Abiotic stress responses in crop plants: A multi-scale approach
January 2026
•Abiotic stresses reduce crop yield and quality.•Plants adapt to abiotic stresses through morpho-physiological and molecular mechanisms.•Water stress lowers amylose but boosts stress-related proteins...
Plant-pathogen interactions and transmissions: Unraveling the complex role of pathogen vectors in disease ecology
July 2026
•Multifaceted roles of vectors in pathogen transmissions.•Mechanistic insights into transmission pathways.•Physiological interactions in vector-pathogen-host systems.•Strategic significance for sustainable...
Global trends in the commercialization of genetically modified crops in 2024
April 2026
•The study systematically analyzes the spatial distribution pattern and regional evolution driving mechanism of global genetically modified (GM) crops in 2024.•The global planting area of GM crops reaches...
Crop photosynthetic response to light quality and light intensity
January 2021
Under natural conditions, plants constantly encounter various biotic and abiotic factors, which can potentially restrict plant growth and development and even limit crop productivity. Among various...
Potato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans: From molecular interactions to integrated management strategies
December 2022
Over 170 years after the infamous Irish Potato Famine, potato late blight (PLB) caused by Phytophthora infestans remains the single most devastating disease of global potato production, causing up to...
Towards a better understanding of auxin response factors for improving cereal crops
August 2026
•Auxin response factor (ARF) gene families in the big three cereal crops are classified together to facilitate functional prediction.•Nomenclatures for previously reported ARFs are revised to the family...
Microbial bioinputs in Brazilian agriculture
February 2026
•Describes major categories, mechanisms of action, and global challenges of microbial bioinputs.•Summarizes Brazil's manufacturing infrastructure for bioinput production.•Discusses Brazilian bioinput...
What factors control plant height?
June 2024
Plant height (PH) is one of the most important components of the plant ideotype, and it affects plant biomass, yield, lodging resistance, and the ability to use mechanized harvesting. Since many complex...
Seaweed as a feed additive to mitigate enteric methane emissions in ruminants: Opportunities and challenges
April 2025
•Asparagopsis taxiformis has demonstrated significant potential in reducing enteric methane emissions in ruminants, achieving reductions of up to 99% in vitro and in vivo, primarily due to its bromoform...
Current insights into neonatal calf diarrheal etiology and the therapeutic role of probiotics
September 2026
•This review systematically analyzes the multifactorial etiology of neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD), highlighting the critical role of gut microbiota dysbiosis in driving pathogen invasion and intestinal...
Advances in Effects of Sound Waves on Plants
February 2014
Sound waves technology has been applied to different plants. It has been found that sound waves were at different frequencies, sound pressure levels (SPLs), exposure periods, and distances from the...
Trends in the global commercialization of genetically modified crops in 2023
December 2024
The commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops has increased food production, improved crop quality, reduced pesticide use, promoted changes in agricultural production methods, and become...
SBEIIb is responsible for the chalk2 phenotype by regulating the formation of resistant starch in indica rice
July 2026
•A novel OsSBEIIb allele was identified in an indica rice mutant.•The OsSBEIIb mutation increases the resistant starch (RS) content in raw rice flour, as well as in retrograded and heated rice.•The...
Integrating artificial intelligence and high-throughput phenotyping for crop improvement
June 2024
Crop improvement is crucial for addressing the global challenges of food security and sustainable agriculture. Recent advancements in high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) technologies and artificial intelligence...
Long-term combined application of organic and inorganic fertilizers increases crop yield sustainability by improving soil fertility in maize–wheat cropping systems
January 2025
•NPKM improves the sustainability of crop grain yield and soil quality.•NPKS accelerates acid soil acidification, reduces soil quality and crop productivity.•Crop grain yield and its sustainability...
Farmers’ preferences for agricultural drone services under uncertainty: A choice experiment in Hubei, China
June 2026
•Small farmers are willing to adopt agricultural drone services when collective hiring is feasible.•Farmers prefer drone services provided by local suppliers with contracts.•Farmers who are younger,...
The genetic control of long sterile lemma during African rice domestication
August 2026
•The first long sterile lemma gene lsl3 of African cultivated rice was reported.•The geographical distribution analysis of the lsl3 haplotypes provides a reference for the molecular evolution of African...
Identification and validation of two QTLs associated with Fusarium head blight resistance in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
August 2026
•New major quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance were detected.•Stacking above QTL markedly increased resistance against both FHB and deoxynivalenol (DON)....
Impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) implementation on agricultural sector in regional countries: A global value chain perspective
January 2025
•The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) boosts the value-added to agricultural exports for most member countries, particularly in competitive industries.•RCEP is conducive to fostering...
A genome-wide association study revealed that GmRGD14 positively regulates the root dry weight in soybeans
August 2026
•Seven loci containing stable SNPs significantly associated with the root dry weight (RDW) were identified.•GmRGD14 in qRDW14-2 positively regulated the RDW.•GmRGD14 was selected during soybean dom...
Geographical origin authentication of fruits: A decadal review (2014–2024) of technological progress and outlook
July 2026
•Multi-omics integration improves accuracy but faces key markers selection challenges.•Machine learning should shift from high-accuracy prediction to interpretable inference for origin certification.•Agricultural...
Important role and benefits of Azolla plants in the management of agroecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable rice production in Southeast Asia
August 2025
●An Azolla-based model for sustainable crop production and enhancing agroecosystem services in Southeast Asia is demonstrated.●The identification of Azolla species and several aspects of their benefits...
A review of rural transformation studies: Definition, measurement, and indicators
December 2023
The paper reviews studies of rural transformation in three dimensions - definition, measurement, and indicators - and summarises the findings of rural transformation research. The scope of rural transformation...
A genome-wide association study integrated with transcriptome analysis to identify boron efficiency-related candidate genes and favorable haplotypes in Brassica napus L.
July 2026
•A natural population of Brassica napus with 391 accessions was employed to identify boron (B) efficiency-related beneficial alleles with genome-wide association study (GWAS).•BnaA03g29020D, BnaA03g29440D,...
Two genes of cytochrome P450 regulate plant height via brassinosteroid biosynthesis in Brassica napus
August 2026
•This study identified two cytochrome P450 genes, BnaA10.CYP90A1 and BnaC09.CYP90A1, as key regulators of plant height in Brassica napus, highlighting their roles in brassinosteroid biosynthesis and...