QTL Detection and Candidate Gene Analysis of Anthracnose Resistance Locus in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)
Available online 17 February 2025
Anthracnose is a devastating disease caused by Colletotrichum that significantly affects the yield and economic value of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). However, a few studies have addressed the...
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Functional Insights into the FW2.2-like Gene Family in Chinese Jujube: Identification, Characterization, and Impact of ZjFWL10 Variants on Fruit Size and Plant Height
Available online 17 February 2025
The FW2.2-like (FWL) gene family has been extensively investigated across various species, revealing conserved functions among certain members in organ development, especially in regulating fruit size....
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SsBMR1 as a putative ABC transporter is required for pathogenesis by promoting antioxidant export and antifungal resistance in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Available online 17 February 2025
The plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is the causative agent of Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) disease in most dicotyledons. Among the various proteins involved in drug efflux or substance...
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Dietary sulforaphane modulates hepatic anti-oxidative genes via REV-ERBα and histone modifications in pigs
Available online 17 February 2025
Sulforaphane (SFN), a naturally occurring isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables, is known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects in the body. However, whether its dietary addition...
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Editing of the APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor confers improvements in seed shattering and quality in rice
Available online 17 February 2025
SHAT2, an AP2/ERF transcription factor, positively regulate seed shattering and quality.SHAT2 mutation affects the expression of seed-shattering and quality-related genes.SHAT2 regulates the expression...
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Whole-genome resequencing of 391 Chinese donkeys reveals a population structure and provides insights into their morphological and adaptive traits
Available online 17 February 2025
Understanding the genetic changes behind the phenotypic variation of Chinese donkeys is helpful to the genetic improvement and breeding of donkeys. However, the population structure and novel genes...
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A one-pot Cas12i3/Cas13d-based assay for rapid portable identification of genotype I and II African swine fever viruses1
Available online 12 February 2025
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Brucella effector protein BspF manipulates the host cell autophagy by acetylating SNAP291
Available online 12 February 2025
Brucella spp., an intracellular bacterium, uses its type IV secretion system (T4SS) to regulate host signaling pathways and promote intracellular survival, but the molecular mechanism of this process...
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Inner membrane protein TolA facilitates the antibiotic resistance, environment adaptability, biofilm formation and virulence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli1
Available online 12 February 2025
1.TolA enhances the antibiotic resistance and environment adaptability of APEC.2.TolA promotes the biofilm formation and interbacterial competition of APEC.3.TolA facilitates the infection and virulence...
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Grassland ecosystem changes and adaptive management
Available online 10 February 2025
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Enhanced immune responses of gregarious larvae contribute to successful adult migration in the migratory oriental armyworm
Available online 10 February 2025
Migratory insect pests tend to suddenly immigrate into new habitats over a short period to simultaneously lay eggs in clusters, resulting in gregarious larvae that cause severe damage to crops. These...
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Well-facilitated farmland improves nitrogen use efficiency and reduces environmental impacts in the Huang-Huai-Hai Region, China
Available online 10 February 2025
•The nitrogen use efficiencies (NUEs) of the three main crops in the HHHR are below 40%.•Well-facilitated farmland can potentially reduce N losses and environmental impacts.•By reducing the N rate of...
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MicroRNA-mediated modulation of immune genes facilitates Metarhizium anisopliae infection in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
Available online 10 February 2025
•Spatiotemporal profiling of host-encoded microRNAs revealed dynamic regulation of immune pathways in Metarhizium anisopliae-infected Solenopsis invicta.•MiR-71 and miR-7 regulated key immune pathway...
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Abscisic acid reduces Cd accumulation by regulating Cd transport and cell wall sequestration in rice
Available online 10 February 2025
Numerous ABA-related genes were found to be responsive to Cd stress in both the shoots and roots of rice.ABA reduces Cd accumulation by suppressing Cd uptake and regulating cell wall sequestration.Foliar...
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A meta-analysis to explore the impact of straw decomposing microorganism inoculant amended straw on soil organic carbon stocks
Available online 10 February 2025
•Co-application of SDMI and straw is a climate-smart straw management practice.•SDMI-amended straw significantly increased SOC stock by 1.51% where ICNR>25.•EDSR, SDMIR, and MAP are drivers of SDMI-amended...
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Surface soil organic carbon losses in Dongting Lake floodplain as evidenced by field observations from 2013 to 2022
Available online 10 February 2025
•The surface soil organic carbon stock of Dongting Lake in 2022 was 6.82 Tg C (2.87–13.48 Tg C).•Surface SOC was lost in Dongting Lake because of climatic and hydrological changes.•Above 21.43 m elevation,...
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Polyphosphate-enriched algae fertilizer as a slow-release phosphorus resource can improve plant growth and soil health
Available online 10 February 2025
•Polyphosphate-enriched algae fertilizer (PEA) gradually releases phosphorus, ensuring a sustained and steady supply of phosphorus in the soil.•PEA enhances phosphorus solubilization and uptake by improving...
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Agricultural land use transition under multidimensional topographical gradients and its impact on ecosystem service interactions
Available online 10 February 2025
•Differential transition trends in agricultural land use patterns across topographic gradients are explored in Hangzhou, China.•Ecosystem service interactions differ across topographic gradients.•Influences...
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Automatic diagnosis of agromyzid leafminer damage levels using leaf images captured by AR glasses
Available online 10 February 2025
•An automatic diagnosis system based on wearable AR glasses and an AI model was developed to assess leafminer damage levels, and it achieved 92.38% accuracy.•The DeepLab-Leafminer model incorporated...
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Characterization and correlation of engineering properties with microstructure in peanuts: A microscopic to macroscopic analysis
January 2025
•The surface and cross-section microstructure of peanut showed a dense “blocky” and distinct cellular structure.•The peanut could be undergoing five different stages of thermal degradation from 30 to...
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Twinstar is a chitin synthase interacting protein with an essential role in insect cuticle biosynthesis
January 2025
•Twinstar has been shown to directly interact with chitin synthase through various assays.•Twinstar is essential for chitin synthesis in insect cuticles.•Twinstar is highly conserved across diverse...
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Intelligent field monitoring system for cruciferous vegetable pests using yellow sticky board images and an improved Cascade R-CNN
January 2025
•Establish an intelligent monitoring system that can automatically collect pest images from multiple yellow sticky boards, which achieves a real-time, low-cost and intelligent monitoring of vegetable...
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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...
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Herders’ willingness to accept compensation for grassland grazing ban in Northwest China
January 2025
•Herdsmen’s WTA for grazing ban was 237 CNY mu–1 yr–1 (1 ha=15 mu).•Factors influencing herders’ WTA values were analyzed.•Herders with higher livestock incomes chose lower compensation levels.•Environmental...
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