Articles

1. Unique genetic architecture of prolificacy in ‘Sikkim Primitive’ maize unraveled through whole-genome resequencing-based DNA polymorphism

   • Nitish Ranjan Prakash
   • Kuldeep Kumar
   • Firoz Hossain

   Original Article 03 May 2024 Article: 134

   

2. The Arabidopsis RTH plays an important role in regulation of iron (Fe) absorption and transport

   • Yanan Qi
   • Chen Lu
   • Yanchong Yu

   Original Article 30 April 2024 Article: 133

   

3. Generation of selenium-rich wheat mutants and exploration of responsive genes for selenium accumulation

   • Tengteng Shi
   • Yanrong Wang
   • Chun-Hai Dong

   Original Article 30 April 2024 Article: 132

   

4. Role of sugars in the apical hook development of Arabidopsis etiolated seedlings

   • Jiahong Chen
   • Lei Yang
   • Yuan Wang

   Original Article 24 April 2024 Article: 131

   

5. Three new discovery effector proteins from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus psy62 inhibit plant defense through interaction with AtCAT3 and AtGAPA

   • Xue Li
   • Zetian Guo
   • Wenli Chen

   Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 130

   

6. Insights into the role of SUMO in regulating drought stress responses in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

   • Aastha Ranjan
   • Shiloo Raj
   • Vivek Verma

   Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 129

   

7. GWAS determined genetic loci associated with callus induction in oil palm tissue culture

   • Yin Min Htwe
   • Peng Shi
   • Yong Wang

   Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 128

   

8. Functional differentiation of olive PLP_deC genes: insights into metabolite biosynthesis and genetic improvement at the whole-genome level

   • Qizhen Cui
   • Qingqing Liu
   • Guodong Rao

   Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 127

   

9. RotatedStomataNet: a deep rotated object detection network for directional stomata phenotype analysis

   • Xiaohui Yang
   • Jiahui Wang
   • Chunpeng Song

   Original Article 23 April 2024 Article: 126

   

10. Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling provide insight into the role of sugars and hormones in leaf senescence of Pinellia ternata

    • Jialei Chen
    • Jialu Wang
    • Xiwen Li

    Original Article 22 April 2024 Article: 125

    

11. Peanut LEAFY COTYLEDON1-type genes participate in regulating the embryo development and the accumulation of storage lipids

    • Guiying Tang
    • Pingli Xu
    • Shubo Wan

    Original Article 20 April 2024 Article: 124

    

12. Cloning of CAT genes in Satsuma mandarin and their expression characteristics in response to environmental stress and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    • Zhen Liu
    • Ming-Ao Cao
    • Qiang-Sheng Wu

    Original Article 20 April 2024 Article: 123

    

13. Comparative transcriptome and metabolite profiling reveal diverse pattern of CYP-TS gene expression during corosolic acid biosynthesis in Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers

    • Karuna Surendran
    • Siya Pradeep
    • Padmesh Pandaram Pillai

    Original Article 20 April 2024 Article: 122

    

14. Disrupting FKF1 homodimerization increases FT transcript levels in the evening by enhancing CO stabilization

    • Sung Won Cho
    • Jameela Lokhandwala
    • Young Hun Song

    Original Article Open access 18 April 2024 Article: 121

    

15. Insights into plant regeneration: cellular pathways and DNA methylation dynamics

    • Seunga Lee
    • Young Seo Park
    • Yeonhee Choi

    Review Open access 18 April 2024 Article: 120

    

16. Distinct growth patterns in seedling and tillering wheat plants suggests a developmentally restricted role of HYD2 in salt-stress response

    • Cody Bekkering
    • Shu Yu
    • Li Tian

    Original Article Open access 17 April 2024 Article: 119

    

17. Activation of the native PHYTOENE SYNTHASE 1 promoter by modifying near-miss cis-acting elements induces carotenoid biosynthesis in embryogenic rice callus

    • Guillermo Sobrino-Mengual
    • Derry Alvarez
    • Paul Christou

    Original Article Open access 17 April 2024 Article: 118

    

18. StCoExpNet: a global co-expression network analysis facilitates identifying genes underlying agronomic traits in potatoes

    • Venkata Suresh Bonthala
    • Benjamin Stich

    Original Article Open access 15 April 2024 Article: 117

    

19. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of GmDWF1 brassinosteroid biosynthetic gene induces dwarfism in soybean

    • Xumin Xiang
    • Hongli Yang
    • Li Li

    Original Article 15 April 2024 Article: 116

    

20. Arabidopsis class II TPS controls root development and confers salt stress tolerance through enhanced hydrophobic barrier deposition

    • Bhushan Vishal
    • Pannaga Krishnamurthy
    • Prakash P. Kumar

    Original Article 13 April 2024 Article: 115

    

21. Genome-wide characterization of SmZHD gene family and the role of SmZHD12 in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

    • Qian Chen
    • XinQin Liu
    • YongJun He

    Original Article 08 April 2024 Article: 114

    

22. Alleviation potential of green-synthesized selenium nanoparticles for cadmium stress in Solanum lycopersicum L: modulation of secondary metabolites and physiochemical attributes

    • Asma Ahmad
    • Sumera Javad
    • Talha Javed

    Original Article 04 April 2024 Article: 113

    

23. Purine permease (PUP) family gene PUP11 positively regulates the rice seed setting rate by influencing seed development

    • Chenyu Rong
    • Renren Zhang
    • Chengqiang Ding

    Original Article 03 April 2024 Article: 112

    

24. The role of microbial partners in heavy metal metabolism in plants: a review

    • Shilin Fu
    • Babar Iqbal
    • Daolin Du

    Review 03 April 2024 Article: 111

    

25. Nano zinc oxide mediated resuscitation of aged Cajanus cajan via modulating aquaporin, cell cycle regulatory genes and hormonal responses

    • Rasleen Kaur
    • Bhumika Yadu
    • S. Keshavkant

    Original Article 02 April 2024 Article: 110

    

26. Benzoxazinoids secreted by wheat root weaken the pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fabae by inhibiting linoleic acid and nucleotide metabolisms

    • Guanglei Ma
    • Bijie Hu
    • Yan Dong

    Original Article 02 April 2024 Article: 109

    

27. Capsicum chinense Jacq.-derived glutaredoxin (CcGRXS12) alters redox status of the cells to confer resistance against pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV-I)

    • R. M. Saravana Kumar
    • S. V. Ramesh
    • Ramachandran Srinivasan

    Original Article 01 April 2024 Article: 108

    

28. EgMADS3 directly regulates EgLPAAT to mediate medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) anabolism in the mesocarp of oil palm

    • Yaning Wang
    • Jinqi Yan
    • Dongdong Li

    Original Article 01 April 2024 Article: 107

    

29. Exogenous strigolactone enhanced the drought tolerance of pepper (Capsicum chinense) by mitigating oxidative damage and altering the antioxidant mechanism

    • Huangying Shu
    • Kaijing Xu
    • Zhiwei Wang

    Original Article 26 March 2024 Article: 106

    

30. Newly identified Pijx gene: a weapon against both seedling and panicle blast in rice

    • Kongkong Mondal
    • Roshan Kumar Singh
    • Narottam Dey

    Focus Article 24 March 2024 Article: 105

    

31. Transcriptome analysis of waterlogging-induced adventitious root and control taproot of Mentha arvensis

    • Shikha
    • Durgesh Kumar Pandey
    • Rakesh Kumar Shukla

    Original Article 20 March 2024 Article: 104

    

32. Role of methylglyoxal and glyoxalase in the regulation of plant response to heavy metal stress

    • Qianqian Zheng
    • Jianpan Xin
    • Runan Tian

    Review 19 March 2024 Article: 103

    

33. Comprehensive analysis of MAPK gene family in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and functional characterization of GhMPK31 in regulating defense response to insect infestation

    • Fuqiu Wang
    • Sijia Liang
    • Shuangxia Jin

    Original Article Open access 18 March 2024 Article: 102

    

34. MsSPL12 is a positive regulator in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) salt tolerance

    • Shiwen Lin
    • Jie Yang
    • Wanjun Zhang

    Original Article 18 March 2024 Article: 101

    

35. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of Bsr-d1 enhances the blast resistance of rice in Northeast China

    • Ying Zhang
    • Xiu-Feng Lin
    • Yong-Mei Jin

    Original Article 18 March 2024 Article: 100

    

36. Phytohormones-mediated strategies for mitigation of heavy metals toxicity in plants focused on sustainable production

    • Yumang Zhang
    • Chunyuan Yang
    • Tong Wu

    Review 18 March 2024 Article: 99

    

37. Crop bioengineering via gene editing: reshaping the future of agriculture

    • Mohamed Atia
    • Wenjun Jiang
    • Magdy Mahfouz

    Review Open access 18 March 2024 Article: 98

    

38. Localized calcium transients in phragmoplast regulate cytokinesis of tobacco BY-2 cells

    • Xiaojuan Du
    • Xun Weng
    • Hao Wang

    Original Article 15 March 2024 Article: 97

    

39. Barley AGO4 proteins show overlapping functionality with distinct small RNA-binding properties in heterologous complementation

    • Fabio Miloro
    • András Kis
    • Ágnes Dalmadi

    Original Article Open access 13 March 2024 Article: 96

    

40. Isolation of endophytes from Dioscorea nipponica Makino for stimulating diosgenin production and plant growth

    • Shangni Dang
    • Jiang Geng
    • Runmei Gao

    Original Article 12 March 2024 Article: 95

    

41. Heterologous expression of taxane genes confers resistance to fall armyworm in Nicotiana benthamiana

    • Zhenlu Xu
    • Yaohua Zhai
    • Huijuan Mo

    Original Article 12 March 2024 Article: 94

    

42. The Vitis yeshanensis U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase VyPUB21 enhances resistance to powdery mildew by targeting degradation of NIM1-interacting (NIMIN) protein

    • Leilei Wang
    • Lu Bian
    • Yihe Yu

    Original Article 12 March 2024 Article: 93

    

43. Characterization of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) activity in sweet pepper fruits during ripening and its inhibition by nitration and reducing events

    • María A. Muñoz-Vargas
    • Jorge Taboada
    • Francisco J. Corpas

    Original Article Open access 11 March 2024 Article: 92

    

44. Nitroxyl, the “prodigal son” of the NO family

    • Vipul Mishra
    • Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
    • Vijay Pratap Singh

    Focus Article 11 March 2024 Article: 91

    

45. Nutrient and mycoremediation of a global menace ‘arsenic’: exploring the prospects of phosphorus and Serendipita indica-based mitigation strategies in rice and other crops

    • Shafaque Sehar
    • Muhammad Faheem Adil
    • Imran Haider Shamsi

    Review 11 March 2024 Article: 90

    

46. Comparative genomics of N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine members in four Prunus species with insights into bud dormancy and abiotic stress responses in Prunus avium

    • Muhammad Aamir Manzoor
    • Yan Xu
    • Caixi Zhang

    Original Article 11 March 2024 Article: 89

    

47. OsGADD45a1: a multifaceted regulator of rice architecture, grain yield, and blast resistance

    • Jie Wang
    • Mengting Li
    • Zheng-Yi Xu

    Original Article 10 March 2024 Article: 88

    

48. Oxidative replication stress induced by long-term exposure to hydroxyurea in root meristem cells of Vicia faba

    • Aneta Żabka
    • Natalia Gocek
    • Janusz Maszewski

    Original Article 09 March 2024 Article: 87

    

49. The evolution and functional divergence of FT-related genes in controlling flowering time in Brassica rapa ssp. rapa

    • Xieshengyang Li
    • Yan Zheng
    • Yongping Yang

    Original Article Open access 07 March 2024 Article: 86

    

50. Assessing small RNA profiles in potato diploid hybrid and its resynthesized allopolyploid reveals conserved abundance with distinct genomic distribution

    • Diego Zavallo
    • Nicolas Cara
    • Sebastián Asurmendi

    Original Article 07 March 2024 Article: 85