Cereals

Mechanical Strength: An Unrecognised Target in the Genetic Improvement of Crops

- ABSTRACTLeaf angle (LA) is a crucial agronomic trait influencing planting density and crop yield. Previous research highlighted the importance of cellular variations in the ligular region for...

The BAHD Acyltransferase Gene Family: Evolutionary Dynamics, Biochemical Mechanisms, and Roles in Plant Stress Adaptation

- BAHD acyltransferases drive metabolic diversification in plants by coupling conserved catalytic scaffolds with regulatory flexibility, enabling stress adaptation and ecological...

Transgenic Lepidopteran?Pests?Resistant and Herbicide?Tolerant Cotton Through Transfer of Cry1Ab?vip3Aa and Cp4?epsps+bar Genes

- ABSTRACTEfficient nitrogen (N) uptake is critical for crop yield, but soil salinization inhibits plant nitrogen acquisition. In this study, the nitrate (NO3?) transporter gene SsNRT2.5 and its...

Time?Resolved Transcriptomics Reveal Core and Genotype?Specific Pathways Underlying Thermotolerance in Wheat

- ABSTRACTHeat stress increasingly threatens global wheat production as extreme temperature events become more frequent under climate change. To better understand the molecular basis of...

The Lsm1–7 complex couples 3?-end protection to histone H4 acetylation to maintain mRNA homeostasis in Fusarium graminearum

10/03/2026 - Eukaryotic messenger RNA (mRNA) homeostasis requires precise coordination between synthesis and decay, yet the mechanisms governing this balance in fungal pathogens remain elusive. Here we provide a...

Plant Peptides on the Rise: From Historical Insight to Future Applications

- ABSTRACTPlant peptides constitute a rapidly expanding class of signalling molecules essential to plant physiology, mediating key processes such as development, stress adaptation, and immune...

DNAwhisper: An Integrated Deep Learning Pyramidal Framework for Multi?Trait Genomic Prediction and Adaptive Marker Prioritisation

- ABSTRACTGenomic selection (GS) is critical for accelerating genetic gain in modern plant breeding. Deep learning approaches offer powerful non?linear representation capabilities for modelling...

Farmers' perceptions and management of bacterial wilt disease: the case of gboma eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon L.) in Benin

- Volume 24, Issue 1, December 2026.

A Modelling Framework to Estimate Vector Dispersal and Disease Spread in an Important Agricultural Pathosystem

- A model of aphid?vectored BYDV highlights the importance of the interaction between aphid and viral genetic and species diversity on the risk presented by crop disease. The modelling framework offers...

Mechanistic Insights for Microbiome Application in Plant Disease Resistance

- This review summarises the mechanisms underlying plant?guided microbiome modulation and probiotic?mediated disease suppression. Additionally, it highlights the challenges to be addressed for a better...

Exotic Genetic Lineages Rapidly Replace Established Exserohilum turcicum Populations in the Swiss Rhine Valley

- A metagenomic survey of northern corn leaf blight in Swiss maize revealed a temporal shift from a dominant European clonal lineage to genetically diverse tropical lineages between 2016–2017 and...

Molecular Characterisation of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Isolates From Central Europe Based on Complete Genome Sequences

- Analysis of wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) genome sequences reveals a high genetic similarity, with a single recombination event within the European population. Purifying selection plays a key role...

Crop genotypic richness enhances biomass production and phosphorus acquisition in maize?mycorrhiza symbiosis

- Our study tests how soil and plant biodiversity can enhance sustainability of crop production in Kenya. We tested whether mixtures of maize varieties performed better than monocultures and tested...

Unveiling the health?promoting potential of Sudanese sorghum landraces: A legacy rooted in Eastern Sudan, Kassala, and the Red Sea States

- Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this...

Breeding for multi?stress resilience in crops: Myth or possibility?

- Climate change threatens millions of farmers worldwide by exposing crops to multiple concurrent or sequential environmental stresses such as drought, heat, waterlogging, and diseases. Although crops...

Challenges in Bringing Pangenome Research Into Breeding: A Case Study in Rice

- ABSTRACTCrop breeding has entered the pangenomics era, unlocking a far more comprehensive view of genetic diversity than a single reference genome can capture. In rice (Oryza sativa), a staple crop...

The miR171a?TaSCL6?1 Module Acts Downstream of miR164?Targeted TaNAC21/22 to Regulate Leaf Rust Resistance in Wheat

- ABSTRACTWheat leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, poses a significant threat to global wheat production. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of plant growth, development and stress...

Loss?of?Function Mutation in CER2?LIKE1 Reduced Accumulation of Cuticular Wax and Susceptibility to Thrips in Welsh Onion

- ABSTRACTCuticular waxes can form a hydrophobic barrier on aerial plant surfaces, which is essential for mediating plant?environment interactions by providing protection against both biotic and...

Using Preliminary Consumer Insight to Enhance the Perceived Quality of a New Apple Cultivar (Malus domestica Borkh. Cv. ANABP 01) with a View to Maximizing Crop Utilisation

- Volume 26, Issue 1, December 2026.

Dissecting multi?rust resistance in wheat through genome?wide association study, haplotype analysis, and marker validation

- AbstractWheat is a major global staple food affected by three diseases: leaf rust (LR), stem rust (SR), and stripe rust (YR), all of which can cause substantial yield losses. Identifying genotypes...

Citrus Viroids in Northeastern Argentina: Diversity, Pathogenic Determinants and Host Interactions

- This work presents the first molecular characterisation of citrus viroids in northeastern Argentina, identifying CEVd, HSVd and CDVd variants. Sequence polymorphisms correlated with pathogenicity in...

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