Effects of wheat intercropping on growth and occurrence of Fusarium wilt in watermelon.

Watermelon is commonly affected by Fusarium wilt in a monoculture cropping system. Wheat intercropping alleviates the affection of Fusarium wilt of watermelon. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of wheat and watermelon intercropping on watermelon growth and Fusarium wilt.

Postharvest chilling diminishes melon flavor effects on volatile acetate ester biosynthesis.

In postharvest handling systems, refrigeration can extend fruit shelf life and delay decay slowing ripening progress; however, it selectively alters the biosynthesis of flavor-associated volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which results in reduced flavor quality. Volatile esters are major contributors to melon fruit flavor. The more esters, the more consumers enjoy the melon fruit.

Integrated Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveals New Insights into the Formation of Purple Leaf Veins and Leaf Edge Cracks in .

Purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks comprise the typical leaf phenotype of ; however, the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways of the formation of purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks remain unclear. In this study, transcriptome and metabolome analyses were conducted to explore the regulation pathway of purple leaf vein and leaf edge crack formation based on four mustard samples that showed different leaf colors and degrees of cracking. The results showed genes with higher expression in purple leaf veins were mainly enriched in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway.

Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogenetic and Expression Pattern Analysis of GATA Family Genes in Cucumber ( L.).

GATA transcription factors are a class of transcriptional regulatory proteins that contain a characteristic type-IV zinc finger DNA-binding domain, which play important roles in plant growth and development. The GATA gene family has been characterized in various plant species. However, GATA family genes have not been identified in cucumber.

SL18r Induces Tomato Resistance Against , Involving Activation of Long Non-coding RNA, MSTRG18363, to Decoy miR1918.

Mounting evidence has indicated that beneficial rhizobacteria can suppress foliar pathogen invasion via elicitation of induced systemic resistance (ISR). However, it remains elusive whether long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the mediation of the rhizobacteria-primed ISR processes in plants. Herein, we demonstrated the ability of the rhizobacterial strain SL18r to trigger ISR in tomato plants against the foliar pathogen .