Effects of land use type on soil organic carbon in different soil types
February 2026
•Soil organic carbon (SOC) content in brown and yellow-brown soils exceed those in red, yellow and purple soils.•Spring irrigation plays a crucial role in enhancing SOC in farmland.•Proper water management...
Patterns and geographical drivers for the abundance of CO2-assimilating bacteria, methanotrophs and CO-oxidizing bacteria in agricultural soils across eastern China
February 2026
•Spatial factors govern carbon-cycling gene abundances in uplands, whereas biotic and substrate factors dominate in paddy soils.•Strong correlations reveal an integrated “microbial carbon pump” linking...
Variations and major driving factors for soil nutrients in a typical karst region in Southwest China
February 2026
•SOC, TN, TP, and TK concentrations exhibited moderate variations in soil and obvious positive spatial autocorrelations.•Terrestrial ecosystems in the study area were more vulnerable to soil P and K...
Revealing inheritance of a Xinjiang isolate BGTB-1 of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici and the shift of pathogenicity from avirulence to virulence at heterozygous AvrYr5 locus
February 2026
•Revealing complex genetic characteristic and high genetic variation of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in relatively isolated stripe rust in Xinjiang by a selfed population of a representative...
Integrative identification of Aphelenchoides fragariae (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) parasitizing Fuchsia×hybrida in China
February 2026
•Aphelenchoides fragariae was first identified as the causal agent of leaf blotch and defoliation in Fuchsia×hybrida.•Aphelenchoides fragariae collected in China was definitively identified for the...
Land use type shapes carbon pathways in Tibetan alpine ecosystems: Characterization of 13C abundance in aggregates and density fractions
February 2026
•Plantation land on the Tibetan Plateau reduces PAD and slows carbon transfer.•Aggregate differentiation of organic carbon exists in density fractions but not in SOC.•Aggregate differentiation of δ13C...
Development of a smart device Android-based decision support system for controlling non-point source nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in an agricultural catchment
February 2026
•A smart device Android-based DSS (CNPDSS) is proposed for controlling non-point source N&P pollution.•The CNPDSS integrates GIS, a Bayesian-based model for predicting N&P loadings, an optimization...
Unbalanced lipid metabolism in anther, especially the disorder of the alpha-linolenic acid metabolism pathway, leads to cotton male sterility
February 2026
•Imbalanced lipid profiles in male sterile cotton anthers, featuring over-accumulation of free fatty acids (FFAs), phosphatidic acid (PA), mono-galactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), and di-galactosyldiacylglycerol...
Restoration boosts soil P-cycle multifunctionality in karst ecosystems by modulating soil properties and rare bacterial taxa
February 2026
•Natural restoration improves karst soil P-cycle multifunctionality compared to artificial restoration and cropland.•Natural restoration boosts soil organic carbon and bacterial complexity and network...
Granulated straw incorporation efficiently promotes soil organic carbon pool in subtropical infertile croplands primarily via plant residues accumulation
February 2026
•Massive granulated straw incorporation into infertile croplands effectively enhances soil organic carbon (SOC) pool and crop yield.•As granulated straw incorporation increases, SOC accumulation efficiency...
An integrate methods to improve the high efficiency of embryo rescue breeding in seedless grapes
February 2026
•Optimization of culture media for embryo development and germination in seedless grapes demonstrated that supplementation with zeatin and auxin significantly enhances both embryo development and germination...
MdXTH30, an apple gene encoding endotransferase/hydrolase for xyloglucan, enhances plant resistance to drought, salt and pathogenic stresses
January 2026
•The apple MdXTH30 could enhance the resistance to drought, salt, and pathogenic bacteria in plants.•The function of MdXTH30 depends partially on the lignin synthesis mediated by xyloglucan endotra...
Interrelations between probiotics, gut microbiota, intestinal barrier, and immune response focusing on diarrhea in dairy calves
January 2026
•Probiotics modulate gut microbiota to reduce diarrhea in dairy calves.•Probiotic intake strengthens the intestinal barrier and immune response.•Multi-strain probiotics are more effective than single-strain...
Abiotic stress responses in crop plants: A multi-scale approach
January 2026
•Abiotic stresses reduce crop yield and quality.•Plants adapt to abiotic stresses through morpho-physiological and molecular mechanisms.•Water stress lowers amylose but boosts stress-related proteins...
Mechanical stress induces molecular changes in oolong tea: Insights from multi-omics analysis
January 2026
•Integrated multi-omics (metabolomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) elucidates tea leaf responses to mechanical stress.•Mechanical stress-activated DAMPs ignite the Ca²+-JA-GSH signaling cascade, orchestrating...
Identification of Fusarium cugenangense as a causal agent of wilt disease on Pyrus pyrifolia in China
January 2026
•Fusarium cugenangense is identified as a novel causal agent of pear wilt in China.•Systemic infection is demonstrated via GFP-labeling and ultrastructural analysis....
3D genomic alterations during development of skeletal muscle in chicken
January 2026
•Multi-stage 3D genomic and epigenomic maps reveal dynamic chromatin reorganization during chicken muscle development.•A/B compartment switching and TAD remodeling are tightly linked to transcriptional...
Overexpression of OsCAX2 in indica rice reduces cadmium accumulation in grains without yield loss
January 2026
•OsCAX2 is localized to tonoplast, and cadmium induces its expression.•OsCAX2 overexpression reduces cadmium concentration in indica rice grains by 49.1%....
Pathways to improved food and nutrition security: The role of farm production diversity in household dietary outcomes in rural areas of Pakistan
January 2026
•Farm production diversity significantly enhances household dietary diversity in rural Pakistan, primarily through the own-farm consumption pathway.•Each additional crop or livestock species cultivated...
Long-term manure amendment enhances N2O emissions from acidic soil by alleviating acidification and increasing nitrogen mineralization
January 2026
•Manure amendment, especially combined with inorganic fertilizer, increased soil N2O emissions.•Increased N2O emissions resulted from alleviated acidification and enhanced gross N mineralization.•Manure...
SlIDL6–SlHSL1/2/3 ligand-receptor pairs regulate tomato pedicel abscission
January 2026
•We isolated three HAESA-like homologs, SlHSL1/2/3, which are involved in tomato flower abscission.•SlHSL1/2/3 are the receptors of SlIDL6 in pedicel abscission and flower abscission under low light.•Ethylene...
Impacts of abiotic stresses on cotton physiology and vigor under current and future CO2 levels
January 2026
•Cotton cultivars are sensitive to abiotic stress during the vegetative stage.•Stresses and CO2 levels significantly influence the expression of physiology and phenotypic traits.•Elevated CO2 partially...
Maize–green manure intercropping improves maize yield and P uptake by shaping the responses of roots and soil
January 2026
•Maize–green manure intercropping increases maize yield and grain P uptake.•Intercropping increases the maize root length density and organic acid release rate.•Intercropping increases the soil phosphatase...
Novel characterization of NADC30-like and NADC34-like PRRSV strains in China: Epidemiological status and pathogenicity analysis of L1A variants
January 2026
•A novel PRRSV L1A variant, characterized by a unique recombination pattern derived from NADC30-like, NADC34-like, and HP-like strains, has emerged as a circulating strain in China.•Epidemiological...