 and Jinmai 84 affected agronomic traits and drought tolerance of wheat
March 2026
●Twelve structural chromosome variations were identified between Jinmai 47 and Jinmai 84, eight of which were significantly associated with key agronomic traits, including plant height, grain number...
VvCRY2 mediates blue light signaling to regulate grape anthocyanin biosynthesis via the VvCOP1-VvHY5 signaling cascade
Available online 11 March 2026
Blue light enhances anthocyanin accumulation in grape berries, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying this photoreceptor-mediated process remain partially elucidated. ‘Kyoho’ grapevines were subjected...
PbTCP2–PbTCP4 protein complex promotes pear flowering by suppressing transcription of the flowering-inhibition gene PbSVP
Available online 11 March 2026
Both PbTCP2 and PbTCP4 regulate the flowering of pears....
Classification of fruit shape based on decision tree model and identification of QTLs and genes controlling fruit shape in eggplant
Available online 11 March 2026
•Thirteen shape categories and ten key attributes determining fruit shape were identified based on decision tree model in eggplant•Classification rules achieving an accuracy of 92.59% were generated.•Four...
Genetic dissection of spike morphology in Australian barley panel: Insights from a multi-model GWAS and haplotype analysis
Available online 11 March 2026
1.Multi-model GWAS analysis of the OzBarley panel identified 27 stable QTLs for six spike traits.2.Haplotype-based dissection revealed key loci affecting awn and spike fertility.3.Favourable haplotypes...
SbGBST47K: A high-resolution genotyping-by-target-sequencing liquid chip in sorghum
Available online 11 March 2026
1.Developed the first high-density sorghum GBTS liquid chip (SbGBST47K) with 47,040 SNPs, incorporating genome-wide background markers, liquor-sorghum diagnostic markers, and trait-associated loci for...
Overexpression of GhPAS1 modulates stomatal morphology and canopy architecture to stably improve photosynthetic efficiency and yield in cotton
Available online 11 March 2026
GhPAS1 coordinately increases stomatal density and decreases stomatal size in cotton, with the abaxial leaf surface making a major contribution to enhanced photosynthesis....
Drought coupled with heat stress impairs maize silk vitality by disrupting sucrose metabolism and lignin biosynthesis
Available online 11 March 2026
Combined heat and drought stress (HD) increases floret abortion by elevating unemerged/unfertilized emerged silk proportion....
Pathogenicity evaluation and gut microbiota dysbiosis analysis in piglets infected with a novel recombinant mammalian orthoreovirus type 3 strain HN2019-01
Available online 10 March 2026
1.A new recombinant strain of MRV type 3 (MRV HN2019-01) was successfully isolated, and this strain has the capacity to infect multi-species cells.2.Pathogenicity evaluation showed that MRV HN2019-01...
An odorant receptor from Spodoptera frugiperda is tuned to the plant volatile linalyl acetate
Available online 10 March 2026
•An odorant receptor SfruOR37 in Spodoptera frugiperda robustly responds to linalyl acetate.•Several non-conserved residues in SfruOR37 mediated the binding affinity to linalyl acetate.•Linalyl acetate...
A Caseinolytic proteases ATPase family gene OsClpI3 contributes to thermotolerance in rice
Available online 10 March 2026
OsClpI3 is a newly discovered gene that contributes to heat tolerance in rice....
Identification and cloning of the TdBa controlling black awn color in durum wheat (Triticumdurum Desf.)
Available online 10 March 2026
The dominant gene TdBa controls the black awn phenotype on durum wheat Chr. 1AS....
Amino acid compound fertilizer and 24-Epibrassinolide regulate starch accumulation and flour physicochemical properties of mid-summer fresh waxy maize: A case study from the Yangtze River Basin, China
Available online 10 March 2026
Fertilization and exogenous regulators significantly enhance the yield and quality of mid-summer fresh waxy maize....
Quantifying the contribution of climate variability to cotton yield changes in Xinjiang: Approximately one-third of interannual variability and predominantly negative impacts across counties
Available online 10 March 2026
•Climatic and non-climatic drivers of cotton yield were quantified at county scale.•Climate impacts on cotton yield show strong spatial heterogeneity across Xinjiang.•Future scenarios suggest average...
Dual modes of Zn2+-dependent and independent virulence regulation by CzcSR in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae
Available online 10 March 2026
1.CzcSR acts as a positive regulator of Psa_M228 virulence in host plants and the hypersensitive response in non-host plants.2.CzcR directly targets the hrpR/S operon promoter to activate T3SS expression...
Calibration strategies for rice model: phenology selection under various nitrogen applications
Available online 10 March 2026
•A novel crop model calibration framework links phenology phases with N levels•Phenology-phase selection dominates uncertainty in single-phase calibration, while N-level selection dominates in combined-phase...