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 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 26, 2023

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of GA20ox and GA3ox genes during pod development in peanut

Jie Sun, Xiaoqian Zhang, Chun Fu, Naveed Ahmad, Chuanzhi Zhao, Lei Hou, Muhammad Naeem, Jiaowen Pan, Xingjun Wang, Shuzhen Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16279 PubMed 37908413

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 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 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 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 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 18, 2023

Effects of nanoscale zinc oxide treatment on growth, rhizosphere microbiota, and metabolism of Aconitum carmichaelii

Cun Chen, Yu-yang Zhao, Duo Wang, Ying-hong Ren, Hong-ling Liu, Ye Tian, Yue-fei Geng, Ying-rui Tang, Xing-fu Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16177 PubMed 37868063

October 25, 2023

Exploring the roles of ZmARM gene family in maize development and abiotic stress response

Zhijia Yu, Xiaopeng Sun, Ziqi Chen, Qi Wang, Chuang Zhang, Xiangguo Liu, Weilin Wu, Yuejia Yin