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February 2024

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

February 9, 2024

Seed germination and vegetative and in vitro propagation of Hieracium lucidum subsp. lucidum (Asteraceae), a critically endangered endemic taxon of the Sicilian flora

Valeria Gianguzzi, Emilio Di Gristina, Giulio Barone, Francesco Sottile, Gianniantonio Domina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16839 PubMed 38348103

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 29, 2024

Susceptibility of flexible plastic foodstuffs packaging against Monomorium indicum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) household ants

Muhammad Junaid Iqbal, Muhammad Waqar Hassan, Ghulam Sarwar, Moazzam Jamil, Tanveer Hussain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16782 PubMed 38435990

February 23, 2024

In silico prediction of candidate gene targets for the management of African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, SSA1-SG1), a key vector of viruses causing cassava brown streak disease

Tadeo Kaweesi, John Colvin, Lahcen Campbell, Paul Visendi, Gareth Maslen, Titus Alicai, Susan Seal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16949 PubMed 38410806

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 23, 2024

Transcriptomic and biochemical insights into fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) responses on silicon-treated maize

Inzamam Ul Haq, Ke-Xin Zhang, Yuping Gou, Dina Hajjar, Arwa A. Makki, Wafa A.H. Alkherb, Habib Ali, Changzhong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16859 PubMed 38410805

February 21, 2024

Exotic and native plants play equally important roles in supporting and structuring plant-hummingbird networks within urban green spaces

Monserrat Sánchez Sánchez, Carlos Lara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16996 PubMed 38406283

February 29, 2024

Intensive pasture management alters the composition and structure of plant-pollinator interactions in Sibiu, Romania

Ana-Maria Neacă, Julia Meis, Tiffany Knight, Demetra Rakosy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16900 PubMed 38435994

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 expression analysis of the MADS gene family in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) infested with pathogenic bacteria

Xiuyao Yang, Mengjie Zhang, Dengxian Xi, Tuo Yin, Ling Zhu, Xiujia Yang, Xianyan Zhou, Hanyao Zhang, Xiaozhen Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17001 PubMed 38436028

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 26, 2024

Emergent trees in Colophospermum mopane woodland: influence of elephant density on persistence versus attrition

Timothy O’Connor, Angela Ferguson, Bruce W. Clegg, Nita Pallett, Jeremy J. Midgley, Julius Shimbani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16961 PubMed 38426137

February 9, 2024

Above and belowground phenotypic response to exogenous auxin across Arabidopsis thaliana mutants and natural accessions varies from seedling to reproductive maturity

Patrick Sydow, Courtney J. Murren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16873 PubMed 38348101

February 29, 2024

H₂O₂ promotes trimming-induced tillering by regulating energy supply and redox status in bermudagrass

Shuang Li, Yanling Yin, Jianmin Chen, Xinyu Cui, Jinmin Fu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16985 PubMed 38436009

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

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16841 PubMed 38361767

February 20, 2024

Distribution of rhizosphere fungi of Kobresia humilis on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Jing Guo, Zhanling Xie, Qing Meng, Hongyan Xu, Qingqing Peng, Bao Wang, Deyu Dong, Jiabao Yang, Shunbin Jia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16620 PubMed 38406296

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