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mRNA Decay Mediates Evolution and Biological Functions in Plant Gene Expression

- ABSTRACTmRNA decay is a key post?transcriptional regulatory mechanism that fine?tunes plant development and stress adaptation through dynamic mRNA stability control, bridging fundamental biology and...

SlExp1 Genetically Interacts With Cell Wall?Modifying Enzymes to Coordinate Tomato Fruit Softening

- ABSTRACTMaize production is influenced by both macronutrient?driven growth and resistance to various abiotic and biotic stresses. While phosphorus (P) is essential for maize growth and productivity,...

Genetic Dissection of Wheat Heterosis Identifies Candidate Genes in Biparental and Diverse Hybrid Populations

- ABSTRACTUnderstanding how numerous heterotic quantitative trait loci (hQTL) shape heterosis and shifting from hQTL to candidate genes are central challenges. To address these challenges, we performed...

Single?Cell Transcriptomics Reveals the FA9–VAP Module Regulating Fatty Acid Accumulation in Soybean Seeds

- ABSTRACTAs a major commercial legume crop, soybean ranks among the world's most significant sources of edible oil and plant protein. We previously identified a SEIPIN homologue (FA9) at the fatty...

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Bacillus velezensis strain FZB42

- AbstractThe conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State...

Plastic mulching in agriculture: agronomic performance, residual film hazards, and green development strategies

- Agricultural film mulching is a key agronomic practice for improving water and thermal resource use and ensuring food security, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. However, long-term reliance...

Access, not ability: gender disparities in access to smartphone-based AI advisory tools for banana disease management among smallholder farmers in Rwanda

- Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered decision support tools can strengthen crop disease management, but their benefits reach farmers only when access is equitable. This study investigated how gender...

Regeneration, genetic transformation, and gene editing in Vaccinium species: current progress and future directions

03/06/2026 - Vaccinium is one of the most economically significant genera in the Ericaceae family, with breeding efforts substantially improving yield, fruit quality, and adaptation, contributing to the...

Polyploidization contributes to the forms, heights, and species richness of plants

11/06/2026 - Whether plant life form influences the long-term persistence of polyploid lineages remains an important unresolved question in plant evolution. Previous studies have suggested that perennial...

OVATE family protein 6 interacts with CONSTANS-LIKE 3 to regulate bolting by transcriptional control of FLOWERING LOCUS T/TERMINAL FLOWER 1 family genes in lettuce

05/06/2026 - As one of the most globally cultivated vegetables, lettuce’s commercial yield is severely compromised by premature bolting, an undesirable agronomic trait that diminishes crop quality and market...

Simulation of annual productivity and water dynamics of the winter wheat–summer maize production system

22/10/2026 - This study focuses on the winter wheat–summer maize double-cropping system and aims to develop an annual process model that can accurately simulate crop growth and development along with soil...

The economic value of integrated pest management in New York State Agriculture: a 4-decade program evaluation of Cornell IPM, 1985–2025

02/11/2026 - Integrated pest management (IPM) programs help farmers manage pest risk, reduce unnecessary pesticide use, improve decision timing, and support economically viable production systems. Public IPM...

Mutations in the SdhB and SdhD Genes Confer Resistance to Succinate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor Fungicides in Australian Populations of Leptosphaeria maculans

- Resistance to the SDHI fungicides is discovered and characterised in a major oilseed pathogen, Leptosphaeria maculans. Mutations are found in genes encoding two subunits of the SDH complex, and their...

Leveraging environmental data and dominance effects in genomic prediction may accelerate genetic gain in hybrid sunflower

- AbstractGenomic prediction improves the efficiency of plant breeding by allowing the performance of a new, untested genotype to be predicted without conducting field trials. There is a dearth of...

Wilt Disease on Passion Fruit in Brazil Is Caused by Members of the Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex and Fusarium udum

- Fusarium triseptatum, F. kalimantanense, and Fusarium inflexum Clade, all members of the Fusarium oxysporum species complex FOSC, together with F. udum, a member of the Fusarium fujikuroi species...

Hairy Root Disease in Hydroponic Crops: Taxonomy, Pathogenesis, Microbiome Dynamics and Management

- Mobile Ri plasmids confer rhizogenic function across diverse bacterial lineages, while recirculating hydroponics promotes bacterial redistribution and a persistent transformed?root phenotype...

Characterisation and Pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae Species Associated With Avocado in South Africa

- Avocado productivity in South Africa is constrained by members of the Botryosphaeriaceae fungal family. From 249 isolates across orchards and nurseries, 11 species were identified. Neofusicoccum...

Deciphering argumentation on the regulation of genome?edited crops in academic publications: A systematic review

- Genome editing technologies such as CRISPR?Cas are reshaping debates about the future of agriculture, yet disagreement over how these crops should be regulated remains widespread. This study...

Action plan for controlling Amaranthus palmeri in maize fields of Aragón (Spain): An economic assessment under uncertainty

- Invasive weeds pose a global challenge to sustainable agriculture, threatening productivity while increasing the costs and uncertainty of crop management. Using 6?years of experimental evidence, we...

Farmer and advisor perspectives on soil amendments: motivators, barriers, and insights for scaling

30/10/2026 - Tanya Santalahti Eija Hagelberg Erika Albrecht Karoliina Rimhanen Traci Birge Jenna Bergholm Jaana Uusi-Kämppä Ville Kankare Elina Kasvi a Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku,...

Phytate-bound phosphorus in horse nutrition: Digestive utilization, phytase supplementation, and environmental implications

- In equine nutrition, phosphorus (P) is a critical nutrient essential for bone development, energy metabolism, and various physiological functions. However, the bioavailability of phosphorus in common...

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