31 March 2025

Comparative transcriptome analysis identified candidate genes associated with kernel row number in maize

"The authors identified genes potentially involved in increasing corn yield."

Curtis Daehler, Section Editor

24 March 2025

Identification and biological characterization of pathogen causing sooty blotch of Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC.

"This article identifies the causing agents of a disease in Ardisia crispa"

Fernando Mata, Handling Editor

21 February 2025

Genetic structure and designing a preliminary core collection of Zizania latifolia in China based on 12 microsatellites markers

"Maintaining and using the biodiversity of wild crop species such as Zizania latifolia can help to mitigate challenges in current agrotechnology and food production."

Robert Winkler, Section Editor

16 January 2025

The effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species (Funneliformis mosseae, Rhizophagus intraradices, and Claroideoglomus etunicatum) in the biocontrol of root and crown rot pathogens, Fusarium solani and Fusarium mixture in pepper

"Arbuscular mycorrhiza have a crucial role in sustainable crop production."

Nasim Yasin, Handling Editor

13 January 2025

Cloning and functional verification of Geraniol-10-Hydroxylase gene in Lonicera japonica

"An interesting finding has emerged regarding the role of Geraniol 10-hydroxylase in the iridoid biosynthetic pathway."

Paripok Phitsuwan, Handling Editor

6 January 2025

Research progress on the impact of climate change on wheat production in China

"An in depth review and analysis of how climate change is affecting wheat production in China and what steps might be taken to mitigate the impacts."

Julin Maloof, Section Editor

27 December 2024

Effect of salt stress on different tiller positions in rice and the regulatory effect of prohexadione calcium

"The focus on traits in regards to stress conditions is important and this work also keys on a possible treatment which may beneficially influence the crops performance and addresses the possible pathways affected.."

Gerard Lazo, Section Editor

10 December 2024

Comparative leaf anatomy of two species of Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae): taxonomic importance and adaptations to xeric conditions of the cangas

"The work reports significant results on stomatal anatomy of a specific species for which such information has not been available previously."

Janendra De Costa, Handling Editor

29 November 2024

Phenotypic diversity and provenance variation of Cupressus funebris: a case study in the Sichuan Basin, China

"The manuscript presents a comprehensive study on the phenotypic and genetic diversity of Cupressus funebris using 180 germplasm resources from five provenances. The research is valuable as it fills a gap in the study of this ecologically and economically important species."

Elsayed Mansour, Handling Editor

29 November 2024

Physiological and molecular response mechanisms of tomato seedlings to cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) stress

"With the development of modern agriculture, the problem of heavy metal pollution is becoming more and more serious. In this paper, the authors investigated the response and regulation of plants to heavy metal stress at the biochemical and transcriptomic levels, which is of significance for the development of effective strategies against heavy metal pollution."

Heng Yin, Handling Editor