Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

February 11, 2021

Taxonomic revision of the threatened African genus Pseudohydrosme Engl. (Araceae), with P. ebo, a new, critically endangered species from Ebo, Cameroon

Martin Cheek, Barthélemy Tchiengué, Xander van der Burgt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10689 PubMed 33614269

February 16, 2021

Sugarcane/peanut intercropping system improves physicochemical properties by changing N and P cycling and organic matter turnover in root zone soil

Xiumei Tang, Yixin Zhang, Jing Jiang, Xiuzhen Meng, Zhipeng Huang, Haining Wu, Liangqiong He, Faqian Xiong, Jing Liu, Ruichun Zhong, Zhuqiang Han, Ronghua Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10880 PubMed 33628642

February 9, 2021

Osmotic stress in banana is relieved by exogenous nitric oxide

Muhammad Asyraf Mohd Amnan, Teen-Lee Pua, Su-Ee Lau, Boon Chin Tan, Hisateru Yamaguchi, Keisuke Hitachi, Kunihiro Tsuchida, Setsuko Komatsu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10879 PubMed 33614294

February 24, 2021

Extremely low nucleotide diversity among thirty-six new chloroplast genome sequences from Aldama (Heliantheae, Asteraceae) and comparative chloroplast genomics analyses with closely related genera

Benoit Loeuille, Verônica Thode, Carolina Siniscalchi, Sonia Andrade, Magdalena Rossi, José Rubens Pirani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10886 PubMed 33665028

February 2, 2021

Identification of candidate genes influencing anthocyanin biosynthesis during the development and ripening of red and white strawberry fruits via comparative transcriptome analysis

Fengli Zhao, Pan Song, Xiangfen Zhang, Gang Li, Panpan Hu, Ali Aslam, Xia Zhao, Houcheng Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10739 PubMed 33604178

February 11, 2021

Low pH alleviated salinity stress of ginger seedlings by enhancing photosynthesis, fluorescence, and mineral element contents

Fengman Yin, Shanying Zhang, Bili Cao, Kun Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10832 PubMed 33614287

February 17, 2021

Comprehensive analysis of AHL gene family and their expression under drought stress and ABA treatment in Populus trichocarpa

Hanzeng Wang, Xue Leng, Jia Yang, Mengqiu Zhang, Minzhen Zeng, Xuemei Xu, Fude Wang, Chenghao Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10932 PubMed 33643717

February 25, 2021

Comparative anatomy and salt management of Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. (Lythraceae) grown in saltwater and freshwater

Sukrit Tatongjai, Ekaphan Kraichak, Prasart Kermanee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10962 PubMed 33665038

February 25, 2021

Characterization and functional analysis of the Hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA: shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) gene family in poplar

Nan Chao, Qi Qi, Shuang Li, Brent Ruan, Xiangning Jiang, Ying Gai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10741 PubMed 33665007

February 22, 2021

Comparative transcriptome analysis of roots, stems, and leaves of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi: identification of genes involved in isoflavonoid biosynthesis

Chenkai Wang, Nenggui Xu, Shuai Cui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10885 PubMed 33665027

February 4, 2021

Genome-wide identification, characterisation, and evolution of ABF/AREB subfamily in nine Rosaceae species and expression analysis in mei (Prunus mume)

Xue Yong, Tangchun Zheng, Xiaokang Zhuo, Sagheer Ahmad, Lulu Li, Ping Li, Jiayao Yu, Jia Wang, Tangren Cheng, Qixiang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10785 PubMed 33604183

February 12, 2021

RNA sequencing-based exploration of the effects of far-red light on lncRNAs involved in the shade-avoidance response of D. officinale

Hansheng Li, Wei Ye, Yaqian Wang, Xiaohui Chen, Yan Fang, Gang Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10769 PubMed 33614278

February 10, 2021

Comparative analysis of the complete plastid genomes of Mangifera species and gene transfer between plastid and mitochondrial genomes

Yingfeng Niu, Chengwen Gao, Jin Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10774 PubMed 33614280

February 18, 2021

QTL mapping of agronomic traits in wheat using the UK Avalon × Cadenza reference mapping population grown in Kazakhstan

Akerke Amalova, Saule Abugalieva, Vladimir Chudinov, Grigoriy Sereda, Laura Tokhetova, Alima Abdikhalyk, Yerlan Turuspekov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10733 PubMed 33643705

February 23, 2021

Characterization of the GRAS gene family reveals their contribution to the high adaptability of wheat

Yanfeng Liu, Wei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10811 PubMed 33665016

February 15, 2021

Prevalence of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria (formally X. perforans) associated with bacterial spot severity in Capsicum annuum crops in South Central Chihuahua, Mexico

Jared Hernández-Huerta, Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Ricardo Gomez-Flores, Ma. Carmen E. Delgado-Gardea, Margarita S. García-Madrid, Loreto Robles-Hernández, Rocio Infante-Ramirez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10913 PubMed 33628644

February 16, 2021

Comparative transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed genes related to the physiological changes of yellow-green leaf mutant of maize

Tingchun Li, Huaying Yang, Yan Lu, Qing Dong, Guihu Liu, Feng Chen, Yingbing Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10567 PubMed 33628629

February 4, 2021

Genetic diversity and structure of the narrow endemic Seseli farrenyi (Apiaceae): implications for translocation

Núria Garcia-Jacas, Jèssica Requena, Sergi Massó, Roser Vilatersana, Cèsar Blanché, Jordi López-Pujol

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10521 PubMed 33604159

February 16, 2021

Thick bark can protect trees from a severe ambrosia beetle attack

John M. Boland, Deborah L. Woodward