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April 2024

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

April 12, 2024

Comparative analysis of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) corn and rice strains microbiota revealed minor changes across life cycle and strain endosymbiont association

Sandra María Marulanda-Moreno, Clara Inés Saldamando-Benjumea, Rafael Vivero Gomez, Gloria Cadavid-Restrepo, Claudia Ximena Moreno-Herrera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17087 PubMed 38623496

April 1, 2024

Health and ecological risk of heavy metals in agricultural soils related to Tungsten mining in Southern Jiangxi Province, China

Jinhu Lai, Yan Ni, Jinying Xu, Daishe Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17200 PubMed 38577416

April 15, 2024

Promoting sustainable agriculture by exploiting plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to improve maize and cowpea crops

Nadège Adoukè Agbodjato, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16836 PubMed 38638155

April 22, 2024

Investigating antimicrobial resistance genes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania cattle using metagenomics

Kauthar M. Omar, George L. Kitundu, Adijat O. Jimoh, Dorcus N. Namikelwa, Felix M. Lisso, Abiola A. Babajide, Seun E. Olufemi, Olaitan I. Awe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17181 PubMed 38666081

April 10, 2024

Population dynamics and seasonal migration patterns of Spodoptera exigua in northern China based on 11 years of monitoring data

Hao-Tian Ma, Li-Hong Zhou, Hao Tan, Xian-Zhi Xiu, Jin-Yang Wang, Xing-Ya Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17223 PubMed 38618573

April 10, 2024

Vertical farming for lettuce production in limited space: a case study in Northern Thailand

Suwimon Wicharuck, Nuttapon Khongdee, Ar Man, Wahyu Nurkholis Hadi Syahputra, Parichat Yalangkan, Prapaporn Chaiphak, Chatchawan Chaichana

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17085 PubMed 38618565

April 5, 2024

Exogenous melatonin improves germination rate in buckwheat under high temperature stress by regulating seed physiological and biochemical characteristics

Zemiao Tian, Mengyu Zhao, Junzhen Wang, Qian Yang, Yini Ma, Xinlei Yang, Luping Ma, Yongzhi Qi, Jinbo Li, Muriel Quinet, BaoSheng Shi, Yu Meng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17136 PubMed 38590707

April 15, 2024

The rhizosphere and root selections intensify fungi-bacteria interaction in abiotic stress-resistant plants

Feng Huang, Mengying Lei, Wen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17225 PubMed 38638154

April 16, 2024

Effects of soil pH on the growth, soil nutrient composition, and rhizosphere microbiome of Ageratina adenophora

Yun Xia, Junna Feng, Hongbo Zhang, Deyu Xiong, Lingdong Kong, Robert Seviour, Yunhong Kong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17231 PubMed 38646477

April 23, 2024

Insights into soil nematode diversity and bacterial community of Thai jasmine rice rhizosphere from different paddy fields in Thailand

Pongrawee Nimnoi, Patawee Pirankham, Kittipong Srimuang, Pornthip Ruanpanun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17289 PubMed 38680886

April 15, 2024

Soil organic nitrogen variation shaped by diverse agroecosystems in a typical karst area: evidence from isotopic geochemistry

Ruiyin Han, Qian Zhang, Zhifang Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17221 PubMed 38638157

April 19, 2024

Exogenous Hemin enhances the antioxidant defense system of rice by regulating the AsA-GSH cycle under NaCl stress

Fengyan Meng, Naijie Feng, Dianfeng Zheng, Meiling Liu, Hang Zhou, Rongjun Zhang, XiXin Huang, Anqi Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17219 PubMed 38650645

April 10, 2024

The impact of chemical and hormonal treatments to improve seed germination and seedling growth of Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endi

Alae Ahmad Jabbour, Abdulaziz Alzahrani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17236 PubMed 38618572

April 19, 2024

Unveiling the aesthetic secrets: exploring connections between genetic makeup, chemical, and environmental factors for enhancing/improving the color and fragrance/aroma of Chimonanthus praecox

Haoyu Zhao, Hafiza Ayesha Masood, Sher Muhammad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17238 PubMed 38650650

April 26, 2024

Application of prohexadione-calcium priming affects Brassica napus L. seedlings by regulating morph-physiological characteristics under salt stress

Peng Deng, Aaqil Khan, Hang Zhou, Xutong Lu, Huiming Zhao, Youwei Du, Yaxin Wang, Naijie Feng, Dianfeng Zheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17312 PubMed 38685942

April 23, 2024

The effects of COVID-19 on agriculture supply chain, food security, and environment: a review

Haider Mahmood, Maham Furqan, Gowhar Meraj, Muhammad Shahid Hassan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17281 PubMed 38680897

April 26, 2024

Influence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) breeding on wing venation in Serbia and neighbouring countries

Hardeep Kaur, Nebojša Nedić, Adam Tofilski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17247 PubMed 38685938

April 26, 2024

Transcriptome differential expression analysis of defoliation of two different lemon varieties

Meichao Dong, Tuo Yin, Junyan Gao, Hanyao Zhang, Fan Yang, Shaohua Wang, Chunrui Long, Xiaomeng Fu, Hongming Liu, Lina Guo, Dongguo Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17218 PubMed 38685937

April 29, 2024

Alpha lipoic acid mitigates adverse impacts of drought stress on growth and yield of mungbean: photosynthetic pigments, and antioxidative defense mechanism

Naima Hafeez Mian, Muhammad Azeem, Qasim Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Muhammad Sohail Akram

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17191 PubMed 38699184

April 30, 2024

Improvement of morphophysiological and anatomical attributes of plants under abiotic stress conditions using plant growth-promoting bacteria and safety treatments

Wasimah Buraykan Alshammari, Kholoud Alshammery, Salwa Lotfi, Haya Altamimi, Abeer Alshammari, Nadi Awad Al-Harbi, Dragana Jakovljević, Mona Hajed Alharbi, Moustapha Eid Moustapha, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Khaled Abdelaal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17286 PubMed 38708356

April 29, 2024

Microbial community structure and carbon transformation characteristics of different aggregates in black soil

Danqi Zhao, Wei Zhang, Juntao Cui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17269 PubMed 38699178

April 29, 2024

Variation and interrelationships in the growth, yield, and lodging of oat under different planting densities

Lingling Liu, Guoling Liang, Wenhui Liu, Zeliang Ju

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17310 PubMed 38699188

April 30, 2024

The low survival rate of European hare leverets in arable farmland: evidence from the predation experiment

Jan Cukor, Jan Riegert, Aleksandra Krivopalova, Zdeněk Vacek, Martin Šálek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17235 PubMed 38708337

April 30, 2024

Expressing banana transcription factor MaERFVII3 in Arabidopsis confers enhanced waterlogging tolerance and root growth

Ee Yang Teoh, Chee How Teo, Nadiya Akmal Baharum, Boon Chin Tan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17285 PubMed 38708359

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