Exploring membrane proteins dynamic in plant cells with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
December 2025
Biomolecule interactions and macromolecular rearrangement participate in numerous cellular functions in plants, and resolving the dynamics of plasma membrane proteins represents a central goal in current...
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Research progress on the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying soybean aluminum resistance
December 2025
Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a global agricultural problem affecting crop growth and yield in acid soils. Approximately 35% of soybean (Glycine max) cultivation areas worldwide consist of acidic soils,...
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Monitoring transcription by nascent RNA sequencing in crop plants
December 2025
Plants can quickly adapt to changing environments and external stimuli by undergoing a series of transcriptional responses. The process of maturing nascent RNA (direct product of transcription) into...
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Design of rice with low cadmium accumulation in grain using single segment substitution line
December 2025
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a major dietary source of cadmium (Cd). Developing rice varieties with reduced Cd levels in the grain is a cost-effective and practical approach to enhance food safety, particularly...
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The role of epigenetics in tomato stress adaptation
December 2025
Climate change poses a major challenge to agriculture, affecting crop production through shifting weather patterns and an increase in extreme conditions such as heat waves, droughts, and floods, all...
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Unveiling CRISPR/Cas in rapeseed: Triumphs, trials, and tomorrow
December 2025
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) genome-editing technique has revolutionized our understanding of plant genomes. Over a decade ago, scientists began using CRISPR/Cas...
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Molecular mechanisms of resistance and future perspectives in plant breeding strategies against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
December 2025
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is one of the most destructive and widespread phytopathogenic ascomycetes, causing significant yield and economic losses. Numerous studies have explored its virulence, plant...
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Boosting crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency: the hidden power of nitrogen-iron balance
December 2025
The macronutrient nitrogen (N) and micronutrient iron (Fe) are essential mineral elements for plant growth and development and participate in multiple vital life activities through intricate interactions....
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Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement
December 2025
More than a third of the world’s population's primary source of food is common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The total yield must be boosted from 3 tons hec‐1 to 5 tons per hec‐1 to meet the global...
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Precise control of falling flowers and fruits is a key part of improving quality and efficiency
December 2025
The strategic implementation of measures to minimize and optimize the timing of fruit drop plays a critical role in enhancing both quality and efficiency. Recent studies in Arabidopsis have substantiated...
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Molecular mechanisms of rice seed germination
December 2025
Rice is a fundamental dietary worldwide. With the increasing adoption of direct seeding in rice cultivation, the need for rapid and synchronized germination, even under submerged conditions, has become...
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Perspectives on developing natural colored cotton through carotenoid biofortification
December 2025
Cotton is a fundamental component of the textile industry, dominating natural fiber production globally. Besides textiles, cotton plays diverse roles such as producing cooking oil, seed feed, and even...
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Genome-wide characterization, identification, and isolation of auxin response factor (ARF) gene family in maize
December 2025
Auxin response factors (ARFs) are key regulators of numerous aspects of plant growth and development through mediating auxin signaling. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive genome-wide analysis...
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Meiosis in plants: From understanding to manipulation
December 2025
Meiosis is an indispensable process in sexual reproduction, involving the recombination of genetic information and the production of haploid gamete cells through the segregation of sister chromatids....
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Unraveling the genetic mechanisms of maize ear diameter heterosis
December 2025
Hybridization has long been a crucial strategy for breeders aiming to develop high-yield crops vital for global food security. However, the exact molecular mechanisms driving heterosis (hybrid vigor)...
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Epigenomic studies in sorghum reveal differential enrichment of multiple histone marks at clade A PP2C genes in response to drought
December 2025
Epigenetic regulation is essential for plant development and stress responses, as numerous stress-responsive genes are modulated epigenetically. However, most research has focused on individual histone...
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Facing chilling, kinase-transcription factors relay cold tolerance signals
December 2025
Rice (Oryza sativa L.), native to tropical regions, is highly vulnerable to low temperatures, limiting its geographical range and posing a substantial threat to global rice production. Our understanding...
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The molecular associations between the SnRK1 complex and carbon/nitrogen metabolism in plants
December 2024
Sucrose non-fermenting1 (SNF1)-related kinase 1 (SnRK1) serves as a conserved molecular entity in plants, responding to energy stresses such as prolonged darkness, hypoxia, and photosynthesis inhibition....
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Uncovering the function of peptides: Bridging hormone signaling, microbial interactions, and root development in plants
December 2024
Plant root systems are critical for absorbing water and nutrients and anchoring plants in the soil, and their development is regulated by phytohormones and complex signaling pathways. Recent studies...
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Engineering synthetic apomixis in different hybrid rice varieties using the Fix strategy
December 2024
Hybrid rice breeding has significantly increased the yield and stability of rice production. However, due to trait segregation in F2 progeny seeds, the F1 hybrid seeds must be renewed annually. Apomixis...
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The central role of transcription factors in bridging biotic and abiotic stress responses for plants’ resilience
December 2024
Throughout their life cycle, plants encounter a myriad of challenges arising from both abiotic and biotic stresses, which significantly impact crop yield and nutritional content. In natural ecological...
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Inaugural Editorial: New Crops
December 2024
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Advances in understanding the plant-Ralstonia solanacearum interactions: Unraveling the dynamics, mechanisms, and implications for crop disease resistance
December 2024
Plant diseases caused by various pathogenic microorganisms can cause substantial reductions in agricultural crop yield and quality, resulting in significant economic losses and posing a threat to global...
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Risk assessment of RNAi-based biopesticides
December 2024
RNA interference (RNAi) is an efficient molecular approach in which double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can effectively knock down the expression of certain genes, promoting mRNA degradation, and gene function...
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