Cereals

Machine learning?based prediction of cereal rye cover crop biomass across diverse agroecosystems

- AbstractAccurate operational predictions of cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) biomass are critical for quantifying the agroecosystem services provided by cover crops and for guiding growers’...

Translational microbiomes in agriculture: microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production

Tandem MADS?Box Genes FUL2 and MADS1 Form a Regulatory Module to Repress Serotonin Biosynthesis via Direct ASMT5 Activation in Tomato Fruit

- ABSTRACTThe regulation of serotonin metabolism during fruit development and ripening remains poorly understood, despite its potential roles in plant defence and human nutrition. Here, we demonstrated...

H3K27me3?Mediated Epigenetic Silencing of FgHMG1 Enables Fungal Host Immune Evasion

- ABSTRACTHistone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) is essential for fungal pathogenicity, yet its contribution to pathogen–host interactions remains incompletely understood. Here, we profiled...

Rare Natural SNP Activates SHOOT APICAL MERISTEM ENLARGER1 to Increase Branch Number and Silique Number on the Main Inflorescence in Brassica napus

- ABSTRACTBrassica napus is the second most important oil crop worldwide. Number of primary branches (Branch number, BN) and silique number on the main inflorescence (SMI) are key yield?related...

Enhancing Metabolic Engineering in Medicinal Plants Through Prime Editing

- ABSTRACTThe Common Symbiosis Signalling Pathway (CSSP) underpins interactions between plants and microbes, yet its potential for crop improvement remains underexplored. Here, we investigated the...

Maternal Haploid Induction Through Egg Cell?Specific Endopeptidases in Brassica napus: A Step Forward Towards Hybrid Fixation

- ABSTRACTHybrid fixation is an emerging breeding tool that eliminates the need to purchase costly hybrid seeds on an annual basis. However, this technique is limited to Arabidopsis, rice, and soybean...

Optimizing productivity, profitability, and the carbon–energy nexus of the mustard–mungbean cropping system with micronized sulphonated urea

- Widespread sulfur (S) deficiency in India is attributed to crop intensification, the use of S-free fertilizers, reduced sulfur dioxide deposition, etc., which is one of the major factors for low...

Grassland 2.0—agroecosystems that care for us today while building capacity for future generations to do the same

- The environmental and social problems that industrial agriculture creates and relies upon, but also suffers from and responds to, are massive compared to, for instance, conservation interventions on...

Integrating agronomy into the framework of Sustainable Development Goals: a review

- Agronomy plays a foundational role in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing effective solutions to some of the most critical problems facing the world today,...

Foliar-applied double-stranded RNA is mobile, transfers to plant pathogens, and triggers RNAi

09/01/2026 - Foliar application of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) as RNA interference (RNAi)-based biopesticides represents a sustainable alternative to chemical-based crop protection strategies. A key feature of...

Potyviruses recruit host eIF4A3 to block m6A-mediated RNA decay by steric hindrance of viral RNA methylation in plants

08/01/2026 - N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a critical epitranscriptomic modification, regulates RNA metabolism and antiviral defenses. However, how pathogens evade m6A-mediated RNA decay in plants remains poorly...

Robustness of high?throughput prediction of leaf ecophysiological traits using near infrared spectroscopy and poro?fluorometry

- AbstractWater scarcity is a major threat to crop production and quality. Improving drought tolerance through variety selection requires a deeper understanding of plant ecophysiological responses, but...

Utilizing high?throughput phenotyping to identify metribuzin tolerance in winter wheat

- AbstractPlant breeders and weed scientists address weed management collaboratively by selecting for herbicide tolerance in breeding programs. Metribuzin, a Group 5 PSII?inhibiting herbicide, is...

Use of Split?Intein Proteins to Design a Small Molecule Biosensor in Plants

- ABSTRACTFruit shape is an important external quality trait that directly determines the market value. Modification of fruit shape has emerged as a key focus in crop improvement, but the regulatory...

Cover Crops as Nature?Based Climate Solutions in the Midwestern US: Potential Benefits, Knowledge Gaps, and Opportunities for Transdisciplinary Work

30/12/2025 - AbstractLess than 6% of US farmlands are cover cropped, an on?farm management practice with potential to sequester carbon and provide environmental co?benefits (e.g., improved soil health and water...

Interaction Between Sowing Date and Nitrogen Fertilization: Agronomic and Physiological Mechanisms Driving High Yield and Superior Grain Quality in Rice

- The graphical abstract illustrates the relationship between field management and grain quality assessment in rice, emphasizing the effects of climate data, nitrogen management, and variety...

Engineering resilience in woody plants: multi-omics, genome editing, and microbiome strategies to boost abiotic stress tolerance

- Woody plants are critical to human well-being, serving as major sources of biomass and increasingly recognized as promising biofuel resources. They contribute to climate regulation and act as...

Foliar application of surfactant-stabilized nanoscale zero-valent iron inhibits fluoranthene accumulation and alleviates phytotoxicity in tomato

- To inhibit the uptake and accumulation of fluoranthene (Flu) in tomatoes cultivated in Flu-contaminated soil, foliar application of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) was employed. The dispersion...

Hybrid kernels integrating genomic and multispectral data improve wheat genomic prediction accuracy

- AbstractGenomic selection (GS) is transforming plant breeding by enabling more accurate and efficient identification of superior genotypes. However, its practical implementation remains challenging,...

Molecular polymorphisms that underlie trait variation in crops: Lessons learned from soybean

- AbstractGenetic variation within a germplasm is important in crop improvement, providing a foundation for breeders to develop new varieties. Traits of agronomic and economic importance are often...

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