Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 29, 2018

Direct and legacy effects of plant-traits control litter decomposition in a deciduous oak forest in Mexico

4 citations

534 downloads

1,832 views

Bruno Chávez-Vergara, Agustín Merino, Antonio González-Rodríguez, Ken Oyama, Felipe García-Oliva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5095 PubMed 29967746

June 29, 2018

Changes in leaf chlorophyll content associated with flowering and its role in the diversity of phytophagous insects in a tree species from a semiarid Caatinga

2 citations

283 downloads

1,263 views

Leandro Sousa-Souto, Adriana Bocchiglieri, Douglas de M. Dias, Anthony S. Ferreira, José P. de L. Filho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5059 PubMed 30042875

June 28, 2018

Unsupervised segmentation of greenhouse plant images based on modified Latent Dirichlet Allocation

6 citations

853 downloads

2,803 views

Yi Wang, Lihong Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5036 PubMed 29967727

June 27, 2018

Two sugar beet chitinase genes, BvSP2 and BvSE2, analysed with SNP Amplifluor-like markers, are highly expressed after Fusarium root rot inoculations and field susceptibility trial

3 citations

318 downloads

1,392 views

Raushan Yerzhebayeva, Alfiya Abekova, Kerimkul Konysbekov, Sholpan Bastaubayeva, Aynur Kabdrakhmanova, Aiman Absattarova, Yuri Shavrukov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5127 PubMed 29967753

June 27, 2018

Transcriptome profiling by RNA-Seq reveals differentially expressed genes related to fruit development and ripening characteristics in strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa)

13 citations

901 downloads

4,065 views

Panpan Hu, Gang Li, Xia Zhao, Fengli Zhao, Liangjie Li, Houcheng Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4976 PubMed 29967718

June 25, 2018

Complex characterization of oat (Avena sativa L.) lines obtained by wide crossing with maize (Zea mays L.)

3 citations

385 downloads

1,546 views

Edyta Skrzypek, Tomasz Warzecha, Angelika Noga, Marzena Warchoł, Ilona Czyczyło-Mysza, Kinga Dziurka, Izabela Marcińska, Kamila Kapłoniak, Agnieszka Sutkowska, Zygmunt Nita, Krystyna Werwińska, Dominika Idziak-Helmcke, Magdalena Rojek, Marta Hosiawa-Barańska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5107 PubMed 29967749

June 25, 2018

Mulch and groundcover effects on soil temperature and moisture, surface reflectance, grapevine water potential, and vineyard weed management

5 citations

555 downloads

1,317 views

Christina M. Bavougian, Paul E. Read

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5082 PubMed 29967742

June 22, 2018

Melatonin significantly influences seed germination and seedling growth of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

15 citations

880 downloads

2,519 views

Magdalena Simlat, Agata Ptak, Edyta Skrzypek, Marzena Warchoł, Emilia Morańska, Ewa Piórkowska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5009 PubMed 29942687

June 21, 2018

Initial response of phenology and yield components of wheat (Triticum durum L., CIRNO C2008) under experimental warming field conditions in the Yaqui Valley

6 citations

994 downloads

1,845 views

Jaime Garatuza-Payan, Leandris Argentel-Martinez, Enrico A. Yepez, Tulio Arredondo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5064 PubMed 29942702

June 20, 2018

Plant-insect interactions patterns in three European paleoforests of the late-Neogene—early-Quaternary

3 citations

454 downloads

1,882 views

Benjamin Adroit, Vincent Girard, Lutz Kunzmann, Jean-Frédéric Terral, Torsten Wappler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5075 PubMed 29942705

June 19, 2018

Comprehensive analysis of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in chrysanthemum

3 citations

404 downloads

1,669 views

Aiping Song, Yueheng Hu, Lian Ding, Xue Zhang, Peiling Li, Ye Liu, Fadi Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5037 PubMed 29942696

June 19, 2018

Biological nitrification inhibition by root exudates of native species, Hibiscus splendens and Solanum echinatum

1 citation

392 downloads

1,540 views

Chelsea K. Janke, Laura A. Wendling, Ryosuke Fujinuma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4960 PubMed 29942677

June 15, 2018

The use of chloroplast genome sequences to solve phylogenetic incongruences in Polystachya Hook (Orchidaceae Juss)

5 citations

610 downloads

2,238 views

Narjara Lopes de Abreu, Ruy José Válka Alves, Sérgio Ricardo Sodré Cardoso, Yann J.K. Bertrand, Filipe Sousa, Climbiê Ferreira Hall, Bernard E. Pfeil, Alexandre Antonelli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4916 PubMed 29922511

June 14, 2018

Changes in DNA methylation assessed by genomic bisulfite sequencing suggest a role for DNA methylation in cotton fruiting branch development

9 citations

893 downloads

2,661 views

Quan Sun, Jing Qiao, Sai Zhang, Shibin He, Yuzhen Shi, Youlu Yuan, Xiao Zhang, Yingfan Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4945 PubMed 29915693

June 12, 2018

The restoration of the endangered Sambucus palmensis after 30 years of conservation actions in the Garajonay National Park: genetic assessment and niche modeling

373 downloads

1,561 views