Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

October 9, 2023

Assessing the effect of heavy metals on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and soil characteristics: plants-implications for phytoremediation

Muhammad Imran Atta, Syeda Sadaf Zehra, Habib Ali, Basharat Ali, Syed Naveed Abbas, Sara Aimen, Sadia Sarwar, Ijaz Ahmad, Mumtaz Hussain, Ibrahim Al-Ashkar, Dinakaran Elango, Ayman El Sabagh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16067

October 23, 2023

Harnessing the power of comparative genomics to support the distinction of sister species within Phyllosticta and development of highly specific detection of Phyllosticta citricarpa causing citrus black spot by real-time PCR

Renaud Ioos, Alexandra Puertolas, Camille Renault, Aida Ndiaye, Isabelle Cerf-Wendling, Jacqueline Hubert, Wen Wang, Chen Jiao, Hongye Li, Josep Armengol, Jaime Aguayo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16354 PubMed 37901471

October 2, 2023

Genome-wide identification and characterization of ABA receptor pyrabactin resistance 1-like protein (PYL) family in oat

Wenbo Mi, Kaiqiang Liu, Guoling Liang, Zhifeng Jia, Xiang Ma, Zeliang Ju, Wenhui Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16181 PubMed 37810776

October 19, 2023

Response of soil extracellular enzyme activity and stoichiometry to short-term warming and phosphorus addition in desert steppe

Lingxia Feng, Bing Cao, Xiaojia Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16227 PubMed 37872947

October 23, 2023

Comprehensive genomic characterisation of the NAC transcription factor family and its response to drought stress in Eucommia ulmoides

Qi Wang, FengCheng Hu, ZhaoQun Yao, XinFeng Zhao, GuangMing Chu, Jing Ye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16298 PubMed 37901460

October 4, 2023

CmHem, a hemolin-like gene identified from Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, involved in metamorphosis and baculovirus infection

Guangjie Han, Chuanming Li, Nan Zhang, Qin Liu, Lixin Huang, Yang Xia, Jian Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16225 PubMed 37810787

October 18, 2023

A systematic review on physical mutagens in rice breeding in Southeast Asia

Rosina Baadu, Khim Phin Chong, Jualang Azlan Gansau, Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin, Jedol Dayou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15682 PubMed 37868055

October 31, 2023

Analysis of genetic diversity and population structure of Magnaporthe grisea, the causal agent of foxtail millet blast using microsatellites

Manimozhi Dhivya, Govindasamy Senthilraja, Nagendran Tharmalingam, Sankarasubramanian Harish, Kalaiselvan Saravanakumari, Theerthagiri Anand, Sundararajan Thiruvudainambi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16258 PubMed 37927781

October 18, 2023

Isolation and functional analysis of acid-producing bacteria from bovine rumen

Jinming Yu, Cunyuan Li, Xiaoyue Li, Kaiping Liu, Zhuang Liu, Wei Ni, Ping Zhou, Limin Wang, Shengwei Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16294 PubMed 37868061

October 9, 2023

Identification of genetic loci for early maturity in spring bread wheat using the association analysis and gene dissection

Antonina A. Kiseleva, Irina N. Leonova, Elena V. Ageeva, Ivan E. Likhenko, Elena A. Salina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16109 PubMed 37842052

October 26, 2023

Bioefficacy of engineered Beauveria bassiana with scorpion neurotoxin, LqqIT1 against cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis and cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora

Sonam Rajput, Sachin S. Suroshe, Purnmasi Ram Yadav, Anoop Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16030 PubMed 37904846

October 31, 2023

Land suitability assessment for wheat-barley cultivation in a semi-arid region of Eastern Anatolia in Turkey

Bulut Sarğın, Siyami Karaca

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16396 PubMed 37927788

October 3, 2023

Maize ZmHSP90 plays a role in acclimation to salt stress

Xinyan Yu, Yanxin Zhao, Yun Wang, Zhiqing Zou, Fenghai Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15819 PubMed 37810777

October 10, 2023

Complete chloroplast genome assembly and phylogenetic analysis of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), red and white currant (Ribes rubrum), and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) provide new insights into the phylogeny of Grossulariaceae

Xinyu Sun, Ying Zhan, Songlin Li, Yu Liu, Qiang Fu, Xin Quan, Jinyu Xiong, Huixin Gang, Lijun Zhang, Huijuan Qi, Aoxue Wang, Junwei Huo, Dong Qin, Chenqiao Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16272 PubMed 37842068

October 26, 2023

Comparative transcriptome analysis on candidate genes associated with fruiting body growth and development in Lyophyllum decastes

Shanwen Ke, LingQiang Ding, Xin Niu, Huajia Shan, Liru Song, Yali Xi, Jiuhai Feng, Shenglong Wei, Qianqian Liang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16288 PubMed 37904843

October 13, 2023

Comprehensive study of serine/arginine-rich (SR) gene family in rice: characterization, evolution and expression analysis

Rui Gao, Yingying Lu, Nan Wu, Hui Liu, Xiaoli Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16193 PubMed 37849832

October 4, 2023

Assessment of different factors on the influence of glass wool concentration for detection of main swine viruses in water samples

Jie Fan, Hongjian Chen, Wenbo Song, Hao Yang, Rui Xie, Mengfei Zhao, Wenqing Wu, Zhong Peng, Bin Wu