Editing of the APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor confers improvements in seed shattering and quality in rice
August 2025
●The AP2/ERF transcription factor SHAT2 positively regulates seed shattering and quality.●SHAT2 mutation affects the expression of seed-shattering and quality-related genes.●SHAT2 regulates the expression...
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Agricultural land use transition under multidimensional topographical gradients and its impact on ecosystem service interactions
August 2025
●Differential transition trends in agricultural land use patterns across topographic gradients are explored in Hangzhou, China.●Ecosystem service interactions differ across topographic gradients.●Influences...
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Important role and benefits of Azolla plants in the management of agroecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable rice production in Southeast Asia
August 2025
●An Azolla-based model for sustainable crop production and enhancing agroecosystem services in Southeast Asia is demonstrated.●The identification of Azolla species and several aspects of their benefits...
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18S ribosomal RNA methyltransferase METTL5-mediated CDX2 translation regulates porcine early embryo development
August 2025
●Knockdown of METTL5 inhibits porcine early embryonic development and impairs cell lineage differentiation.●METTL5 positive regulates the protein synthesis embryos.●METTL5 regulates the translation...
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Overexpression of OsCAX2 in indica rice reduces cadmium accumulation in grains without yield loss
Available online 5 August 2025
OsCAX2 is localized to the vacuolar membrane, and cadmium induces its expression....
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Co-circulation of H3N2 canine influenza and distemper viruses in canine populations from Liaoning, China
Available online 5 August 2025
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Systematic changes in intestinal mucosal barrier function and related aspects of laying hens during the aging process
Available online 5 August 2025
1.Reveals systematic age-related decline in intestinal barrier integrity in laying hens, characterized by villus shortening, goblet cell loss, increased permeability, and tight junction disruption.2.Identifies...
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Microbial and aroma characteristics of spontaneously fermented wine from organic grapes at the eastern foot of the Helan Mountain
Available online 5 August 2025
Organic management practices and spontaneous fermentations have become focal points in wine research due to increasing consumer interest in healthy foods and sustainable agriculture. In this study,...
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Development of performance-matched oxaziclomefone nanosuspension based on the hydrophobic surface characteristics of barnyardgrass for unmanned aerial vehicle sprayer to improve herbicidal activity in direct-seeded rice fields
Available online 5 August 2025
The performance-matched oxaziclomefone nanosuspension (NS) with excellent physical stability suitable for low-volume spraying by unmanned aerial vehicles was prepared based on the hydrophobic surface...
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Roles of dandelions alone or in combination with lactic acid bacteria on improving aerobic stability and mitigating in vitro greenhouse gas emissions in whole-plant corn silage
Available online 5 August 2025
•High quality silage could be obtained by dandelions or combination addition.•Dandelions or combination facilitated microbial competition in aerobic fermentation.•Dandelions or combination inhibited...
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Ethyl-Nα-lauroyl-L-arginate hydrochloride modulated phospholipid, carbohydrate, and cell wall metabolisms to delay senescence in ‘Zaosu’ pear fruit during storage
Available online 5 August 2025
•Ethyl-Nα-lauroyl-L-arginate hydrochloride (LAE) maintained storage quality of pears.•LAE inhibited respiratory rate, ethylene release, and phospholipid degradation to delay senescence in pears.•LAE...
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[SI_Forage]_Decoding the microbial community and quorum sensing of whole plant maize-soybean silage under strip intercropping systems and techniques for improving ensiling quality
Available online 5 August 2025
•The application of clove improved aerobic stability of maize-soybean silage over 168 h•Clove enhanced the abundance of synthase for quorum sensing signal molecules•Clove modulated structure and metabolism...
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Multi-omics approach reveals the contribution of brassinosteroids to salt tolerance for seed germination in rice
Available online 5 August 2025
Brassinosteroid (BR) enhances the salt tolerance of rice seeds by improving their antioxidant capacity during germination....
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AlphaFold3-guided single-amino acid substitution creates a dual-functional selection marker for herbicide resistance and genetic tagging in the cruciferous plant pathogen Colletotrichum higginsianum
Available online 5 August 2025
1.AI-driven structural prediction guided rational mutation design, revealing steric hindrance as the mechanism of CE resistance.2.Phenotypic neutrality of the ChalsA200D allele, ensuring fungal viability...
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Point-of-Care antigen detection for porcine deltacoronavirus: Colloidal gold and fluorescent immunochromatographic test strips
Available online 5 August 2025
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No tillage and stubble retention drive long-term productivity of forage-crop rotation system in the Loess Plateau by boosting soil nutrients
Available online 5 August 2025
No tillage and stubble retention have emerged as effective measures for restoring land degraded and enhancing ecosystem productivity. However, the underlying mechanism driving productivity improvements...
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Mechanism of mitigating on Deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal toxicity in swine and its dietary regulation strategy
July 2025
•Deoxynivalenol (DON) disrupts intestinal barrier integrity, immune responses, and microbiota balance in swine through pathways involving MAPKs, NF-κB, and oxidative stress, leading to growth retardation...
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ZmMYC2, selected during modern breeding, orchestrates growth and defense gene expression in maize
July 2025
•ZmMYC2 promoter contains favorable haplotypes selected during domestication, enhancing its expression level in modern maize.•ZmMYC2 may balance the trade-off between growth and defense via jasmonate...
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GBiDC-PEST: A novel lightweight model for real-time multiclass tiny pest detection and mobile platform deployment
July 2025
•A real-time detection algorithm GBiDC-PEST for four tiny pests on mobile devices was developed.•The backbone of YOLO series was reconstructed.•Model size was reduced by 80% while maintaining accuracy...
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Amino acid substitutions in succinate dehydrogenase complex conferring resistance to the SDHI fungicide pydiflumetofen in Cochliobolus heterostrophus causing southern corn leaf blight
July 2025
•The mutations of ChSdhBH277Y, ChSdhBI279T and ChSdhDH133Y in SDH of C. heterostrophus resulted in reduced biological fitness.•The mutations of ChSdhBH277Y, ChSdhBI279T and ChSdhDH133Y were responsible...
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Characterization and functions of temperature stress-associated microRNAs in invasive insect Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean cryptic species
July 2025
•Bta-miR-998 and Bta-miR-129 are shown to be associated with temperature tolerance in Bemisia tabaci.•BtMGAT3 and BtRGS7, target genes of Bta-miR-129, affect heat resistance and cold resistance in B....
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Comparing carbon sequestration efficiency in chemically separated soil organic carbon fractions under long-term fertilization in three major Chinese croplands
July 2025
•Manure with chemical fertilizers boosted SOC stocks and enhanced CSE across SOC pools.•Non-labile OC was the main driver of SOC stabilization, especially in the passive pool.•The CSE of SOC fractions...
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Dynamic changes in weed abundance and biodiversity following different green manure establishment
July 2025
•Poaceae demonstrated the highest efficacy in suppressing weeds.•Increasing weeds suppression was observed from November to May.•Green manures planted for more than 3 years yielded superior weed su...
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Metabolite of Clostridium perfringens type A, palmitic acid, enhances porcine enteric coronavirus porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection
July 2025
•Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has evolved a pathogenic mechanism whereby intestinal microbiotal metabolites enhance its infection during its interaction with the host.•The metabolite of Clostridium...
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