Cereals

Cereals

AtMYB72 as a Biotechnological Tool to Overcome Phenylpropanoid Substrate Limitation and Enhance Coumarin Biosynthesis in Plants
- ABSTRACTLow temperature is a critical abiotic stress that imposes major constraints on the sustainable development of the fruit tree industry. Although exogenous dopamine has been shown to enhance...
The Wheat CRK?RLCK?MAPKs Signalling Module Confers High?Temperature All?Stage Resistance to Stripe Rust
- ABSTRACTAs global warming continues, rising temperatures significantly alter the interactions between wheat and the stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). Utilising...
The Nicotiana benthamiana Biofactory
- 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,...
WRKY Transcription Factors: Integral Regulators of Defence Responses to Biotic Stress in Crops
- ABSTRACTCrops are continually challenged by biotic stresses, including fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens and insect pests, which cause substantial yield and quality losses worldwide. WRKY...
Compound Drought and Temperature Events Intensify Wheat Yield Loss in Australia
12/01/2026 - AbstractThe escalation in extreme weather events has raised concerns for agriculture. The quantification of the impacts of extreme events on crop yield has predominantly concentrated on individual...
Safety evaluation of the food enzyme aspergillopepsin I from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain DP?Nzq40
- AbstractThe food enzyme aspergillopepsin I (EC 3.4.23.18) is produced with the genetically modified microorganismTrichoderma reesei strain DP?Nzq40 by Danisco US Inc. The genetic modifications do not...
Environmental Impacts of Agri?Photovoltaics Systems on Local Ecosystems
- ABSTRACTAgri?photovoltaic (Agri?PV) systems integrate agricultural production with solar energy generation on the same land, offering a promising response to the dual global challenges of food...
Combined Effects of Soluble Dietary fiber and Its Bound Phenolics From Lemon Peel on Physicochemical, Digestive, and Structural Properties of Gelatinized Corn Starch
- This study systematically compared the effects of soluble dietary fiber?phenolic conjugates, dephenolized fiber, and bound phenolics from lemon peel on the physicochemical, digestive, and structural...
Adoption drivers and diversification barriers in Indian rice cultivation: pathways to sustainable agriculture
- IntroductionRice cultivation is of significant importance to India’s agrarian economy; however, its prolonged dominance has led to serious sustainability concerns, viz., groundwater depletion, soil...
Microbial consortia enhance wheat productivity, plant nutrition and soil fertility in Vertisols of Central India
- Sustaining wheat productivity while safeguarding soil health is a pressing challenge in intensive production systems, particularly in the nutrient-immobilizing Vertisols. Conventional reliance on...
Effect of coal ash fly zeolite and Bacillus subtilis on water-use efficiency of chickpea grown under water deficit
- Chickpea cultivation may be considered strategic for improving sustainability in Mediterranean cropping systems; however, global warming and drought may pose limitations to yield stability. Soil...
Integrating Nano-DAP and inductive cum targeted-yield equations to improve maize productivity and nutrient use efficiency in Alfisols of Karnataka
- IntroductionSoil-specific nutrient management is critical for improving maize (Zea mays L.) productivity in Alfisols, where imbalanced fertilization and low nutrient use efficiency often limit...
The response of the abandoned fallow soil microbiome to wheat cultivation and the use of biofertilizer
- IntroductionThe re-involvement of fallow soils in agriculture is a pressing issue in ensuring food safety. We used the soil microbiome as an indicator of the state of fallow land in the taiga...
Valorization of paddy straw through fermented organic manure: a circular economy approach for low carbon agriculture
- Crop residue burning, particularly of paddy straw, is a prevalent agricultural practice in India that significantly contributes to air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil degradation,...
Linking the nutritional status to agriculture and food systems in Rwanda: evidence and policy implications
- BackgroundThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2, aim to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. Despite this noble global...
Responses of Root Microbiome and Metabolome Are Linked to Crop Disease Severity
- ABSTRACTPlant microorganisms are an essential component of the host and perform critical functions in plant development and health. Emerging evidence shows that plants use their root exudates to...
Effects of Lipopolysaccharide Core Modulation on Outer Membrane Protein Function and Virulence in Pectobacterium carotovorum
- The LPS core is critical for virulence in Pectobacterium carotovorum, as its truncation disrupts outer membrane protein assembly, reducing protease secretion, motility, and soft rot...
The VlMYB149?VlHIPP30 Regulatory Module Enhances Grapevine Resistance to Botrytis cinerea by Activating the Antioxidant System and Copper Metabolism
- The VlMYB149?VlHIPP30 module collaboratively facilitates Cu2+ accumulation and activates the ROS scavenging pathway to enhance the resistance to grey mould in grapevine.ABSTRACTGrapevine, as an...
The role of trust in wildlife damage response systems: One step towards coexistence between livestock farming and large carnivores?
- AbstractWildlife damage to livestock and crops is the primary cause of conflict and a major barrier to human–wildlife coexistence across Europe and beyond. Data on such damages play a key role in...
Extensive phenotyping and genome?wide analysis of grain number?related traits in a diverse wheat core collection
- AbstractBread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important staple crops globally. Grain number per spikelet (GPS) is an important yield component in wheat. It is influenced by floret...
Potato dihaploids uncover diverse alleles to facilitate diploid potato breeding
- AbstractCommercial potato (Solanum tuberosum) in North America is a clonal autotetraploid crop, which complicates breeding. Efforts are underway to convert potato to a diploid inbred?hybrid crop,...