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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP) is an essential enzyme catalyzing trehalose synthesis, an important regulatory factor for plant development and stress response in higher plants. However, the TPP gene f...

    Authors: Wenjing Shao, Xinlin Zhang, Zhiheng Zhou, Yue Ma, Duo Chu, Lei Wang, Yiming Yang, Lin Du, Yanli Du, Jidao Du and Qiang Zhao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:641
  22. Carotenoid cleavage oxygenase (CCO) is an enzyme capable of converting carotenoids into volatile, aromatic compounds and it plays an important role in the production of two significant plant hormones, i.e., ab...

    Authors: Jannat Akram, Riffat Siddique, Muhammad Shafiq, Bushra Tabassum, Muhammad Tariq Manzoor, Muhammad Arshad Javed, Samia Anwar, Bader Un Nisa, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Bilal Javed, Tabarak Malik, Abd El-Zaher M. A. Mustafa and Baber Ali
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:640
  23. Chitosan biopolymer is an emerging non-toxic and biodegradable plant elicitor or bio-stimulant. Chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) have been used for the enhancement of plant growth and development. On the other h...

    Authors: Nusrat Jahan Methela, Anjali Pande, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Waqas Rahim, Adil Hussain, Da-Sol Lee, Bong-Gyu Mun, Nirmal Prashanth Maria Joseph Raj, Sang-Jae Kim, Yoonha Kim and Byung-Wook Yun
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:639
  24. Six-spotted spider mite (Eotetranychus sexmaculatus) is one of the most damaging pests of tea (Camellia sinensis). E. sexmaculatus causes great economic loss and affects tea quality adversely. In response to pest...

    Authors: Xiaoping Wang, Yunjia Xiang, Minshan Sun, Yuanyuan Xiong, Chunhua Li, Ting Zhang, Weiwei Ma, Yun Wang and Xiao Liu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:638
  25. Commercial cultivars of perennial ryegrass infected with selected Epichloë fungal endophytes are highly desirable in certain pastures as the resulting mutualistic association has the capacity to confer agronomic ...

    Authors: Kim A. Richardson, Anouck C. M. de Bonth, Zac Beechey-Gradwell, Suhas Kadam, Luke J. Cooney, Kelly A. Nelson, Ruth Cookson, Somrutai Winichayakul, Michele Reid, Philip Anderson, Tracey Crowther, Xiuying Zou, Dorothy Maher, Hong Xue, Richard W. Scott, Anne Allan…
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:636
  26. Due to the important economic role of pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) the cultivation of this valuable crop has been extended. Various abiotic stresses harm the growth and performance of pistachio. Seaweed extract c...

    Authors: Mohammadali Nikoogoftar-Sedghi, Vali Rabiei, Farhang Razavi, Sanaz Molaei and Ali Khadivi
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:635
  27. The conversion of an agroforestry based agricultural system to a monocropping farming system influences the distribution and composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The aim of this paper was to anal...

    Authors: Nebiyou Masebo, Emiru Birhane, Serekebirhan Takele, Zerihun Belay, Juan J. Lucena, Araceli Pérez-Sanz and Agena Anjulo
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:634
  28. Flower color plays a crucial role in attracting pollinators and facilitating environmental adaptation. Investigating the causes of flower color polymorphism and understanding their potential effects on both ec...

    Authors: Zhi-Li Zhou, Guang-Yan Wang, Xi-Long Wang, Xiao-Juan Huang, Zhang-Shichang Zhu, Lin-Lin Wang, Yong-Ping Yang and Yuan-Wen Duan
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:633
  29. Anthocyanin synthase (ANS) is the enzyme downstream of the anthocyanins synthesis pathway and the rate-limiting enzyme of the synthesis pathway. It catalyzes the conversion of colorless anthocyanins to anthocy...

    Authors: Yongqing Feng, Xuechun Tian, Wei Liang, XinTong Nan, Aoning Zhang, Wenfang Li and Zonghuan Ma
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:632
  30. Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food and feed crop worldwide and serves as a a vital source of biological trace elements, which are important breeding targets. In this study, 170 maize materials were used to ...

    Authors: Hang Zhu, Ruiqiang Lai, Weiwei Chen, Chuanli Lu, Zaid Chachar, Siqi Lu, Huanzhang Lin, Lina Fan, Yuanqiang Hu, Yuxing An, Xuhui Li, Xiangbo Zhang and Yongwen Qi
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:631
  31. Karyotype, as a basic characteristic of species, provides valuable information for fundamental theoretical research and germplasm resource innovation. However, traditional karyotyping techniques, including flu...

    Authors: Kanglu Zhao, Yanbo Bai, Qingyu Zhang, Zhen Zhao, Yao Cao, Lu Yang, Ni Wang, Junxiong Xu, Bo Wang, Lei Wu, Xiufeng Gong, Tuanrong Lin, Yufeng Wang, Wei Wang, Xingkui Cai, Yuhe Yin…
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:630
  32. Chromium (Cr) toxicity significantly threatens sunflower growth and productivity by interfering with enzymatic activity and generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). Zinc quantum dot biochar (ZQDB) and arbuscu...

    Authors: Musarrat Ramzan, Talha Jamshaid, Liaqat Ali, Khadim Dawar, Rabia Saba, Usama Jamshaid, Shah Fahad, Saleh H. Salmen, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Subhan Danish, Misbah Hareem, Hina Saif and Khurrum Shahzad
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:629
  33. The effect of salt damage on plants is mainly caused by the toxic effect of Na+. Studies showed that the secretory carrier membrane proteins were associated with the Na+ transport. Howev...

    Authors: Min Wang, Chuanrong He, Guangcheng Shi, Qiukai Yin, Hanyue Zhang, Wanmin Yang, Aiqin Yue, Lixiang Wang and Weijun Du
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:628
  34. The BOP (Bambusoideae, Oryzoideae, and Pooideae) clade of the Poaceae has a common ancestor, with similarities to the genomes of rice, Oryza sativa (2n = 24; genome size 389 Mb) and Brachypodium, Brachypodium dis...

    Authors: Qing Liu, Lyuhan Ye, Mingzhi Li, Ziwei Wang, Gui Xiong, Yushi Ye, Tieyao Tu, Trude Schwarzacher and John Seymour (Pat) Heslop-Harrison
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:627
  35. Glycosylation, catalyzed by UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT), was important for enhancing solubility, bioactivity, and diversity of flavonoids. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed and cash crop worl...

    Authors: Lei Ouyang, Yue Liu, Ruonan Yao, Dongli He, Liying Yan, Yuning Chen, Dongxin Huai, Zhihui Wang, Bolun Yu, Yanping Kang, Huifang Jiang, Yong Lei, Boshou Liao and Xin Wang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:626
  36. Fusarium oxysporum is a prevalent fungal pathogen that diminishes soybean yield through seedling disease and root rot. Preventing Fusarium oxysporum root rot (FORR) damage entails on the identification of resista...

    Authors: Yongsheng Sang, Xiaodong Liu, Cuiping Yuan, Tong Yao, Yuqiu Li, Dechun Wang, Hongkun Zhao and Yumin Wang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:625
  37. Sesame charcoal rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina is one of the most serious fungal diseases in sesame production, and threatens the yield and quality of sesame. WAKL genes are important in the plant response...

    Authors: Wenqing Yan, Peilin Hu, Yunxia Ni, Hui Zhao, Xintao Liu, Hengchun Cao, Min Jia, Baoming Tian, Hongmei Miao and Hongyan Liu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:624
  38. Although most of the genes encoding tRNAs in plants are dispersed throughout the genome, a fraction of them form tRNA gene clusters. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the smallest of tRNA clusters on chromosome 5 consists...

    Authors: Maciej Szymanski, Anand Maurya, Piotr Kopec and Wojciech M. Karlowski
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:623
  39. Auxins are known to have roles in the tuberization process in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) and these effects are mediated by various auxin signalling gene families. In this study, an analysis of the s...

    Authors: Sarah R. Mathura, Fedora Sutton and Valerie Bowrin
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:622
  40. The RNA recognition motif (RRM) is primarily engaged in the processing of mRNA and rRNA following gene transcription as well as the regulation of RNA transport; it is critical in preserving RNA stability.

    Authors: Li Ma, Xiaolei Tao, Wangtian Wang, Jintang Jiao, Yuanyuan Pu, Gang Yang, Lijun Liu, Yan Fang, Junyan Wu and Wancang Sun
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:621
  41. Tobacco bacterial wilt (TBW) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is the most serious soil-borne disease of tobacco that significantly reduces crop yield. However, the limited availability of resistance in tobacco hi...

    Authors: Hailing Zhang, Muhammad Ikram, Ronghua Li, Yanshi Xia, Weicai Zhao, Qinghua Yuan, Kadambot H. M. Siddique and Peiguo Guo
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:620
  42. Heat stress is a major restrictive factor that causes yield loss in rice. We previously reported the priming effect of abscisic acid (ABA) on rice for enhanced thermotolerance at the germination, seedling and ...

    Authors: Xiaolong Liu, Xin Zhong, Jingpeng Liao, Ping Ji, Jinshuo Yang, Zhiruo Cao, Ximiao Duan, Junru Xiong, Ying Wang, Chen Xu, Hongtao Yang, Bo Peng and Kai Jiang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:619
  43. Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) plays a crucial role in hybrid production. K-type CMS, a cytoplasmic male sterile line of wheat with the cytoplasms of Aegilops kotschyi, is widely used due to its excellent chara...

    Authors: Baolin Wu, Yu Xia, Gaisheng Zhang, Yongqing Wang, Junwei Wang, Shoucai Ma, Yulong Song, Zhiquan Yang, Lingjian Ma and Na Niu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:618
  44. Neoporphyra haitanensis, a major marine crop native to southern China, grows in the harsh intertidal habitats of rocky coasts. The thallus can tolerate fluctuating and extreme environmental stresses, for example,...

    Authors: Li Wang, Zhaolan Mo, Xinzi Yu and Yunxiang Mao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:617
  45. Cannabis sativa, a dioecious plant that has been cultivated worldwide for thousands of years, is known for its secondary metabolites, especially cannabinoids, which possess several medicinal effects. In this stud...

    Authors: Qing Tang, Ying Xu, Feng Gao, Ying Xu, Chaohua Cheng, Canhui Deng, Jiquan Chen, Xiaoge Yuan, Xiaoyu Zhang and Jianguang Su
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:616
  46. Osmotic stress is a significant concern in agricultural crop production as it can harm crop growth, development, and productivity. Agriculture crops are particularly vulnerable to osmotic stress due to their r...

    Authors: Ghulam Sarwar, Tauseef Anwar, Mehvish Malik, Haseeb ur Rehman, Subhan Danish, Tahani Awad Alahmadi and Mohammad Javed Ansari
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:615
  47. Nowadays, most of the Ethiopian barley landraces had been lost from farmer’s field and exclusively found ex-situ conserved at the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI). Those ex-situ conserved are generally beli...

    Authors: Fekadu Gadissa and Temesgen Bedassa Gudeta
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2023 23:613

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