Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

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 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 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 25, 2024

Evaluation of P5CS and ProDH activity in Paulownia tomentosa (Steud.) as an indicator of oxidative changes induced by drought stress

Joanna Kijowska-Oberc, Mikołaj K. Wawrzyniak, Liliana Ciszewska, Ewelina Ratajczak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16697 PubMed 38282856