Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

July 1, 2022

Recent advances in methods for in situ root phenotyping

Anchang Li, Lingxiao Zhu, Wenjun Xu, Liantao Liu, Guifa Teng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13638 PubMed 35795176

July 21, 2022

Growth parameters and responses of green algae across a gradient of phototrophic, mixotrophic and heterotrophic conditions

Erica B. Young, Lindsay Reed, John A. Berges

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13776 PubMed 35891646

July 5, 2022

Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Daniel J. Giguere, Alexander T. Bahcheli, Samuel S. Slattery, Rushali R. Patel, Tyler S. Browne, Martin Flatley, Bogumil J. Karas, David R. Edgell, Gregory B. Gloor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13607 PubMed 35811822

July 28, 2022

Maize-peanut rotational strip intercropping improves peanut growth and soil properties by optimizing microbial community diversity

Yi Han, Qiqi Dong, Kezhao Zhang, Dejian Sha, Chunji Jiang, Xu Yang, Xibo Liu, He Zhang, Xiaoguang Wang, Feng Guo, Zheng Zhang, Shubo Wan, Xinhua Zhao, Haiqiu Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13777 PubMed 35919403

July 1, 2022

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequences of six Dalbergia species and its comparative analysis in the subfamily of Papilionoideae (Fabaceae)

Changhong Li, Yu Liu, Furong Lin, Yongqi Zheng, Ping Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13570 PubMed 35795179

July 14, 2022

ZmIAA5 regulates maize root growth and development by interacting with ZmARF5 under the specific binding of ZmTCP15/16/17

Feiyang Yang, Yutian Shi, Manli Zhao, Beijiu Cheng, Xiaoyu Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13710 PubMed 35855434

July 1, 2022

Manipulation of light quality is an effective tool to regulate photosynthetic capacity and fruit antioxidant properties of Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. ‘Microtom’ in a controlled environment

Ermenegilda Vitale, Violeta Velikova, Tsonko Tsonev, Giulia Costanzo, Roberta Paradiso, Carmen Arena

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13677 PubMed 35795173

July 6, 2022

Characterization of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase genes facilitating flavonoid biosynthesis from two species of medicinal plant Anoectochilus

Lin Yang, Wan-Chen Li, Feng-ling Fu, Jingtao Qu, Fuai Sun, Haoqiang Yu, Juncheng Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13614 PubMed 35818361

July 11, 2022

Wide space sowing achieved high productivity and effective nitrogen use of irrigated wheat in South Shanxi, China

Qiang Wang, Hafeez Noor, Min Sun, Aixia Ren, Yu Feng, Peng Qiao, Jingjing Zhang, Zhiqiang Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13727 PubMed 35846882

July 4, 2022

Characterization of the WRKY gene family reveals its contribution to the adaptability of almond (Prunus dulcis)

Zhenfan Yu, Dongdong Zhang, Bin Zeng, Xingyue Liu, Jiahui Yang, Wenwen Gao, Xintong Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13491 PubMed 35811825

July 28, 2022

Fuel trait effects on flammability of native and invasive alien shrubs in coastal fynbos and thicket (Cape Floristic Region)

Tineke Kraaij, Samukelisiwe T. Msweli, Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13765 PubMed 35919404

July 7, 2022

Quantification of water requirement of some major crops under semi-arid climate in Turkey

Yusuf Aydın

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13696 PubMed 35821896

July 22, 2022

Identification and characterization of auxin response factor (ARF) family members involved in fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit development

Haomiao Wang, Hantang Huang, Yongkai Shang, Miaoyu Song, Huiqin Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13798 PubMed 35898939

July 1, 2022

Genome-wide identification and functional analysis of class III peroxidases in Gossypium hirsutum

Yi Chen, Jiajia Feng, Yunfang Qu, Jinlong Zhang, Li Zhang, Dong Liang, Yujie Yang, Jinling Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13635 PubMed 35795174

July 22, 2022

Genome-wide identification and expression pattern analysis of lipoxygenase gene family in turnip (Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa)

Cunyao Yan, Kai Jia, Jing Zhang, Zhonglin Xiao, Xiaomei Sha, Jie Gao, Huizhuan Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13746 PubMed 35898937

July 26, 2022

Incipient speciation, high genetic diversity, and ecological divergence in the alligator bark juniper suggest complex demographic changes during the Pleistocene

Rodrigo Martínez de León, Gabriela Castellanos-Morales, Alejandra Moreno-Letelier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13802 PubMed 35910768

July 5, 2022

Consequences of introgression and gene flow on the genetic structure and diversity of Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) in its Mesoamerican diversity area

Mauricio Heredia-Pech, Mariana Chávez-Pesqueira, Matilde M. Ortiz-García, Rubén Humberto Andueza-Noh, María Isabel Chacón-Sánchez, Jaime Martínez-Castillo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13690 PubMed 35811827

July 4, 2022

Metabolome and transcriptome profiling reveal regulatory network and mechanism of flavonoid biosynthesis during color formation of Dioscorea cirrhosa L.

Lin Yan, Haijun Yang, Qiang Ye, Zhihua Huang, Hongying Zhou, Dafang Cui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13659 PubMed 35811818

July 14, 2022

Compensatory growth and understory soil stoichiometric features of Hippophae rhamnoides at different stubble heights

Xin Wang, Yuefeng Guo, Wei Qi, Li Zhen, Yunfeng Yao, Fucang Qin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13363 PubMed 35855429

July 28, 2022

Autotoxicity effect of water extracts from rhizosphere soil of Elymus sibiricus in different planting years on seed germination, physiological characteristics and phytohormones of seedlings

Hang Yang, Jinglong Su, Juan Qi