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How do residential open spaces influence the older adults’ emotions: A field experiment using wearable sensors Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Weijing Luo, Chongxian Chen, Haiwei Li, Yongqi Hou
Accumulative evidence and knowledge have revealed a close relationship between environments and human emotions. Residential open space (ROS) plays a significant role in shaping the older adults’ health and well-being. However, there is a lack of evidence for the association between various types of ROSs and the older adults’ emotions. The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the effects
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Restorer of fertility like 30 encoding a mitochondrion-localized pentatricopeptide repeat protein regulates wood formation in poplar Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Xiaokang Fu, Ziwei Yang, Li Guo, Lianjia Luo, Yuanxun Tao, Ting Lan, Jian Hu, Zeyu Li, Keming Luo, Changzheng Xu
Nuclear-mitochondrial communication is crucial for plant growth, particularly in the context of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) repair mechanisms linked to mitochondrial genome mutations. The restorer of fertility-like (RFL) genes, known for their role in CMS restoration, remains largely unexplored in plant development. In this study, we focused on the evolutionary relationship of RFL family genes
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Comparison of the impact of school environment on body mass index, physical fitness, and mental health among Chinese adolescents: Correlations, risk factors, intermediary effects Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-14 Yuchao Lun, Hui Wang, Yifan Liu, Qi Wang, Tianbao Liu, Zenglin Han
Schools offer prospects to enhance adolescent health by encouraging physical activity. This study contributes to the understanding of adolescent health research, drawing on data from physical fitness and mental health surveys conducted in 2015. The participants included 8,967 seventh-grade students across 45 junior high schools in Dalian, China. By employing multilevel analytical models, this research
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Genomic diversity, population structure, and genome-wide association reveal genetic differentiation and trait improvements in mango Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-14 Xiaowei Ma, Hongxia Wu, Bin Liu, Songbiao Wang, Yuehua Zhang, Muqing Su, Bin Zheng, Hongbing Pan, Bang Du, Jun Wang, Ping He, Qianfu Chen, Hong An, Wentian Xu, Xiang Luo
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) has been widely cultivated as a culturally and economically significant fruit tree for roughly 4000 years. Despite its rich history, little is known about the crop’s domestication, genomic variation, and the genetic loci underlying agronomic traits. This study employs the whole-genome re-sequencing of 224 mango accessions sourced from 22 countries, with an average sequencing
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Exploring the spatial trade-off effects of green space on older people’s physical inactivity: Evidence from Shanghai Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-13 Siyu Miao, Yang Xiao
Given that green space patterns and population density often show opposing trends over space, this could lead to trade-off (distance/population decay) relationships. Consequently, this paper utilized the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) data from Shanghai, China, to investigate whether there is a spatial trade-off in the health effects of green spaces on people’s inactivity. Our findings
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How can networks address barriers to nature-based solutions? The case of agriculture and construction in the Netherlands Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-13 Maryse M.H. Chappin, Maarten J. Punt, Helen S. Toxopeus, Nina van Tilburg, Cathy L. de Jongh, Hens A.C. Runhaar, Godelieve H.J. Spaas
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Haplotype-Resolved Genome and Mapping of Freezing Tolerance in the Wild Potato solanum Commersonii Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Jianke Dong, Jingwen Li, Yingtao Zuo, Jin Wang, Ye Chen, Wei Tu, Haibo Wang, Chenxi Li, Yacheng Shan, Ying Wang, Botao Song, Xingkui Cai
Solanum commersonii (2n=2x=24, 1EBN, Endosperm Balance Number), native to the southern regions of Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, is the first wild potato germplasm collected by botanists and exhibits a remarkable array of traits related to disease resistance and stress tolerance. In this study, we present a high-quality haplotype-resolved genome of S. commersonii. The two identified haplotypes
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Phospholipid production and signaling by a plant defense inducer against Podosphaera xanthii is genotype-dependent Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Theoni Margaritopoulou, Eirini Baira, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Katerina-Eleni Vichou, Emilia Markellou
Biotrophic phytopathogenic fungi such as Podosphaera xanthii have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to adapt to various environments causing powdery mildews leading to substantial yield losses. Today, due to known adverse effects of pesticides, development of alternative control means is crucial and can be achieved by combining plant protection products with resistant genotypes. Using plant defense
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Selecting appropriate forage cover crops to improve growth, yield, and fruit quality of wolfberry by regulation of photosynthesis and biotic stress resistance Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Fang Wang, Lizhen Zhu, Jun He, Xiongxiong Nan, Haonan Chen, Liu Yang, Qiaoxia Jia, Zelong Yu, Hao Wang, Yan Zhao, Huiqin Yan
Forage cover crops have the potential to improve soil quality and orchard productivity, but their effects on wolfberry ( L.) plants are still unclear. In this study, we conducted field and greenhouse experiments between 2019 and 2021, with 10 forage species as cover crops. We observed the growth, yield, fruit quality, and photosynthetic characteristics of wolfberry plants, as well as the occurrence
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Application of microalgae in cauliflower fertilisation Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Manuel Díaz-Pérez, Juan Manuel Moreno Moreno, José Javier Hernández García, Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre
In a circular bioeconomy, balancing inorganic fertilisers and microalgae supplementation is important for ensuring sustainable agriculture. This study aimed to evaluate the fertilising effects of live microalgae (mostly and a mixture of and ) on cauliflower ( L. subsp. ) plant morphology, yield, and quality of cauliflower heads. Microalgae fertilisation effects were analysed by employing an experimental
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The tomato WRKY-B transcription factor modulates lateral branching by targeting BLIND, PIN4 and IAA15 Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Huanhuan Yang, Ke Zhou, Qingfei Wu, Xinyi Jia, Hexuan Wang, Wenhui Yang, Lihao Lin, Xiaomeng Hu, Bingqing Pan, Ping Li, Tingting Huang, Xiangyang Xu, Jingfu Li, Jingbin Jiang, Minmin Du
Lateral branching is a crucial agronomic trait that impacts crop yield. In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), excessive lateral branching is unfavorable and results in substantial labor and management costs. Therefore, optimizing lateral branching is a primary objective in tomato breeding. Although many genes related to lateral branching have been reported in tomato, the molecular mechanism underlying
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Genomic data provides insights into the evolutionary history and adaptive differentiation of two tetraploid strawberries Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Hanyang Lin, Luxi Chen, Chaonan Cai, Junxia Ma, Junmin Li, Tia-Lynn Ashman, Aaron Liston, Ming Dong
Over the decades, evolutionists and ecologists have shown intense interest in the role of polyploidization in plant evolution. Without clear knowledge of the diploid ancestor(s) of polyploids, we would not be able to answer fundamental ecological questions such as the evolution of niche differences between them or its underlying genetic basis. Here, we explored the evolutionary history of two Fragaria
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SlDELLA interacts with SlPIF4 to regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and phosphate uptake in tomato Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Lan Li, Shibei Ge, Liqun He, Ruicheng Liu, Yuhong Mei, Xiaojian Xia, Jingquan Yu, Yanhong Zhou
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS), a complex and delicate process, is precisely regulated by a multitude of transcription factors. PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORS (PIFs) are critical in plant growth and stress responses. However, the involvement of PIFs in AMS and the molecular mechanisms underlying their regulator functions have not been well elucidated. Here, we show that SlPIF4 negatively regulates
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Sorbitol mediates age-dependent changes in apple plant growth strategy through gibberellin signaling Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Xumei Jia, Shuo Xu, Fei Wang, Yiwei Jia, Yubin Qing, Tengteng Gao, Zhijun Zhang, Xiaomin Liu, Chao Yang, Fengwang Ma, Chao Li
Plants experience various age-dependent changes during juvenile to adult vegetative phase. However, the regulatory mechanisms orchestrating the changes remain largely unknown in apple (Malus domestica). This study showed that tissue-cultured apple plants at juvenile, transition, and adult phase exhibit age-dependent changes in their plant growth, photosynthetic performance, hormone levels, and carbon
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Analysis of the pre-harvest factors that influence on the postharvest quality attributes of Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.): A systematic review Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Ayehu Fekadu, Belay Andarege
Tomato production can provide income to many rural and urban farmers worldwide, but harvest losses make it unprofitable due to pre- and post-harvest practices. The purpose of this review was to examine how pre-harvest factors influence post-harvest quality characteristics. Thus, pre-harvest factors such as microbial breakdown, nutrient deficiency, harvesting factors, genetic, climate, and allopathic
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After-sealing life in urban soils: Experimental evidence of resilience and efficiency of ectomycorrhizal inoculation Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Authier Louise, Mallet Lucas, Taudière Adrien, Violle Cyrille, Richard Franck
The restoration of urban sealed soils is a major stake for urban planners. In particular, characterizing their resilience from a biotic perspective is of primary importance for remobilizing these artificialized substrates in urban green spaces. Using Marseille (France) as a case study, we implemented a metabarcoding next generation sequencing approach to characterize the diversity and the composition
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Siderophore interactions drive the ability of pseudomonas spp. consortia to protect tomato against Ralstonia solanacearum Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Zhengying Shao, Shaohua Gu, Xiaoni Zhang, Jiao Xue, Tao Yan, Saisai Guo, Thomas Pommier, Alexandre Jousset, Tianjie Yang, Yangchun Xu, Qirong Shen, Zhong Wei
The soil-borne bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum causes significant losses in Solanaceae crop production worldwide, including tomato, potato, and eggplant. To efficiently prevent outbreaks, it is essential to understand the complex interactions between pathogens and the microbiome. One promising mechanism for enhancing microbiome functionality is siderophore-mediated competition, which is shaped
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Small molecules, enormous functions: potential approach for overcoming bottlenecks in embryogenic tissue induction and maintenance in conifers Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Tao Guo, Fen Bao, Yingming Fan, Jinfeng Zhang, Jian Zhao
Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is not only the most effective method among various strategies for the asexual propagation of forest trees but also a basis for genetic improvement. However, some bottlenecks, such as the recalcitrance of initiation, the maintenance of embryogenic potential during proliferation and the low efficiency of maturation as well as high rate of abnormal embryo development remain
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Grapevine gray mold disease:infection,defence and management Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Mati Ur Rahman, Xia Liu, Xiping Wang, Ben Fan
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.,) is among the world's leading fruit crops. The production of grapes is severely affected by many diseases including gray mold, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea. Although all Vitis species can be hosts for B. cinerea, V. vinifera are particularly susceptible. Accordingly, this disease poses a significant threat to the grape industry and causes substantial
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Dynamic temporal transcriptome analysis reveals grape VlMYB59-VlCKX4 regulatory module controls fruit set Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Qiaofang Shi, Xufei Li, Shengdi Yang, Xiaochun Zhao, Yihan Yue, Yingjun Yang, Yihe Yu
Fruit set is a key stage in determining yield potential and guaranteeing quality formation and regulation. N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N’-phenylurea (CPPU) has been widely applied in grape production, the most iconic of which is the promotion of grape fruit set. However, current studies still lack the molecular mechanism of CPPU-induced grape fruit set. Here, the dynamic, high-resolution stage-specific
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The gap-free genome of Forsythia suspensa illuminates the intricate landscape of centromeres Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Jian Cui, Congle Zhu, Lisha Shen, Congyang Yi, Rong Wu, Xiaoyang Sun, Fangpu Han, Yong Li, Yang Liu
Forsythia suspensa, commonly known as weeping forsythia, holds significance in traditional medicine and horticulture. Despite its ecological and cultural importance, the existing reference genome presents challenges with duplications and gaps, hindering in-depth genomic analyses. Here, we present a Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) assembly of the F. suspensa genome, integrating Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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SlTrxh functions downstream of SlMYB86 and positively regulates nitrate stress tolerance via S-nitrosation in tomato seedling Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Senlin Zeng, Xudong Sun, Xixian Li, García-Caparrós Pedro, Hongjuan Nian, Kunzhi Li, Huini Xu
Nitric oxide (NO) is a redox-dependent signaling molecule that plays a crucial role in regulating a wide range of biological processes in plants. It functions by post-translationally modifying proteins, primarily through S-nitrosation. Thioredoxin (Trx), a small and ubiquitous protein with multifunctional properties, plays a pivotal role in the antioxidant defense system. However, the regulatory mechanism
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Development of super-infective ternary vector systems for enhancing the agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation and genome editing efficiency Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Jin-hee Jeong, Eun-young Jeon, Min Ki Hwang, Young Jong Song, Jae-Yean Kim
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation remains a cornerstone of plant biology, fueling advancements in molecular genetics, new genomic techniques (NGTs), and the biotech industry. However, recalcitrant crops and technical hurdles persist as bottlenecks. The goal was to develop super-infective ternary vector systems that integrate a novel SA-degrading enzyme, GABA, and ethylene–degrading enzymes, targeting
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Association analysis of BSA-Seq, BSR-Seq, and RNA-Seq reveals key genes involved in purple leaf formation in a tea population (Camellia sinensis) Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Yueqi Wang, Jiqiang Jin, Rui Zhang, Mengdi He, Liubin Wang, Zhuozhuo Mao, Min Gan, Liyun Wu, Liang Chen, Liyuan Wang, Kang Wei
Purple tea rich in anthocyanins, has a variety of health benefits, and is attracting global interest. However, the regulation mechanism of anthocyanin in purple tea populations has not been extensively studied. In this experiment, RNA-seq, BSA-seq, and BSR-seq were performed using 30 individuals with extreme colors (dark-purple and green) in a F1 population of 'Zijuan' and 'Jinxuan'. The results show
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a high-resolution cell atlas of petals in Prunus mume at different flowering development stages Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Yuhong Guo, Xiling Chen, Jinhong Li, Qi Wang, Shuangyu Zhang, Nuoxuan Liu, Yanlong Zhang, Tengxun Zhang
Prunus mume (mei), a traditional ornamental plant in China, is renowned for its fragrant flowers, primarily emitted by its petals. However, the cell types of mei petals and where floral volatile synthesis occurs are rarely reported. The study used single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize the gene expression landscape in petals of P. mume ‘Fenhong Zhusha’ at budding stage (BS) and the full-blooming
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Effects of biochar amendment on greenhouse tomato quality, nutrient uptake and use efficiency under various irrigation and fertilization regimes Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Wenju Zhao, Keqian Wu, You Wu, Haiying Yu, Wei Cao, Hong Ma
Biochar has shown to have positive effects on sustainable agricultural production. However, there is a lack of research on the combined effects of irrigation and fertilization regimes on greenhouse tomato quality and nutrient uptake with different biochar levels. A greenhouse experiment was conducted over two seasons to investigate the integrated effects of biochar, irrigation and fertilization levels
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Community garden management for resilient cities: A case study in suburban Tokyo during the COVID-19 pandemic Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Naomi Shimpo
Numerous studies underscore the role of community gardens in sustaining food security, physical and mental health, and social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to community resilience in different contexts of each country. Despite the rich history of urban gardening, Japan remains a geographical gap. This study conducted a mixed-method case study in suburban Tokyo and addresses the
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Green Enough? A dose-response curve of the impact of street greenery levels and types on perceived happiness Landsc. Urban Plan. (IF 7.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Pablo Navarrete-Hernandez, Niloufar Kiarostami, Dicheng Yang, Alp Ozcakir
Although research shows that individuals report higher levels of happiness when viewing green environments, the dose curve describing the impact of greenery on happiness remains undefined. Current literature only presents dose curves representing the associations between stress recovery and tree coverage, and does not explore how this fluctuates for different types of green infrastructure. Using an
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Overexpression of Sly-miR172a improved quality of tomato fruit by regulating MADS-box family Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Xiaoyun Ye, Wenhui Duan, Shen Ni, Jingrui Yan, Zhengke Zhang, Lanhuan Meng, Jiali Yang, Lisha Zhu, Hongmiao Song, Xiangbin Xu, Qing Wang
Fruit development is the key link in the reproductive cycle of plants, which determines the quality, yield and economic value of fruit. The present study investigated the effect of Sly-miR172a on the quality of the tomato fruit. The research results showed that overexpression of Sly-miR172a (OE-miR172a) in tomato fruit efficaciously increased the transverse and longitudinal diameter, weight, pericarp
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Intraspecific variation in the thermal safety margin in Coffea arabica L. in response to leaf age, temperature, and water status Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Tiago Vilas-Boas, Humberto Araújo de Almeida, Felipe Della Torre, Luzia Valentina Modolo, Maria Bernadete Lovato, José Pires Lemos-Filho
The increase in drought and heat wave episodes are the two greatest threats to plant growth worldwide. Here, we investigated if seasonal changes in leaf relative water content (RWC) and leaf temperature (T) drive variations in photosynthetic heat tolerance (PHT) and the thermal safety margin (TSM) in two L. varieties, Catuaí Amarelo, and Mundo Novo, grown in field conditions. We also investigated putative
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Differences in volatile composition and expression of genes involved in terpenoids biosynthesis in Chrysanthemum indicum var. aromaticum Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-06 Wenjie Gao, Xiaoyang Zhang, Wenyan Qiang, Xingran Kou, Feng Chen, Qinfei Ke, Miao He, Qingran Meng
var. is an important ornamental plant in the genus , known for its unique and intense aroma. However, little is known about the composition of aroma components and their molecular regulatory mechanisms, which limits the development and utilization of var. . In this study, headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography-olfactometry
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Isolation and functional analysis of R2R3-MYB transcription factor PlMYB42 associated with stem strength in herbaceous peony Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-06 Yuhan Tang, Qin Li, Lili Lu, Jun Tao, Daqiu Zhao
Lodging resistance is a vital agronomic trait of plants, which affects plant architecture, yield and quality. Herbaceous peony ( Pall.) is considered a high-end cut flowers due to its unique color, pattern, and aroma of flowers, but the traditional cultivated varieties of have stem lodging. Although several regulatory factors participated in stem development have been identified in other plants, few
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The metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals that Brassica juncea responds to cadmium stress by enhancing pectin and lignin synthesis in roots Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-06 Tingyu Peng, Zhihao Huang, Yi Yao, Zhen Yang, Zhenzhen Sun, Xujie Dong, Jiqing Peng, Lili Liu, Chaozhen Zeng, Zhixiang Liu, Mingli Yan
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An investigation on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical reaction of the 'Viking' aronia cultivar to lime exposure Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Muzaffer İpek, Şeyma Arıkan
Approximately 30 % of the world's agricultural lands have calcareous soil conditions. These soil conditions play a restrictive role in the cultivation of fruit species. Although there is no definitive solution to this problem in the short term, the potential for growing fruit species suitable for such soils needs to be determined.
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Seaweed-based biostimulants improves quality traits, postharvest disorders, and antioxidant properties of sweet cherry fruit and in response to gibberellic acid treatment Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Huanhuan Zhi, Yu Dong
The main aim of this research was to determine whether seaweed-based biostimulants (BIO) have the potential to offset the delaying of fruit maturation and improve fruit quality and antioxidant properties in gibberellic acid (GA)-treated cherries. Compared to the control, 5 g L BIO applied twice at pit hardening (PH) and straw color (SC) or 3 times at PH, SC, and 1 week before harvest (1WBH) in mid-maturing
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The key role of sugar metabolism in the dormancy release and bud development of Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker bulbs Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Haoran Zhu, Zongquan Chen, Kezhong Zhang, Jinteng Cui
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Apple trees in agroforestry – Investigating the plasticity of vegetative and reproductive traits Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Pierre-Éric Lauri, Anna Gautier
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Molecular elucidation of sigatoka disease resistance in diverse banana (Musa spp.) genotypes using molecular markers and genetic diversity analysis Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Rasika Aher, Amol Dethe, Rahul Chavhan, Vidya Hinge, Sujata Dhutraj
Sigatoka disease, caused by spp, poses a significant threat to majority of commercially cultivated banana genotypes. Only single source of sigatoka disease resistance i.e. genotype, Calcutta 4 was available and a single molecular marker linked to sigatoka disease resistance was reported to date. Therefore, it is very much essential to explore the diverse banana genotypes for identification of sigatoka
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Exploring hormonal regulation and candidate genes in leaflet nyctinasty of Averrhoa carambola Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Le You, Wanli Tuo, Xuexuan Wang, Xinyi Huang, Baomin Feng, Shihan Fu, Junwen Zhai, Sagheer Ahmad, Donghui Peng, Hui Ren, Zehuang Zhang, Shasha Wu
, a commonly cultivated tree, exhibits leaflet nyctinastic movement. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The pulvinus, as a motor organ, coordinates the motion of its attached leaflet. During the leaflet expansion, flexor cells shift from contraction to expansion, with concurrent expansion and fusion of vacuole. In contrast, the extensor cells move from expansion to contraction, causing
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Vermicompost: A potential organic fertilizer for sustainable vegetable cultivation Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Ayesha Manzoor, Muhammad Saqib Naveed, Rana Muhammad Azhar Ali, Muhammad Asad Naseer, Maqsood UL-Hussan, Muhammad Saqib, Sadam Hussain, Muhammad Farooq
Changing climate undermines global food security by adversely affecting crop production. Biological agriculture, or organic farming, serves as an alternative to traditional methods that depend heavily on synthetic inputs. Vermicompost, produced through the non-thermophilic biodegradation of organic waste by earthworms and associated microbes, is a crucial bio-fertilizer that sustainably boosts crop
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Early-season yield fluctuations of strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) follow a bimodal Gaussian model Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Dante Pinochet, Shinsuke Agehara
Strawberries ( × Duch.) are highly perishable and require intensive labor inputs for harvesting. Therefore, yield forecasting is critical for improving labor management and marketing decision-making in strawberry production. In Florida, United States, strawberry yields during winter months have a unique distribution pattern characterized by multiple waves. We hypothesized that individual yield waves
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The efficiency of precision injection irrigation methods on growth and celeriac yielding (Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill. Gaudi) Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Katarzyna Adamczewska-Sowińska, Józef Sowiński, Grzegorz Pęczkowski, Jan Krężel
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Estimating crop coefficients and water use of a full-bearing mango orchard in north-eastern South Africa using the fraction of vegetation cover and a dual source evapotranspiration model Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Nel GP, P. Dangare, A. Kleinert, S Dzikiti
In semi-arid countries like South Africa, commercially produced mango ( L.) are grown entirely under irrigation. However, there is little accurate quantitative information on the water use of mango orchards, and few accurate water use models currently exist. In this study, we evaluated the performance of the FAO 56 method of estimating crop evapotranspiration (ET) and a dual source water use model
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Physiological and biochemical responses of the waterlogging-tolerant pumpkin resources to waterlogging stress Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Zhenwei Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Pengwei Wang, Linxin Guo, Li Sun, Bihua Chen, Xinzheng Li
This study used 27 Chinese pumpkin resources for the waterlogging treatment and analyzed 16 growth and physiological indicators, including plant height and stem diameter. The waterlogging-tolerant and waterlogging-sensitive pumpkin resources were selected using the membership function grading method and principal component analysis. The changes in the biochemical indicators of pumpkins under waterlogging
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Effects of the combined compost of grape branches and sheep manure on a soil-microorganism-chardonnay (Vitis vinifera L.) plant ecosystem Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Yuanyuan Li, Qian Tu, Shiqiu Liu, Weikang Ding, Xuwu Min, Shubo Zhou, Jiarui Zhang, Junjun Li, Chunlong Yuan
A low-cost and sustainable composting strategy of grape branches and sheep manure is needed for vineyards. This study investigated the response of soil and grape plant characteristics to the compost, detected the changes in soil microbial community by high-throughput sequencing, and analyzed the relationship between soil microorganisms and soil characteristics and grape plant characteristics. The BM55
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Genome-wide association studies using chromosome-scale genomes of male and female lines redefines two sex-linked loci in linkage disequilibrium in Ficus carica L. Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Hidetoshi Ikegami, Kenta Shirasawa, Hiroshi Yakushiji, Atsuhi Toyoda, Takeshi Hayashi, Shiori Yabe, Kazuki Mori, Chiharu Hirata, Hitoshi Nogata, Kosuke Tashiro
Despite its significance in breeding and agricultural practices, the genetic mechanisms that determine sex in the fig () are not clearly understood, highlighting the need for comprehensive genomic and genetic research to clarify these complex processes. With the aim to accurately identifying the genetic loci involved in sex-related traits of the fig, two chromosome-scale genome sequences for ‘Horaishi’
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Panax notoginseng: panoramagram of phytochemical and pharmacological properties, biosynthesis, and regulation and production of ginsenosides Hortic. Res. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Guangfei Wei, Guozhuang Zhang, Mengzhi Li, Yuqing Zheng, Wenke Zheng, Bo Wang, Zhaoyu Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Ziying Huang, Tengyun Wei, Liping Shi, Shilin Chen, Linlin Dong
Panax notoginseng is a famous perennial herb widely used as materials of medicine and health-care food. Due to its various therapeutic effects, research work on P. notoginseng rapidly increased in recent years, urging a comprehensive review of the research progress of this important medicinal plant. Here, we summarized the latest studies on the representative bioactive constituents of P. notoginseng
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Production of haploid plants in wax gourd through parthenogenesis induced by gamma-irradiated pollen Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Dan Liu, Lingling Xie, Wei Xiao, Tao Xie, Fangfang Wu, Baobin Mi
Wax gourd is an economically important crop species in the Cucurbitaceae family, with most commercial varieties being F hybrid. It is time-consuming to obtain homozygous lines by traditional breeding methods. Doubled haploid (DH) technology is an efficient approach to accelerating breeding process, which has been successfully used in various crop. Nevertheless, little is known about the study of haploid
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Identification and characterization of SmPIC30, an important gene that controls resistance to the auxin herbicide picloram in eggplant Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Wenchao Du, Jiawen Wu, Shiyan Liu, Xiaomei Jia, Haili Li, Qing Zhou, Baohong Zou, Qiang Li, Xueping Chen
Picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) is a synthetic auxin herbicide that often disrupts the growth and development of dicotyledonous plants. () is a specific target that mediates sensitivity to picloram, but a putative orthologue of in eggplant ( L.) has not been characterized. In this study, we identified genes in eggplant. Analyses of the phylogenetic relationships, gene structures
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Phytochemical investigation, evaluation of the biological activities and preservative effect of the essential oil of Juniperus communis L. dried berries on the vacuum-packed carrot after the application of Salmonella enterica Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Natália Čmiková, Milena D․ Vukic, Nenad L․ Vukovic, Andrea Verešová, Alessandro Bianchi, Stefania Garzoli, Rania Ben Saad, Anis Ben Hsouna, Zhaojun Ban, Miroslava Kačániová
The increasing awareness of food stability and its impact on human health in contemporary lifestyles is the result of new industrial objectives and scientific research. and other planktonic cells have the ability to form biofilms and go into a sessile state, making the bacteria more resistant to broad-spectrum antibiotics. The chemical profile of essential oil (EO) extracted form dried fruits was evaluated
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Identification and analysis of bZIP family genes in Citrus sinensis and the role of CsbZIP24 in response to Huanglongbing Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Zhang Rui-Qi, Pei Tian, Wan Hong-Cen, Wei Zi-Fan, Wang Xue-Feng, Zhou Chang-Yong, Fu Shi-Min
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most destructive citrus diseases worldwide, mainly caused by ‘ Liberibacter asiaticus’ (Las). HLB plants commonly present zinc deficiency chlorosis, which is evidenced with decreased zinc content and upregulation of genes encoding zinc transport proteins (ZIPs). However, the mechanism of how ZIPs are activated in response to Las infection is unknown. Herein
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Low gaseous ozone doses as an elicitor for health-promoting compounds in Andean blackberries (Rubus glaucus Benth) Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Sandra Horvitz, Miryan Urbano, Cristina Arroqui, Paloma Vírseda
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Gene expression, transcription factor binding and histone modification predict leaf adaxial–abaxial polarity related genes Horticult. Plant J. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Wei Sun, Zhicheng Zhang, Guusje Bonnema, Xiaowu Wang, Aalt D.J. van Dijk
Leaf adaxial–abaxial (ad–abaxial) polarity is crucial for leaf morphology and function, but the genetic machinery governing this process remains unclear. To uncover critical genes involved in leaf ad–abaxial patterning, we applied a combination of prediction using machine learning (ML) and experimental analysis. A Random Forest model was trained using genes known to influence ad–abaxial polarity as
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Morphogenesis, megagametogenesis, and microgametogenesis in Actinidia arguta flower buds Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Xiang Li, Guangli Shi, Jiaqi Geng, Dan Sun, Zhenxing Wang, Jun Ai
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Fine-mapping and candidate gene analysis of tuber eye depth in potato Horticult. Plant J. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Guiyan Fan, Shaoguang Duan, Yuting Yang, Yanfeng Duan, Yinqiao Jian, Jun Hu, Zhiyuan Liu, Yang-dong Guo, Liping Jin, Jianfei Xu, Guangcun Li
Eye depth is an important agronomic trait affecting tubers' appearance, quality, and processing suitability. Hence, cultivating varieties with uniform shapes and shallow eye depth are important goals for potato breeding. In this study, based on the primary mapping of the tuber eye-depth locus using a small primary-segregating population, a large secondary-segregating population with 2,100 individuals
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An efficient and universal protoplast-based transient gene expression system for genome editing in Brassica crops Horticult. Plant J. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Xiaoxiao Yu, Jintai Yu, Yin Lu, Wenjing Li, Guanzhong Huo, Jun Zhang, Yan Li, Jianjun Zhao, Jun Li
Protoplast-based transient gene expression system has been widely used in plant genome editing because of its simple operation and less time-consuming. In order to establish a universal protoplast-based transient transfection system for verifying activities of genome editing vectors containing targets in Brassica, we systematically optimized factors affecting protoplast isolation and transient gene
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Systematic identification and validation of the reference genes from 447 transcriptome datasets of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) Horticult. Plant J. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Yan Liu, Chenglei Zhu, Zeming Lin, Hui Li, Xiaolin Di, Xianghua Yue, Zhimin Gao
Bamboo was one of the first plants to be cultivated in China and is widely used in industry and daily life. The study of gene function has become an important part of bamboo breeding, whereas quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) is a powerful tool for gene expression analysis. The accuracy of qRT-PCR results largely depends on suitable reference genes. In this study, a transcriptome-wide identification
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Plant protein hydrolysate and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi synergistically orchestrate eggplant tolerance to iodine supply: A two-year study Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Beppe Benedetto Consentino, Lorena Vultaggio, Enrica Allevato, Leo Sabatino, Georgia Ntatsi, Michele Ciriello, Youssef Rouphael, Giuseppe Di Miceli
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Exploration of mechanism underlying the lipid alterations in the yellowing leaves of ‘HAES344’ macadamia Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Weihai Yang, Xiaopeng Li, Qiusheng Xiao, Xixiong Hong, Qin Shao, Na Chen
Macadamia variety ‘HAES344’, cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions for its premium edible kernels, is prone to generate the yellowing leaves under high temperature, resulting in a decrease of yield. Lipids are the important components of membrane and cuticle in leaves that perform the vital roles in plant growth, development, and responses to environmental fluctuations. However, the
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Pre-vegetated green roof sedum mats: Mineral nutrient status and apparent fertiliser recovery during production Sci. Hortic. (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Camilla Oskarsson, Lina Pettersson, Helene Larsson Jönsson, Siri Caspersen
Increased urbanisation and requests for more sustainable urban environments create a strong demand for sedum mats used for green roof establishment. However, little information is available on mineral nutrient status and nutrient requirements in pre-vegetated sedum mat production. In this study we present tissue mineral nutrient concentrations in L. as affected by production site, sampling date and