Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

April 28, 2025

Response of soil pH to biochar application in farmland across China: a meta-analysis

Jia Yao, Xueren Wang, Mei Hong, Hui Gao, Shixiang Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19400 PubMed 40313377

April 4, 2025

Advancing medicinal plant agriculture: integrating technology and precision agriculture for sustainability

Vinay Kumar, Ashwini Zadokar, Pankaj Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Rajnish Sharma, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, Mohammad Irfan, Rahul Chandora

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19058 PubMed 40196302

April 4, 2025

Root fragment weight and carbohydrate dynamics of two weedy thistles Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. and Sonchus arvensis L. during sprouting

Marian Malte Weigel, Sabine Andert, Manuela Alt, Kirsten Weiß, Jürgen Müller, Bärbel Gerowitt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19155 PubMed 40196300

April 7, 2025

Prediction of yield and quality in medicinal plant Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. using uncrewed aerial vehicle multispectral measurement

Yun-Fan Li, Chen Wu, Hong-Mei Jia, Xi Chen, Jin-Niu Xing, Wei-Ping Gao, Zhu-Yun Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19264 PubMed 40212368

April 2, 2025

Seasonal genetic variation and genetic structure of Spodoptera exigua in Liaoning Province, Northeast China: insights from 11 years of microsatellite data

Ming-Li Yu, Xian-Zhi Xiu, Jin-Yang Wang, Xin-Yi Cao, Fa-Liang Qin, Xing-Ya Wang, Li-Hong Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19243 PubMed 40191751

April 14, 2025

The acidic latex protein from Hevea brasiliensis serves as an anionic antimicrobial peptide

Methaporn Meethong, Kitiya Ekchaweng, Sumalee Obchoei, Chanawee Jakkawanpitak, Phanthipha Runsaeng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19242 PubMed 40247836

April 7, 2025

Efficiency improvement of Juniper trees mass propagation through in vitro shoot multiplication

Alae Ahmed Jabbour, Abdulaziz Alzahrani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19255 PubMed 40212370

April 8, 2025

Optimizing sowing time and weather conditions for enhanced growth and seed yield of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) in semi-arid regions

CB Harisha, KM Boraiah, PS Basavaraj, Hanamant M. Halli, Ram Narayan Singh, Jagadish Rane, K Sammi Reddy, GR Halagundegowda, Amresh Chaudhary, Arvind Kumar Verma, Y Ravi, Honnappa Asangi, E Senthamil

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19210 PubMed 40226547

April 10, 2025

Maize leaves salt-responsive genes revealed by comparative transcriptome of salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive cultivars during the seedling stage

Mingfang Ji, Sirui Xu, Zhongxian Ma, Chengnan Xiao, Jiangting Xu, Yanfang Zhu, Ronghao Cai, Chen Bo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19268 PubMed 40226543

April 15, 2025

Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) potentially associated with residual feed intake in Qinchuan beef cattle by hypothalamus and duodenum RNA-Seq data

Zonghua Su, Chenglong Li, Chaoyun Yang, YanLing Ding, Xiaonan Zhou, Junjie Xu, Chang Qu, Yuangang Shi, Cong-Jun Li, Xiaolong Kang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19270 PubMed 40256725

April 16, 2025

Optimization of cultural conditions for pectinase production by Diaporthe isolate Z1-1N and its pathogenicity on kiwifruit

Shu-Dong Zhang, Ling-Ling Chen, Chao-Yue Li, Xiao-Qing Long, Xue Yang, Xiao-Duo He, Li-Wen Du, Heng-Feng Yang, Li-Zhen Ling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19207 PubMed 40256738

April 9, 2025

Genome-wide identification and characterization of the KNOX gene family in Vitis amurensis

Linling Liu, Wenpeng Lu, Shutian Fan, Yiming Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19250 PubMed 40226548

April 22, 2025

Chemical analysis and angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity of enzymatic hydrolysates derived from meat of goat-kids with supplemental selenium

Silvia C. Pérez-Ramirez, Rosy Cruz-Monterrosa, Mayra Diaz-Ramirez, Erika B. León-Espinosa, José E. Aguilar-Toalá, Monzerrat Rosas-Espejel, J. Efren Ramirez-Bribiesca

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19261 PubMed 40292100

April 21, 2025

Effects of phosphorus-solubilizing fungi on bulb quality and the Fritillaria taipaiensis rhizosphere soil environment

Xueyang Ren, Lin Yuan, Huan Yao, Yuhan Wang, Huan Wang, Dongqin Guo, Nong Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19283 PubMed 40276297

April 29, 2025

Comparative transcriptome analysis of emerging young and mature leaves of Bienertia sinuspersici, a single-cell C4 plant

Richard M. Sharpe, Seanna Hewitt, Gerald Edwards, Amit Dhingra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19282 PubMed 40321813

April 30, 2025

Nutritional value of ensiled Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass. (Noug: Niger) treated with salt, molasses, urea or barley

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