Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

September 18, 2020

Native trees of Mexico: diversity, distribution, uses and conservation

666 downloads

4,802 views

Oswaldo Tellez, Efisio Mattana, Mauricio Diazgranados, Nicola Kühn, Elena Castillo-Lorenzo, Rafael Lira, Leobardo Montes-Leyva, Isela Rodriguez, Cesar Mateo Flores Ortiz, Michael Way, Patricia Dávila, Tiziana Ulian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9898 PubMed 32999763

September 25, 2020

Suitability of native milkweed (Asclepias) species versus cultivars for supporting monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens

262 downloads

2,374 views

Adam M. Baker, Carl T. Redmond, Stephen B. Malcolm, Daniel A. Potter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9823 PubMed 33033658

September 11, 2020

Nepenthes maximoides (Nepenthaceae) a new, critically endangered (possibly extinct) species in Sect. Alatae from Luzon, Philippines showing striking pitcher convergence with N. maxima (Sect. Regiae) of Indonesia

1 citation

166 downloads

1,531 views

Charles King, Martin Cheek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9899 PubMed 32974102

September 30, 2020

Genetic identification and hybridization in the seagrass genus Halophila (Hydrocharitaceae) in Sri Lankan waters

1 citation

189 downloads

1,052 views

Shang Yin Vanson Liu, Terney Pradeep Kumara, Chi-Hsuan Hsu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10027 PubMed 33062439

September 9, 2020

Omics approaches in Allium research: Progress and way ahead

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220 downloads

1,012 views

Kiran Khandagale, Ram Krishna, Praveen Roylawar, Avinash B. Ade, Ashwini Benke, Bharat Shinde, Major Singh, Suresh J. Gawande, Ashutosh Rai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9824 PubMed 32974094

September 21, 2020

Genetic diversity and structure of the critically endangered Artocarpus annulatus, a crop wild relative of jackfruit (A. heterophyllus)

133 downloads

861 views

Leta Dickinson, Hilary Noble, Elliot Gardner, Aida Shafreena Ahmad Puad, Wan Nuur Fatiha Wan Zakaria, Nyree J.C. Zerega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9897 PubMed 33005490

September 3, 2020

Seed germination and early seedling survival of the invasive species Prosopis juliflora (Fabaceae) depend on habitat and seed dispersal mode in the Caatinga dry forest

251 downloads

849 views

Clóvis Eduardo de Souza Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Domingues da Silva, Inara Roberta Leal, Wagner de Souza Tavares, José Eduardo Serrão, José Cola Zanuncio, Marcelo Tabarelli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9607 PubMed 32953255

September 24, 2020

Drought stress strengthens the link between chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic traits

1 citation

216 downloads

840 views

Jie Zhuang, Yonglin Wang, Yonggang Chi, Lei Zhou, Jijing Chen, Wen Zhou, Jun Song, Ning Zhao, Jianxi Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10046 PubMed 33024649

September 25, 2020

Global gene expression analyses of the alkamide-producing plant Heliopsis longipes supports a polyketide synthase-mediated biosynthesis pathway

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139 downloads

721 views

Génesis V. Buitimea-Cantúa, Nayelli Marsch-Martinez, Patricia Ríos-Chavez, Alfonso Méndez-Bravo, Jorge Molina-Torres

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10074 PubMed 33033663

September 16, 2020

Entomopathogenic fungi decrease Rhizoctonia disease in potato in field conditions

285 downloads

683 views

Oksana G. Tomilova, Elena M. Shaldyaeva, Natalia A. Kryukova, Yulia V. Pilipova, Natalia S. Schmidt, Viktor P. Danilov, Vadim Y. Kryukov, Viktor V. Glupov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9895 PubMed 32995085

September 1, 2020

Genome-wide identification and expression analyses of R2R3-MYB transcription factor genes from two Orchid species

244 downloads

681 views

Honghong Fan, Manli Cui, Ninghong Li, Xujuan Li, Yuxuan Liang, Lin Liu, Yongping Cai, Yi Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9781 PubMed 32953268

September 25, 2020

Genome-wide analysis of PRR gene family uncovers their roles in circadian rhythmic changes and response to drought stress in Gossypium hirsutum L.

185 downloads

676 views

Jingjing Wang, Zhaohai Du, Xuehan Huo, Juan Zhou, Yu Chen, Jingxia Zhang, Ao Pan, Xiaoyang Wang, Furong Wang, Jun Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9936 PubMed 33033660

September 21, 2020

Transcriptomic analysis reveals insights into the response to Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruits

202 downloads

630 views

Li Xu, Xiaojuan Zong, Jiawei Wang, Hairong Wei, Xin Chen, Qingzhong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10005 PubMed 33005494

September 30, 2020

Identification of fertility-related genes for maize CMS-S via Bulked Segregant RNA-Seq

167 downloads

614 views

Xiner Qin, Wenliang Zhang, Xue Dong, Shike Tian, Panpan Zhang, Yanxin Zhao, Yi Wang, Jianbing Yan, Bing Yue

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10015 PubMed 33062436

September 22, 2020

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the ERF transcription factor family in pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.)

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206 downloads

613 views

Youmei Huang, Yanhui Liu, Man Zhang, Mengnan Chai, Qing He, Bello Hassan Jakada, Fangqian Chen, Huihuang Chen, Xingyue Jin, Hanyang Cai, Yuan Qin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10014 PubMed 33024641

September 16, 2020

Biological function of Klebsiella variicola and its effect on the rhizosphere soil of maize seedlings

164 downloads

601 views

Lijuan Yang, Kejun Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9894 PubMed 32995084

September 17, 2020

Salinity impairs photosynthetic capacity and enhances carotenoid-related gene expression and biosynthesis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Micro-Tom)

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192 downloads

595 views

Andrés Leiva-Ampuero, Mario Agurto, José Tomás Matus, Gustavo Hoppe, Camila Huidobro, Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau, Marjorie Reyes-Díaz, Claudia Stange, Paulo Canessa, Andrea Vega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9742 PubMed 32995076

September 14, 2020

Seasonal and successional dynamics of size-dependent plant demographic rates in a tropical dry forest

165 downloads

592 views

Irving Saenz-Pedroza, Richard Feldman, Casandra Reyes-García, Jorge A. Meave, Luz Maria Calvo-Irabien, Filogonio May-Pat, Juan M. Dupuy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9636 PubMed 32983631

September 30, 2020

Metabolomics analysis identifies metabolites associated with systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis

210 downloads

574 views

Hang Gao, Qian Zhou, Liu Yang, Kaili Zhang, Yeye Ma, Zi-Qin Xu