Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

December 15, 2023

A SNP variation in the Sucrose synthase (SoSUS) gene associated with sugar-related traits in sugarcane

Supaporn Khanbo, Suthasinee Somyong, Phakamas Phetchawang, Warodom Wirojsirasak, Kittipat Ukoskit, Peeraya Klomsa-ard, Wirulda Pootakham, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16667 PubMed 38111652

December 21, 2023

Response of nine triticale genotypes to different salt concentrations at the germination and early seedling stages

Ebrahim Ramadan, Haytham A. Freeg, Nagwa Shalaby, Mosa S. Rizk, Jun Ma, Wenhua Du, Omar M. Ibrahim, Khairiah M. Alwutayd, Hamada AbdElgawad, Ick-Hyun Jo, Amira M. El-Tahan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16256 PubMed 38152345

December 11, 2023

Insights into the phylogenetic relationships and species boundaries of the Myricaria squamosa complex (Tamaricaceae) based on the complete chloroplast genome

Huan Hu, Qian Wang, Guoqian Hao, Ruitao Zhou, Dousheng Luo, Kejun Cao, Zhimeng Yan, Xinyu Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16642 PubMed 38099308

December 12, 2023

Transcriptomic and metabolomic differences between banana varieties which are resistant or susceptible to Fusarium wilt

Dandan Tian, Liuyan Qin, Krishan K. Verma, Liping Wei, Jialin Li, Baoshen Li, Wei Zhou, Zhangfei He, Di Wei, Sumei Huang, Shengfeng Long, Quyan Huang, Chaosheng Li, Shaolong Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16549 PubMed 38107578

December 6, 2023

Anabolic metabolism of autotoxic substance coumarins in plants

Bei Wu, Shangli Shi, Huihui Zhang, Baofu Lu, Pan Nan, Yun A

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16508 PubMed 38077428

December 20, 2023

A taxonomic revision of Garcinia section Xanthochymus (Clusiaceae) in Thailand

Chatchai Ngernsaengsaruay, Pichet Chanton, Minta Chaiprasongsuk, Nisa Leksungnoen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16572 PubMed 38144192

December 12, 2023

The vegetation of Holocene coastal dunes of the Cape south coast, South Africa

Richard M. Cowling, Hayley Cawthra, Sean Privett, B. Adriaan Grobler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16427 PubMed 38107568

December 6, 2023

Enhancing restoration success of rare plants in an arid-tropical climate through water-saving technologies: a case study of Scalesia affinis ssp. brachyloba in the Galapagos Islands

Esme Plunkett, Luka Negoita, Christian Sevilla, Nicolás Velasco, Patricia Jaramillo Díaz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16367 PubMed 38077418

December 11, 2023

Sucrose-delaying flower color fading associated with delaying anthocyanin accumulation decrease in cut chrysanthemum

Xiao-fen Liu, Ruping Teng, Lili Xiang, Fang Li, Kunsong Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16520 PubMed 38099310

December 15, 2023

Transcriptome analysis during axillary bud growth in chrysanthemum (chrysanthemum×morifolium)

Yijun Chen, Qin Ling, Xin Li, Qiqi Ma, ShaoKang Tang, Pan Yuanzhi, Qing-lin Liu, Yin Jia, Xue Yong, Beibei Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16436 PubMed 38111658

December 12, 2023

Impact of livestock grazing management on carbon stocks: a case study in sparse elm woodlands of semi-arid lands

Yi Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16629 PubMed 38107561

December 19, 2023

Frequency of heterotic hybrids in relation to general combining ability of parents in sweet corn

Vani Praveena Madhunapantula, Sidramappa Channappa Talekar, Rajashekhar Mahantaswami Kachapur, Shiddappa Ramappa Salakinkop, Mohan Lal, Gopalakrishna Naidu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16134 PubMed 38144181

December 8, 2023

Identification and characterization of the karrikins signaling gene SsSMAX1 in Sapium sebiferum

Fang Ni, Faheem Afzal Shah, Jie Ren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16610 PubMed 38089914

December 13, 2023

Germination of pecan seeds changes the microbial community

Jia Liu, Sumei Qiu, Liping Yang, Can Yang, Tingting Xue, Yingdan Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16619 PubMed 38107585

December 13, 2023

Invasive success of star weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) through alteration in structural and functional peculiarities

Ummar Iqbal, Zartasha Usman, Akkasha Azam, Hina Abbas, Ansar Mehmood, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad