Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

February 22, 2024

AMMI and GGE biplot analysis for genotype × environment interactions affecting the yield and quality characteristics of sugar beet

Xinwang Dang, Xiaohang Hu, Yahuai Ma, Yanli Li, Wenliang Kan, Xinjiu Dong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16882 PubMed 38406295

February 22, 2024

Beneficial endophytic fungi improve the yield and quality of Salvia miltiorrhiza by performing different ecological functions

Xiaoyu Li, Yali Lin, Yong Qin, Guiqi Han, Hai Wang, Zhuyun Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16959 PubMed 38406278

February 29, 2024

Molecular cloning and characterization of farnesyl diphosphate synthase from Rosa rugosa Thunb associated with salinity stress

Guo Wei, Yudie Chen, Jianwen Wang, Liguo Feng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16929 PubMed 38435988

February 21, 2024

Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) regulating leaf SPAD value and trichome density in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach

Nikki Kumari, Gyan Prakash Mishra, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, Soma Gupta, Anirban Roy, Subodh Kumar Sinha, Dwijesh C. Mishra, Shouvik Das, Ranjeet R. Kumar, Ramakrishnan Madhavan Nair, Muraleedhar Aski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16722 PubMed 38406271

February 8, 2024

Characterization of Amaranthus species: ability in nanoparticles fabrication and the antimicrobial activity against human pathogenic bacteria

Walaa A. Hassan, Afrah E. Mohammed, Najla A. AlShaye, Hana Sonbol, Salma A. Alghamdi, Duilio Iamonico, Shereen M. Korany

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16708 PubMed 38715984

February 26, 2024

Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on blueberry growth and rhizosphere soil microenvironment

Mengjiao Wang, Xinlong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16992 PubMed 38426138

February 7, 2024

Peanut-based intercropping systems altered soil bacterial communities, potential functions, and crop yield

Zhu Liu, Zhenwu Nan, Songming Lin, Weiwei Meng, Liyong Xie, Haiqiu Yu, Zheng Zhang, Shubo Wan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16907 PubMed 38344295

February 29, 2024

Genome-wide identification and characterization of FAD family genes in barley

TingTing Cao, QingWei Du, RongChao Ge, RuiFen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16812 PubMed 38436034

February 16, 2024

Non-destructive environmental safety assessment of threatened and endangered plants in weed biological control

Ikju Park, Mark Schwarzländer, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Bradley L. Harmon, Hariet L. Hinz, Urs Schaffner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16813 PubMed 38374952

February 21, 2024

Organic fertilizer type and dose affect growth, morphological and physiological parameters, and mineral nutrition of watermelon seedlings

Qianwen Zhang, Joseph Masabni, Genhua Niu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16902 PubMed 38406293

February 26, 2024

Genome-wide association studies reveal stable loci for wheat grain size under different sowing dates

Yi Hong, Mengna Zhang, Zechen Yuan, Juan Zhu, Chao Lv, Baojian Guo, Feifei Wang, Rugen Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16984 PubMed 38426132

February 23, 2024

Non-invasive measurements to identify mungbean genotypes for waterlogging tolerance

PS Basavaraj, Krishna Kumar Jangid, Rohit Babar, Jagadish Rane, KM Boraiah, CB Harisha, Hanamanth Halli, Aliza Pradhan, Kuldeep Tripathi, K Sammi Reddy, M Prabhakar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16872 PubMed 38410803

February 23, 2024

Transcriptomic and targeted metabolome analyses revealed the regulatory mechanisms of the synthesis of bioactive compounds in Citrus grandis ‘tomentosa’

Xinmin Huang, Xiaoli Liu, Qi Wang, Yanqing Zhou, Shiting Deng, Qinqin He, Hanbing Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16881 PubMed 38410798

February 28, 2024

Vegetative cell wall protein OsGP1 regulates cell wall mediated soda saline-alkali stress in rice

Fengjin Zhu, Huihui Cheng, Jianan Guo, Shuomeng Bai, Ziang Liu, Chunxi Huang, Jiayi Shen, Kai Wang, Chengjun Yang, Qingjie Guan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16790 PubMed 38436004

February 12, 2024

Different roles of Ca²⁺ and chitohexose in peanut (Arachis Hypogaea) photosynthetic responses to PAMP-immunity

Quan Wang, Ye Zhang, Li Cui, Jingjing Meng, Sha Yang, Xinguo Li, Shubo Wan