Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

January 11, 2024

Plant height variation and genetic diversity between Prunus ledebouriana (Schlecht.) YY Yao and Prunus tenella Batsch based on using SSR markers in East Kazakhstan

Aidyn Orazov, Moldir Yermagambetova, Anar Myrzagaliyeva, Nashtay Mukhitdinov, Shynar Tustubayeva, Yerlan Turuspekov, Shyryn Almerekova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16735 PubMed 38223754

January 2, 2024

Exogenous applications of brassinosteroids promote secondary xylem differentiation in Eucalyptus grandis

Fangping Zhou, Bing Hu, Juan Li, Huifang Yan, Qianyu Liu, Bingshan Zeng, Chunjie Fan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16250 PubMed 38188140

January 3, 2024

Genome-wide identification of the bHLH transcription factor family in Rosa persica and response to low-temperature stress

Yueying Zhuang, Lijun Zhou, Lifang Geng, Lv Jiang, Yunji Sui, Le Luo, Huitang Pan, Qixiang Zhang, Chao Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16568 PubMed 38188163

January 3, 2024

Evaluating the imazethapyr herbicide mediated regulation of phenol and glutathione metabolism and antioxidant activity in lentil seedlings

Rajeev Kumar, V. Visha Kumari, Ranjit Singh Gujjar, Mala Kumari, Sanjay Kumar Goswami, Jhuma Datta, Srikumar Pal, Sudhir Kumar Jha, Ashok Kumar, Ashwini Dutt Pathak, Milan Skalicky, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Akbar Hossain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16370 PubMed 38188166

January 29, 2024

Screening of salt tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) lines using membership function value and GGE biplot analysis

Huijuan Tian, Hong Liu, Dan Zhang, Mengting Hu, Fulai Zhang, Shuqi Ding, Kaizhi Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16838 PubMed 38304185

January 18, 2024

DoAP2/ERF89 activated the terpene synthase gene DoPAES in Dendrobium officinale and participated in the synthesis of β-patchoulene

Decong Li, Lin Liu, Xiaohong Li, Guo Wei, Yongping Cai, Xu Sun, Honghong Fan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16760 PubMed 38250724

January 22, 2024

Vegetation restoration improved aggregation stability and aggregated-associated carbon preservation in the karst areas of Guizhou Province, southwest China

Hui Yang, Hui Long, Xuemei Li, Xiulong Luo, Yuanhang Liao, Changmin Wang, Hua Cai, Yingge Shu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16699 PubMed 38274326

January 26, 2024

Genome-wide association studies for earliness, MYMIV resistance, and other associated traits in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) using genotyping by sequencing approach

Manju Kohli, Hina Bansal, Gyan Prakash Mishra, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, Shashidhar B. Reddappa, Anirban Roy, Subodh Kumar Sinha, K.M. Shivaprasad, Nikki Kumari, Atul Kumar, Ranjeet R. Kumar, Ramakrishnan Madhavan Nair, Muraleedhar Aski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16653 PubMed 38288464

January 4, 2024

Vertical distribution characteristics of soil organic carbon and vegetation types under different elevation gradients in Cangshan, Dali

Xue Yang, Jianhong Xu, Huifang Wang, Hong Quan, Huijuan Yu, Junda Luan, Dishan Wang, Yuancheng Li, Dongpeng Lv

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16686 PubMed 38188153

January 15, 2024

Biochemical, anatomical, and histochemical characterization of cachichín (Oecopetalum mexicanum Greenm. & C.H. Thomps: Metteniusaceae) seeds exposed to different thermal treatments

Alejandro Esli Hernández-Mora, Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez, Hilda Araceli Zavaleta-Mancera, José Andrés Herrera-Corredor, María Magdalena Crosby-Galván, Fernando Carlos Gómez-Merino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16663

January 22, 2024

Genome-wide identification of the MADS-box gene family in Avena sativa and its role in photoperiod-insensitive oat

Jinsheng Nan, Jianghong An, Yan Yang, Guofen Zhao, Xiaohong Yang, Huiyan Liu, Bing Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16759 PubMed 38274325

January 31, 2024

Evaluation of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties for drought tolerance using agromorphological traits and drought tolerance indices

Getahun Yemata, Tewachew Bekele

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16840 PubMed 38313022

January 5, 2024

The effects of different rootstocks on aroma components, activities and genes expression of aroma-related enzymes in oriental melon fruit

Kedong Guo, Jiateng Zhao, Siyu Fang, Qian Zhang, Lanchun Nie, Wensheng Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16704 PubMed 38192601

January 3, 2024

Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans

Iridiam Hernández-Soto, Yolanda González-García, Antonio Juárez-Maldonado, Alma Delia Hernández-Fuentes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16666 PubMed 38188144

January 10, 2024

Response of conventional sunflower cultivars to drift rates of synthetic auxin herbicides

Ahmet Tansel Serim, Eric L. Patterson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16729 PubMed 38223756

January 23, 2024

Diosgenin biosynthesis pathway and its regulation in Dioscorea cirrhosa L.

Yan Lin, Qiuyan Hu, Qiang Ye, Haohua Zhang, Ziyu Bao, Yongping Li, Luo Jian Mo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16702 PubMed 38282859

January 2, 2024

Improving maize carbon and nitrogen metabolic pathways and yield with nitrogen application rate and nitrogen forms

Fanhao Meng, Ruifu Zhang, Yuqin Zhang, Weimin Li, Yushan Zhang, Mingwei Zhang, Xuezhen Yang, Hengshan Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16548 PubMed 38188156

January 23, 2024

β-sitosterol isolated from the leaves of Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) promotes viability and proliferation of BF-2 cells

Amita Mekarunothai, Markus Bacher, Raveevatoo Buathong, Saraphorn Intarasam, Ngampuk Tayana, Sumet Kongkiatpaiboon, Theppanya Charoenrat, Tiwtawat Napiroon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16774 PubMed 38282858

January 19, 2024

Nitrogen addition enhances seed yield by improving soil enzyme activity and nutrients

Wenbo Mi, Feng Luo, Wenhui Liu, Yan Qin, Yongchao Zhang, Kaiqiang Liu, Wen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16791 PubMed 38259666

January 16, 2024

Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings

Xue-Man Wang, Yu-Tong Zhu, Juan Wang, Shi-Hui Wang, Wen-Qian Bai, Zhi-Fei Wang, Wan-Qing Zeng, Pei-Hao Peng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16721 PubMed 38250726

January 4, 2024

The influence of management practices on plant diversity: a comparative study of three urban wetlands in an expanding city in eastern China

Yijun Lu, Guofu Yang, Youli Zhang, Biao Wei, Qiaoyi He, Huifang Yu, Yue Wang