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Identification of tomato C2 gene family and functional analysis of the inflorescence branching regulatory gene SlC2–25 Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Wen-Hui Yang, Yi-Meng Sun, Xiao-Luan Zhao, Ya-Hui Yang, Ruo-Yu Yang, Ying-Ying Nie, Mao-JingKai Li, Zeng-Rui Yu, Zhi-Lu Wang, Jing-Bin Jiang, Huan-Huan Yang
The C2 domain plays an important role in plant growth and development. We performed genome-wide identification of SlC2 gene family members by bioinformatics, and predictive analysis of chromosome distribution, evolutionary relationships, gene structure and colinearity of their family members. The results showed that a total of 103 genes were screened, according to the order of their physical coordinates
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Effect of cover crops integration in crop rotation on the yield and chemical composition of edible parts of vegetables grown in an organic system in high tunnel Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Piotr Siwek, Piotr Bucki, Iwona Domagała-Świątkiewicz, Paulina Lalewicz
Tunnel production is well suited to growing high-value crops, such as organic vegetables or fruits. Effects of cover crops integration into crop rotations were evaluated in an organic system in a high tunnel. In the research conducted at the Experimental Station of the University of Agriculture in Krakow, turnip and swede (rutabaga) sown in 2018, and phacelia and buckwheat, sown in 2020 in the second
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Biocontrol of root knot nematodes by endophytic fungus isolated from garlic Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Aimal Khan, Anwar Hussain, Farman Ali, Muhammad Hamayun, Amjad Iqbal, Hosam O. Elansary, Ho-youn Kim
Because of the endophytic fungi's ability to improve host plant fitness and boost their defense they have been used as to control root knot nematode (RKN) infection. RKNs induce root galls by altering growth pattern in the cell elongation zone, thereby obstructing nutrient transport to various parts of the plant. This project was designed to control RKN infestation in by utilizing plant-friendly endophytic
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The endophytic role and growth-promoting ability of the nonpathogenic strain Fusarium oxysporum FO12 in herbaceous hosts Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Jesús Sevillano-Caño, Jorge Núñez-Cano, Pilar Prieto, Antonio Trapero, Antonio Rafael Sánchez-Rodríguez, Carlos Agustí-Brisach
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Proteomic profiles in roots of young cacao plants grown in coastal plain compacted soil, with location and phosphorus limitation Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Thayse França Tosto, Alex-Alan Furtado de Almeida, Bruna Rafaela Machado Oliveira, Arlicélio Queiroz Paiva, Carlos Henrique de Carvalho Neto, Raner José Santana Silva, Carlos Priminho Pirovani
The cacao region in the state of Bahia, Brazil, has large areas of coastal plain where cacao plants are not grown as a result of chemical and physical limitations of the soil. The present study aimed to evaluate the proteomic profiles and identify differentially accumulated proteins (DAP) in roots of young plants of CCN 51 cacao genotype, grown in coastal plain compacted soil, with location and phosphorus
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Effects of cultivar, planting density and rootstock on long-term economic performance of apple orchards in the Northeastern U.S. Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Shuay-Tsyr Ho, Luis Gonzalez Nieto, Bradley J. Rickard, Gemma Reig, Jaume Lordan, Brian T. Lawrence, Gennaro Fazio, Stephen A Hoying, Michael J. Fargione, Mario Miranda Sazo, Terence L. Robinson
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Distribution of microplastics and their effects on nutrient absorption in strawberry plants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Haihao Bai, Yongqing Yang, Yun Huang
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics is a serious concern due to the extensive use in commercial crop production, such as strawberries. However, how microplastics affect strawberries is unclear. In this work, we utilized hydroponic cultivation to examine the effects of polystyrene microplastics on strawberry seedlings. The results showed that microplastics significantly affected the root growth
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Interplay between LvCOP1 and LvMYB1 governs light-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in lily (Lilium ‘Viviana’) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Yibo Sun, Yibing Zhang, Na Ni, Baohua Wang, Jiaxing Chen, Shaokun Sun, Wangzhen Han, Xiaojia Zhang, Muhammad Irfan, Lijing Chen, Li Zhang
CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1 (COP1), a ubiquitin E3 ligase, has been identified as a crucial repressor involved in plant development in the absence of light. However, its specific roles in lily ( ‘Viviana’) remain largely unknown. Through transcriptome analysis in lily, a gene () that positively influences lily pigmentation was identified. Evolutionary analysis revealed that is an ortholog of
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Effect of foliar fertilization on Urospermum picroides, an indigenous plant of the traditional cretan-mediterranean diet Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Irene Christoforidi, Ioannis N. Daliakopoulos, Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Vasileios Tzanakakis, Ioannis Louloudakis, Iordanis Papadopoulos, Marios Pnevmatikakis, Maria Tsitsiridou, Τheano Kafkala, Kyriakos Kontekas, Maria Galliaki, Nikolaos Markakis, Thrassyvoulos Manios, Konstantinos Paschalidis, Antonia Psaroudaki
(L.) Scop. ex F. W. Schmidt (Asteraceae) is rich in secondary compounds, with antimicrobial and antioxidant activity, medicinal and health-promoting properties, however, like many other wild edible plants of the Mediterranean, it is still underutilised. This study focused on the pilot cultivation of under minimal irrigation and organic, integrated nutrient management (ΙΝΜ) fertilisation (by foliar
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Biological role of red light supplementation in inositol metabolism during strawberry fruit ripening Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Xiaoli Hu, Changbin Xu, Jinli Gong, Xiaolong Li, Fuzhen Li, Jianming Zhao, Xuepeng Sun, Deguo Han
Light supplementary has been widely employed in various agricultural facilities to regulate plant growth and development as well as to mediate the certain metabolic process associated with quality. Previous studies suggested that red light has a role in regulating sugar metabolism in strawberry fruit, but the underlying biological mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects
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Floral attractants and rewards to pollinators in Mangifera indica L. Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 M. Sánchez, A.C. Abreu, A.I. Tristán, Y. Velásquez, I. Fernández, J. Cuevas
Floral attractants and rewards are essential in plant-pollinator interaction, pollen transfer to and from the flowers, and hence in crop production. In this trial, we determined the attractants and rewards of mango ‘Osteen’ cultivated under a plastic greenhouse. The attractants analyzed were inflorescence architecture and compactness, flower number, size and color patterns. Rewards determined were
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Growth-promoting microorganisms as a sustainable alternative to optimize the productive potential of olive plants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Madalena Boeni, Gerusa Pauli Kist Steffen, Joseila Maldaner, Luciane Almeri Tabaldi, Ionara Fátima Conterato, Cleber Witt Saldanha, Ricardo Bemfica Steffen, Frederico Costa Beber Vieira
The benefits of plant growth-promoting microorganisms to increase productivity have been demonstrated in various crops. Little is known about their potential in olive orchards in southern Brazil, whose naturally acidic soils are intensively limed for olive production. The present study investigated the effect of four inoculations (no inoculation, inoculation of the bacterium , inoculation of the fungus
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Impact of the addition of biochar and foliar KNO3 on physiology, growth and root biometric parameters of tomato cultivated under different water regimes Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Manoel Nelson de Castro Filho, Leônidas Carrijo Azevedo Melo, Ésio de Castro Paes, José Ferreira Lustosa Filho, Rolando Ismael Corella Caballero, Jessica Lino Gomes, Carlos Nick Gomes
Improving water use efficiency in agricultural production is mandatory either due to the high-water demand or due droughts caused by climate change. Looking for efficient strategies of soil and plant management is needed. Biochar is a carbon-rich material that has capacity to improves soil water retention and increase agricultural yields. Tomato is highly susceptible to water stress and the combination
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Growth, phytochemical concentration, nutrient uptake, and water consumption of butterhead lettuce in response to hydroponic system design and growing season Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Teng Yang, Uttara Samarakoon, James Altland
Two hydroponic system designs (nutrient film technique: NFT, and deep water culture: DWC) were set up in a climate-controlled greenhouse to compare growth, nutrients and water uptake patterns, yield and quality of lettuce ( cv. Butterhead) during fall (October through November) and summer (July-August) growing conditions. The research was conducted with four system replicates for each hydroponic design
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Evaluation of differential miRNA expression between Fusarium wilt-resistant and -susceptible watermelon varieties Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Xinying Wang, Zicheng Zhu, Chen Zhang, Jiayan Song, Qingfeng Wang, Feishi Luan, Peng Gao
Watermelon () has been cultivated for nearly one thousand years and remains a commercially important crop. However, continuous planting often leads to the aggravation of many diseases. Watermelon wilt (FW) is one of them, which is a fungal soil-borne disease caused by f. sp. niveum () that damages plant roots by invading vascular bundles. Therefore, it is imperative to comprehensively characterize
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Pre-harvest applications of pulsed light increases vitamin C, chlorophyll, carotenoids and proteins in alfalfa sprouts Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Grzegorz Fiutak, Xanyar Mohammadi, Magda Filipczak-Fiutak, Maciej Jarzębski, Monika Sterczyńska, Anubhav Pratap-Singh
The possibility of using pulsed light (PL) pre-harvest during the cultivation of alfalfa sprouts to reduce microflora and simultaneously enhance the bioactive concentration was presented. Different fluences were compared, and the effect of PL direction on sprout quality was determined. PL application up to 12 J/cm per day resulted in an increased accumulation of bioactive components (vitamin C, proteins
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Exogenous application of gibberellic acid reduces antioxidant capacity of leaves, resulting in increased Tipburn damages in Lisianthus cultivars Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Takanori Kuronuma, Rio Funaki, Hitoshi Watanabe
Tipburn (calcium (Ca) deficiency disorder of new leaf tips) is a severe problem in horticultural crop production. Studies have focused on the fact that tipburn commonly occurs during bolting and shown that plants exhibited greater tipburn damage than the control when bolting was induced using exogenous gibberellic acid (GA). However, why exogenous GA application enhances tipburn damage and why tipburn
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The transcriptomic analysis revealed the molecular mechanism of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) inoculation in watermelon Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Jun Ma, Qianyu Zhao, Shah Zaman, Ali Anwar, Shan Li
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs) and plants have a symbiotic relationship that facilitates nutrient accumulation for plant development and productivity. However, the molecular mechanism through which AMF controls the growth and development of plants is still largely unknown. In this study, the physiological and transcriptional responses of watermelon seedlings with and without AMF inoculation were
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Propagation of pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) embryogenic cell suspension is regulated by LEAFY COTYLEDON1 gene AcoLEC1–1 Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Haiyan Shu, Rulin Zhan, Mamdouh A. Eissa, Farinaz Vafadar, Zheli Ding, You Wang, Junhu He, Qing Wei, Aiping Luan, Shenghe Chang
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How different daily light integrals and spectral treatments influence the development of Valerianella locusta plants grown in an indoor vertical farm Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Dafni Despoina Avgoustaki, Gioula Vatsika, Andreas Giakoumatos, Thomas Bartzanas
Light plays a crucial role in the development and growth rate of crops by impacting their physiology, morphology as well as the electricity cost for the system's operation which can significantly jeopardize the viability of a commercial-scale system. Different crops have different lighting demands in terms of quality (spectrum), quantity (intensity) and duration (photoperiod). At the same time only
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Cinnamaldehyde affects the storage quality of freshly cut water chestnuts through the regulation of reactive oxygen species and the AsA-GSH cycle Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Xinping Wu, Qiuying Li, Yang Yi, Limei Wang, Wenfu Hou, Youwei Ai, Hongxun Wang, Ting Min
The quality of fresh-cut Chinese water chestnuts (CWCs) rapidly deteriorates with prolonged storage time, thus affecting its commercial value. This study aimed to investigate the effect of cinnamaldehyde (CA) treatment on the quality of fresh-cut CWCs and its mechanism of action. CA treatment maintained good appearance and higher total soluble solids content (TSS) of fresh-cut CWCs and also significantly
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Impact of girdling on rooting ability and some biochemical attributes in cuttings of three olive cultivars Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Mahmood Izadi, Babak Jamali, Mohammad Reza Taslimpour, Vahid Mohaseli
The rooting ability of olive cuttings varies greatly among cultivars, ranging from hard to relatively easy to root. The present study was conducted as a factorial in a completely randomized block design on leafy cuttings of hard-to-root cultivars, i.e., Conservalia and Amigdalolia and easy-to-root cultivar, i.e., Roghani. Three trees were selected for each cultivar; branches were randomly selected
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Light-Emitting Diodes improve yield, quality and inhibitory effects on digestive enzymes of strawberry Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 L.F. Pérez-Romero, P.J. Stirling, R.D. Hancock
Strawberries are a widely consumed fruit that are increasingly popular due to the perceived health benefits associated with their consumption. Fruit quality is highly dependent on the growing environment where light is one of the most significant environmental factors influencing plant physiology and metabolism. In the present work we sought to test the hypothesis that manipulation of the light environment
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Isolation and functional analysis of drought related PobZIP4 transcription factor in Paeonia ostii Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Zijie Chen, Yuting Luan, Daqiu Zhao, Jun Tao
Drought, as a natural disaster of force majeure, significantly disrupts the physiological balance of plants and crop yields. The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors assume the pivotal role of paramount regulators in orchestrating drought response. In this study, a bZIP transcription factor was isolated on the base of transcriptome, and its function in response to drought stress was verified
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Integrated physiological, hormonal and transcriptomic analyses reveal mechanisms of blackberry plants response to exogenous 6-benzylaminopurine Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Zhiwen Wei, Haiyan Yang, Yongkang Duan, Sufan Fan, Wenlong Wu, Lianfei Lyu, Weilin Li
Blackberry is a fruit tree with important economic value, and 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA) is a plant growth regulator belonging to cytokinin (CTK). With the aim of revealing the regulatory mechanism of blackberry plants growth and development by exogenous 6-BA for the first time, we explored the physiological characteristic and transcriptomics of blackberry plants. Our study suggested that the blackberry
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RcWRKY40 regulates the antagonistic SA–JA pathway in response to Marssonina rosae infection Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Xiaowen Zheng, Yi Long, Xingyu Liu, Guoqing Han, Xiaojian Geng, Xiuting Ju, Wenyue Chen, Tingliang Xu, Nan Tang
The WRKY transcription factors play pivotal roles in growth, development, and disease resistance in plants. We investigated the role of in resistance of to infection by (black spot disease). We cloned the longest Open reading frame (ORF) sequence in coding sequence (CDS) of , which spanned 883 bp and encoded a protein consisting of 294 amino acids. As a member of the WRKY I group, primarily localizes
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Double-season production of hops (Humulus lupulus L.) with photoperiod manipulation in a subtropical climate Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Aleyda Acosta-Rangel, Shinsuke Agehara, Jack Rechcigl
Hops ( L.) have an ancient history of cultivation in temperate climates primarily as an ingredient of beer. However, growing hops in subtropical or tropical climates has been challenging because of non-optimal day length conditions. We examined the potential of subtropical hop production with photoperiod manipulation. ‘Cascade’ hops were grown in Florida, United States with extended day length (>16
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Mechanisms of UHP alleviates waterlogging-induced damage in ginger (Zingiber officinale) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Di Wang, Jiang-Feng Wang, Kai Wang, Yao Lv, Kun Xu
In recent years, global climate anomalies and frequent flooding disasters have led to large-scale reduction and even crop failures of ginger production, severely restricting the normal production of ginger. However, the mitigation mechanism under waterlogging stress has not been reported in ginger. In order to investigate the physiological mechanism of the mitigation of waterlogging stress in ginger
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Evaluation of the antifungal activity of cell-free supernatant of Lactobacillus species against the fig (Ficus carica. L) postharvest fungal pathogens through in-vitro and in-silico analysis Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Vishnupriya Subramaniyan, Periyar Selvam Sellamuthu, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
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PSTNet: Transformer for aggregating neighborhood features in 3D point cloud semantic segmentation of eggplant plants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Linqian Ma, Lingyuan Kong, Xingshuo Peng, Keyuan Wang, Nan Geng
Improving the quality of plant point cloud data and achieving precise segmentation is essential for effective plant phenotyping analysis and plant breeding. To ensure data quality and accuracy of segmentation, we employed a self-developed three-dimensional scanning device based on binocular vision to acquire eggplant plant point clouds with high spatial resolution. And we improved down-sampling algorithm
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Variation of leaf turgor and pressure parameters evaluation in drip-irrigated apple canopy Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Quanyue Xu, Juanjuan Ma, Ruixia Chen, Xufeng Li, Xihuan Sun, Lijian Zheng
Leaf turgor pressure is a relevant metric for determining plant water content. To diagnose an apple tree water shortage, it is critical to precisely establish the features of leaf turgor pressure change in the canopy. In the current study, we continually monitored the leaf turgor pressure parameter (P) at different azimuthal, vertical, and radial locations of the apple canopy based on leaf patch clamp
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Transcriptome revealed the wound-healing process of broccoli stem during SAS based on the hub of NADPH Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Ying Chen, Qingwen Shang, Yupeng Sun, Yanyin Guo, Yuxiao Zhang, Yunqiao Wang, Qingyue Xue, Jiying Zhu
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Irradiating roots of komatsuna (Brassica napus) with various light qualities affects growth and nutrient content in leaves, stems, and roots Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Shunsuke Kon, Kyoko Toyofuku, Daigo Muto, Suzuka Kimura, Atsushi Ogawa
Generally, plants grow without light exposure to their roots. Although the effects of light intensity and irradiation at different wavelengths on plant growth and composition in leaves and stems are becoming clearer, the effects of wavelength irradiation on roots remain largely unknown. Therefore, in this study, the effects of root irradiation with seven light wavelengths on the growth and ion and
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Dynamic of bud ecodormancy release in Vitis vinifera: Genotypic variation and late frost tolerance traits monitored via chlorophyll fluorescence emission Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Michele Faralli, Samuel Martintoni, Francesco Dotti Giberti, Massimo Bertamini
Early budburst is becoming an increasingly challenging topic in viticulture. Anticipating vegetative resume results in an overall phenological advance, in potential higher risks of late frost and subsequent negative effects on berry quality and overall vine productivity. Phenotypic variation for date of budburst onset (BBCH07) is known in and potential exploitation of data regarding thermal requests
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Morphological, cytological, physiological, and molecular evidence to explain how underground fleshy roots expand in herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Jinjin Cao, Wei Zhu, Wei Zhang, Xi Chen, Hongzhe Sun, Rongze Sun, Jiageng Zhao, Shaocai Zhu, Xiaofen Liu, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Gangqiang Dong, Xiaonan Yu
The fleshy roots of herbaceous peonies serve as vital storage organs and are the primary source material for Chinese herbal medicine. Moreover, in certain cultivars, these roots can be propagated by root cuttings. However, the specific mechanisms governing the expansion and development of fleshy roots in herbaceous peonies currently remain unclear. To elucidate patterns of changes during the enlargement
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Exploring the guardian of abiotic stress: Genome-wide identification of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family in Juglans mandshurica Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Yan Li, Qiang Fu, Xin Li, Qinhui Zhang, Qiushuang Zhao, Yutong Ding, Jiajia Shen, Rui Han, Xiaona Pei, Xiyang Zhao
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Characteristics of the ET, a new species created by interspecific hybridization of two wild eggplants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Zijing Xing, Haiyan Wang, Mannan Zhang, Jiaying Wang, Zhihao Xiao, Yongen Lu, Taotao Wang, Bo Ouyang, Yuyang Zhang, Junhong Zhang, Zhibiao Ye, Jie Ye
The eggplant tree (, ET) is a dominant hybrid obtained by sexual hybridization, embryo rescue, and tissue culture between the maternal parent SWB ( Benth) and the paternal parent ST (). Compared with its parents, eggplant tree has a faster growth rate, more efficient nutrient and water absorption, higher grafting compatibility, as well as comparable resistance and perenniality, making it an ideal rootstock
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Reproductive growth characteristics of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. in High-Salinity stress conditions Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Hoang Thi Kim Hong, Pham Thi Hong Trang, Thanh-Tam Ho, Jian Dang, Ryoma Sato, Kazuki Yoshida, Penpatchara Silaguntsuti, Sakae Agarie
This study presents the reproductive growth characteristics of a halophyte L. when grown in high-salinity soil stress conditions. The experiments were arranged and carried out continuously from 2020 to 2023, the first two years at Kyushu University in Japan and the last year at Duy Tan University in Vietnam. During the time in Japan, the effects of salinity stress on the reproductive growth stages
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CpEXO70A1/3 regulate root development via affecting auxin accumulation in Chinese herbal plant Codonopsis pilosula Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Bin Li, Shengsong Wang, Wen Zhou, Xiaoyan Cao
is an herbal plant that belongs to the Campanulaceae family, the dried roots (Dangshen) of which have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat dyspepsia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. The development of roots is very crucial for producing high-quality Dangshen due to their main medicinal components. However, i the regulation mechanism of root development remains limited. Here, we
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Machine learning unveils the action of different endogenous phenolic compounds present or formed along the rooting development in olive stem cuttings Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Antonio Santos-Rufo, Raquel Rodríguez-Solana, Ángeles Fernández-Recamales, Ana Sayago-Gómez, Carlos Weiland-Ardáiz
Changes in the endogenous phenolic content of plant rooting could be influenced by genotype, hormones, or the interaction of both factors, thus modifying the plant rooting capacity/ability along the rooting development. In this study, the combined effects of IBA treatment and cultivar capacity on the rooting development of olive cuttings were modeled by the temporary assessment of simple and total
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Color grading of green Sichuan pepper(Zanthoxylum armatum DC.)dried fruit based on image processing and BP neural network algorithm Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Jiao Wang, Dong Xia, Junzhe Wan, Xiaoyan Hou, Guanghui Shen, Shanshan Li, Hong Chen, Qiang Cui, Man Zhou, Jie Wang, Ran Ren, Wen Hu, Jun Li, Zhiqing Zhang
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Artificial miRNAs: A potential tool for genetic improvement of horticultural crops Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Mukesh Kumar, Vinay Panwar, Veena Chaudhary, Ravi Kumar
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Could varieties genetically related to Tempranillo behave better than it under drought conditions? Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 A.S. Serrano, J.L. Chacón-Vozmediano, J. Martínez-Gascueña, P.M. Izquierdo-Cañas, C. Cebrián-Tarancón, G.L. Alonso
The effects of climate change are an emerging threat that is compromising the sustainability of grapevine growing worldwide. The Tempranillo variety is no stranger to this threat. In fact, in recent decades, significant losses have occurred in the yield and quality of Tempranillo grapes for winemaking. This problem is particularly serious in Spain, where Tempranillo is the red variety par excellence
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Quantitative trait locus mapping of hawthorn flavonoid content based on high-density linkage map Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Kai Su, Danhong Li, Yipeng Liu, Xiaochang Shi, Yuhui Zhao, Yinshan Guo
Hawthorn ( Bunge) belongs to the Rosaceae family and possess important value in food and medicinal product. Flavonoids in hawthorn leaves are major active ingredients and widely used for medicinal purposes. In our study, leaves from hybrid populations of 'DMQ' × 'QJX' and 'DMQ' × 'XBRZ' were used for flavonoid content quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping in 2018 and 2019 based on our previously established
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Comparative metabolomic analyses reveal metabolites associated with seed deterioration in Chinese cabbage Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Hai-Xin Lv, Han Xu, Kun Yang, Min Yan
Seed deterioration during storage results in a decline in vigor, which has a negative impact on agricultural production. However, the mechanisms responsible for ageing are still poorly understood. The aim of present study was to investigate the physiological, biochemical, and metabonomic changes in naturally aged Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis L.) seeds, and identify potential markers of seed
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of flavonol synthase (FLS) gene family in Brassica vegetables and their roles in response to biotic and abiotic stresses Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Lingqi Yue, Min Zhong, Dengjin Kang, Hongyi Qin, Haichou Li, Xirong Chai, Yunyan Kang, Xian Yang
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Inhibition of postharvest browning of white Hypsizygus marmoreus by LVEF-Vac: Evidence from phenolic metabolism and enzyme expression Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Xiaowei Lang, Xiaoman Meng, Fansheng Cheng, Xingfeng Xu, Yanan Sun
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Optimization of somatic embryogenesis in Euterpe edulis Martius using auxin analogs and atomic force microscopy Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Tamyris de Mello, Yanara dos Santos Taliuli, Tatiane Dulcineia Silva, Tadeu Ériton Caliman Zanardo, Clovis Eduardo Nunes Hegedus, Breno Benvindo dos Anjos, Edilson Romais Schmildt, Adésio Ferreira, Maicon Pierre Lourenço, Patricia Fontes Pinheiro, Glória Maria de Farias Viégas Aquije, José Carlos Lopes, Wagner Campos Otoni, Rodrigo Sobreira Alexandre
Martius is an endangered species of the Atlantic Forest, whose fruits have high antioxidant potential, and propagated exclusively by seeds. The present study assessed the ability of different auxin inducers and picloram analogs to trigger somatic embryogenesis in . Immature seeds were harvested, and their zygotic embryos were excised and grown in MS culture medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic
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Transcriptome analysis reveals critical genes and pathways of regulating the branching architecture of Lagerstroemia Indica in response to gravity signal Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Hui Wei, Jinxin Chen, Zixuan Lu, Xingyue Zhang, Ying Feng, Guoyuan Liu, Bolin Lian, Yanhong Chen, Fei Zhong, Chunmei Yu, Jian Zhang
The branching architecture, as the main category of plant architecture, has a profound impact on creating natural beauty and plant production. Also, the gravitropic responses are involved in directional growth of all plants on earth. The crape myrtle as a kind of important ornamental plants is widely applied to urban landscaping. However, the regulatory mechanism controlling the branching architecture
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Metabolic analyses and different expression of gene related to flavonoid synthesis pathway in three different color cultivars of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Rong Xu, Kaili Mao, Naiyu Wang, Xu Lin, Zhixiong Guo, Tengfei Pan, Wenqin She
In this study, Shine Muscat (YG), Gaoqiansui (GQS) and Moldova (ME) were used to study the changes of anthocyanin and related genes expression in grape skin during fruit growth and development. and were the main genes with relatively high expression levels. Significant differences were observed in the expressions of , and among YG, GQS, ME in most fruit developmental stages. Large differences were
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Physiological, anatomical and transcriptome analyses reveal ‘Huaizhi’ as widely compatible rootstock in Litchi chinensis Sonn. grafting Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Qiaoying Huang, Bo Zhang, Dan Wang, Min Zhao, Lei Chen, Xiaojing Yang, Yabing Yang, Miao Wang, Zhenhao Chen, Zhike Zhang, Yonghua Qin, Jietang Zhao, Guibing Hu
Sonn. cv. ‘Huaizhi’ (HZ) is an ancient cultivar of litchi. It has been used as widely compatible rootstock for litchi grafting for a long time. However, the mechanism of HZ as widely compatible rootstock is still unclear. In the present study, physiology, morphological anatomy, as well as transcriptomics were conducted to reveal the reasons for HZ with wide compatibility in litchi grafting. Field observation
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Synergistic role of melatonin and hydrogen sulfide in modulating secondary metabolites and metal uptake/sequestration in arsenic-stressed tomato plants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Abazar Ghorbani, Necla Pehlivan, Meisam Zargar, Moxian Chen
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Combined effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen fertilizers on plant physiological variables in two contrasting Azolla spp. Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Upendra Kumar, Megha Kaviraj, Snehasini Rout, K. Chakraborty, P. Swain, P.K. Nayak, A.K. Nayak
is an aquatic fern and has multipurpose use in agriculture. Elevated carbon dioxide (eCO) and nitrogen (N) fertilizer are two important factors, influencing the growth, N-fixation and photosynthetic efficacy of . The combined effect of eCO and N-fertilizer on growth and physiological parameters of is largely unknown particularly under CO-maintained- open top chamber (OTC) condition. Therefore, the
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Distribution patterns and driving factors of mixed-ploidy Actinidia species in China Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Wencui Li, Kailai Wang, Yujia Peng, Yi Zhou, Yongbo Liu
Polyploidization is an important driver for species formation and adaptive evolution, which results in mixed-ploidy species in the nature, i.e., one species contains at least two cytotypes. Understanding the driving factors of mixed-ploidy species offer unique insights into unraveling the evolutionary mechanisms of polyploid species. Here we investigated the distribution patterns and driving factors
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Comparative transcriptomic profile of two mandarin varieties during maturation reveals pectinase regulating peelability Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Xin Yu, Xiaonan Zhang, Xiaofeng Liu, Yalin Ren, Dong Jiang, Wanxia Shen, Xiaochun Zhao, Li Cao
Peelability is an important fruit quality trait of citrus. Pectinase is a group of heterozygous enzymes that function in pectin degradation, which is implicated in fruit ripening and softening. Previously we established a method to quantify citrus peelability through two mechanical indexes (peel-pulp adherence and peel resistance of penetration), and exhibited the genetic diversity of peelability in
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Model for predicting apple bloom date based on bud response experiments in controlled environments Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Toshihiko Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Sugiura, Shohei Konno, Noriaki Fukuda
Climate change affects crop phenology, and this has raised interest in phenology models. Most previous studies have determined the functions and parameters of phenology models through calibrations based on observed historical bloom dates under field conditions. However, if all the functions and parameters are determined through bud response experiments in controlled environments, it becomes possible
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Preharvest calcium application boosts the biostimulatory effect of protein hydrolysate by improving the postharvest life of gerbera cut flower Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Michele Ciriello, Emanuela Campana, Giuseppe Colla, Stefania De Pascale, Youssef Rouphael
Among the various categories of plant biostimulants currently available on the market, protein hydrolysates, primarily composed of a heterogeneous mixture of peptides and amino acids, have gradually gained prominence. Nevertheless, the positive effects of these products on the production and longevity of cut flowers are still not well-explored. The purpose of this research was thus to fill this gap
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Genome-wide identification of the monovalent cation/proton antiporter (CPA) superfamily and expression analysis in tomato Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Duo Xu, Jiawei Liu, Sijia Liu, Long Cheng, Junning Wang, Yueqin Zhang, Rongchao Yang
The cation/proton antiporter (CPA) superfamily, crucial for regulating Na, K, and pH equilibrium in plant cells, plays an essential role in plant growth and stress adaptation. However, limited research has been conducted on the CPA gene superfamily in tomatoes. In this study, a total of 31 SlCPA members were identified in the tomato genome, comprising 18 cation/H exchangers (SlCHXs), 7 Na/H exchangers
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Storage quality prediction of winter jujube based on particle swarm optimization-backpropagation-artificial neural network (PSO-BP-ANN) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Jingyi Zhang, Cunkun Chen, Caie Wu, Xiaohong Kou, Zhaohui Xue
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Potential effects of metal oxide nanoparticles on leguminous plants: Practical implications and future perspectives Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Simranjeet Kaur, Tashima Garg, Anjali Joshi, Amit Awasthi, Vajinder Kumar, Avneesh Kumar