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Rhizobium rhizogenes A4?derived strains mediate hyper?efficient transient gene expression in Nicotiana?benthamiana and other solanaceous plants

- SummaryAgroinfiltration, a method utilizing agrobacteria to transfer DNA into plant cells, is widely used for transient gene expression in plants. Besides the commonly used Agrobacterium strains,...

Transcription Profiling of Potato Leaves in Response to Heat Stress at Single?Cell Resolution

- ABSTRACTPotato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a globally important food crop with considerable nutritional and economic value. Heat stress significantly inhibits potato plant growth and tuber development,...

Rural prosperity: the key to sustainable farm and food systems

- We highlight the tension in food systems between affordable food for all and prosperity of the rural communities that produce most of that food. Over the past six decades, global efforts to combat...

Climate-resilient, gender-responsive aqua-horticulture for rural nutrition and livelihoods: evidence from coastal region of India

- Enhancing rural women’s access to productive resources, technologies and services can significantly strengthen their contributions to rural development. Their reliance on natural resources...

Rice and food security amidst agricultural transformation in the highlands of northern Thailand

- Transformation of the highlands of northern Thailand holds lessons for agricultural development in other parts of the world, especially for the agroecosystems that sustain local populations while...

Pepino Mosaic Virus: A Globally Important Tomato Pathogen and a Rising Model in Molecular Virology

- Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) is a globally important tomato pathogen causing fruit quality losses. It comprises multiple genetic types and spreads via seed and mechanical contact. Lacking resistant...

First whole genome sequence of a diploid crop wild relative of the Andean tuber “oca”: Annotation and comparative genomic analysis of Oxalis oulophora

- AbstractOxalis oulophora, a diploid species closely related to the octoploid Andean tuber crop oca (Oxalis tuberosa), was selected for whole?genome sequencing to aid in understanding the origins of...

Variation of Durum Wheat Rhizosphere Fungal Pathobiome From Conventional to Sustainable Agronomic Strategies Across Growth Stages

- Conservation tillage and compost fertilisation boost rhizosphere microbial diversity and beneficial fungi while reducing pathogenic species in durum wheat. These sustainable practices significantly...

Mycorrhizal Allies in a Warming World: Reducing Fusarium Wilt in Tomato Under Simulated Heat and Water Stress

- Mycorrhizal inoculation with Micoseeds Plus suppressed Fusarium wilt severity and fungal colonisation in tomato, particularly under combined heat and drought stress. The treatment improved shoot...

Digging deeper: assessing soil quality in a diversity of conservation agriculture practices

- Conservation Agriculture (CA) aims to enhance soil quality through three main principles: minimizing mechanical soil disturbance, maximizing soil organic cover, and diversifying crop species....

Two Glutathione S?Transferase Genes Confer Resistance to Gibberella Ear Rot and Stalk Rot in Maize

- ABSTRACTPlant viruses drive widespread crop epidemics, yet the host plant responses across different cell types, particularly how these responses are influenced by cultivars with varying genetic...

Nitrogen Inhibitors Enhance Photosynthetic Potential by Delaying Maize Leaf Senescence Under Fertigation

- Under fertigation, the combined application of urea?ammonium nitrate solution with nitrogen cycle inhibitors optimized the spatiotemporal availability of nitrogen. By delaying leaf senescence,...

Agro ecological variability, technology adoption, and livelihoods in the Sundarbans delta: evidence from a baseline study

- This research investigates the socio-economic profile, land resources, cropping patterns, livelihood strategies, and technology adoption of farming households in two contrasting agro-ecological...

Cross?Species Transfer of the Maize NAM?ATAF1/2?CUC2 Transcription Factor ZmNAC2 Confers Disease Resistance in Transgenic Rice Without a Yield Penalty

- The maize ZmNAC2 gene, which encodes an NAM?ATAF1/2?CUC2 (NAC2) transcription factor, confers broad?spectrum disease resistance (BSR) when introduced into rice without compromising yield. BSS,...

Do maize chromosomes contribute to genetic variance in proportion to their size in elite populations?

- AbstractQuantitative trait loci (QTLs) are often assumed to be uniformly distributed across the genome in modeling and simulation studies. Our aim was to assess whether the contribution of each...

Integrative chromosome?scale genome analysis of cupuassu provides insights into witches' broom disease resistance and expands genomic resources for Theobroma

- AbstractCupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) is a fruit tree native to the Brazilian Amazon and increasingly relevant to regional bioeconomies. Its cultivation is severely affected by witches’ broom...

Integrated GWAS and Fst analysis identify flowering?time regulatory genes in maize

- AbstractFlowering time in maize is a complex quantitative trait regulated by multiple genes, and its genetic variation mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. In this study, we phenotypically...

Pangenome graph analysis reveals evolution of resistance breaking in spinach downy mildew

20/01/2026 - Filamentous plant pathogens secrete effectors to successfully establish...

Soil characteristics, land suitability and effect of trachyte and basalt rock powders on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield on Fluvisols in Cameroon's Sudano-Sahelian zone (Central Africa)

- The Sudano–Sahelian zone of Cameroon, characterized by a low annual rainfall, faces challenges in soil fertility preservation due to agricultural intensification and unsustainable practices....

The Nicotiana benthamiana Biofactory

Machine Learning?Driven Construction of High?Yielding Cucumber Plant Architectures in Greenhouse Environments

- Schematic summary of the machine learning?driven analysis for high?yield cucumber architecture. This study employs machine learning methods to analyze key shoot and root traits, building a predictive...

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