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  1. Wheat, a crucial food crop in China, is highly vulnerable to drought stress throughout its growth and development. WRKY transcription factors (TFs), being one of the largest families of TFs, play a vital role ...

    Authors: Miaomiao Ge, Yan Tang, Yijun Guan, Meicheng Lv, Chunjv Zhou, Huiling Ma and Jinyin Lv
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:27
  2. Maize kernel colour is an important index for evaluating maize quality and value and mainly entails two natural pigments, carotenoids and anthocyanins. To analyse the genetic mechanism of maize kernel colour a...

    Authors: Weiwei Chen, Fangqing Cui, Hang Zhu, Xiangbo Zhang, Siqi Lu, Chuanli Lu, Hailong Chang, Lina Fan, Huanzhang Lin, Junteng Fang, Yuxing An, Xuhui Li and Yongwen Qi
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:25
  3. Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) with short or no dormancy period are easy to germinate before harvest (pre-harvest sprouting, PHS). PHS has seriously decreased seed weight and oil content in B. napus. Short-chain de...

    Authors: Fugui Zhang, Tianhua Chen, Nian Liu, Xinzhe Hou, Ling Wang, Qingao Cai, Rui Li, Xingzhi Qian, Hong Xu, Zonghe Zhu, Wenyin Zheng, Yan Yu and Kejin Zhou
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:21
  4. Excess salinity can affect the growth and development of all plants. Salinization jeopardizes agroecosystems, induces oxidative reactions in most cultivated plants and reduces biomass which affects crop yield....

    Authors: Muhammad Tanees Chaudhary, Sajid Majeed, Iqrar Ahmad Rana, Zulfiqar Ali, Yinhua Jia, Xiongming Du, Lori Hinze and Muhammad Tehseen Azhar
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:20
  5. Camellia olelfera petals are colorful, and have high ornamental value. However, the color formation mechanism of C. olelfera petals with different color is still unclear. In our study, WGCNA method was applied to...

    Authors: Hai-Tao Zeng, Tao Zheng, Qi Tang, Hao Xu and Mengjiao Chen
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:19
  6. Camellia reticulata Lindl., also known as Yunnan Camellia, is an important ornamental plant in China, especially for its large and stunning flowers. A comprehensive understanding of their coloration mechanisms ca...

    Authors: Yan Qu, Zhi Ou, Qing Qing Yong, Xiang Yao and Jun Luo
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:18
  7. Adventitious root formation is a key step in vegetative propagation via cuttings. It is crucial for establishing birch plantations and preserve birch varieties. Although previous studies have highlighted role of

    Authors: Kun Chen, Xiaoyue Zhang, Zhenglun Li, Wei Wang, Guanbin Lv, Qibin Yu, Guifeng Liu, Chuanping Yang and Jing Jiang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:17
  8. Kernel dehydration is an important factor for the mechanized harvest in maize. Kernel moisture content (KMC) and kernel dehydration rate (KDR) are important indicators for kernel dehydration. Although quantita...

    Authors: Hao Zhang, Xiaonan Gou, Liangchuan Ma, Xiaojun Zhang, Jianzhou Qu, Xiaoyue Wang, Wenjie Huang, Shijuan Yan, Xinghua Zhang, Jiquan Xue and Shutu Xu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:15
  9. Hybridization is considered as an important model of speciation, but the evolutionary process of natural hybridization is still poorly characterized in Lycoris. To reveal the phylogenetic relationship of two new ...

    Authors: Miaohua Quan, Xianghui Jiang, Longqian Xiao, Jianglin Li, Juan Liang and Guanghua Liu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:14
  10. The ability of a data fusion system composed of a computer vision system (CVS) and an electronic nose (e-nose) was evaluated to predict key physiochemical attributes and distinguish red-fleshed kiwifruit produ...

    Authors: Mojdeh Asadi, Mahmood Ghasemnezhad, Adel Bakhshipour, Jamal-Ali Olfati and Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:13
  11. ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporter proteins are one of the most extensive protein families known to date and are ubiquitously found in animals, plants, and microorganisms. ABCs have a variety of functions, su...

    Authors: Dongdong Zhang, Zhenfan Yu, Bin Zeng and Xingyue Liu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:12
  12. Corybas taliensis is an endemic species of sky islands in China. Its habitat is fragile and unstable, and it is likely that the species is threatened. However, it is difficult to determine the conservation priori...

    Authors: Yuhang Liu, Huichun Wang, Jing Yang, Zhiling Dao and Weibang Sun
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:11
  13. Understanding the genetic mechanisms underlying gray leaf spot (GLS) resistance in maize is crucial for breeding GLS-resistant inbred lines and commercial hybrids. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and ge...

    Authors: Can Hu, Tianhui Kuang, Ranjan K. Shaw, Yudong Zhang, Jun Fan, Yaqi Bi, Fuyan Jiang, Ruijia Guo and Xingming Fan
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:10
  14. Essential micronutrient Boron (B) plays crucial roles in plant survival and reproduction but becomes toxic in higher quantities. Although plant cells have different B transport systems, B homeostasis is mainly...

    Authors: Jing Wang, Junbin Wei, Dongliang Guo, Xinmin Lv, Boyun Wang, Yiyun Wang and Jianguang Li
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:9
  15. Patchoulol, a valuable compound belonging to the sesquiterpenoid family, is the primary component of patchouli oil produced by Pogostemon cablin (P. cablin). It has a variety of pharmacological and biological act...

    Authors: Jian Li, Huan-Chao Huang, Yue-Qiu Zuo, Ming-Yong Zhang, Meng-Ling He and Kuai-Fei Xia
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:8
  16. Heavy metal cadmium (Cd) naturally occurs in soil and is a hazardous trace contaminant for humans, animals, and plants. The main sources of Cd pollution in soil include overuse of phosphatic fertilizers, manur...

    Authors: Sundas Sana, Musarrat Ramzan, Samina Ejaz, Subhan Danish, Saleh H. Salmen and Mohammad Javed Ansari
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:7
  17. Unpredictable rainfall frequently results in excess moisture, which is detrimental to the landscape because it interferes with the genetic, morphological, and physiological processes of plants, even though the...

    Authors: Jie Zhang, Feng Song, Xiaolei Xu, Tiantian Xia, Xu Zhang, Li Dong and Dejie Yin
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:6
  18. Yellow Camellia (Camellia sect. chrysantha) is a rare ornamental plant and an important germplasm resource globally. Camellia nitidissima thrives in normal acidic soils, while Camellia limonia can adapt to the ca...

    Authors: Lisha Zhong, Yuxing Shi, Shaolei Xu, Sisi Xie, Xinhui Huang, Yujie Li, Chaofan Qu, Jianxiu Liu, Jialin Liao, Yang Huang and Yu Liang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:5
  19. Understanding how plants and pathogens regulate each other's gene expression during their interactions is key to revealing the mechanisms of disease resistance and controlling the development of pathogens. Des...

    Authors: Meng Wang, Zhouwen Wang, Yi Ding, Shaoling Kang, Senrong Jiang, Zhuangjia Yang, Zhan Xie, Jialin Wang, Shuangshuang Wei, Jiaquan Huang, Dongdong Li, Xingyu Jiang and Hua Tang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:4
  20. Yellow Stripe-Like (YSL) proteins are involved in the uptake and transport of metal ions. They play important roles in maintaining the zinc and iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis, rice (Oryza sativa), and barley (Ho...

    Authors: Zizhao Song, Suzhen Li, Yu Li, Xiaojin Zhou, Xiaoqing Liu, Wenzhu Yang and Rumei Chen
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:3
  21. The 70 kD heat shock proteins (HSP70s) represent a class of molecular chaperones that are widely distributed in all kingdoms of life, which play important biological roles in plant growth, development, and str...

    Authors: Xiaoxue Pan, Yang Zheng, Kairong Lei, Weilin Tao and Na Zhou
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:2
  22. Wheat is one of the main grain crops in the world, and the tiller number is a key factor affecting the yield of wheat. Phosphorus is an essential element for tiller development in wheat. However, due to decrea...

    Authors: Xue-zheng Li, Xiao-tong Zhang, Xiao-min Bie, Jing Zhang, Deng-ji Jiang, Heng Tang and Fang Wang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2024 24:1
  23. Under natural conditions, most Hibiscus syriacus L. individuals form very few mature seeds or the mature seeds that do form are of poor quality. As a result, seed yield is poor and seeds have low natural germinab...

    Authors: Xiaohong Wang, Jiajia Chen, Lingxuan Hu, Jingwen Zhang, Fen Xiao, Shengqian Zhang, Fengxia Shao and Liqun Huang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:665
  24. Drought is one of the important abiotic stresses that can significantly reduce crop yields. In India, about 24% of Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) cultivation is taken up under rainfed conditions, leading to low...

    Authors: Omkar Maharudra Limbalkar, Prashant Vasisth, Guman Singh, Priyanka Jain, Mohit Sharma, Rajendra Singh, Gokulan Dhanasekaran, Manish Kumar, Mohan Lal Meena, Mir Asif Iquebal, Sarika Jaiswal, Mahesh Rao, Anshul Watts, Ramcharan Bhattacharya, Kunwar Harendra Singh, Dinesh Kumar…
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:664
  25. Plant HSP20s are not only synthesized in response to heat stress but are also involved in plant biotic and abiotic stress resistance, normal metabolism, development, differentiation, survival, ripening, and de...

    Authors: Chunhua Zhang, Yanping Zhang, Ziwen Su, Zhijun Shen, Hongfeng Song, Zhixiang Cai, Jianlan Xu, Lei Guo, Yuanyuan Zhang, Shaolei Guo, Meng Sun, Shenge Li and Mingliang Yu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:663
  26. Phosphorus (P) and salt stress are common abiotic stressors that limit crop growth and development, but the response mechanism of soybean to low phosphorus (LP) and salt (S) combined stress remains unclear.

    Authors: Xiu-Wen Zhou, Xing-Dong Yao, De-Xin He, He-Xiang Sun and Fu-Ti Xie
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:662
  27. Encyclia is the second-largest genus in the neotropical subtribe Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) and has more than 150 species, which are characterized by fairly consistent flower morphology. Its taxonomy and species bou...

    Authors: Monika M. Lipińska, Natalia Olędrzyńska, Magdalena Dudek, Aleksandra M. Naczk, Dorota Łuszczek, Peter Szabó, Manfred Speckmaier and Dariusz L. Szlachetko
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:661
  28. Independent origins of carnivory in multiple angiosperm families are fabulous examples of convergent evolution using a diverse array of life forms and habitats. Previous studies have indicated that carnivorous...

    Authors: Chao-Nan Fu, Susann Wicke, An-Dan Zhu, De-Zhu Li and Lian-Ming Gao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:660
  29. German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) is an important medicinal plant, and the essential oils in the flowers have various biological activities. Genetic transformation systems are important for plant qualit...

    Authors: Yuling Tai, Jie Zhang, Youhui Chen, Yi Yuan, Honggang Wang, Luyao Yu, Shuangshuang Li, Lu Yang and Yifan Jin
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:659
  30. The Aizoaceae family’s Sesuvium sesuvioides (Fenzl) Verdc is a medicinal species of the Cholistan desert, Pakistan. The purpose of this study was to determine the genomic features and phylogenetic position of the...

    Authors: Nida Javaid, Musarrat Ramzan, Shagufta Jabeen, Muhammad Nadeem Shah, Subhan Danish and Abdurahman Hajinur Hirad
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:658
  31. Whiteflies are a global threat to crop yields, including the African subsistence crop cassava (Manihot esculenta). Outbreaks of superabundant whitefly populations throughout Eastern and Central Africa in recent y...

    Authors: Danielle G. Nye, Maria L. Irigoyen, Laura Perez-Fons, Adriana Bohorquez-Chaux, Manhoi Hur, Diana Medina-Yerena, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Paul D. Fraser and Linda L. Walling
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:657
  32. In-depth studies on plant ion uptake and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) at the molecular level will help to further reveal the effects of PGPR on plants and their interaction mechanisms under salt...

    Authors: Haitao Yue, Shuwen Sun, Ruiqi Wang, Xiaoyun Ma, Shiwei Shen, Yiqian Luo, Xiaoli Ma, Ting Wu, Shuang Li, Zhengyang Yang and Yuxi Gong
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:656
  33. Although it is well recognized that core root microorganisms contribute to plant health and productivity, little is known about their role to the accumulation of secondary metabolites. The roots of Anisodus tangu...

    Authors: Bo Wang, Chen Chen, Yuanming Xiao, Kaiyang Chen, Juan Wang, Lingling Wang, Jianan Li, Zongxiu Kang and Guoying Zhou
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:655
  34. Drought is one of the main consequences of global climate change and this problem is expected to intensify in the future. Resurrection plants evolved the ability to withstand the negative impact of long period...

    Authors: Petko Mladenov, Xiaohua Wang, Zhaolin Yang, Dimitar Djilianov and Xin Deng
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:654
  35. Cotton, being extensively cultivated, holds immense economic significance as one of the most prominent crops globally. The SET (Su(var), E, and Trithorax) domain-containing protein is of significant importance...

    Authors: Hongliang Jian, Fei Wei, Pengyun Chen, Tingli Hu, Xiaolan Lv, Bingqin Wang, Hantao Wang, Xiaohao Guo, Liang Ma, Jianhua Lu, Xiaokang Fu, Hengling Wei and Shuxun Yu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:653
  36. The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) gene family is one of plants’ largest transcription factor families. It plays an important role in regulating plant growth and abiotic stress response.

    Authors: Xuejiao Cao, Zhuang Wen, Tianjiao Shen, Xiaowei Cai, Qiandong Hou, Chunqiong Shang and Guang Qiao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:652
  37. Geminiviruses are DNA plant viruses that cause highly damaging diseases affecting crops worldwide. During the infection, geminiviruses hijack cellular processes, suppress plant defenses, and cause a massive re...

    Authors: Beatriz Romero-Rodríguez, Marko Petek, Chen Jiao, Maja Križnik, Maja Zagorščak, Zhangjun Fei, Eduardo R. Bejarano, Kristina Gruden and Araceli G. Castillo
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:651
  38. Brassinolide, known as the seventh plant hormone, can improve the photosynthetic capacity of plants, promote plant growth and development, promote the formation of horticultural crop yield, improve the quality...

    Authors: Zhiqi Xu, Shuchao Huang, Yandong Xie, Shuya Wang, Ning Jin, Li Jin, Jianzhong Tie, Xin Meng, Zhaozhuang Li, Jian Lyu and Jihua Yu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:649
  39. In the current industrial scenario, cadmium (Cd) as a metal is of great importance but poses a major threat to the ecosystem. However, the role of micronutrient − amino chelates such as iron − lysine (Fe − lys...

    Authors: Mohammad K. Okla, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Ibrahim A. Saleh, Naser Zomot, Shagufta Perveen, Abida Parveen, Fozia Abasi, Habib Ali, Baber Ali, Yasmeen A. Alwasel, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud, Mükerrem Atalay Oral, Sadia Javed, Sezai Ercisli, Muhammad Hassan Sarfraz and Mahdy H. Hamed
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:648
  40. Cucurbita ficifolia is one of the squash species most resistant to fungal pathogens, and has especially high resistance to melon Fusarium wilt. This species is therefore an important germplasm resource for the br...

    Authors: Shuilian He, Gengyun Li, Jing Zhang, Yumei Ding, Hongzhi Wu, Junjun Xie, Hang Wu and Zhengan Yang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:647
  41. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play important roles in the response of plants to various abiotic stresses, including drought, heat and salt stress. However, the identification and characteriz...

    Authors: Zefeng Li, Huina Zhou, Guoyun Xu, Peipei Zhang, Niu Zhai, Qingxia Zheng, Pingping Liu, Lifeng Jin, Ge Bai and Hui Zhang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:646
  42. The genus Triplostegia contains two recognized species, T. glandulifera and T. grandiflora, but its phylogenetic position and species delimitation remain controversial. In this study, we assembled plastid genomes...

    Authors: Qing-Li Fu, Zhi-Qiong Mo, Xiao-Guo Xiang, Richard I. Milne, Hans Jacquemyn, Kevin S. Burgess, Ya-Nan Sun, Hua Yan, Li Qiu, Bo-Yun Yang and Shao-Lin Tan
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:645
  43. Biopesticides offer a sustainable and efficient alternative to synthetic pesticides, providing a safer and more eco-friendly solution to pest management. The present work proposes an innovative approach that i...

    Authors: Satya Sundar Mohanty and Kaustubha Mohanty
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:644
  44. Bright flower colour assists plants attract insects to complete pollination and provides distinct ornamental values. In some medicinal plants, diverse flower colour variations usually imply differences in acti...

    Authors: Fengdan Guo, Renwei Guan, Xinru Sun, Cuicui Zhang, Chenggang Shan, Mengyu Liu, Ning Cui, Ping Wang and Huibin Lin
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:643

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