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Plant defenses

Performance of doubled haploid maize (Zea mays L.) testcross hybrids under optimal and drought-stressed environments

Goshime Muluneh Mekasha, Zerihun Demrew Yigezu, Adefris Teklewold, Manje Gowda, Juan Burgueño, Yoseph Beyene

published 03 Jun 2026

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Intraspecific drought tolerance in Ugandan Coffea canephora for accelerated breeding selection

Milton Ali, Settumba B Mukasa, Valerie Poncet, Godfrey Sseremba, Pierre Marraccini, Pascal Musoli, Daphne Nyachaki Bitalo, Hervé Etienne, Mildred Ochwo Ssemakula, Michael Kanaabi, Doreen Murenju Chelangat, Denis Fabre, Mildred Julian Nakanwagi, Sophie Léran, Anitah Tusiimire, Naome Aryatwijuka, Qurayish Musinguzi, Geofrey Arinaitwe, Boris Delahaie, Mathieu Gonin

published 26 May 2026

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Drought stress induces salicylic acid accumulation, altering monoterpene profile and suppressing resin duct formation in Engelmann spruce

Thomas Seth Davis, Ehsan Khedive, Edward Hill, Troy Ocheltree

published 14 May 2026

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Detecting apple replant disease in the field – deciphering reasons for local growth depression

Anne-Sophie Wachter, Kristin Hauschild, Benye Liu, Patrick Schnoor, Elke Bloem, Andreas Wrede, Rolf Hornig, Ludger Beerhues, Steffen Schlüter, Kornelia Smalla, Traud Winkelmann, Doris Vetterlein

published 21 Apr 2026

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Genome-wide bioinformatics analysis of the MATE gene family for abiotic stress tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Mohammad Nazmol Hasan, Md. Robin Islam, Rafee Shahrier, Md. Bayazid Hossen

published 13 Apr 2026

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Role of AtCPK5 and AtCPK6 in the regulation of the plant immune response triggered by rhamnolipids in Arabidopsis

Juliette Stanek, Olivier Fernandez, Marie Boudsocq, Dina Aggad, Sandra Villaume, Laetitia Parent, Sandrine Dhondt-Cordelier, Jérôme Crouzet, Stéphan Dorey, Sylvain Cordelier

published 13 Apr 2026

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Seed treatment combined with foliar application of oligosaccharides enhances seed germination and seedling growth in pepper and tomato under low-temperature stress

Lingyun Wu, Lingjuan Kong

published 08 Apr 2026

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FAE1 and FAD2 gene expression dynamics and fatty acid modulation in Brassica under salt stress: A molecular insight

Samia Fatima, Nadia Iqbal, Shengqiao Lu, Muhammad Omar Khan, Muhammad Aamer Mehmood, Sameer H. Qari, Atif Jamal, Zhengyi Wei, Niaz Ahmad

published 06 Apr 2026

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Natural variation in expression of a plant immune receptor mediates elicitor sensitivity

Brian Behnken, Wesley George, Antonio F. Chaparro, Ava Kloss-Schmidt, Adam D. Steinbrenner

published 03 Apr 2026

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Multi-trait selection for drought-tolerant soybean accessions under contrasting water regimes

Tenena Silue, Bunmi Olasanmi, Adeyinka Saburi Adewumi, Paterne Angelot Agre, Idris Ishola Adejumobi, Paul Olabode Kehinde, Godfree Chigeza, Abush Tesfaye Abebe

published 02 Apr 2026

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A gamified choice experiment of traditional African vegetable varieties in West Africa

Sidol Houngbo, Simon Codjo, Mathieu A. T. Ayenan, Rodrigue S. Kaki, Benoît Govoeyi, Modeste Dohou, Christelle Komlan, Irene M. Mitchodigni, N'Danikou Sognigbe, Maarten van Zonneveld, Pepijn Schreinemachers

published 25 Mar 2026

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Exploring structural, functional, evolutionary, and genetic characteristics of sugar transporters in maize and their roles in abiotic stress tolerance

Md. Sohel Mia, Md Suzauddula, Tao Yang, Rui Li, Fang Li, Jianbo Mi, Chao Xia, Tanveer A. Wani, Seema Zargar, M. Atikur Rahman, Md. Mahmudul Hasan

published 26 Feb 2026

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Genetic Insights from Line × Tester analysis of Maize Lethal Necrosis testcrosses for developing multi-stress-resilient hybrids in Sub-Saharan Africa

Manje Gowda, Yoseph Beyene, Suresh Lingadahalli Mahabaleswara, Veronica Ogugo, Manigben Kulai Amadu, Vijay Chaikam

published 25 Feb 2026

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