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Estimating genetic parameter optimizes the selection of complex traits. This study evaluated 150 soybean germplasm accessions from Ghana, Nigeria, USA and Columbia to assess the performance of recently introduced soybean genotypes for yield and associated traits. A 15x10 alpha lattice design with three replications was employed, each consisting of...

Due to the complex factory environment, zinc flower defects and galvanized sheet background are difficult to distinguish, and the production line running speed is fast, the existing detection methods are difficult to meet the needs of real-time detection in terms of accuracy and speed. We propose ZFD-Net, a zinc flower defect detection model on the...

Habenaria brachycalcarata, a new aquatic species from the state of Goiás, Brazil, is described, illustrated, mapped and commented in relation to its distribution, flowering and fruiting season, conservation status, morphological relationships and systematic position.

Background: Simultaneous breeding of grain yield and desirable agronomic traits are effective when the traits are positively correlated and heritability is high. Knowledge of the magnitude of trait contribution is essential in hastening crop breeding progress. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the correlations and path analysis of yield traits i...

Climate change is known to affect plant phenology. Yet, the sensitivity of flowering phenology in dryland regions to climate change, and the potential implications for community composition, remain largely unexplored. Here, we used an 18‐year field experiment to investigate the effects of climate warming and nitrogen addition on flowering phenology...

statement J3 regulates flowering by antagonising AFP2 and protecting CO stability in Arabidopsis.

The paper deals with the comparative analysis of the fairy-tale motif of the animal groom/bride, which in H. J. Uther's international index of fairy-tale types is marked with numbers from 400 to 459, or the Beauty and the Beast motif, which is marked with the number ATU 425C. The fairy tale type is known from ancient literature, from Apuleius' tale...

Field exploration across five Andean regions of Colombia resulted in the identification of 102 species in Lepanthes, documented through herbarium specimens, including spirit collections, and DNA voucher samples. Subsequent taxonomic analysis and further exploration allowed us to identify six new species, which are formally described here. We report...

At Easter in the Northern Hemisphere, in addition to the rabbit, there are several other symbols: flowers, ladybugs, colorful eggs. Where do these associations with spring themes come from? In the early eighth century, the monk Bede, the Venerable, presented in De Temporum Ratione a relationship linking the month of April in the Old English calenda...

Lagerstroemia indica, a globally cultivated ornamental plant, is celebrated for its diverse flower and leaf coloration. Although WRKY transcription factors are known regulators of plant pigmentation, their roles in L. indica remain underexplored. This study systematically identified and characterized the WRKY gene family in L. indica to investigate...

Explaining why the species lives at a particular location is important for understanding ecological systems and conserving biodiversity. However, existing ecological workflows are fragmented and often inaccessible to non-specialists. We propose an end-to-end visual-to-causal framework that transforms a species image into interpretable causal insigh...

Background The mulch-free subsurface drip irrigation system demonstrated water-saving potential as an alternative to traditional mulch-based drip irrigation while also eliminating residual film pollution at source. However, delayed sowing is unavoidable in mulch-free cultivation in ecological regions with a short frost-free period. Intercropping wi...

Horticulture is a branch of agriculture focused on the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. It includes various subfields like pomology (fruit crops), olericulture (vegetables), and floriculture (flowers). Horticulture plays a vital role in providing nutrition, income, and aesthetic value. It involves knowledge of plan...

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivar development rapidly progressed with floral hemp production legal in many US states following the 2018 Farm Bill. Desirable floral hemp cultivar traits include high biomass, high cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), and other cannabinoids, and, most importantly, legally compliant Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) lev...

The study was carried out using 11 introduction genotypes of the durum wheat ( DW36 ، DW30 ، DW7 ، DW17 ، DW45 DW38 ، DW26 ، DW10 ، DW15 ، DW47 ، 22)in addition to registered and certified in Iraq (Baghdad) and the crosses them were made according to the partial diallel cross system to study GCA effects and type of gene>action that controlled numbe...

Among the four sucking pests; Aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch and jassid, Empoasca kerri exhibited their peak activity during the 19th SMW, with populations of 6.25 per and 3.20 per three leaves, respectively. The peak population of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (6.30/3 leaves), was observed during the 21st SMW. In the case of thrips, Megalurothr...

In the floriculture industry, there is always a demand and necessity for new varieties. This industry has prospered due to science-based techniques and a steady supply of improved plant materials and new varieties. A massive amount of literature has been accumulated on developing new ornamental varieties. Bud sports and induced mutations are well...

Porang tuber flour contains the main compound, namely glucomannan which has the ability to expand into a gel so that it can be used as the main ingredient of capsule shells. This paper aims to explain the process of making a prototype of a halal hard capsule shell with glucomannan and carrageenan flour as the basic ingredients, with the addition of...

Styrax chongzuoensis, a novel endemic species with a narrow distribution in limestone regions of Chongzuo, Guangxi, China, is described herein. This new species seems somewhat similar to Styrax fortunei, but significantly differs from it by having long ovate or long lanceolate leaves, often with an asymmetrical base (vs. obovate-elliptic to ellipti...

Ageratum conyzoides is a malignant invasive plant in China. In this study, we sought to clarify the phenotypic variation of this plant and its competitive interaction with the indigenous species Perilla frutescens . Therefore, we established single‐species planting groups for each species, with plant densities of one, two, four, or eight individual...

Background and Aims Understanding the molecular basis of rapid species radiation remains challenging in evolutionary biology. In angiosperms, Brassicaceae exemplifies rapid radiation following the At-α whole-genome duplication (At-α WGD) event approximately 35 million years ago (Mya). However, the molecular features associated with the early Brassi...

The ongoing pollinator decline may threaten and compromise the resilience of terrestrial ecosystems. Implementing conservation action requires monitoring pollinator populations. Since more than 55% of European bee species are classified as “Data Deficient” by the IUCN, monitoring their populations is very important. However, although crucial, the r...

A new endemic species of Geniostoma from Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands, is described and illustrated with notes on its distribution, ecology, conservation status, and relationships to other members of the genus. A modification to the existing key for Hawaiian Geniosto-ma is provided along with a key to all Kaua'i species. Geniostoma imadae sp. nov., dif...

This article presents a dataset of oil palm Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) images from commercial plantations in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, focusing on five maturity stages: Unripe, Underripe, Ripe, Flower, and Abnormal. The data collection involved smartphone video recordings of unharvested trees from multiple angles under varying conditions. Vide...

Beetles are one of the most species-rich insect orders and a primeval pollinator group, but much remains unknown about their sensory ecology. Glaphyrid beetles have a strong association with specific Mediterranean flowers, especially red, bowl-shaped flowers, suggesting an ability to see red colours. What is the physiological basis of the red sensi...

Detecting long‐term environmental trends is a fundamental requirement for organisms living in fluctuating environments to optimize their physiological and developmental responses. This characteristic depends on long‐term memory. However, whether gene promoters alone confer week‐scale environmental responses (WERs) and the mechanisms governing the a...

Genes do not act in isolation, and the effects of a specific variant at one locus can often be greatly modified by polymorphic variants at other loci. A good example is FLOWERING LOCUS C ( FLC ), which has been inferred to explain much of the flowering time variation in Arabidopsis thaliana . We use a set of 62 flc species-wide mutants to document...

Paclobutrazol (PBZ) inhibits gibberellin biosynthesis and reduces plant size, whereas 2,4-D (2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) causes cell elongation and enhances fruit growth and productivity. In this study, we used a multivariate approach to evaluate the production and post-harvest characteristics of the ‘Prata-Anã’ banana in three production cycle...

ICPV 25444, a speed-bred line of pigeonpea, matures with 115 - 120 days, capable of bearing flowers and bold seeds up to 44°C. It shows a typical thermo- and photo-insensitive, annual in plant growth habit, amenable to mechanical harvesting, with a plant height of 4 feet and a yield potential of 2000 to 2500 kg/ha during summer irrigated conditions...

Building public awareness for conservation can be done in different ways. However, the impact of the conservation marketing techniques is not well understood. The ‘nature of the year’ award is a public awareness building strategy for conservation in Germany, which aims to draw attention to annually selected species and their habitats. In order to e...

Blue Vanda (Vanda coerulea) and Red Vanda (Renanthera imschootiana) are epiphytic orchids renowned for their striking flowers and medicinal properties. As Schedule VI species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, they are protected due to over-exploitation and habitat destruction. This note highlights their botanical characteristics, medicinal u...

Federated Learning has emerged as a privacy-oriented alternative to centralized Machine Learning, enabling collaborative model training without direct data sharing. While extensively studied for neural networks, the security and privacy implications of tree-based models remain underexplored. This work introduces TimberStrike, an optimization-based...

Viticulture is one of the key branches of agriculture. In case of low automation of the grape growing process, the methods of monitoring the stages of the previous week may limit visual observations of the appearance of plants and manual measurements of soil and climate indicators. Which does not always allow obtaining profitable information about...

The vegetal world is described in this research article as the interaction with critical plant studies that undermines the human-centric worldview. The main goal of this article is to reassess the nature of flowers by returning to the flowers themselves in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, which is oddly relevant to humankind. The novel’s floral and...

Insect pollination is known to increase avocado yields, with wild pollinators likely playing an important role. In central Chile, the rapid expansion of avocado orchards has resulted in highly diverse natural habitats being replaced by plantations, potentially negatively impacting wild pollinators and thus avocado production. This study aimed to un...

Highly laborious plating of cultures onto solid media is inevitable in conventional yeast two‐hybrid systems. We have successfully developed Liquid Y2H‐Seq, a method that replaces solid media with liquid media for culturing and displaces visual inspection of colonies with sequencing. Soybean (Glycine max) is a typical photoperiod‐sensitive crop, me...

The current study, which was carried out in Rabi-2022 at the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, J. V. College, Baraut, Baghpat, using 30 mustard genotypes with randomized block design and three replications, evaluated the features that showed the least amount of fluctuation between GCV and PCV values. The characteristics that showed closed...

Citation: Ruiz-Cortés, B.E.; Durán-Medina, Y.; Ramos-Tamayo, C.C.; Guerrero-Largo, H.; Elizarraraz-Anaya, M.I.C.; Hernández-Zepeda, O.F.; Ramírez-Chávez, E.; Lammers, M.; de Maagd, R.A.; Molina-Torres, J.; et al. Interactions Between the Transcription Factor BOL/DRNL/ESR2 and the Jasmonate Pathway. Abstract: BOL/DRNL/ESR2, an AP2/ERF transcription...

In our 2023 experiment, Nero and Muscat Pölöskei grapevines were treated with gibberellic acid (12 mg L-1) during flowering, followed by stem-end girdling at the onset of berry development. Photosynthetic activity was monitored regularly. Assimilation rate (A, µmol CO₂ m⁻² s⁻¹) and transpiration rate (E, mol H₂O m⁻² s⁻¹) were measured under natural...

Ethnographic evidence of the current use of plants of the genus Solandra as visionary agents among some Mexican ethnic groups leads to a reconsideration of these plants as possibly known and used for a long time by native populations and to a search for their traces in the precolonial past. One of the problems of this reassessment concerns the iden...

This study addressed potential differential effects of EF training as a function of language background. Training monolingual children with EF‐fostering challenges and feedback may support them more than multilinguals, who face comparable challenges when switching languages. We assessed monolingual (n = 110) and multilingual (n = 91) 6‐year‐olds fr...

This program aims to train members of the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) in Kandangrejo Village to process natural materials, such as leaves and flowers, into high-value ecoprint bags. Empowering the community through the development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) based on ecoprint is one of the solutions to enhance community creati...

My life in science, as a faculty member in Higher Education (The Academy), and as a proud member of AGU, reflects the fact that I am one of the very fortunate ones in the Geosciences who went through undergraduate and graduate years during the true blossoming of the science in the early years after the acceptance of Plate Tectonics. The 1970s and e...

Primulina aureipurpurea, endemic to the limestone area in Dahua County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, is described and illustrated here. This species is distinguished from P. albicalyx by leaves sessile or with indistinct short petioles (vs. distinctly petiolate, 21–42 mm long in P. albicalyx, the following comparisons are in the same or...

This SOP outlines the procedures for monitoring pollen tube growth in plantain and banana breeding programs. It covers the preparation of plant material, required tools, and chemicals for assessing pollen tube elongation through the pistil. It also includes safety guidelines, hybridization techniques and methods for evaluating fertilization success...

Papilionanthe Schltr. (Vandeae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) is distinguished by its terete leaves and showy flowers, with significant horticultural and medicinal values. However, its systematic position in Aeridinae has been controversial and not been paid attention to or clarified. This study is focused on the complete chloroplast (cp) genomic da...

In the conditions of the botanical garden of DNU, the largest number of specimens among representatives of the genus is presented by Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz (8 specimens), followed by a significantly smaller number of Sorbus intermedia and Sorbus domestica L. (2 specimens each). One specimen each is represented by the species Sorbus aucuparia...

p> Background. The amount of micronutrients required by pineapple changes according to different factors, including cultivar and planting density. Knowing the micronutrient requirement in quantity and the appropriate phenological stage will allow the development of an adequate fertilization program. Objectives. (1) to determine the content of Cu, F...

Objective: This study systematically evaluated how different drying methods affect DNA quality in herbarium specimens, with a specific focus on the interaction between drying techniques, tissue types, and grinding methods. Materials and Methods: DNA concentrations and purity were evaluated for three tissue types (leaf, flower, fruit), three drying...

The quality and quantity of elements of the mineral composition of a plant directly affects the nature of the physiological effect on the human body, using this plant for food or as a medicine. The ability of plants to form the mineral composition in a certain way in an urbanized environment may be one of the reasons for the risk of using these pla...

The experiment was conducted during kharif (July–November), 2020 and 2021 at Instructional cum Research Farm, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India to evaluate ten soybean cultivars to screen for resistance to Rhizoctonia aerial blight and to analyze disease severity in relation to weather variables. The onset of the disease in both y...

Writing is a complex process with stated and implied objectives (Flower & Hayes, 1981). The potential offered by generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in assisting writing in a didactic context is not insignificant, considering its collaborative and knowledge-integrating dimension (Barbeiro & Pereira, 2007), despite its many limitations and disa...

El uso de inductores florales y fertilizantes foliares en la producción de café pueden ser utilizados como estrategia para promover el crecimiento foliar y reproductivo. Con la finalidad de evaluar el efecto de la aplicación de urea e inductores de floración sobre la abscisión, desarrollo de hojas, floración y fructificación de cafetos, se realizó...

Butterflies and moths have often been suggested as suitable indicators for monitoring environmental effects on biodiversity, land use changes and management practices, and many butterfly monitoring schemes are established and run in Europe. In these monitoring programmes, the field counts are only carried out when certain, standard weather conditio...

The beauty of flowers holds significant appeal for tourists seeking to experience nature. This aesthetic quality can be quantified using the golden ratio, a numerical value associated with beauty. Understanding the golden ratio in flowers offers a fascinating way to enrich ecotourism interpretations for both tourists and flower enthusiasts in Indon...

Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] is a multi-purpose vegetable of the family Malvaceae. Grown throughout the tropical, subtropical, warm and temperate regions, it is considered an important vegetable with high export potential. The Indian National Genebank (INGB) holds a significantly large germplasm collections to the tune of 5828 accessio...

Flowering shrubs in fragmented habitats often experience pollen limitation, which can lead to strong natural selection on floral display and affect reproductive success. Effective management and protection of dominant shrubs in fragmented habitats require a thorough understanding of the factors driving plant reproduction. However, the impact of fra...

Food security is an increasingly pressing challenge that can be tackled through advanced technologies designed to monitor agroecosystems and facilitate timely, data-driven decisions. Integrating innovative technologies is crucial for enhancing agricultural sustainability and resilience, thereby contributing to global food security. This study inves...

Monotropastrum humile (D.Don) H.Hara (Ericaceae), a mycoheterotrophic plant, retains scale leaves of a certain size despite their lack of photosynthetic function. This study aimed to clarify the morphological basis for the persistence of these scale leaves by examining their relationship with floral organs through morphological and anatomical analy...

The slowing down of Moore’s law has driven the development of application-specific processors for deep learning. Analog photonic processors offer a promising solution for accelerating matrix–vector multiplications (MVMs) in deep learning by leveraging parallel computations in the optical domain. Intensity-based photonic MVM processors, which do not...

Soybean has been grown across diverse latitudes; however, its adaptation to low‐latitude, high‐altitude environments with short days and low temperature remains unclear. To understand the genetic basis of adaptation, we screened 200 diverse cultivars and conducted genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) in Bamei and Xianshui, Daofu country, Sichuan...

Soybean has been grown across diverse latitudes; however, its adaptation to low-latitude, high-altitude environments with short days and low temperature remains unclear. To understand the genetic basis of adaptation, we screened 200 diverse cultivars and conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Bamei and Xianshui, Daofu country, Sichuan...

The semi-double (semiplenus) floral trait is highly valued in the field of horticulture, yet it remains exceptionally rare in wild plants. Rubus semiplenus, a new species with naturally occurring semi-double flowers, is described and illustrated. This new species was discovered in the Nanyue Hengshan National Nature Reserve, Hunan Province, China....

Growing up in Bangladesh, it is easy to notice the contrast around us. One side, there are glittering shopping malls, developing infrastructure, and fast internet. On the other side, there are children selling flowers at traffic jam. Families living in the makeshift houses, and farmers struggling with debts after floods. It makes us wonder that a c...

Human learning and conceptual representation is grounded in sensorimotor experience, in contrast to state-of-the-art foundation models. In this paper, we investigate how well such large-scale models, trained on vast quantities of data, represent the semantic feature norms of concrete object concepts, e.g. a ROSE is red, smells sweet, and is a flowe...

The composition and content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity were studied in extracts of leaves and flowers of plants Dasiphora fruticosa from 26 natural populations of the Russian Far East. It has been established that a significant amount of phenolic compounds accumulates in the leaves and flowers of plants (from 10.4 to 42.3 mg/g),...

This study examined the factors influencing the quality of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seeds, to find out the factors having the greatest impact on protein and oil concentration. Historical data from variety and N fertilization trials were used for these analyses, and to subsequently develop predictive models o...

Plant dependence on pollinator‐aided reproduction may decrease with colder and more unstable climates, for example at higher elevations. Correspondingly, plant populations may also be more pollen limited in alpine than in lowlands or under more optimal conditions. However, such expectations have largely been investigated across species, and rarely...

The plant-specific NAC transcription factor family has the largest number of members, they are involved in regulating the entire process of plant growth and development, and the responses to biotic and abiotic stressors. This article reviews the progress regarding the elucidation of the structure and function of the NAC transcription factor family...

Arthropod declines in agricultural landscapes can threaten biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. Wildflower strips (WFS) can support biodiversity and, despite the mostly positive effects on pollinators and predatory arthropods, myriapods and ecosystem services like weed seed and ground-level pest predation are less studied. In addit...

Rose (Rosa hybrida) is an ornamental crop cultivated worldwide for its economic significance. However, rose prickles pose the risk of injury to workers and can negatively affect flower quality. Consequently, there has been a long-standing demand for the development of new rose varieties with small, delicate, and fewer prickles. Searching for the ge...

Humic and fulvic substances are organic compounds originating from the decomposition of plant and animal residues in the environment, which can be used as alternative inputs for the management of various crops. The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of humic and fulvic substances on the chemical and microbiological attributes of t...

Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) are critical in plant immunity and display remarkable allelic diversity. Coiled-coiled NLRs (CC-NLRs) are the most widespread group of these receptors found across flowering and non-flowering plants. Here we investigate the sequence conservation and functional variation of the conserved EDVID...

This study assesses the diversity, distribution, and cultural significance of Coccinellidae (ladybirds) in Dehradun (India), documenting 32 species from 19 genera, with Coccinella as the predominant genus, including C. septempunctata, C. transversalis and Cheilomenes sexmaculata. Species richness was greatest at lower altitudes (300 m), with Coccin...

Previous studies on various organisms have suggested that low doses of ethanol can have stimulatory effects, while higher doses may lead to toxicity, a response known as hormesis. Low ethanol concentrations occur naturally in the environment, particularly in fermenting fruits and flower nectar, where pollinators such as honey bees may encounter it....

The demand for hybrid varieties of African marigold ( Tagetes erecta L.) is on the rise due to the increased productivity and uniformity exhibited by F 1 hybrids. To simplify the hybridization process, the use of a male sterile line is essential, as emasculation can be complicated due to the unique flower structure of marigold. In this study, seed-...

Impatiens bungerara Mustaqim (Balsaminaceae) is described here as a new endemic species from the northern Gayo Plateau, Sumatra, Indonesia. The new species is similar to I. vitellina Grey-Wilson but differs by branched stems, hairs in leaves and peduncles, and several flower morphologies. A detailed description, discussion, and colour photographs a...

Ginkgo biloba L. is a valuable tree species with high medicinal value in China. First recorded in Sheng Nong's herbal classic, the medicinal citation of its leaves and seeds began in the Song Dynasty. The medicinal value of G. biloba leaves has been widely studied for a long time, but relatively few studies have been conducted on other parts of G....

Fruit crops, particularly melons, play a significant role in the population's diet, as they contain a substantial number of vitamins, minerals, and organic acids. The melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a fruit that possesses a multitude of beneficial properties, providing the human body with essential nutrients for optimal health. This article, in conjunct...

Investigating diverse techniques for promoting flowering in Xanthosoma is crucial for managing sexual reproduction, producing authentic botanical seeds, and increasing Xanthosoma’s genetic diversity. Therefore, the objective of this research was to investigate the impact of gibberellic acid (GA3) and foliar application of VIUSID® Agro on enhancing...

An experiment was accomplished in the Horticulture Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from March-June 2024 to study the influence of supplement liquid manure on growth and yield of snake gourd. Supplement liquid manure applications viz., frequency, T0: control (BARI recommended fertilizers doses), T₁: 100% RFD + Li...

Cancer is among the most dangerous diseases contributing to rising global mortality rates. Lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, is one of the deadliest forms and severely impacts human life. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment significantly increase patient survival rates. Computed Tomography (CT) is a preferred imaging modality for dete...

Chimonanthus spp. has attracted much attention due to its great ornamental value and potential medicinal value. The flowers of Chimonanthus praecox and C. salicifolius exude a strong aroma. Terpenoids are the main components of the floral volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and the synthesis of these compounds is closely related to the terpene synth...