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ISSN: 2095-3119
CN: 10-1039/S
e-ISSN: 2352-3425

The ABA-inducible gene IbTSJT1 positively regulates drought tolerance in transgenic sweetpotato

●IbTSJT1 positively regulates drought tolerance in sweetpotato.●IbABF2 activates the expression of IbTSJT1 by directly binding to its promoter.●IbTSJT1 enhances drought tolerance by inducing stomatal...

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Identification of a TOR signaling pathway gene as a candidate target for reproductive management of Adelphocoris suturalis

•The target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway plays a crucial role in Adelphocoris suturalis reproductive regulation.•RNAi-mediated knockdown of TOR-related genes of A. suturalis reduces its fertility.•A...

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Creation of purple leaf peanut germplasm through metabolic engineering of the betalain biosynthesis pathway

•A novel peanut germplasm with purple leaves has been created.•RUBY can serve as an effective visible reporter in peanut transformation....

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Tracing the contribution of cattle farms to methane emissions through bibliometric analyses

•Methane emissions contribute substantially to climate change. The current study aids in identifying research trends and interests.•Contributions of cattle farms to methane emissions were studied through...

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Dietary fat supplement affected energy and nitrogen metabolism efficiency and shifted rumen fermentation toward glucogenic propionate production via enrichment of Succiniclasticum in male twin lambs

●High-throughput sequencing showed that pre-weaning fat addition led to an increase in Proteobacteria phyla and Succinivibrio genera.●The same fat addition decreased the relative abundance of Clostridium...

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Overexpression of the apple m6A demethylase gene MdALKBH1A regulates resistance to heat stress and fixed-carbon starvation

•MdALKBH1A is confirmed as m6A demethylase in apple.•MdALKBH1A regulates the stability of plasma membrane, antioxidant system and reduces high-temperature resistance.•MdALKBH1A improves plasma membrane...

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16S amplicon sequencing and untargeted metabolomics reveal changes in rumen microorganisms and metabolic pathways involved in the reduction of methane by cordycepin

●Cordycepin significantly reduces methane production in in vitro rumen fermentation.●The in vitro rumen fermentation type gradually shifts from acetate formation to propionate formation with the addition...

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Oral secretions: A key molecular interface of plant–insect herbivore interactions

•Oral secretions of insect herbivores are complex mixture of biological molecules, living microbes, and inorganic solvents.•Specific components of insect oral secretions have been demonstrated to confer...

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The high quality genome of potherb mustard Xuecai (Brassica juncea var. multiceps) provides new insights into leaf shape variation

•The genome of the potherb mustard was sequenced and assembled.•An increase in copy number and elevated transcript expression of the BjRCO genes resulted in the development of multipinnately lobed leaves...

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Fine mapping and discovery of MIR172e, a candidate gene required for inflorescence development and lower floret abortion in maize ear

●MIR172e is essential for inflorescence development and grain size in maize.●The miR172e/EREB197 regulatory module is pivotal in controlling lower floret abortion in maize ear.●Mutations in MIR172e...

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Gas production characteristics of oats and tritical silages and techniques for reducing gas emissions

•Gas production of oats and tritical silages reaches to the peak within the first 9 d.•Adding LP or corn meal reduces cumulative gas volume and mitigates CH4, CO2 and N2O emissions.•Gas production is...

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Crop straw incorporation increases the soil carbon stock by improving the soil aggregate structure without stimulating soil heterotrophic respiration

•SOC stocks are significantly increased after 11-year crop straw incorporation.•Crop straw incorporation significantly enhances soil aggregate structure.•50% chopped straw incorporation delivers the...

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The communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi established by different winter green manures in paddy fields promote post-cropping rice production

•Winter green manures achieve a direct improvement of the AMF spore pool.•AMF communities established by winter green manure improves rice yield.•The AMF dominant genera Glomus of winter ryegrass could...

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Low carbon and high feed efficiency in animals

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A barley SS2a single base mutation at the splicing site leads to obvious changes in starch

●A single base mutation at the splicing receptor site of SS2a resulted in gene inactivation in barley.●The mutant line exhibited increased amylose and resistant starch content.●The morphology and size...

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Seaweed as a feed additive to mitigate enteric methane emissions in ruminants: Opportunities and challenges

•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...

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A meta-analysis to explore the impact of straw decomposing microorganism inoculant-amended straw on soil organic carbon stocks

•Co-application of SDMI and straw is a climate-smart straw management practice.•SDMI-amended straw significantly increases SOC stock by 1.51% at ICNR>25.•EDSR, SDMIR, and MAP are drivers of SDMI-amended...

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The enhancements of pore morphology and size distribution by straw return are mediated by increases in aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen

•Pore morphological characteristics are primarily influenced by long-term straw return.•C and N contents shift between aggregates and SOC fractions within aggregates.•Higher C and N contents increase...

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Effects of ratios of yak to cattle inocula on methane production and fiber digestion in rumen in vitro cultures

●Ratios of yak (YRI) and cattle rumen inoculum (CRI) incubated substrate.●Methane decreased, while fiber digestibility and volatile fatty acids increased with an increase in YRI.●Metabolic hydrogen...

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Crossing latitude introduction delayed flowering and facilitated dry matter accumulation of soybean as a forage crop

●Cross-latitude introduction from low to high increased soybean dry matter production by delayed flowering.●Dry matter accumulation rate was the main factor determining soybean forage yield.●Varieties...

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Research on the estimation of wheat AGB at the entire growth stage based on improved convolutional features

•Developed a novel biomass estimation model, AUR-50, with an average R² exceeding 0.77.•Enhanced model accuracy by integrating convolutional features into traditional image features.•Reduced the impact...

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Inclusion of sorghum grain rich in condensed tannins in the diet of steers did not affect the nitrogen utilization efficiency but increased the urine nitrous oxide emissions

●Dietary inclusion of sorghum grain increased faecal nitrogen excretion in steers.●Dietary inclusion of sorghum grain did not affect nitrogen utilization efficiency in steers.●Dietary inclusion of sorghum...

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Proteomic analysis revealed the function of PoElp3 in development, pathogenicity, and autophagy through the tRNA-mediated translation efficiency in the rice blast fungus

●Overexpression of two of the tRNAs, tK(UUU) and tQ(UUG) could rescue the defects in ΔPoelp3 strain.●PoErp9, a sphingolipid C9-methyltransferase, was translationally regulated by PoElp3.●ΔPoerp9 phenotypically...

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Genetic diversity of the self-incompatibility locus in diploid potato

•A total of 21 S-RNase alleles were identified from 194 diploid potatoes through transcriptome sequencing.•The S-RNase proteins showed a high genetic diversity with amino acid similarity ranging from...

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Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci associated with feed efficiency traits in Hu lambs

●The coefficients of variation for the feed efficiency-related traits exceeded 10% in the experimental population.●Two SNPs (chr20: g.32767656 A>G and chr20: g.32963610 T>C) were identified to be significantly...

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