Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Alexandr Pozharskiy, Valeriya Kostyukova, Marina Khusnitdinova, Kamila Adilbayeva, Gulnaz Nizamdinova, Anastasiya Kapytina, Nazym Kerimbek, Aisha Taskuzhina, Mariya Kolchenko, Aisha Abdrakhmanova, Nina Kisselyova, Ruslan Kalendar, Dilyara Gritsenko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15683 PubMed 37483968

July 31, 2023

Urban biogeography of fungal endophytes across San Francisco

Emma Gibson, Naupaka B. Zimmerman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15454 PubMed 37547726

July 28, 2023

Effects of extracts from various parts of invasive Solidago species on the germination and growth of native grassland plant species

Peliyagodage Chathura Dineth Perera, Cezary Chmielowiec, Tomasz H. Szymura, Magdalena Szymura

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15676 PubMed 37529210

July 18, 2023

Functional trait diversity of Cyclanthaceae and its convergent evolution with Araceae in Neotropical forests

Erin C. Riordan, Orlando Vargas Ramirez, Philip W. Rundel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15557 PubMed 37483965

July 24, 2023

Restoring South African subtropical succulent thicket using Portulacaria afra: exploring the rooting window hypothesis

Nicholas C. Galuszynski, Ryan E. Forbes, Gavin M. Rishworth, Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15538 PubMed 37601260

July 10, 2023

Evaluation of sugarcane promising clones based on the morphophysiological traits developed from fuzz

Bilal Saleem, Muhammad Uzair, Muhammad Noman, Kotb A. Attia, Muqing Zhang, Mona S. Alwahaibi, Nageen Zahra, Muhammad Kashif Naeem, Arif A. Mohammed, Sajid Fiaz, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Ramzan Khan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15646 PubMed 37456879

July 19, 2023

Optimal tillage depths for enhancing rice yield, quality and lodging resistance in the rice production systems of northeast China

Diankai Gong, Guijin Dai, Ying Chen, Guangxing Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15739 PubMed 37483987

July 24, 2023

Impact of climate change on the geographical distribution and niche dynamics of Gastrodia elata

Juan Hu, Ying Feng, Haotian Zhong, Wei Liu, Xufang Tian, Yehong Wang, Tao Tan, Zhigang Hu, Yifei Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15741 PubMed 37520262

July 12, 2023

Effects of a compound Trichoderma agent on Coptis chinensis growth, nutrients, enzyme activity, and microbial community of rhizosphere soil

Li X. Wu, Yu Wang, Hui Lyu, Xia D. Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15652 PubMed 37456883

July 11, 2023

In-silico, evolutionary, and functional analysis of CHUP1 and its related proteins in Bienertia sinuspersici—a comparative study across C₃, C₄, CAM, and SCC₄ model plants

So Youn Won, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Vadivelmurugan Irulappan, Jung Sun Kim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15696 PubMed 37456874

July 19, 2023

Leaf nutrient resorption of two life-form tree species in urban gardens and their response to soil nutrient availability

Ruyuan Hu, Tairui Liu, Yunxiang Zhang, Rongrong Zheng, Jinping Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15738 PubMed 37483974

July 19, 2023

Early root phenotyping in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) uncovers insights into root system architecture variability

Luis O. Duque

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15448 PubMed 37483980

July 26, 2023

Recombination of endophytic bacteria in asexual plant Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. caused by transplanting

Wanting Xiao, Zhanling Zhang, Hai Wang, Guiqi Han, Zhu-Yun Yan, Dongmei He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15579 PubMed 37520247

July 19, 2023

Effects of salt stress on seed germination and respiratory metabolism in different Flueggea suffruticosa genotypes

Ningwei Xu, Bin Lu, Yang Wang, Xiaoyue Yu, Nan Yao, Qijuan Lin, Xingyou Xu, Bingshe Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15668 PubMed 37483969

July 11, 2023

Nutritional values of wild edible freshwater macrophytes

Muta Harah Zakaria, Shiamala Devi Ramaiya, Nordiah Bidin, Nurul Nur Farahin Syed, Japar Sidik Bujang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15496 PubMed 37456903

July 26, 2023

Environmental factors affecting honey bees (Apis cerana) and cabbage white butterflies (Pieris rapae) at urban farmlands

Myung-Bok Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15725 PubMed 37520259

July 27, 2023

Unlocking the potential of ancient hexaploid Indian dwarf wheat, Tritium sphaerococcum for grain quality improvement

Sneha Adhikari, Jyoti Kumari, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Sherry Jacob, Sapna Langyan, Shivani Sharma, Anju M. Singh, Ashok Kumar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15334 PubMed 37525662

July 28, 2023

Diversity of bioprotective microbial organisms in Upper Region of Assam and its efficacy against Meloidogyne graminicola

Rupak Jena, Bhupendranath Choudhury, Debanand Das, Bhabesh Bhagawati, Pradip Kumar Borah, Seenichamy Rathinam Prabhukartikeyan, Swoyam Singh, Manaswini Mahapatra, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Ravinder Kumar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15779 PubMed 37529212

July 17, 2023

Presence of an ultra-small microbiome in fermented cabbages

Hae-Won Lee, So-Ra Yoon, Yun-Mi Dang, Miran Kang, Kwangho Lee, Ji-Hyung Ha, Jin-Woo Bae

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15680 PubMed 37483986

July 14, 2023

First report of the ectomycorrhizal fungal community associated with two herbaceous plants in Inner Mongolia, China