Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

October 9, 2023

Assessing the effect of heavy metals on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and soil characteristics: plants-implications for phytoremediation

Muhammad Imran Atta, Syeda Sadaf Zehra, Habib Ali, Basharat Ali, Syed Naveed Abbas, Sara Aimen, Sadia Sarwar, Ijaz Ahmad, Mumtaz Hussain, Ibrahim Al-Ashkar, Dinakaran Elango, Ayman El Sabagh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16067 PubMed 39991009

October 11, 2023

Evaluation of drought stress level in Sargent’s cherry (Prunus sargentii Rehder) using photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and proline content analysis

Eon Ju Jin, Jun-Hyuk Yoon, Hyeok Lee, Eun Ji Bae, Seong Hyeon Yong, Myung Suk Choi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15954 PubMed 37842053

October 4, 2023

Diversity and structure of the root-associated bacterial microbiomes of four mangrove tree species, revealed by high-throughput sequencing

Jinlei Sui, Xiaowen He, Guohui Yi, Limin Zhou, Shunqing Liu, Qianqian Chen, Xiaohu Xiao, Jinyan Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16156 PubMed 37810771

October 26, 2023

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of GA20ox and GA3ox genes during pod development in peanut

Jie Sun, Xiaoqian Zhang, Chun Fu, Naveed Ahmad, Chuanzhi Zhao, Lei Hou, Muhammad Naeem, Jiaowen Pan, Xingjun Wang, Shuzhen Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16279 PubMed 37908413

October 25, 2023

A bibliometric analysis of research trends and hotspots in alpine grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Zhe Xu, Xian Li, Lu Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16210 PubMed 37901470

October 18, 2023

A systematic review on physical mutagens in rice breeding in Southeast Asia

Rosina Baadu, Khim Phin Chong, Jualang Azlan Gansau, Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin, Jedol Dayou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15682 PubMed 37868055

October 10, 2023

Complete chloroplast genome assembly and phylogenetic analysis of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), red and white currant (Ribes rubrum), and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) provide new insights into the phylogeny of Grossulariaceae

Xinyu Sun, Ying Zhan, Songlin Li, Yu Liu, Qiang Fu, Xin Quan, Jinyu Xiong, Huixin Gang, Lijun Zhang, Huijuan Qi, Aoxue Wang, Junwei Huo, Dong Qin, Chenqiao Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16272 PubMed 37842068

October 5, 2023

Biodiversity of symbiotic microalgae associated with meiofaunal marine acoels in Southern Japan

Siratee Riewluang, Kevin C. Wakeman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16078 PubMed 37814628

October 20, 2023

Analysis of the apoplast fluid proteome during the induction of systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Shuna Jiang, Liying Pan, Qingfeng Zhou, Wenjie Xu, Fuge He, Lei Zhang, Hang Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16324 PubMed 37876907

October 2, 2023

Genome-wide identification and characterization of ABA receptor pyrabactin resistance 1-like protein (PYL) family in oat

Wenbo Mi, Kaiqiang Liu, Guoling Liang, Zhifeng Jia, Xiang Ma, Zeliang Ju, Wenhui Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16181 PubMed 37810776

October 23, 2023

Comprehensive genomic characterisation of the NAC transcription factor family and its response to drought stress in Eucommia ulmoides

Qi Wang, FengCheng Hu, ZhaoQun Yao, XinFeng Zhao, GuangMing Chu, Jing Ye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16298 PubMed 37901460

October 3, 2023

Maize ZmHSP90 plays a role in acclimation to salt stress

Xinyan Yu, Yanxin Zhao, Yun Wang, Zhiqing Zou, Fenghai Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15819 PubMed 37810777

October 18, 2023

Effects of nanoscale zinc oxide treatment on growth, rhizosphere microbiota, and metabolism of Aconitum carmichaelii

Cun Chen, Yu-yang Zhao, Duo Wang, Ying-hong Ren, Hong-ling Liu, Ye Tian, Yue-fei Geng, Ying-rui Tang, Xing-fu Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16177 PubMed 37868063

October 11, 2023

Impacts of land use change on native plant-butterfly interaction networks from central Mexico

Deysi Muñoz-Galicia, Carlos Lara, Citlalli Castillo-Guevara, Mariana Cuautle, Claudia Rodríguez-Flores

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16205 PubMed 37842070

October 27, 2023

Factors influencing the distribution of woody plants in tropical karst hills, south China

Gang Hu, Zhonghua Zhang, Hongping Wu, Lei Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16331 PubMed 37908415

October 18, 2023

Effects of exogenous zinc on the physiological characteristics and enzyme activities of Passiflora edulis Sims f. edulis seedlings

Jianli Zhang, Tao Yang, Chen Zhang, Ting Zhang, Lihua Pu, Weiquan Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16280 PubMed 37868066

October 13, 2023

Comprehensive study of serine/arginine-rich (SR) gene family in rice: characterization, evolution and expression analysis

Rui Gao, Yingying Lu, Nan Wu, Hui Liu, Xiaoli Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16193 PubMed 37849832

October 9, 2023

Identification of genetic loci for early maturity in spring bread wheat using the association analysis and gene dissection

Antonina A. Kiseleva, Irina N. Leonova, Elena V. Ageeva, Ivan E. Likhenko, Elena A. Salina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16109 PubMed 37842052

October 10, 2023

Dynamic analysis and control of a rice-pest system under transcritical bifurcations

Sajib Mandal, Sebastian Oberst, Md. Haider Ali Biswas, Md. Sirajul Islam

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16083 PubMed 37842048

October 31, 2023

Analysis of genetic diversity and population structure of Magnaporthe grisea, the causal agent of foxtail millet blast using microsatellites

Manimozhi Dhivya, Govindasamy Senthilraja, Nagendran Tharmalingam, Sankarasubramanian Harish, Kalaiselvan Saravanakumari, Theerthagiri Anand, Sundararajan Thiruvudainambi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16258 PubMed 37927781

October 25, 2023

Exploring the roles of ZmARM gene family in maize development and abiotic stress response

Zhijia Yu, Xiaopeng Sun, Ziqi Chen, Qi Wang, Chuang Zhang, Xiangguo Liu, Weilin Wu, Yuejia Yin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16254 PubMed 37920843

October 24, 2023

Integrative approaches to a revision of the liverwort in genus Aneura (Aneuraceae, Marchantiophyta) from Thailand

Nopparat Anantaprayoon, Passorn Wonnapinij, Ekaphan Kraichak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16284 PubMed 37901454

October 23, 2023

De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing

Sudhindra R. Gadagkar, J. Antonio Baeza, Kristina Buss, Nate Johnson