Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

March 28, 2023

Morphological, ultrastructural and molecular variations in susceptible and resistant genotypes of chickpea infected with Botrytis grey mould

Richa Thakur, Rajni Devi, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Sucheta Sharma, Ravinder Kumar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15134 PubMed 37009149

March 2, 2023

Adaptive mechanisms in quinoa for coping in stressful environments: an update

Qura Tul Ain, Kiran Siddique, Sami Bawazeer, Iftikhar Ali, Maham Mazhar, Rabia Rasool, Bismillah Mubeen, Farman Ullah, Ahsanullah Unar, Tassadaq Hussain Jafar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14832 PubMed 36883058

March 2, 2023

Biocontrol endophytes Bacillus subtilis R31 influence the quality, transcriptome and metabolome of sweet corn

Mingwei Shao, Yanhong Chen, Qingyou Gong, Shuang Miao, Chunji Li, Yunhao Sun, Di Qin, Xiaojian Guo, Xun Yan, Ping Cheng, Guohui Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14967 PubMed 36883062

March 1, 2023

Incorporating dietary fiber from fruit and vegetable waste in meat products: a systematic approach for sustainable meat processing and improving the functional, nutritional and health attributes

Abdul Haque, Saghir Ahmad, Z. R. A. A. Azad, Mohd Adnan, Syed Amir Ashraf

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14977 PubMed 36890873

March 10, 2023

Screening plant growth-promoting bacteria from the rhizosphere of invasive weed Ageratina adenophora for crop growth

Yun Xia, Hongbo Zhang, Yu Zhang, Yuyu Zhang, Jiani Liu, Robert Seviour, Yunhong Kong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15064 PubMed 36923499

March 6, 2023

Community differentiation of rhizosphere microorganisms and their responses to environmental factors at different development stages of medicinal plant Glehnia littoralis

Shuliang Liu, Jianxin Gao, Shimeng Wang, Weiwei Li, Ailan Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14988 PubMed 36908810

March 13, 2023

Sodicity stress differently influences physiological traits and anti-oxidant enzymes in pear and peach cultivars

Anshuman Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Parbodh Chander Sharma, Raj Kumar, Rajender Kumar Yadav

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14947 PubMed 36935921

March 28, 2023

Identification and biodiversity patterns of Aspergillus species isolated from some soil invertebrates at high altitude using morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses

Mohamed Fadl Awad, Bander Albogami, Tarombera Mwabvu, Montaser M. Hassan, Alaa Baazeem, Mohamed M. Hassan, Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15035 PubMed 37033730

March 6, 2023

Microbial diversity and abundance in loamy sandy soil under renaturalization of former arable land

Audrius Kacergius, Diana Sivojiene

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14761 PubMed 36908818

March 10, 2023

Drought stress resistance indicators of chickpea varieties grown under deficit irrigation conditions

Ali Beyhan Ucak, Hüseyin Arslan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14818 PubMed 36923507

March 20, 2023

Pesticides reduce tropical amphibian and reptile diversity in agricultural landscapes in Indonesia

Thomas Cherico Wanger, Barry W. Brook, Theodore Evans, Teja Tscharntke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15046 PubMed 36967985

March 9, 2023

Effects of stumping on fine root architecture, growth, and physiology of Hippophae rhamnoides

Haoyue Wang, Wei Qi, Yuefeng Guo, Yajie Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14978 PubMed 36919163

March 27, 2023

Seed priming with essential oils for sustainable wheat agriculture in semi-arid region

Muhammet Çağrı Oğuz, Ezgi Oğuz, Mustafa Güler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15126 PubMed 37009155

March 3, 2023

Genome-wide survey of HMA gene family and its characterization in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Sadaf Zahra, Tayyaba Shaheen, Muhammad Qasim, Mahmood-ur-Rahman, Momina Hussain, Sana Zulfiqar, Kanval Shaukat, Mehboob-ur-Rahman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14920 PubMed 36890869

March 29, 2023

Evaluation of a dill (Anethum graveolens L.) gene bank germplasm collection using multivariate analysis of morphological traits, molecular genotyping and chemical composition to identify novel genotypes for plant breeding

Kalliopi Kadoglidou, Catherine Cook, Anastasia Boutsika, Eirini Sarrou, Ifigeneia Mellidou, Christina Aidonidou, Ioannis Grigoriadis, Andrea Angeli, Stefan Martens, Vasiliki Georgiadou, Theodoros Moysiadis, Parthenopi Ralli, Ioannis Mylonas, Nikolaos Tourvas, Michail Michailidis, Apostolos Kalivas, Eleni Maloupa, Ioannis Ganopoulos, Aliki Xanthopoulou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15043 PubMed 37013148

March 23, 2023

Hydrogels improved parsley (Petroselinium crispum(Mill.) Nyman) growth and development under water deficit stress

M. Zeki Karipçin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15105 PubMed 36987451

March 20, 2023

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

Yifan Yang, Yuqiang Qiu, Wei Ye, Gang Sun, Hansheng Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15001 PubMed 36967993

March 6, 2023

Reducing options of ammonia volatilization and improving nitrogen use efficiency via organic and inorganic amendments in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Pooja L. Ramalingappa, Manoj Shrivastava, Shiva Dhar, Kalikinkar Bandyopadhyay, Shiv Prasad, Sapna Langyan, Ritu Tomer, Ashish Khandelwal, Sibananda Darjee, Renu Singh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14965 PubMed 36908814

March 20, 2023

Responses of maize hybrids to water stress conditions at different developmental stages: accumulation of reactive oxygen species, activity of enzymatic antioxidants and degradation in kernel quality traits

Muhammad Irfan Yousaf, Muhammad Waheed Riaz, Aamar Shehzad, Shakra Jamil, Rahil Shahzad, Shamsa Kanwal, Aamir Ghani, Farman Ali, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Ashfaq, Quaid Hussain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14983 PubMed 36967996

March 21, 2023

New agri-environmental measures have a direct effect on wildlife and economy on conventional agricultural land

Petr Marada, Jan Cukor, Michal Kuběnka, Rostislav Linda, Zdeněk Vacek, Stanislav Vacek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15000 PubMed 36967992

March 20, 2023

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes in soybean (Glycine max)

Shihui Zhao, Fan Yan, Yajing Liu, Monan Sun, Ying Wang, Jingwen Li, Xinsheng Zhang, Xuguang Yang, Qingyu Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14941 PubMed 36968000

March 22, 2023

Sida chlorotic leaf virus: a new recombinant begomovirus found in non-cultivated plants and Cucumis sativus L

Daniel Alejandro García-Rodríguez, Brenda Lizet Partida-Palacios, Carlos Fernando Regla-Márquez, Sara Centeno-Leija, Hugo Serrano-Posada, Bernardo Bañuelos-Hernández, Yair Cárdenas-Conejo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15047 PubMed 36974135

March 14, 2023

Preliminary study on Bioassay of Capparis spinosa L. seed extract and seed germination

Min Wang, Xiaolu Yuan, Liping Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15082 PubMed 36935929

March 28, 2023

Functional characterization of the GhNRT2.1e gene reveals its significant role in improving nitrogen use efficiency in Gossypium hirsutum

Xinmiao Zhang, Jiajia Feng, Ruolin Zhao, Hailiang Cheng, Javaria Ashraf, Qiaolian Wang, Limin Lv, Youping Zhang, Guoli Song, Dongyun Zuo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15152 PubMed 37009157

March 15, 2023

Minimal effects of ultraviolet light supplementation on egg production, egg and bone quality, and health during early lay of laying hens

Md Sohel Rana, Jonathon Clay, Prafulla Regmi, Dana L.M. Campbell