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Cover crop management systems improves soil quality and mitigate water erosion in tropical olive orchards Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Eduardo Medeiros de Oliveira, Gabriele Medeiros Hermógenes, Larissa da Costa Brito, Bruno Montoani Silva, Junior Cesar Avanzi, Adnane Beniaich, Marx Leandro Naves Silva
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1-MCP delays ripening and maintains postharvest quality of nectarines by regulating transcriptional and metabolic responses Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yuqian Jiang, Wenhan Li, Haifen Wang, Jin Du, Yingying Zhang, Dandan Li, Junhua Wang, Qingxin Zhou, Lingling Pang, Yao Tang
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TCP transcription factor identification in pecan (carya illinoensis) and salt tolerance function analysis of CiTCP8 Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yufang Wang, Wei He, Linna Wang, Yangang Lan, Min Wu
The transcription factor TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PCF(TCP) is a tiny family that is exclusive to plants, which is crucial for both abiotic stress and plant growth and development. Many different types of plants have been found to contain TCP transcription factors. is an important economic forest species, but the function of TCP transcription factors in pecan has not been reported so far. Based
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An efficient method for detecting Camellia oleifera fruit under complex orchard environment Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Xueyan Zhu, Fengjun Chen, Yili Zheng, Xiaodan Peng, Chuang Chen
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Physiological and anatomical mechanisms induced by water deficit on the longevity and post-harvest quality of amaryllis stems Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Lady Daiane Costa de Sousa Martins, Mayara Bernardo Tavares Martim, Thamila Menezes Guerra, Fred Augusto Lourêdo de Brito, Nilo Ricardo Corrêa de Mello Júnior, Wagner Martins dos Santos, Aline Lima Soares, Jheizon Feitosa do Nascimento, Thieres George Freire da Silva, Hugo Rafael Bentzen Santos, Sérgio Luiz Ferreira-Silva, Adriano do Nascimento Simões
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Genome-wide identification of the GAox gene family and functional characterization of PbGA3ox4 during stone cell formation in Chinese white pear Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Mei Ren, Qi Wang, Fanhang Zhang, Yanling Wang, Yueyang Wang, Wen Li, Kaijie Qi, Zhihua Xie, Shaoling Zhang, Shutian Tao
Gibberellin (GA) is one of the most important phytohormones that regulates multiple developmental processes in plants, including fruit quality. Stone cell of pear is the key determinant negatively influencing fruit quality, because of the lignified cell walls. The effect of GA in pear stone cell formation is still unknown and the distribution of () genes in the pear () genome remains uncharacterized
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Accumulation of β-citraurin and other carotenoids in relation to the expression of PSY1 and CCD4b1 in peel of twelve red-peeled citrus cultivars Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yuting Luan, Shujie Wang, Ping Wang, Fuzhi Ke, Changqing Zhu, Changjie Xu
Peel color in citrus is largely genetically controlled. Red peel is favored by customers and is important, therefore, for fruit external quality. In order to understand the factors affecting distribution of carotenoids and color intensity of red-peeled citrus, we compared carotenoid accumulation and gene expression in the peel of twelve fully ripe red-peeled citrus cultivars with different genetic
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Foliar applications improves grapevine plant cold hardiness Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Bulent Kose, Yahya Uray, Ozkan Kaya, Fatma Turk, Kevser Bayram, Andrej Svyantek
Understanding and enhancing the cold hardiness of vines is crucial for viticulture, as it directly impacts the sustainability and productivity of vineyards in diverse climatic regions. This study, therefore, meticulously examined grapevine responses to various treatments and sampling times, revealing nuanced dynamics in cold tolerance, physiological parameters, and growth outcomes. Our study found
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Infrared thermometry-based stress indices as indicators of yield performance and seasonal evapotranspiration in potato plants grown under different moisture and potassium regimes Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Trisha Manna, Manoj Kumar Nanda, Sukamal Sarkar, Ashis Mukherjee, Manabendra Ray, Lamya Ahmed Alkeridis, Samy Sayed, Ahmed Gaber, Akbar Hossain
As the demand for food continues to rise and water availability challenges intensify, the delicate equilibrium between efficient water usage and sustainable agricultural production has become increasingly pivotal. Recognizing the significance of water stress monitoring and nutrient management in the country's agricultural landscape, two years of field trials (2018–2019 and 2019–2020) were conducted
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CRISPR/Cas9-edited SPL-CNR quantitatively control tomato fruit ripening Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hyerim Do, Mi-Young Chung, Won Cho, Sang-Tae Kim, Soo-Bin Lee, Je Min Lee
The spontaneous () mutant fails to ripen and has an epiallele resulting in the transcriptional inhibition of the ()- gene. Therefore, CNR has been suggested to function as a master regulator for fruit ripening. However, knockout mutants generated by CRISPR/Cas9 in ripening regulators, such as RIN and NOR, exhibited weak phenotypes of ripening inhibition compared to the corresponding spontaneous mutants
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Araucaria angustifolia seed coat waste reduction through its utilization in substrate diversification for Pleurotus djamor production Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Edson Maikon da Rocha, Suelen Ávila, Jair José de Lima, Ricardo Scheffer de Andrade Silva, Luiz Eduardo Piá de Andrade, Danniele Miranda Bacila, Alvaro Luiz Mathias, Regina Maria Matos Jorge
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Differentially methylated DNA regions in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) and Japanese plum (Prunus salicina L.) during fruit ripening after ethylene-related treatments Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Germán Ortuño-Hernández, David Ruiz, Pedro Martínez-Gómez, Juan Alfonso Salazar
Apricot ( L.) and Japanese plum ( L.) are two of the most important stone fruit species, and their climacteric nature is a major determinant in terms of fruit shelf-life period. The role of the main genes involved in the ripening process of these species has been extensively studied, however there is a need to expand our molecular knowledge at epigenetic level. To achieve this, postharvest monitoring
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Water and potassium utilization efficiency and yield and quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Ning Li, Xin-Xin Wang, Zhanjun Xue, Qingyun Li
Efficient use of irrigation water and fertilizer is essential for the sustainable growth of vegetable crops. To optimize the yield, quality, and water and potassium (K) use efficiency of cucumber ( L.), three irrigation limits and three potassium (K) application levels were used to determine the lower irrigation limit and potassium application rate. The experiment was a 3 × 3 factorial with three K
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In vitro androgenesis for isolation of haploid and ploidy analysis in marigold (Tagetes patula L.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Vaishali Chinnathambi, Sapna Panwar, Kanwar Pal Singh, Namita, S. Lekshmy, Niharika Mallick, Uzma Mehraj
In present investigation, local strain of L. was used for androgenesis with floret size ranging from 2 to 4.5 mm. The results indicated that treatment (T) floret size - 3 to 3.5 mm cultured in EMS (Enriched Murashige and Skoog - MS + organic and inorganic supplements + 5 % coconut water) medium supplemented with 2.0 ml/l BAP + 0.5 ml/l NAA + 3 % sucrose + 0.8 % agar-agar was found best for different
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Identification of the NCED gene family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and functional analysis of SlNCED2 in response to drought stress Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Xiuling Chen, Rui Lv, Yu Zhang, Fulei Mo, Fanyue Meng, Mozhen Cheng, Xiaomei Huang, Haonan Qi, Aoxue Wang
When under drought stress, plants experience hindrances in photosynthesis and cell division, which consequently leads to a decrease in their growth rates. Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates the exchange of water and gases between plants and the external environment by controlling stomatal opening and closing. This hormone plays a significant role in enhancing plant resistance to stressful conditions. Pivotal
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of Autophagy-Related Genes in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Yue Wang, Qiuyan Ban, Tongjin Liu, Lu Zhou, Yutong Wu, Qunxiang Cui
Autophagy, a highly conserved cellular process in plants, plays a vital role in regulating abiotic stress responses and senescence. Eggplant is a widely cultivated vegetable crop, its fruit is susceptible to cold damage, and its molecular mechanisms underlying stress tolerance, fruit ripening, and senescence remain largely uncharacterized. In this study, we systematically identified 41 Autophagy-Related
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Exogenous application of proline mitigates deteriorative effects of salinity stress in NFT closed-loop system: An ultrastructural and physio-biochemical investigation on hydroponically grown tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Mostafa F. El-Banna, Ahmed Mosa
A nutrient film technique (NFT) experiment was carried out to assess the protective effect of foliarly-applied proline (10 mM) against deteriorative effects of salinity in closed-loop systems. For this purpose, Cooper's nutrient solution (NS) was salinized by either NaCl (68.4 mM) or CaCl (36.0 mM) to study the potential ultrastructural and physio-biochemical modulations on hydroponically-grown tomato
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Nutrient content in olive leaves through sustained irrigation with treated wastewater Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Pilar Mañas, Jorge De las Heras
Water scarcity is posing a major challenge to sustainable development. This issue will become more pressing as the global population grows, living standards rise, food habits evolve, and the effects of climate change intensify, resulting in rising temperatures globally. Reusing treated wastewater reduces effluent discharge into natural water bodies while also providing a reliable water source for applications
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Graphene-copper nanocomposites improve fruit quality and the content of bioactive compounds in tomato Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Diana Cota-Ungson, Yolanda González-García, Marissa Pérez-Alvarez, Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego, Ángel Gabriel Alpuche-Solís, Antonio Juárez-Maldonado
Tomato fruits are an important source of bioactive compounds that can positively influence human health, so their consumption is very important in the human diet. Hence, developing technologies and strategies to improve the content of bioactive compounds in tomato fruits becomes essential. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of graphene-Cu hybrid nanocomposites on the quality of
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TrioConvTomatoNet: A robust CNN architecture for fast and accurate tomato leaf disease classification for real time application Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 S Ledbin Vini, P Rathika
Tomato leaf diseases are a common threat to long-term tomato protection that affects many farmers worldwide. Computer-assisted technology is more prevalent for early and accurate diagnosis of tomato leaf diseases, which may reduce the likelihood that the plant will suffer further harm. The advancement of deep learning techniques has a lot of potential for accurate classification of leaf diseases through
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Genome-wide association study reveals the candidate genes for petiole length and diameter in cucumber Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Xiangsheng Li, Shaoyun Dong, Xiaotong Sun, Diane M. Beckles, Xiaoping Liu, Jiantao Guan, Qi Zhou, Congying Zhang, Han Miao, Shengping Zhang
Increasing planting density is an effective method to improve crop yield. Petiole length is one of the main factors determining how many plants can be effectively cultivated per unit area. However, the genetic factors controlling petiole-related traits remained largely unexplored. In this study, we investigated petiole length (PL) and petiole diameter (PD) in 130 accessions of the cucumber core germplasm
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Phenotypical and molecular characterization of new pepper genotypes resistant to Chili pepper mild mottle virus firstly detected in Europe and other tobamoviruses Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Mikel Ojinaga, Ana Aragones, Mónica Hernández, Santiago Larregla
The tobamoviruses pose a recent threat to local varieties of Gernika pepper (cv. “Derio”) and Ibarra chili (cv. “Ibarroria”), causing a substantial decrease in both yield and fruit quality. Tobamoviruses such as (ToMV), (TMGMV) or (PMMoV) are the viruses that cause the greatest impact in pepper crops of northern Spain. The emergence of a novel Tobamovirus, (CPMMoV; GenBank MN164455.1), firstly identified
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Crop load, fruit quality and mineral nutrition as predictors of fruit softening and internal flesh browning in modern firm fleshed apple cultivars Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Ramandeep Singh Sidhu, Ian Hunt, Sally A. Bound, Nigel D. Swarts
Pre-harvest factors, orchard conditions and imbalance in fruit mineral nutrients critically influence fruit softening and internal flesh browning in dense-fleshed cultivars such as ‘Scilate’.Crop load managementcan mitigate browning risk.
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The role of LED supplementary lighting in promoting graft necrotic layer formation in pumpkin-cucumber grafts Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Luming Zhong, Siyi Hao, Tingkai Zhai, Yongsen Yang, Huangfang Lin, Biying Lin, Baoying Shen, Shuang Liu, Yongbo Hu, Xin Chen
The rapid formation of the graft necrotic layer is crucial for preventing organic substance leakage and warding off external infections, significantly enhancing both the speed and quality of graft healing. This study investigates the impact of LED supplementary lighting on pumpkin-cucumber grafts, unveiling the molecular processes underlying necrotic layer formation. Specifically, three replications
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Do exogenous melatonin and nitric oxide mitigate the adverse effects of flooding stress in spinach? Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Musa Seymen, Raid Alkhateb, Abdurrahman Mutlu, Duran Yavuz
Studies are being conducted to develop strategies to reduce the adverse effects of flooding stress in plants, including melatonin and nitric oxide (NO) applications. In the present study, we tried six different application subjects: full irrigation - control (FI), flooding stress (FS), FS + application of 50 µM melatonin, FS + application of 100 µM melatonin, FS + application of 50 µM nitric oxide
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanism related to the formation of peelability in Actinidia eriantha Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Junjie Tao, Huimin Jia, Mengting Wu, Wenqi Zhong, Yiqian Huang, Lihong Huang, Yi Xu, Chunhui Huang
Actinidia eriantha is prone to peeling at the soft ripening stage, which is a unique characteristic that distinguishes it from other Actinidia species. However, the mechanism underlying the formation of peelability in A. eriantha is still not very clear. In this study, two A. eriantha varieties with contrasting peeling behavior were used as materials and the peel cell wall metabolism-related substances
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Detection of Botrytis cinerea on strawberry leaves upon mycelial infection through imaging technique Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Lijuan Meng, Kris Audenaert, Marie-Christine Van Labeke, Monica Höfte
Imaging techniques are increasingly used for the early detection of plant diseases. is an economically damaging disease in strawberries. Although conidia are the primary inoculum for infection, secondary inoculum by mycelial fragments contributes also to disease spreading. Here mycelial inoculations were used on strawberry leaves to explore potential indicators for early detection of by using multispectral
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Development of a sensitivity-enhanced fluorescence lifetime spectroscopic method for nondestructive quality monitoring of mature tomatoes during storage Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Te Ma, Tetsuya Inagaki, Satoru Tsuchikawa
The decay of fluorescence lifetime (FLT) is an absolute indication for observing the environment surrounding the fluorescent molecules. This study presents the characterization of fluorescence intensity and the FLT in tomatoes, spanning from the green to the red stage, using a novel time-resolved and laser-induced fluorescence (TRLIF) spectroscopic system. Furthermore, the applicability of this method
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Cell wall metabolism during the growth of peach fruit: Association of hardness with cell wall pectins Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yi Jiang, Jianfen Ye, Leyi Zhou, Miaojin Chen, Yingying Wei, Shu Jiang, Yi Chen, Xingfeng Shao
In this study, molecular composition of cell wall polysaccharides of peach during growth was investigated to elucidate influencing mechanism of hardness which regulated fruit quality. Results revealed that as fruit grew stage I to V (almost 36 to 103 day after flowering), hardness firstly increased and then decreased, reaching its peak in stage II. Microstructure indicated an increase in cell wall
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Effect of a novel light source application on delayed senescence and preservation of postharvest leafy green vegetables Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yuanyuan Zhu, Hao Ge, Haibo Zhang, Shenghang Jin, Jinghui Zhang, Guanying Cao
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a novel light source on the delayed senescence and preservation of post-harvest green leafy vegetables in comparison to different light environments. A combination scheme of the novel light source for preservation was obtained by using the principle of spectrum superposition. The unique characteristics of the novel light source, including the
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Potential application of TiO2 nanoparticles to improve the nutritional quality of strawberry cv. Camarosa under drought stress Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Mostafa Javan, Yahya Selahvarzi, Pegah Sayyad-Amin, Somayeh Rastegar
Strawberry ( Duch) is a most important plant that exhibits sensitivity to water stress, primarily because of its superficial root system. The objective of this study was to assess the potential of applying TiO nanoparticles (NPs) at concentrations of 0, 10, 20, and 30 mg as a foliar treatment. The investigation aimed to evaluate the effects of these treatments under different irrigation conditions
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Enhancing coffee diversity: Insights into the impact of sodium azide mutagenesis on quantitative and qualitative traits in Coffea arabica L Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 José Andrés Rojas-Chacón, Fabián Echeverría-Beirute, Bradley J. Till, Andrés Gatica-Arias
Crop improvement of coffee ( L.) is limited due to its low genetic variability. Induced mutagenesis is one of the most widely used breeding methods for rapidly increasing genetic diversity in many crops. The present study explored the effect of sodium azide (NaN) on quantitative and qualitative fruit and seedling traits of var Catuaí M2 derived lines. We worked with 81 derived lines obtained from M1
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Molecular cloning and functional characterization of differential genes (PtCCHC and PtMBD6) associated with flowering between precocious trifoliate orange mutant and wild-type trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ren-Fang Zeng, Si-Fan Hu, Meng-Zhao Wang, Jin-Zhi Zhang, Chun-Gen Hu
Flowering is a pivotal developmental event for fruit trees. Most of knowledge about the molecular regulatory mechanisms of flowering regulation comes from studies in model plants. However, knowledge on the regulation of the floral transition from vegetative growth in perennial fruit species is limited. Citrus is an evergreen perennial fruit tree genus with a complex genetic background. In this study
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Mitigating Salinity Stress in Pomegranate: Effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Glomus mosseae on Stress Responses of Red Angel and Wonderful Cultivars Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Seyed Rasoul Ziatabar Ahmadi, Esmaeil Seifi, Ferial Varasteh, Vahid Akbarpour
Salinity stress is a major challenge in modern pomegranate orchards. The application of biofertilizers is a promising strategy to mitigate the adverse effects of salinity stress and enhance the performance in pomegranates. This experiment was conducted in 2021 to investigate the effects of salinity stress (control, 4, and 8 dS/m) and inoculation with and , either individually or in combination (Pf+Gm)
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Effect of carboxymethylcellulose-based edible coatings incorporating essential oil on Botrytis cinerea and strawberry attributes Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 J. Oliveira, P.P.M. Silva, M.C.M. Parisi, J.S. Baggio, E.M. Gloria, M.H.F. Spoto
The highly perishable strawberry is susceptible to postharvest fungal infections, such as gray mold caused by . Current control methods involve synthetic fungicides, which can leave residues, harm the environment, and lead to resistance. There is a rising interest in safe and eco-friendly pesticide alternatives like essential oils (EOs). In the present study, the antifungal activity of the EOs from
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Evaluation of agronomic efficiency and stress resistance on Swiss chard via use of biostimulants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Vaibhav Shrivastava, Nimisha Edayilam, Berta Singla Just, Omar Castaño-Sanchez, Laura Díaz-Guerra, Erik Meers
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the WRKY gene family in response to low-temperature and drought stresses in Cucurbita pepo L. Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Jianting Liu, Yuqian Wang, Xinru Ye, Qianrong Zhang, Yongping Li, Mindong Chen, Bin Wang, Changhui Bai, Zuliang Li, Qingfang Wen, Haisheng Zhu
The WRKY transcription factors are important transcriptional regulators in plants, with crucial roles affecting biotic and abiotic stress responses as well as plant growth and development. In this study, a bioinformatics-based method was used to identify genes in zucchini ( L.). The family was revealed to comprise 103 members divided into seven subfamilies (I, II-a, II-b, II-c, II-d, II-e, and III)
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Genome wide characterization and identification of candidate HD-Zip genes involved in prickle density in Rosa roxburghii Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Jiaxue Qin, Hong Nan, Wentao Ma, Jiliang Zhang, Jie Lu, Anbo Wu, Min Lu, Huaming An
Tratt., a member of the Rosaceae family and the genus, bears prickles on its fruits. The gene family is known to play a role in trichome formation and prickles development. However, a complete identification of the gene family in has not been achieved. Therefore, this study systematically identified and classified 38 genes in into four subfamilies ( to ) based on gene structure, conserved sequences
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Genetic parameters and prediction of genotypic values in a segregating population of Passiflora BC3 [(P. edulis x P. cincinnata) x P. edulis] for fruit quality and resistance to cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus using REML/BLUP Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Idalia Souza dos Santos, Lucas Kennedy Silva Lima, Sidnara Ribeiro Sampaio, Taliane Leila Soares, Onildo Nunes Jesus
Passion fruit woodiness caused by the cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) has the greatest economic impact on Brazilian passiculture. Therefore, obtaining more productive materials, with better fruit quality and greater resistance to CABMV through the use of interspecific hybridization, is essential in passion fruit genetic improvement programs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic
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Ammonium and nitrate distinctly regulate photosynthetic and growth performance, eliciting antagonistic responses in yellow passion fruit plants Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Jenilton Gomes da Cunha, Rodrigo Fonseca da Silva, Rafael de Souza Miranda, Gustavo Alves Pereira, Eduardo William de Araújo Costa, Juliana Ferreira da Silva, Renato de Mello Prado, Gabriel Barbosa da Silva
Proposed model for the responses of groups of yellow passion fruit plants grown under different N concentrations and NH/NO ratios. The plants grown under the treatments associated with groups 1 (20 mmol L, 0/100 proportion) and 3 (10 mmol L, 0/100 proportion; 10 and 20 mmol L, 50/50 proportion) showed a greater photochemical efficiency as well as a greater photosynthetic efficiency, made possible mainly
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L-methionine inhibits yellowing of peeled water chestnuts (Eleocharis tuberosa) and improves their quality and texture Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Yongqian Xiao, Ming Ni, Yulin Li
Yellowing and the quality (total soluble solid (TSS), titratable acid (TA), ascorbic acid (AA)) and texture decline are the main reasons for shortening the storage period of peeled water chestnuts (PWCs). The mechanism of -methionine (L-Met) inhibiting the yellowing of PWCs and improving their quality and texture is still unknown. The goal of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of - Met-inhibiting
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A method to quantify the degree of leaf curl in nodular Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Xiwen Cui, Lei Sun, Xiaofei Fan, Xin-Xin Wang, Jingyan Liu, Jun Zhang, Dongfang Zhang, Wuyue Yu, Xuesong Suo, Jianjun Zhao
Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) has a wide range of cultivation and food value. As a nutrient storage organ, the nodule leaf blade directly affects the quality and economic value of the leaf-ball. Currently, research on leaf curl trait in nodulating cabbage mostly relies on manual measurement or visual inspection methods, and the degree of leaf curl lacks quantitative evaluation criteria to accurately
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Genome-wide identification of WOX gene family and its expression pattern in rapid expansion of Torreya grandis ovulate and staminate strobili Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Weijie Chen, Jiawen Yan, Yuanyuan Guan, Heqiang Lou, Jiasheng Wu
WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) transcription factors (TFs) are key regulators that oversee various cellular and biological activities, as well as signaling pathways, in plant growth and development. However, the specific role of the WOX gene family in the development of ovulate and staminate strobili remains largely unknown. To address this gap, a study was conducted using . Initially, 15 WOX genes
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Effect of shading on trichome formation and CAPRICE-like gene expression in tea (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis) leaves Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Juri Wakamatsu, Mina Yamamoto, Mayumi Kikuta, Wakana Tanaka, Rumi Tominaga
Tea ( var. ) is one of the most popular beverages worldwide and is highly regarded for its unique taste and health benefits. The traditional practice of shading tea plants before harvest is employed to ensure the production of high-quality Japanese green tea. However, the precise effects of shading on trichome formation, leaf tissue structure, and the expression of related genes remain largely unknown
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Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis to characterize the formation mechanism of purple in Michelia spp. petals Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Zhilong Zhang, Yuguang Xiao, Peilu Huang, Haonan Ji, Xiaoshu Zhang, Yini Zhang, Jingmin Jiang, Shu Diao, Jun Liu
are ornamental trees that belong to the Magnoliaceae family. The only species in the genus that exhibits purple flowers is , which has garnered significant interest. However, the mechanism underlying purple flower formation remains poorly understood, restricting its usage as an ornamental plant. We analysed transcriptomic and metabolomic data from four different colour of plants ( ‘XiangFei’, ‘HuaHaoYueYuan’
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Transcriptomics of fruit ripening in a tomato wide cross and genetic analysis of differentially expressed genes among parents and hybrid Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Paolo Cacchiarelli, Flavio E. Spetale, Débora P. Arce, Elizabeth Tapia, Guillermo R. Pratta
Omic techniques have been used in recent years to support and make robust progress in breeding programs for different species. RNA-Seq is a powerful method for the analysis of transcriptomes to reveal genes with differential expression massively. The cultivated tomato () is a crop with a narrow genetic basis in which fruit quality and wild genotypes are usually important targets to improve through
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Modelling and numerical simulation of a concentrated mass-based branch vibration Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Haobo Jiao, Aifei Tang, Chen Ma, Yaping Li, Lihong Wang, Chengsong Li
To investigate the variation patterns of spectral characteristics of main branches in fruit trees due to uneven distribution of growth, pruning, and fruit quality, as well as to determine the optimal fruit vibration harvesting, a vibration differential model of tree branches was constructed using the concentrated mass method. A three-dimensional model of the fruit tree was built using finite element
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Calcium absorption by fruit and leaves of sweet cherry trees (Prunus avium L.) by isotope labeling Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 M. Matteo, J.P. Zoffoli, G. Van der Heijden, M. Ayala
In sweet cherry, foliar Calcium–based products are used to mitigate rain–cracking in fruit and to improve its firmness during storage. Information on foliar Calcium (Ca) absorption efficiency by fruit and leaves in the field is scarce. In part, this is due to the limitations of the traditional analytical techniques for assessing Ca levels in these organs. Here, we hypothesize that leaves and fruit
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Two key enzyme genes associated with ethylene bio-synthesis, LbACS and LbACO, are involved in the regulation of lily flower senescence Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Xinyu Yan, JiaHui Zhao, Minghua Deng, Jinfen Wen
Ethylene plays an important role in regulating the growth and development of flowers and determines the flower life span of ornamental plants. In this study, the lily variety '' was used to elucidate the mechanism associated with the regulation of lily senescence by the genes for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthetase (ACS) and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase (ACO), which are
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Extracted rapeseed meal biochar combined with digestate as a soil amendment: Effect on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) biomass yield and concentration of bioavailable element fraction in the soil Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Zdenka Kwoczynski, Hana Burdová, Karim Suhail Al Souki, Jiří Čmelík
Biochar and digestate are widely used as soil amendments as they improve its properties and composition. This work deals with the utilization of two types of locally (Central Europe) produced biowaste, namely extracted rapeseed meal and digestate. Biochar was produced from rapeseed meal, the mixing of which with liquid digestate resulted in an innovative type of soil amendment that has not been yet
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Genomic-organization and expression profiling of lectin receptor kinases genes suggest their involvement in multiple biological processes Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Yu Li, Rui Xiang, Kexin Liu, Bilal Ahmad, Xinxin Zhang, Lili Yang, Yizhu Tian, Xiaoxin Shi, Guoqiang Du, Li Wang
Lectin receptor kinases (s) are critical in plant reactions to biotic and abiotic stresses. Although the genomic organization of genes in different plants has gained attention, little research has been done in grapevine ( L.). Here, we performed genome-wide characterization and expression profiling analysis of under different stresses, hormonal treatments, and in different organs. Fifty-one genes were
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Function of LcAGL19 in the flowering regulation of Arabidopsis and Litchi chinensis Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Lijie Huang, Xingyu Lu, Houbin Chen, Chenxin Yi, Xifen Pan, Dongyu Sun, Ali Anwar, Biyan Zhou
Litchi ( Sonn.) is an important evergreen woody fruit tree. Appropriate low temperatures during autumn and winter are necessary for floral transition in litchi. However, global warming causes defective flowering, which seriously impedes the production of litchi. (), a vernalization-related gene, had been found to control flowering time in . However, its role in litchi remains unknown. In this study
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Effects of the soil moisture content and leaf memory effect on pesticide droplet absorption Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Xien Zhou, Zehong Chen, Zhenlin Wang, Daozong Sun, Lihong Yang, Guoqi Yan, Shuran Song
Most pesticide spraying studies focus on increasing droplet deposition on target surfaces, with little consideration of post-deposition pesticide droplet absorption mechanisms. The pesticide droplet absorption efficiency of leaves is related to environmental factors and plant growth status during pesticide application. In field environments, irrigation-based soil moisture content regulation is a key
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Detection of bruises on red apples using deep learning models Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zeynep Ünal, Tefide Kızıldeniz, Mustafa Özden, Hakan Aktaş, Ömer Karagöz
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Molecular insights into a non-lethal yellow bud mutant in Ilex × ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Yiping Zou, Yajian Huang, Donglin Zhang, Hong Chen, Youwang Liang, Mingzhuo Hao, Yunlong Yin
While the mechanisms behind the yellow phenotype have been widely investigated in model plant seedlings, research on leaf mutations in woody species has been restricted. The purpose of this research is to characterize a holly bud mutant of × ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ with a non-lethal yellow phenotype. Through cytological, physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic analyses, we identified remarkable
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Elevating morphology and essential oil in cumin genotypes through polyploidy induction Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zahra Sanaei-Hoveida, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mortazavian, Maryam Norouzi, Seyed Ahmad Sadat-Noori
Polyploidy induction is a valuable tool for improving plant breeding outcomes, influencing key plant characteristics. This study investigates the effects of induced polyploidy on various traits in five genotypes of cumin ( L.), contributing novel insights to the ongoing research in this domain. Employing varied colchicine concentrations (0.025, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 w/v) targeted at the apical meristem
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Establishment of protoplasts isolation and transient transformation system for kiwifruit Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Xiaoli Zhang, Rui Peng, Xinbo Tian, Yuqi Guo, Xinyi Li, Xinling Liu, Yue Xie, Mingzhang Li, Hui Xia, Dong Liang
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Failure in lipid gluconeogenesis, perturbed amino acid metabolism and chaperon activation characterize declined germination potential of aging walnut kernels Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Seyedeh Fatemeh Fallah, Zobeydeh Eslami, Maksym Danchenko, Peter Baráth, Géza Bujdosó, Masoud Golalipour, Farshid Ghaderi-Far, Hamid Reza Sadeghipour
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AGPS and BAM genes dramatically improve ‘Ganlv 1′ (Actinidia eriantha) fruit quality through starch metabolism during fruit development Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Yi-Qi Li, Huan Gao, Dong-Feng Jia, Hai-Ling Wang, Ke-Xin Zheng, Xiao-Biao Xu
In previous field investigations, we found that has sweeter flavor than other kiwifruit, which provided an opportunity to explore the formation mechanism of sweet flavor. In this study, we selected three cultivars of kiwifruit with different accumulation characters of starch and sugar, i.e., ‘Ganlv 1′ (), ‘Jinkui’ ( var. ), and ‘Jinyan’ ( var. ), as materials to identify the key regulatory enzymes
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Pre-flowering UV-C treatment influences yield, bioactive compounds and sensory attributes by altering phenylpropanoid biosynthesis gene expression in tomato Sci. Hortic. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Gwo Rong Wong, Jing Herng Khor, Norhafiza Mohd Arshad, Jennifer Ann Harikrishna, Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Purabi Mazumdar
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