Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

November 27, 2023

Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at different temperatures

Maryam Mumtaz, Vattakandy Jasin Rahman, Tahseen Saba, Tingting Huang, Yuxin Zhang, Chunxian Jiang, Qing Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16461 PubMed 38034871

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1, 2023

Trends in soil organic matter and topsoil thickness under regenerative practices at the University of Washington student farm

Julia E. Macray, David R. Montgomery

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16336 PubMed 37927779

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 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 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 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 30, 2023

Potential of psychrotolerant rhizobacteria for the growth promotion of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Muhammad Abdullah, Mohsin Tariq, Syeda Tahseen Zahra, Azka Ahmad, Marriam Zafar, Shad Ali

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16399 PubMed 38050608

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 13, 2023

Identification and characterization of cold-responsive aquaporins from the larvae of a crambid pest Agriphila aeneociliella (Eversmann) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Chunqing Zhao, Zhen Liu, Yong Liu, Yidi Zhan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16403 PubMed 38025732

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 21, 2023

Future habitat changes of Bactrocera minax Enderlein along the Yangtze River Basin using the optimal MaxEnt model

Chun Fu, Xian Wang, Tingting Huang, Rulin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16459 PubMed 38025688

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 22, 2023

Metagenomic binning of PacBio HiFi data prior to assembly reveals a complete genome of Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleopterea: Curculionidae, Dryophthorinae) the most damaging arthropod pest of bananas and plantains

Alfredo Rodriguez Ruiz, Alex R. Van Dam

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16276 PubMed 38025758

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 20, 2023

Cloning and functional characterization of porcine AACS revealing the regulative roles for fat deposition in pigs

Pan Zhang, Bo Zhang, Yu Fu, Pan Li, Hao Zhang