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Volume 12 Issue 4, April 2026
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Review Paper | Open Access
HD-ZIP transcription factors: pivotal regulators of plant reproductive development
Jiakun Zheng, Feng Wang, Yingxiao Mai, [...], Xingling Su, Rui Xia << Fewer
Published: 29 November 2025
2026, 12(4): 735-746
Review Paper | Open Access
Application of plant factory with artificial lighting in horticultural production: current progress and future trends
Meng Guo, Zhi Jin, Li Ma, Siying Ou
Published: 26 June 2025
2026, 12(4): 747-763
Review Paper | Open Access
A comprehensive report on glucosinolate involvement in abiotic stress responses in Brassicaceae family
Maaz Ullah, Maria Batool, Ali Mahmoud El-Badri, [...], Muhammad Ikram, Lei Zheng, Burhan Khalid, Ibrahim Abd El Khalek Abd El Mola Mohamed, Lijin Chang, Bo Wang, Jie Kuai, Zhenghua Xu, Jie Zhao, Jing Wang, Guangsheng Zhou << Fewer
Published: 10 May 2025
2026, 12(4): 764-780
Review Paper | Open Access
Sweet genomes provide colorful life: a review on molecularly tagged genes and biological regulation of breeding characters in watermelon and melon
Shi Liu, Jiayi Han, Hongyu Shi, [...], Cheng Rui, Xufeng Fang, Shuang Pei, Cheng Yao, Xuezheng Wang, Zicheng Zhu, Hongyu Liu, Peng Gao, Feishi Luan << Fewer
Published: 04 February 2026
2026, 12(4): 781-798
Research Paper
Research paper | Open Access
Elevated expression of CsCit and CsALMT9-like plays a key role in lowering citrate and increasing malate accumulation in Citrus tamurana × natsudaidai ‘Haruka’ fruit
Shariq Mahmood Alam, Donghai Liu, Yin Luo, [...], Muhammad Abbas Khan, Han Han, Fatima Zaman, Muhammad Ateeq, Yongzhong Liu << Fewer
Published: 25 February 2025
2026, 12(4): 799-810
Research paper | Open Access
Genomic prediction of phenological and fruit-quality traits in a multi-family Japanese plum breeding population
Paulina Ballesta, Arnau Fiol, Sebastián Ahumada, [...], María Osorio, Javiera Ibañez, Jonathan Fresnedo-Ramírez, Freddy Mora-Poblete, Rodrigo Infante, Benjamín Battistoni, Igor Pacheco << Fewer
Published: 30 July 2025
2026, 12(4): 811-824
Research paper | Open Access
AaAO, AaPDE, and AaABC proteins promote Alternaria alternate f. sp. mali ALT7 invasion in apple leaves
Jinqi Tang, Yan Li, Shun Gong, [...], Tianzhong Li, Qiulei Zhang << Fewer
Published: 11 January 2025
2026, 12(4): 825-838
Research paper | Open Access
Population genomics of Vitis pseudoreticulata reveals the genetic basis of fungal resistance in grapevine
Zhen Zhang, Wenwen Liu, Tianhao Zhang, [...], Zhuyifu Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Jin Yao, Yuting Liu, Jiacui Li, Tianrong Fan, Ruoyan Zhao, Siqi Qiao, Yingchun Zhang, Lianzhu Zhou, Yang Dong, Yanshuai Xu, Ruirui Liu, Ling Tian, Yongfeng Zhou, Xiaodong Xu << Fewer
Published: 24 March 2025
2026, 12(4): 839-852
Research paper | Open Access
VqBGH52 enhances the accumulation of trans-resveratrol through hydrolysis of trans-piceid and resistance to powdery mildew in Chinese wild grapevine
Zhi Li, Wenzhe Liu, Yuejin Wang
Published: 14 March 2025
2026, 12(4): 853-865
Research paper | Open Access
Genome-wide analysis of the SPL gene family in lettuce and its role in miR156/SPL module-mediated plant development and regeneration
Tao Jiang, Fangchen Liu, Keila Rodriguez, [...], Nicholas Rabanal, Zhaoyuan Lian, Mengfei Lin, Haijun Gong, Songhu Wang, Heqiang Huo << Fewer
Published: 19 February 2025
2026, 12(4): 866-880
Research paper | Open Access
Salvia miltiorrhiza-derived carbon dots enhance heat and cold stress tolerance through BrSPL11.1-mediated ascorbic acid biosynthesis and recycling pathways in flowering Chinese cabbage
Jiajing Zeng, Juan Li, Pengli Wang, [...], Dalian Lu, Min Zhong, Yunyan Kang, Juxian Guo, Xian Yang << Fewer
Published: 13 October 2025
2026, 12(4): 881-904
Research paper | Open Access
SlWRKY80 and SlWRKY81 synergistically regulate the autophagy gene SlATG13b to actively resist saline-alkali stress in tomato
Chunyu Shang, Guo Chen, Xianjue Ruan, [...], Xiaoyan Liu, Dan Du, Xin Hu, Zhenglun Li, Qingyuan Li, Xinchen Niu, Dongdong Gao, Silong Li, Abid Khan, Jinhua Li, Yu Pan, Xiaohui Hu << Fewer
Published: 09 January 2026
2026, 12(4): 905-917
Research paper | Open Access
Identification and functional characterization of anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome subunits in tomato
Ge Wang, Peng Zhang, Yingying Wang, [...], Xuemei Zhang, Di Ma, Genzhong Liu, Zhilong Bao, Fangfang Ma << Fewer
Published: 26 August 2025
2026, 12(4): 918-934
Research paper | Open Access
LpWRKY28 promotes embryonic callus formation in Lilium pumilum by activating LpABI5 transcription
Yue Sun, Chunxia Wang, Shengli Song, Hongmei Sun
Published: 31 October 2025
2026, 12(4): 935-949
Letter
Letter | Open Access
Mitochondrial genome variation sheds light on the structural plasticity and nuclear mitochondrial segments dynamics in Malus species
Jinrong Li, Shuangyang Wu, Sen Wang
Published: 03 February 2026
2026, 12(4): 950-954
Letter | Open Access
Establishment of a novel field in vivo Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transgenic system in fruit tree Chinese jujube
Tingting Ye, Xiaoxue Guo, Yuting Duan, [...], Meiyi Zhao, Xinyu Zhang, Di Xun, Jiurui Wang, Lixin Wang, Mengjun Liu, Ping Liu << Fewer
Published: 19 February 2026
2026, 12(4): 955-959
Letter | Open Access
Integrating transcriptomics and metabolomics to reveal how PBAT/PLA humic acid biodegradable mulch film promotes tomato ripening and improves nutritional quality in protected cultivation
Kun Li, Ying Duan, Jianyu Li, [...], Hongyuan Song, Ying Han, Yune Cao, Mintao Sun, Jun Wang, Yansu Li, Yan Yan << Fewer
Published: 12 February 2026
2026, 12(4): 960-964
Letter | Open Access
The Camellia impressinervis genome provides novel insights into the flower coloration and flavor metabolism of Jinhua tea
Peilan Zhang, Weihong Sun, Siyu Chen, [...], Yuanming Zhu, Yuqing Lin, Shuying Chen, Xinyu Xu, Dexing Chen, Qiongyi Zhang, Lin Ni, Wei Huang, Xiaoxing Zou, FangSong Lian, Guoyong Han, Linying Wang, Chengyuan Zhou, Mengyao Zeng, Yu-Yun Hsiao, Shao-Ting Lin, Wen-Yu Su, Wen-Chieh Tsai, Siren Lan, Zhongjian Liu, Shuangquan Zou << Fewer
Published: 10 March 2026
2026, 12(4): 965-968