Increased hormone activity promotes silk development and heat tolerance during the floret differentiation stage in maize
April 2025
Heat stress, a major challenge in modern agriculture due to global warming, significantly reduces crop productivity. To mitigate its adverse effects on maize yield, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms...
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Prediction by simulation in plant breeding
April 2025
Computer simulation permits answering theoretical and applied questions in animal and plant breeding. Blib is a novel multi-module simulation platform, which is able to handle more complicated genetic...
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DAFFnet: Seed classification of soybean variety based on dual attention feature fusion networks
April 2025
Rapid, accurate seed classification of soybean varieties is needed for product quality control. We describe a hyperspectral image-based deep-learning model called Dual Attention Feature Fusion Networks...
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Establishment of critical nitrogen-concentration dilution curves based on leaf area index and aboveground biomass for drip-irrigated spring maize in Northeast China
April 2025
The unreasonable application of nitrogen fertilizer poses a threat to agricultural productivity and the environment protection in Northeast China. Therefore, accurately assessing crop nitrogen requirements...
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Harnessing metabolomics for enhanced crop drought tolerance
April 2025
Global crop productivity faces a significant threat from climate change-induced drought stress (DS), which is vital for sustainable agriculture and global food security. Uncovering DS adaptation and...
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ABA biosynthesis rather than ABA catabolism is induced by low temperature and inhibits seed germination by activating OsTPP3
Available online 28 April 2025
Low-temperature (LT) stress is a significant abiotic stress in rice growth, especially under direct seeding cultivation, where low temperatures can significantly affect seed germination and seedling...
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MYB regulation of GST/GT mediates red petal spot development in cotton
Available online 28 April 2025
Red petal spots are beneficial for attracting cotton pollinators and producing hybrid seeds, and the anthocyanin pathway is generally regarded as a metabolic cause of petal coloration. The current study...
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qSL2B/TaeEF1A regulates spike development and grain number in wheat
Available online 27 April 2025
Spike length (SL) is an important factor affecting yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Here, a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from a cross between Shannong 4155 (SN4155) and Shimai...
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Dynamic UAV data fusion and deep learning for improved maize phenological-stage tracking
Available online 24 April 2025
Near real–time maize phenology monitoring is crucial for field management, cropping system adjustments, and yield estimation. Most phenological monitoring methods are post–seasonal and heavily rely...
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Maize tasseling date forecast from canopy height time series estimated by UAV LiDAR data
Available online 24 April 2025
Timely identification and forecast of maize tasseling date (TD) are very important for agronomic management, yield prediction, and crop phenotype estimation. Remote sensing-based phenology monitoring...
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Production, characterization, and potential utility of a newly synthesized allohexaploid wheat Triticum kiharae
Available online 23 April 2025
Established allopolyploid species often contain specific gene(s) dedicated to suppressing the pairing of homoeologous chromosomes during meiosis. A longstanding question is whether such genes in allopolyploids...
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Optimizing carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 (CCD4) for enhanced β-ionone production in Nicotiana tabacum
Available online 23 April 2025
Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 (CCD4) controls the rate-limiting step of β-ionone biosynthesis, making it a valuable target for healthcare and pharmaceutical applications. Nicotiana tabacum, a carotenoid-richd...
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Vacuolar sugar transporter OsERD5 increases rice tillering and yield by modulating intracellular hexose homeostasis
Available online 23 April 2025
The early responsive to dehydration-like (ERDL or ERD) subfamily, subclade within the monosaccharide transporter (MST) superfamily, is crucial in the regulation of growth and seed yield in Arabidopsis....
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Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
Available online 12 April 2025
The genetic basis for Gossypium hirsutum race latifolium, the putative ancestor of cultivated upland cotton, emerging from the semi-wild races to be domesticated into cultivated upland cotton is unknown....
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DaMYB75 and DaMYB56 antagonistically regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis by binding to the DaANS promoter in Dioscorea alata
Available online 11 April 2025
The yam Dioscorea alata L. is widely cultivated globally. Purple-fleshed varieties of this important crop have enhanced market value due to their high anthocyanin contents, but how anthocyanin biosynthesis...
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Development of a FER0.4K SNP array for genomic predication of Fusarium ear rot resistance in maize
Available online 6 April 2025
Fusarium ear rot (FER) caused by Fusarium species severely reduces grain yield and quality of maize. Genome prediction (GP), a promising tool for quantitative trait breeding in plants and animals, uses...
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OsbZIP40 and OsbZIP12 interact with OsMFT1 to repress Ehd1 expression and delay flowering in rice
Available online 6 April 2025
Flowering time (or heading date) is a crucial agronomic trait for the adaptation of rice to specific growing regions and seasons. Although many flowering time-related rice genes have been identified...
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The B-type response regulator ZmRR5 controls maize kernel size by regulating BETL development
Available online 6 April 2025
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world’s most important staple crops, and is used for manufacturing food, feed, and industrial products. A key factor in maize yield is the grain weight, which directly...
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PDIL2-3 encoding a protein disulfide isomerase-like enzyme is essential for grain yield and appearance quality in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Available online 2 April 2025
Rice grain size and chalkiness are important traits that influence grain yield and quality, respectively. Mining of genes for grain yield and appearance quality and clarification of their action modes...
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Natural variation of ClCCT promoter promotes flowering and dwarfing in adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi L.)
Available online 1 April 2025
The flowering time is a key trait that determines adaptation, yield and quality of crops. Adlay, a traditional cereal crop, has developed a distinctive agricultural industry in Southwest China and Southeast...
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Evapotranspiration partitioning and crop water productivity under varying planting densities of maize in north China
Available online 1 April 2025
Selecting an appropriate planting density is an effective way to improve crop water productivity (WPC). However, there is a lack of research on the balance between evapotranspiration (ET) partitioning,...
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Identification and characterization of Sr59-mediated stem rust resistance in a novel wheat-rye translocation T2BL·2BS-2RL
Available online 1 April 2025
Emerging new races of wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) are threatening global wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. Host resistance is the most effective and environmentally friendly...
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The pepper MAP4K kinase CaMAP4K3 negatively regulates drought resistance
Available online 1 April 2025
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are crucial in plant responses to various stresses. While the positioning of MAP4Ks within the canonical MAPK signaling module in plants remains controversial,...
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QTG-LGBM: A method of prioritizing causal genes in quantitative trait loci in maize
Available online 1 April 2025
Efficient and accurate identification of candidate causal genes within quantitative trait loci (QTL) is a significant challenge in genetic research. Conventional linkage analysis methods often require...
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