5 January 2022

Discovery of potential protein biomarkers associated with sugarcane white leaf disease susceptibility using a comparative proteomic approach

"The authors successfully used an untargeted omics approach to identify candidate biomarkers for disease susceptibility in an important crop plant."

Monika Mortimer, Handling Editor

22 December 2021

3D reconstruction identifies loci linked to variation in angle of individual sorghum leaves

"The developed method has the potential to enhance high-throughput phenotyping studies of complex traits, and improve crop yields through greater photosynthetic productivity."

Jasmine Janes, Handling Editor

22 December 2021

A review of starch biosynthesis in cereal crops and its potential breeding applications in rice (Oryza Sativa L.)

"Starch is a major raw material in food production and industries. The authors give a review of possible strategies to improve starch production in rice."

Robert Winkler, Handling Editor

15 December 2021

Morpho-physiological effects of environmental stress on yield and quality of sweet corn varieties (Zea mays L.)

"The present work address, from a morpho-physiological poit of view, the effects due to the environmental stress on yield and quality of some Zea mays L. varieties in a field experiment during two growing seasons. The work is very interesting and provide useful informations on the effects that temperature and humidity have on the growth and yield quaity of this crop."

Fiore Capozzi, Handling Editor

2 December 2021

Boll characteristics and yield of cotton in relation to the canopy microclimate under varying plant densities in an arid area

"This manuscript will help the cotton growers in decision making for varying plant densities in arid areas."

Rana Muhammad Atif, Handling Editor

1 December 2021

Functional macrophyte trait variation as a response to the source of inorganic carbon acquisition

"This work is an interesting exploration of the relationship occurring between the acquisition of inorganic carbon for photosynthesis by macrophytes and their leaf traits."

Fiore Capozzi, Handling Editor

30 November 2021

Stress-regulated elements in Lotus spp., as a possible starting point to understand signalling networks and stress adaptation in legumes

"The review of Menéndez & Ruiz is a concise and organized analysis of the literature about stress-related signaling in Lotus spp., and therefore a valuable contribution for plant scientists."

Robert Winkler, Handling Editor

24 November 2021

Genome-wide QTL mapping of yield and agronomic traits in two widely adapted winter wheat cultivars from multiple mega-environments

"This large QTL study examines 28 different environments to identify QTL that are stable across environments."

Julin Maloof, Handling Editor

10 November 2021

Polygamous breeding system identified in the distylous genus Psychotria: P. manillensis in the Ryukyu archipelago, Japan

"Watanabe and colleagues present an investigation of patterns of sexual system variation in Psychotria manillensis occurring on islands in Japan, which revealed gender expression variation in this species, illuminating an under-appreciated mechanism for how plant breeding systems evolve."

Joseph Gillespie, Handling Editor

25 October 2021

Salinity effects on water potential and the normalized difference vegetation index in four species of a saline semi-arid ecosystem

"The MS is a classical word but adds some new knowledge to the field."

Hazem Kalaji, Handling Editor