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Volume 14 Issue 2, April 2026
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Beyond dwarfism: Green Revolution gene Rht-D1b orchestrates tiller angle and canopy architecture in wheat
Han Zhang, Bo Lyu, Ping Zhao, [...], Yuqi Song, Jiajia Cao, Zihao Wang, Yuhao Liu, Songtao Gui, Ronghui Zou, Xinyou Cao, Yonghong Wang, Ran Meng, Jie Liu, Wenguang Wang << Fewer
Published: 09 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 303-312
Research paper | Open Access
OsIAA8-OsARF12 module regulates deep rooting in rice by modulating expression of auxin transport genes
Changsen Zhong, Shoujun Chen, Yawen Wang, [...], Tiemei Li, Lei Wang, Qiaojun Lou, Tianfei Li, Di Wang, Huaxiang Cheng, Lijun Luo, Liang Chen, Kai Xu << Fewer
Published: 13 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 313-324
Research paper | Open Access
Dwarf and Brittle Culm 3, encoding a glycosyltransferase, is required for mechanical strength in rice
Yongdong Dai, Yudong Jiang, Xiaoxuan Guo, [...], Yumeng Zheng, Xiaowen Wang, Weijiang Tian, Yangyang Li, Zhengming Zeng, Guanghua He, Xianchun Sang << Fewer
Published: 01 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 325-335
Research paper | Open Access
Heat shock protein 101 safeguards meiotic thermotolerance of male germlines in rice and Arabidopsis
Yunfei Li, Junwen Yang, Jiale Zhang, [...], Zhiqi Xin, Rui Xu, Keli Qiu, Fujian Wang, Fengkun Sun, Haiyang Jiang, Weiwei Jin, Pengfei Jiang << Fewer
Published: 16 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 336-344
Research paper | Open Access
Phosphatase member TaPP2C62-2A cooperates with downstream partners to regulate drought response in wheat
Xiaoyang Hou, Li Guo, Chengjin Guo, [...], Yanyang Zhang, Xinxin Shi, Wanrong Duan, Xiaoxin Fu, Jinzhi Liu, Hongning Zhang, Haiyang Wang, Kai Xiao << Fewer
Published: 08 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 345-361
Research paper | Open Access
TaGSK3 controls wheat lateral root developmental plasticity under salt stress
Jialiang Zhang, Lijiang Hou, Xiaolong Guo, [...], Mengmeng Zhi, Shuyang Sun, Yuchen Sun, Xiaoming Wang, Dongzhi Zhang, Junzhe Wang, Zhensheng Kang, Zhongfu Ni, Wanquan Ji, Tingdong Li, Shengbao Xu << Fewer
Published: 13 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 362-373
Research paper | Open Access
Monoacylglycerol lipase ZmMAGL is required to maintain photosynthesis and growth at low temperature
Ming Yang, Yuan Jiang, Yuanjia Fu, [...], Chaoyue Wang, Haixiao Dong, Shengzhong Su, Shipeng Li, Hongkui Liu, Xiaohui Shan, Yaping Yuan << Fewer
Published: 12 January 2026
2026, 14(2): 374-387
Research paper | Open Access
Pratylenchus coffeae effector PcENG3 targets the maize TCTP protein to facilitate parasitism
Shuo Wang, Ke Wang, Fankang Lin, [...], Wenlong Niu, Abdelfattah A. Dababat, Yan Shi, Hongxia Yuan, Yanhui Xia, Honglian Li, Yu Li << Fewer
Published: 01 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 388-399
Research paper | Open Access
Identification of new circRNAs that mediate sorghum salt tolerance by attenuating ROS accumulation
Simin Li, Rui Liu, Hongxiang Zheng, [...], Xuemei Wang, Fenghui Wu, Xihua Du, Cheng Liu, Fangning Zhang, Na Sui << Fewer
Published: 21 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 400-411
Research paper | Open Access
Overexpression of the Arabidopsis SRRM1L gene increases soybean saline–alkali tolerance without yield penalty
Xin Liu, Qi Sun, Haishan Liu, [...], Yuanyuan Zhao, Xin Zhao, Pengtao Pan, Minglong Li, Qiang Li, Jialei Xiao, Zhangxiong Liu, Xiaohuan Sun, Pengfei Xu, Shuzhen Zhang, Xiaodong Ding << Fewer
Published: 01 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 412-424
Research paper | Open Access
An OVATE family protein GmOFP8 increases drought tolerance and nodule formation in soybean
Jialing Zhang, Zhiqing Qiao, Yinghui Gao, [...], Geyi Guan, Yangbing Guan, Yuping Chen, Jian Yang, Fei Liu, Ning Liu, Pingting Tan, Qiaoling Wang, Yu You, Xingying Yan, Fan Xu, Chengzhang Du, Zelin Yi, Ming Luo << Fewer
Published: 01 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 425-435
Research paper | Open Access
StHEMERA and StPIF4 synergistically regulate thermomorphogenesis in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Rongrong Liu, Wenqian Liang, Lina Shang, [...], Xinlong Chen, Jirong Yin, Jieli Xu, Yan Li, Dianqiu Lyu, Hongju Jian << Fewer
Published: 16 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 436-447
Research paper | Open Access
Involvement of IbHY5-NO-IbHAM1-IbSOS1 signaling module in mediating red-emissive carbon dots increased salt tolerance in sweetpotato
Zhiyuan Pan, Meng Kou, Zhaoxia Liao, [...], Yanjuan Li, Chengkang Xue, Yaoyao Wu, Yicheng Yu, Zhonghou Tang, Zongyun Li, Yonghua Han, Jingran Liu, Jian Sun << Fewer
Published: 15 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 448-461
Research paper | Open Access
MsNF-YC4 positively regulates root branching and drought resistance in alfalfa by activating MsARF8
Yanan Gao, Kexin Wang, Mingzhi Xu, [...], Mingxiao Zhang, Yaling Liu, Rezwan Tanvir, Ling Li, Yanrong Liu, Wanjun Zhang << Fewer
Published: 08 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 462-472
Research paper | Open Access
The small GTPase MaROP10 interacts with MaRIC6 to regulate rhizobial infection in Melilotus albus
Shengsheng Wang, Zhen Duan, Fan Wu, [...], Qi Yan, Pan Xu, Bao Ao, Yunyue Xiao, Yangyang Han, Yuncan Qu, Jiyu Zhang << Fewer
Published: 20 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 473-485
Research paper | Open Access
Mapping and characterization of stable major QTL for heading date and spikelet number in wheat
Lingli Li, Jianqi Zeng, Yingjie Bian, [...], Rabiu Sani Shawi, Dan Liu, Yubing Tian, Lei Li, Yuheng Chao, Tiantian Chen, Jindong Liu, Zhonghu He, Xianchun Xia, Yong Zhang, Shuanghe Cao << Fewer
Published: 17 February 2026
2026, 14(2): 486-494
Research paper | Open Access
Identification of YrBK, an all-stage stripe rust resistance gene in a recombination-suppressed pericentromeric region of chromosome 1B in a Chinese wheat landrace
Fangnian Guan, Jiayi Xu, Binbin Lei, [...], Zhenghong Huang, Lulin Liu, Hao Li, Yanlin Liu, Zhien Pu, Wei Li, Qiantao Jiang, Houyang Kang, Jian Ma, Pengfei Qi, Qiang Xu, Yazhou Zhang, Mei Deng, Fengtao Wang, Yuming Wei, Yunfeng Jiang, Guoyue Chen << Fewer
Published: 08 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 495-504
Research paper | Open Access
Molecular cytogenetic and transcriptome characterization of two novel wheat–Leymus mollis 6Ns (6B) and 6Ns (6D) disomic substitution lines
Dongdong Ge, Lanfei Cheng, Wei Ren, [...], Jiayi Li, Changyou Wang, Xinlun Liu, Pingchuan Deng, Tingdong Li, Chunhuan Chen, Wanquan Ji, Jixin Zhao << Fewer
Published: 07 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 505-516
Research paper | Open Access
Natural variation in ZmHSP20-5 enhances root growth and drought tolerance in maize
Xiaomin Zhang, Houmiao Wang, Mingyue Shen, [...], Yuhuan Zhu, Hongbin Cheng, Ruiji Chen, Xiaoyi Yang, Yan Li, Daojun Li, Mengjie Nie, Hui Fang, Zhigang Li, Ming Zhang, Yanbin Zhu, Zhubing Hu, Pengcheng Li << Fewer
Published: 24 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 517-528
Research paper | Open Access
Fine mapping of two stable QTL related to plant architecture traits in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Mengzhao Ma, Congcong Liu, Yahui Song, [...], Xinxin Jin, Zhaowei Li, Qiao Su, Yongqing Yang, Jin Wang << Fewer
Published: 20 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 529-538
Research paper | Open Access
From gene discovery to molecular tool: Characterization of a sucrose regulator and diagnostic KASP marker development for high-sucrose peanut breeding
Shuzhen Zhao, Ruixue Cao, Jingjuan Xue, [...], Guanghao Wang, Yunfei Cai, Lei Hou, Jiaowen Pan, Lifeng Liu, Chuanzhi Zhao, Xingjun Wang << Fewer
Published: 07 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 539-546
Research paper | Open Access
Fine mapping of the major QTL qLLS.A02.1 and identification of a novel NBS-LRR gene cluster associated with late leaf spot resistance in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Huadong Li, Lu Luo, Hui Yang, [...], Xing Li, Yuying Li, Haiyang Yu, Kun Zhang, Yuanjie Dong, Benjun Hou, Penghui Miao, Yongshan Wan, Fengzhen Liu << Fewer
Published: 24 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 547-555
Research paper | Open Access
Senescence-associated changes in mineral nutrients in rice leaves and their relationship with ROS homeostasis as affected by nitrogen deficiency
Muhammad Asad Ullah Asad, Xianyue Guan, Martin Bartas, [...], Yang Lyu, Faming Yu, Lujian Zhou, Najeeb Ullah, Shenghai Ye, Weijun Zhou, Xiaoming Zhang, Fangmin Cheng << Fewer
Published: 08 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 556-568
Research paper | Open Access
Pollen sterility in wheat is induced by blocking a light signal to the growing juvenile spike
Wan Sun, Weilong Qin, Zhen Zhang, [...], Zhigan Zhao, Zhencai Sun, Yong Li, Zhimin Wang, Gustavo A Slafer, Yinghua Zhang << Fewer
Published: 20 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 569-579
Research paper | Open Access
High temperature-induced male fertility impairment in maize pollen development stages
Huajiang Lai, Hao Ren, Hongzhang Wang, [...], Mengke Xing, Yinglong Chen, Jiwang Zhang, Bin Zhao, Baizhao Ren, Peng Liu << Fewer
Published: 29 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 580-591
Research paper | Open Access
Planting density affects yield of indica-japonica hybrid rice by regulating population and photosynthetic characteristics
Kailiang Mi, Yiyin Lu, Fangfu Xu, [...], Yanju Yang, Haipeng Zhang, Hongcheng Zhang << Fewer
Published: 08 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 592-605
Research paper | Open Access
Fast stomatal responses require anisohydric stomatal behaviour and lower water use efficiency in sorghum
Swathy Anija Hari Kumar, Yazen Al-Salman, Francisco Javier Cano, [...], Emma Mace, David Jordan, Michael Groszmann, Usha Chacko Thomas, Oula Ghannoum << Fewer
Published: 24 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 606-617
Research paper | Open Access
Increasing double-peak nitrogen release from controlled-release blended fertilizer boosts uptake efficiency and yield in late japonica rice in Yangtze River Delta
Xin'ao Tang, Ziyu Li, Zhengyang Wu, [...], Yuhui Wang, Hao Wu, Fei Yang, Maomao Sun, Baoshou Zhao, Bo Lu, Zhengrong Jiang, Haoyu Qian, Zhenghui Liu, Yanfeng Ding, Ganghua Li << Fewer
Published: 05 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 618-627
Research paper | Open Access
Optimal interspecific distance maintains soybean yield by promoting canopy–root synergy in a maize–soybean relay strip cropping system
Jialin Yang, Xinyue Peng, Junbo Ren, [...], Xueli Yang, Kejing Zhang, Yuze Li, Tian Pu, Wenyu Yang, Taiwen Yong << Fewer
Published: 27 October 2025
2026, 14(2): 628-638
Research paper | Open Access
Optimizing nitrogen application increases strip-intercropped maize yields by reshaping root morphology and physiology
Liang Feng, Xuyang Zhao, Xin Liu, [...], Sumaira Manzoor, Zhenying Tao, Shaorun Zhang, Guangxi Li, Tian Pu, Yushan Wu, Taiwen Yong, Feng Yang, Xiaochun Wang, Wenyu Yang << Fewer
Published: 20 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 639-649
Research paper | Open Access
Estimating winter wheat biomass by coupling deep learning and hierarchical model using proximal remote sensing data
Weinan Chen, Guijun Yang, Aohua Tang, [...], Jing Zhang, Hongrui Wen, Yang Meng, Haikuan Feng, Hao Yang, Heli Li, Xingang Xu, Changchun Li, Zhenhong Li << Fewer
Published: 03 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 650-661
Research paper | Open Access
HTPRootSlides: A high-throughput phenotyping platform for crop root germination dynamic screening
Wenzhe Deng, Jiafei Zhang, Jing Huang, [...], Hao Li, Zhiguo Han, Luyao Wang, Xueying Guan, Hongqing Ling, Tingting Wu, Weijuan Hu << Fewer
Published: 01 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 662-672
Short Communications
Short Communication | Open Access
OsEXOIII-1: A key regulator of Pigm-mediated panicle blast resistance
Yunyu Wu, Yue Cai, Yuhong Li, [...], Ling Yu, Cunhong Pan, Zichun Chen, Jianju Liu, Shuhao Zhu, Wei Shi, Hongjuan Ji, Niansheng Huang, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Peng Gao, Zhiping Wang, Ning Xiao, Aihong Li << Fewer
Published: 07 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 673-678
Short Communication | Open Access
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of ZmNRAMPL5 generates maize with reduced cadmium accumulation and uncompromised yield
Zimeng Wang, Wen Sun, Minghui Shi, [...], Jun Fan, Lijie Bai, Beijiu Cheng, Longjiang Gu, Xiaoyu Li << Fewer
Published: 09 December 2025
2026, 14(2): 679-683
Short Communication | Open Access
Genetic transformation and genome editing in wild soybean (Glycine soja)
Li Chen, Meng Tang, Weiwei Yao, [...], Wensheng Hou, Yupeng Cai << Fewer
Published: 09 January 2026
2026, 14(2): 684-689
Short Communication | Open Access
The transcription factor GmBIM1 negatively regulates plant height in soybean (Glycine max L.)
Dongqing Dai, Lu Huang, Xiaoyan Zhang, [...], Xingxing Yuan, Xin Chen, Chenchen Xue << Fewer
Published: 08 November 2025
2026, 14(2): 690-695