Chromosome-level genome of Iris domestica reveals genes involved in isoflavonoid biosynthesis
Available online 2 December 2025
Iris domestica, a perennial herb of the Iridaceae family, is widely recognized for its rich isoflavone content and broad therapeutic properties. To elucidate the biosynthetic pathway of these medicinally...
Overexpression of the Arabidopsis SRRM1L gene increases soybean saline–alkali tolerance without yield penalty
Available online 1 December 2025
Saline–alkali stress is becoming a major global issue due to environmental degradation, hindering plant growth and reducing both seed yield and quality of many crops, including soybean. Improving stress...
Dwarf and Brittle Culm 3, encoding a glycosyltransferase, is required for mechanical strength in rice
Available online 1 December 2025
Plant mechanical strength affects lodging resistance and stress tolerance, highlighting the importance of elucidating the regulatory mechanisms underlying cell wall development. In this study, we identified...
An OVATE family protein GmOFP8 increases drought tolerance and nodule formation in soybean
Available online 1 December 2025
OVATE family proteins (OFPs) are key regulators involved in plant development and stress responses. However, their biological roles in soybean remain largely unclear. In this study, we identified GmOFP8,...
HTPRootSlides: A high-throughput phenotyping platform for crop root germination dynamic screening
Available online 1 December 2025
Root phenotyping is crucial for advancing our understanding of plant development and adaptation. However, existing platforms often face challenges in balancing high-throughput capacity with long-term,...
Pratylenchus coffeae effector PcENG3 targets the maize TCTP protein to facilitate parasitism
Available online 1 December 2025
Pratylenchus coffeae is a widespread migratory endoparasitic nematode that causes substantial yield losses across a broad range of crops. Successful parasitism depended on the secretion of effector...
High temperature-induced male fertility impairment in maize pollen development stages
Available online 29 November 2025
Knowledge of the maize pollen development stages at which high temperature (HT) stress leads to male sterility and yield loss would support targeted breeding strategies. In a cross between Zhengdan...
Optimizing nitrogen application increases strip-intercropped maize yields by reshaping root morphology and physiology
Available online 20 November 2025
The objective of this study was to identify a combination of N application site and application rate that maximized maize yield and nutrient efficiency in soybean–maize strip intercropping systems in...
Involvement of IbHY5-NO-IbHAM1-IbSOS1 signaling module in mediating red-emissive carbon dots increased salt tolerance in sweetpotato
Available online 15 November 2025
Photoluminescence (PL) is a crucial property of carbon dots (CDs), which are promising carbon nanomaterials for agricultural applications. Red light signaling positively influences various physiological...
Development of eRUBY maize with betalain-enriched endosperm using a push-and-pull synthetic metabolic engineering strategy
Available online 8 November 2025
Betalain, an economically valuable water-soluble natural plant pigment, is prized for its strong antioxidant activity, making it popular as a dietary supplement and a visual marker for plant transformation....
The transcription factor GmBIM1 negatively regulates plant height in soybean (Glycine max L.)
Available online 8 November 2025
Plant height is a key agronomic trait in soybean (Glycine max L.), as it directly influences the number of nodes on the main stem, pod number per plant, yield, and lodging resistance. Identifying genes...
TaJAZ1-mediated transcriptional regulation of starch biosynthesis synergistically enhances resistant starch content and yield in wheat
Available online 8 November 2025
Jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) proteins are key repressors of the jasmonate signaling pathway and are involved in plant stress responses. However, their roles in starch biosynthesis in cereal crops remain...
Planting density affects yield of indica-japonica hybrid rice by regulating population and photosynthetic characteristics
Available online 8 November 2025
To increase the yield of indica-japonica hybrid rice, it is crucial to explore their photosynthetic and population characteristics at different yield levels and quantify their response to varying planting...
MsNF-YC4 positively regulates root branching and drought resistance in alfalfa by activating MsARF8
Available online 8 November 2025
The objective of this study was to identify functional genes regulating root branching and drought resistance that could be used in developing drought-tolerant alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars....
Identification of YrBK, an all-stage stripe rust resistance gene in a recombination-suppressed pericentromeric region of chromosome 1B in a Chinese wheat landrace
Available online 8 November 2025
Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is a major disease constraining global wheat production. The Chinese wheat landrace Baikeheshangmai (BK) exhibits high-level, all-stage...
TillerPET: High-throughput in-situ phenotyping of rice tiller number and compactness from post-harvest stubble
Available online 7 November 2025
For fast in-situ assessment of tiller phenotypes in rice breeding, we introduce the TillerPET model, an improved transformer-based deep learning solution that permits phenotyping the number and compactness...
From gene discovery to molecular tool: Characterization of a sucrose regulator and diagnostic KASP marker development for high-sucrose peanut breeding
Available online 7 November 2025
Sucrose content dictates processing quality and consumer preference in edible peanuts, but its genetic control remains poorly characterized, limiting progress in breeding. In this study, using a breeding-informed...
Biochemical factors of maize silks associated with host susceptibility to Fusarium graminearum
Available online 4 November 2025
Fusarium graminearum is the causal agent of Gibberella ear rot (GER) in maize, a devastating fungal disease leading to yield reduction and contamination of grains with type B trichothecene mycotoxins...
The rice auxin response factor OsARF12 coordinates ROS scavenging, photosynthetic protection, and Na+/K+ homeostasis under salt stress
Available online 3 November 2025
Salt stress severely limits rice growth and productivity. Auxin signaling has a well-documented role in development, but its role in rice salt stress responses is far from clear. In this study, we identified...
Combining optimized irrigation with reduced N fertilization increases wheat N use efficiency by increasing soil N cycling and plant N uptake
Available online 3 November 2025
With the aim of maximizing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of wheat in the North China Plain by optimizing irrigation and nitrogen application, a field experiment with a split-plot design was conducted....
Structural genomic variation in African cultivated rice contributed to shorter awns
October 2025
African cultivated rice (Oryza glaberrima) was domesticated from its wild progenitor, Oryza barthii. The transition from long-awn to short-awn or awnless glumes was an important evolutionary event during...
Combining ultralow-altitude drone phenotyping with deep learning analytics to assess resistance and disease dynamics of Fusarium head blight in wheat
October 2025
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious fungal disease that affect small grain cereals, causing significant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield and quality losses globally. Breeding disease-resistant...
OsEHD1 and OsEHD2, two EH domain proteins targeted by E3 ubiquitin ligase OsBBI1, negatively modulate rice immunity against blast and bacterial blight diseases
October 2025
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are essential regulatory mechanisms that play a critical role in plant immunity. Previously, we demonstrated that OsBBI1, a RING finger type E3 ligase, contributes...
Systematic analysis of the rice E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family identifies seven genes essential for seed germination
October 2025
Rice seed germination marks the start of cultivation and influences subsequent seedling growth, and is affected by hormones and environmental factors. Ubiquitination plays a critical role in this process...