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Volume 12 Issue 8, August 2026
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Review Paper | Open Access
Evolutionary plasticity of MADS-box genes in ornamental plants: from floral development to horticultural improvement
Xinyi Zhou, Meiyi She, Feng Wang, [...], Xiaojun Chang, Biwei Hong, Zhengjia Wang, Giorgio Perrella, D. Blaine Marchant, Qiaomei Wang, Kejun Cheng, Zhonghua Chen, Xiaohui Wen, Liangsheng Zhang << Fewer
Published: 02 May 2026
2026, 12(8): 1729-1746
Review Paper | Open Access
Molecular mechanisms and processing regulation of tea aroma
Xiaomei Lei, Chenghao Zhang, Jiawei Yan, [...], Yibing Chen, Weidong Wang, Qingshan Xu, Youben Yu, Pengjie Wang << Fewer
Published: 28 May 2026
2026, 12(8): 1747-1766
Review Paper | Open Access
Biotechnological advances in combating Fusarium wilt of banana: from pathogen biology to sustainable disease management
Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Xinnian Cheng, Jianbin Zhang, [...], Yunke Zheng, Xinguo Li, Juhua Liu << Fewer
Published: 08 December 2025
2026, 12(8): 1767-1792
Review Paper | Open Access
Diverse functions of C2H2 zinc-finger transcription factors in growth regulation and stress adaptation in woody and perennial horticultural plants
Minhui Li, Chenhao Zhu, Cheng Jiang, [...], Yi An, Lichao Huang, Ningning Chen, Mengzhu Lu, Fengxia Tian, Jin Zhang << Fewer
Published: 09 September 2025
2026, 12(8): 1793-1809
Research Paper
Research paper | Open Access
CpMYB114-like enhances CpNADP-ME2 expression to induce malate reduction and sugar accumulation during papaya ripening
Chenping Zhou, Ruibin Kuang, Xiaming Wu, [...], Ze Xu, Han He, Chuanhe Liu, Yuerong Wei, Min Yang << Fewer
Published: 05 December 2025
2026, 12(8): 1810-1826
Research paper | Open Access
AcPI and AcAP3 coordinately regulate sepal-petal formation in pineapple
Jing Wu, Wei Zhang, Ya Wu, [...], Jingyao Xie, Tao Xie, Wen Yi, Ziqin Zhong, Yan Leng, Junhu He, Ze Peng, Chengjie Chen, Yehua He, Aiping Luan << Fewer
Published: 26 August 2025
2026, 12(8): 1827-1839
Research paper | Open Access
Melatonin modified root architecture system and accelerated mineral nutrient concentration of different pepper species under vanadium toxicity
Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Huangying Shu, Naveed Mushtaq, [...], Huizhen Fu, Xu Lu, Shanhan Cheng, Zhiwei Wang << Fewer
Published: 29 March 2025
2026, 12(8): 1840-1854
Research paper | Open Access
Potato StCERK1 is a key regulator of plant immunity against multiple pathogens
Lijuan Cao, Mingchuan Pan, Langhua Yu, [...], Chuntao Lv, Dandan Zhao, Wei Wu, Futing Li, Ju Ai, Dongli Gao, Sanwen Huang, Yi Shang, Xuming Luo << Fewer
Published: 07 June 2025
2026, 12(8): 1855-1868
Research paper | Open Access
The regulation and impact of mRNA m6A methylation during the expansion and ripening of tomato fruits under various abiotic stresses
Rongpeng Han, Thi Kim Hang Nguyen, Hunseung Kang
Published: 09 May 2025
2026, 12(8): 1869-1882
Research paper | Open Access
CmaGA2ox2 is associated with dwarf plant architecture controlled by the single dominant CmaDw-1 locus in winter squash
Chenggang Xiang, Ying Duan, Qin Shu, [...], Kailiang Bo, Yiqun Weng, Xiaolei Sui, Changlin Wang << Fewer
Published: 24 April 2025
2026, 12(8): 1883-1896
Research paper | Open Access
Exploring favorable QTNs and candidate genes for chrysanthemum resistance against black spot disease
Xinjing Lai, Xiao Chen, Jiangshuo Su, [...], Xuefeng Zhang, Ye Liu, Shuang Zhao, Zhiyong Guan, Weimin Fang, Fadi Chen, Fei Zhang << Fewer
Published: 29 July 2025
2026, 12(8): 1897-1909
Research paper | Open Access
ZeEIL1—ZeERF113—ZeMC2 cascade enhances colored calla lily resistance to soft rot through the ethylene signaling pathway
Rongxin Gou, Yi Wang, Tuo Yang, [...], Zhen Zeng, Di Wang, Yin Jiang, Guojun Zhang, Defeng Chen, Zunzheng Wei << Fewer
Published: 27 May 2025
2026, 12(8): 1910-1923
Research paper | Open Access
CoWRKY53 positively modulates low phosphate tolerance through facilitation of CoPHO1;H3 in Camellia oleifera
Juanjuan Chen, Xiaojiao Han, Yuchen Yang, [...], Linxiu Liu, Maolin Chai, Renying Zhuo, Xiaohua Yao << Fewer
Published: 06 September 2025
2026, 12(8): 1924-1937
Research paper | Open Access
Integration of multi-omics analyses reveals molecular mechanisms of L-phenylalanine-induced root to shoot cadmium translocation in Kentucky bluegrass
Ting Cui, Yong Wang, Kuiju Niu, [...], Chunxu Zhao, Huiling Ma << Fewer
Published: 28 October 2025
2026, 12(8): 1938-1953
Research paper | Open Access
The CsWRKY21-CsDREB17 module regulates bud dormancy and bud break of tea plants
Huiying Jin, Jielian Ye, Xinyu Li, [...], Fanghuizi Shang, Zhaohui Mi, Siyi Xie, Shunhui Jiang, Xiangya Dou, Zhonghua Liu, Shuoqian Liu, Na Tian << Fewer
Published: 29 January 2026
2026, 12(8): 1954-1965
Research paper | Open Access
Repetitive sequence landscapes provide insights into the proliferation and reduction of pericentromeric/centromeric repeats in the genus Glycyrrhiza
Qian Zheng, Yuanbin Zhu, Wei Wang, [...], Guangzhen Shi, Yuanhao Li, Wenjun Luo, Shandang Shi, Fei Wang, Quanliang Xie, Haitao Shen, Sheng Zuo, Hongbin Li, Zhuang Meng << Fewer
Published: 23 October 2025
2026, 12(8): 1966-1979
Letter
Letter | Open Access
An optimized protoplast regeneration and DNA-free genome-editing system for Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)
Solhee Bae, Jeung-Sul Han, Beum-Chang Kang
Published: 17 June 2026
2026, 12(8): 1980-1984
Letter | Open Access
CsMYB75—CsTT8—CsTTG1 protein complex activates CsANS3 for anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple-leaf tea plants
Li Zhang, Hui Xie, Yue Hu, [...], Hui Wang, Linlin Xu, Yongning Tao, Lingling Tao, Hongrong Chen, Xueming Ma, Honglian Gu, Deyu Xie, Jianbin Hu, Shengrui Liu, Junyan Zhu, Kun Dong, Chaoling Wei << Fewer
Published: 08 June 2026
2026, 12(8): 1985-1989
Letter | Open Access
Efficient Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated genetic transformation of Lycium barbarum and plant regeneration system
Mingyue Xu, Wenbin Su, Kun Zhao, [...], Guibin Wang, Shuo Liu, Rui Feng, Ali Movahedi, Rui Zheng, Tingting Dai, Liming Yang << Fewer
Published: 17 June 2026
2026, 12(8): 1990-1994