Cereals

The ZmCOP1s–ZmCOL3 Module Enhances Late Flowering, Grain Yield and Grain Quality in Maize

- ABSTRACTFlowering time is a key determinant of yield and regional adaptation in crops and is largely controlled by light signalling. In this study, we identified two maize orthologs of Arabidopsis...

Three Decades of China's Bt Cotton: Achievements and Insights

- ABSTRACTCotton is a vital natural fibre crop with significant economic value worldwide. In response to the threat of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), the China government initiated a research...

The Roles of Agricultural Credit, Financial Development, and Renewable Energy for Food Security

- ABSTRACTAccess to credit and renewable energy adoption are crucial for promoting food security in emerging economies. This study examines the long?term impact of agricultural credit, financial...

Agricultural socialized services, crop structure shift toward grain production, and farmers' cultivated land quality protection: evidence from major grain-producing regions in China

- IntroductionThe protection and improvement of cultivated land quality are at the core of ensuring national food security and promoting sustainable agricultural development. Farmers are the main...

Knowledge graph-based analysis of registered pesticide coverage for medicinal crops: a case study of 10 representative Chinese herbal medicines

- BackgroundThe Chinese medicinal material (CMM) industry faces a persistent dilemma of lacking legally registered pesticides. This study aims to provide data-driven support to resolve this issue and...

CRISPR/Cas gene editing for plant resistance to pests, diseases, and herbicide: application, risk assessment, and safety evaluation

- Volume 17, Issue 1, December 2026.

Effects of Agricultural Practices on Biodiversity: A Review

- ABSTRACTThe loss of biodiversity has become a major concern in the 21st century. The current agricultural model is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss; however, agriculture can also help...

Drought and Diversification?Mediated Soil Legacies Influence Plant Growth and Rhizosheath Formation

- ABSTRACTWhile drought legacy effects are widely reported, how distinct soil biological legacies created by diversification of crops through rotation influence plant performance remains largely...

Efficacy of Putative Botanical Fumigants and Fungicides Against Soil?Borne Fungal Pathogens in Wheat

- ABSTRACTThe negative effects of pesticides for humans and environment have encouraged research into natural control means to protect crops from biotic stresses. This study evaluated the antifungal...

Chemical Priming by Neonicotinoids Unveils CaNEN4 as a Susceptibility Gene Against Phytophthora capsici in Pepper

- IMI/TMX priming induces resistance to Phytophthora capsici by balancing ROS and suppressing RNA?seq?identified susceptibility genes, including CaNEN4, for sustainable management of pepper...

Protein Language Model?Driven Optimisation of Antimicrobial Peptide Pth?Ca1 Against Pectobacterium brasiliense Using ESMFold?Predicted Structures and the ESM?3 Model

- AI (ESM?3/ESMFold) was used to design a potent antimicrobial peptide, Design_1867, derived from a plant defensin (Pth?Ca1). Design_1867 exhibits enhanced antibacterial activity by forming...

Machine learning and multi?omic analysis reveal contrasting recombination landscape of A and C subgenomes of winter oilseed rape

- AbstractMeiotic recombination is essential for generating genetic diversity, driving plant evolution, and enabling crop improvement, yet its uneven distribution across genomes constrains breeding...

Correction to “Exon disruptive variants in Populus trichocarpa associated with wood properties exhibit distinct gene expression patterns”

- AbstractBread wheat (Triticum aestivum) remains a major source of food and calories globally, yet its vast genome, polyploidy, and high number of repetitive sequences make genomic research...

Randomization across breeding cohorts improves the accuracy of conventional and genomic selection

- AbstractBreeding programs conventionally evaluate cohorts in separate trials; however, environmental differences across testing areas can be confounded with genetic differences between cohorts,...

Harnessing genomic resources for passion fruit improvement: Progress and prospects

- AbstractPassion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is a highly nutritious horticultural crop cultivated widely across tropical and subtropical regions. Despite decades of breeding efforts that have led to the...

Introgression of wild barley alleles improves seedlings salinity tolerance in the nested association mapping HEB?400 population

- AbstractClimate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of abiotic stresses that threaten global food security by reducing crop productivity. Among these, saline stress poses a serious...

Ustilago hordei Delivers Heterologous Fungal Effectors for Screening and Characterisation in Wheat

- Ustilago hordei, a barley pathogen, has been engineered to deliver effectors of fungal pathogens in wheat. Necrosis?inducing activities of Parastagonospora nodorum effectors SnTOX1 and SnTOX3 can...

Weeds in a changing climate: Competitors or service plants?

- Reducing herbicide use and preparing agroecosystems for climate change are two top priorities on the global policy agenda. Here, we explore whether these two challenges can be tackled simultaneously....

Mapping the fertosphere's phosphorus availability distribution in a field trial using a novel diffusive gradients in thin-films (fDGT) technique

- Phosphorus (P) is limiting to crop growth worldwide and optimising P fertiliser use is essential for maintaining crop productivity and avoiding negative environmental impacts. To achieve this, a...

Decadal climate variability and increasing exposure of Chilean agriculture

- AbstractCentral Chile has undergone a steady shift from traditional annual crops to fruit orchards and vineyards, and a decline in the area dedicated to annual crops. This transition coincides with a...

A comprehensive review of classification, mechanisms, application and future prospects for antimicrobial peptides

- Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a versatile and innovative class of biomolecules with unique mechanisms of action, including membrane disruption, immunomodulation, and multi-target synergy,...

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