Cereals

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...

Diverse reference genomes detect variants in the US winter wheat

- AbstractThe first hexaploid bread wheat reference genome from Chinese Spring was released in 2018 by the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium and is considered as the industry standard...

CRISPR?induced knockouts reveal a dual role for the soybean NFR5? gene in symbiotic nitrogen fixation and root hair development

- AbstractNitrogen fixation in soybeans, facilitated by symbiotic interactions with rhizobia, is a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. However, the...

Singularity of Pathogen Isolates: Assessment and Applications

- An important output of pathogen monitoring is to provide early warning to crop producers when a new pathotype/genotype is identified in a region. The singularity approach provides an additional tool...

From Spectroscopy to Nanophotonics: Cutting?Edge Optical Methods in Plant Disease Detection

- This review highlights cutting?edge optical methods—Raman spectroscopy and nanopore sequencing—for early, non?invasive plant disease detection, enabling precision agriculture and sustainable food...

Introgression of Leptosphaeria maculans Resistance From Hexaploid Brassica Into Brassica napus

- Blackleg resistance was introgressed from resistant hexaploid Brassica. Phenotyping and genotyping was conducted to determine the presence of known resistance genes. The absence of resistance...

Temporal genetic relationships between growth, development, and malting quality in winter barley (Hordeum vulgare) using aerial imagery

- AbstractGrain characteristics are the cumulative product of growth and development throughout the growing season. In barley (Hordeum vulgare), these traits determine the grain's value for malting...

Artificial intelligence?powered plant phenomics: Progress, challenges, and opportunities

- AbstractArtificial intelligence (AI), a key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is being rapidly integrated into plant phenomics to automate sensing, accelerate data analysis, and support...

CRISPR/Cas9?Mediated Base Editing of SiGS1 Confers Glufosinate Resistance in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica)

- ABSTRACTAdenine base editors (ABEs) produce precise A?to?G conversion in the genomic target sites without causing double?strand breaks. However, the hyperactive adenosine deaminase TadA8e raises...

Production Status, Breeding Priorities and Genetic Resources of Cowpea in Post?Civil War Somalia

- ABSTRACTOver the past three decades, Somalia has experienced recurrent civil conflic and prolonged droughts. These crises have displaced farming communities, weakened traditional seed systems and...

South Asia-specific adaptation of Mediterranean diet principles: a mixed-methods review for practical and sustainable dietary habits

- South Asia, home to nearly 2 billion people, faces a dual burden of persistent malnutrition and rapidly rising rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Dietary patterns are...

The ClWRKY53-ClBCM/ClSGR module controls plant senescence via chlorophyll degradation in watermelon

03/09/2025 - Senescence is a complex biological process coordinately regulated by multiple genes at the molecular level. Deciphering its regulatory mechanisms holds significant potential for enhancing crop yield...

Selenium phytofortification: enhanced stress resistance and nutraceutical enrichment in horticultural crops

03/09/2025 - As a bridge between human health and plant nutrition, Selenium (Se) phytofortification represents a promising strategy for achieving a safe and effective dietary Se supplementation. Due to chemical...

Auxin affects gene editing efficiency through regulating chromatin accessibility and plant regeneration process

03/09/2025 - Improving gene editing efficiency has been a prominent research focus with the increasing application of CRISPR/Cas9 in crop genetic enhancement. In this study, we demonstrated that increasing...

Interspecific hybridization history of Vaccinium berry crops and potential in wild relatives

17/09/2025 - Wild species have been extensively used as a reservoir of genetic variability in plant breeding. Both blueberries and cranberries are crops from the highly diverse Vaccinium genus that have benefited...

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