Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

November 9, 2023

Impact analysis of moisture stress on growth and yield of cotton using DSSAT-CROPGRO-cotton model under semi-arid climate

Rotash Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Kulvir Singh, Ibrahim Al-Ashkar, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Muhammad Noor Muzamil, Muhammad Habib ur Rahman, Ayman El Sabagh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16329 PubMed 38025731

November 3, 2023

Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc

Farhat Ullah Khan, Adnan Anwar Khan, Yuanyuan Qu, Qi Zhang, Muhammad Adnan, Shah Fahad, Fatima Gul, Muhammad Ismail, Shah Saud, Shah Hassan, Xuexuan Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16179 PubMed 37941932

November 24, 2023

Assessment of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship of local coffee populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia using DNA barcoding

Habib Khemira, Mosbah Mahdhi, Muhammad Afzal, Mohammed D.Y. Oteef, Taieb Tounekti, Zarraq AL-Faifi, Wail Alsolami

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16486 PubMed 38025745

November 23, 2023

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Gh_GAPDH9 is associated with drought resistance in Gossypium hirsutum

Shiwei Geng, Shengmei Li, Jieyin Zhao, Wenju Gao, Qin Chen, Kai Zheng, Yuxiang Wang, Yang Jiao, Yilei Long, Pengfei Liu, Yanying Qu, Quanjia Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16445 PubMed 38025668

November 1, 2023

Conservation tillage and fertiliser management strategies impact on basmati rice (Oryza sativa L): crop performance, crop water productivity, nutrient uptake and fertility status of the soil under rice-wheat cropping system

Mandapelli Sharath Chandra, R.K. Naresh, Rajan Bhatt, Praveen V. Kadam, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar, Md Atikur Rahman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16271 PubMed 37927793

November 21, 2023

How tank-mix adjuvant type and concentration influence the contact angle on wheat leaf surface

Yanhua Meng, Qiufang Wu, Hanxue Zhou, Hongyan Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16464 PubMed 38025725

November 8, 2023

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter rhizosphere fungal community characteristics of Acorus calamus to improve Cr resistance

Guodong Xia, Sixi Zhu, Wei Zhao, Xiuqing Yang, Luying Sheng, Huan Mao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15681 PubMed 37953782

November 30, 2023

Major biotic stresses affecting maize production in Kenya and their implications for food security

Faith Njeru, Angeline Wambua, Edward Muge, Geert Haesaert, Jan Gettemans, Gerald Misinzo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15685 PubMed 38050609

November 20, 2023

Genome-wide identification of 2-oxoglutarate and Fe (II)-dependent dioxygenase family genes and their expression profiling under drought and salt stress in potato

Hanny Chauhan, Aiana, Kashmir Singh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16449 PubMed 38025721

November 17, 2023

Genome-wide analysis of sugar transporter genes in maize (Zea mays L.): identification, characterization and their expression profiles during kernel development

Nan Sun, Yanfeng Liu, Tao Xu, Xiaoyan Zhou, Heyang Xu, Hongxia Zhang, Renhui Zhan, Limin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16423 PubMed 38025667

November 28, 2023

Co-inoculation of mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria improve growth, biochemical and physiological attributes in Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. under water deficit stress

Saeid Gasemi, Hassan Mahdavikia, Esmaeil Rezaei-Chiyaneh, Farzad Banaei-Asl, Aria Dolatabadian, Amir Sadeghpour

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16474 PubMed 38047030

November 21, 2023

Gamma-rays induced mutations increase soybean oil and protein contents

Geehan Mohsen, Said S. Soliman, Elsayed I. Mahgoub, Tarik A. Ismail, Elsayed Mansour, Khairiah M. Alwutayd, Fatmah A. Safhi, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Rahma Alshamrani, Osama O. Atallah, Wael F. Shehata, Abdallah A. Hassanin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16395 PubMed 38025746

November 29, 2023

First specific detection and validation of tomato wilt caused by Fusarium brachygibbosum using a PCR assay

Siyi Deng, Quanke Liu, Wei Chang, Jun Liu, Hua Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16473 PubMed 38047027

November 1, 2023

Genome-wide identification of CaARR-Bs transcription factor gene family in pepper and their expression patterns under salinity stress

Rana M. Alshegaihi, Salha Mesfer Alshamrani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16332 PubMed 37927789

November 7, 2023

Assessment of intra- and inter-genetic diversity in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat genotypes based on omega, gamma and alpha-gliadin profiles

Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Khairiah M. Alwutayd, Fatmah A. Safhi, Mesfer M. Alqahtani, Rana M. Alshegaihi, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Shri Mohan Jain, Ahmed S. Eldomiaty, Rahma Alshamrani, Amani Omar Abuzaid, Abdallah A. Hassanin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16330 PubMed 37953773

November 29, 2023

Assessing lead and cadmium tolerance of Chenopodium ambrosioides during micropropagation: an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis

Tour Jan, Nasrullah Khan, Muhammad Wahab, Mohammad K. Okla, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud, Ibrahim A. Saleh, Hashem A. Abu-Harirah, Tareq Nayef AlRamadneh, Hamada AbdElgawad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16369 PubMed 38047032

November 15, 2023

Impact of nitrogen application and crop stage on epiphytic microbial communities on silage maize leaf surfaces

Dan Wu, Xueling Ma, Yuanyan Meng, Rongjin Cai, Xiaolong Zhang, Li Liu, Lianping Deng, Changjing Chen, Fang Wang, Qingbiao Xu, Bin He, Mingzhu He, Rensheng Hu, Jinjing Zhen, Yan Han, Shaoshen He, Liuxing Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16386 PubMed 38025755

November 21, 2023

Genomic assembly, characterization, and quantification of DICER-like gene family in Okra plants under dehydration conditions

Hagar Tarek Elhefnawi, Mohamed Abdel Salam Rashed, Ayman Atta, Rana M. Alshegaihi, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Mahmoud Magdy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16232 PubMed 38025717

November 30, 2023

Water-use characteristics of Syzygium antisepticum and Adinandra integerrima in a secondary forest of Khao Yai National Park in Thailand with implications for environmental management

Ratchanon Ampornpitak, Anuttara Nathalang, Pantana Tor-ngern

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16525 PubMed 38050611