Advances in the Structure, Function, and Regulatory Mechanism of Plant Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Proteins.

Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), as members of the aquaporin (AQPs) family, can transport not only water but also urea, CO, HO, metal ions, and trace elements. They are crucial for maintaining water balance, substance transport, and responding to various stresses. This article delves into the structure, function, response mechanism, molecular mechanism, and regulatory mechanism of PIPs as a result of biological and abiotic stresses.

Stable Soil Biota Network Enhances Soil Multifunctionality in Agroecosystems.

Unraveling how agricultural management practices affect soil biota network complexity and stability and how these changes relate to soil processes and functions is critical for the development of sustainable agriculture. However, our understanding of these knowledge still remains unclear. Here, we explored the effects of soil management intensity on soil biota network complexity, stability, and soil multifunctionality, as well as the relationships among these factors.

Treatment effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on foliar traits in six northern hardwood tree species.

Foliar traits can reflect fitness responses to environmental changes, such as changes in nutrient availability. Species may respond differently to these changes due to differences in traits and their plasticity. Traits and community composition together can influence forest nutrient cycling.

Evolutionary analysis of the DHHCs in Saccharinae.

The DHHC domain genes are crucial for protein lipid modification, a key post-translational modification influencing membrane targeting, subcellular trafficking, and protein function. Despite their significance, the DHHC gene family in Saccharinae remains understudied. Here, we identified 32 (110 alleles), 28, 53, and 48 DHHC genes in Saccharum spontaneum Np-X, Erianthus rufipilus, Miscanthus sinensis, and Miscanthus lutarioriparius, respectively.

Identification and Characterization of Key Genes for Nitrogen Utilization from Sub-Genome in Modern Sugarcane Cultivar.

Sugarcane ( spp.) is globally considered an important crop for sugar and biofuel production. During sugarcane production, the heavy reliance on chemical nitrogen fertilizer has resulted in low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and high loss.

Mitochondrial genome structural variants and candidate cytoplasmic male sterility-related gene in sugarcane.

Background: Sugarcane is a crucial crop for both sugar and bioethanol production. The nobilization breeding and utilization of wild germplasm have significantly enhanced its productivity. However, the pollen sterility in Saccharum officinarum restricts its role to being a female parent in crosses with Saccharum spontaneum during nobilization breeding, resulting in a narrow genetic basis for modern sugarcane cultivars.

Evolution and Function of MADS-Box Transcription Factors in Plants.

The MADS-box transcription factor (TF) gene family is pivotal in various aspects of plant biology, particularly in growth, development, and environmental adaptation. It comprises Type I and Type II categories, with the MIKC-type subgroups playing a crucial role in regulating genes essential for both the vegetative and reproductive stages of plant life. Notably, MADS-box proteins can influence processes such as flowering, fruit ripening, and stress tolerance.

Population Dynamics and Nutritional Indices of (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Reared on Three Crop Species.

The fall armyworm (FAW) is an invasive pest that has been rapidly spreading across China since its detection in Yunnan province in January 2019. Although sugarcane and sorghum have been reported as hosts, their effects on FAW's population growth and life table parameters have not been examined in China. Our research shows that FAW's development and life table metrics vary significantly when reared on sorghum, sugarcane, and maize.

Sugarcane Pan-Transcriptome Identifying a Master Gene Regulating Lignin and Sugar Traits.

Sugarcane has the most complex polyploid genome in the world, and sugar-related traits are one of the most important aims in sugarcane breeding. It is essential to construct a representative pan-transcriptome that contains all transcripts of a species for studies on genetic diversity, population expression, and omics analyses in sugarcane. In this study, we constructed the first comprehensive pan-transcriptome for sugarcane, and 8434 highly reliable open reading frames were found, which were not aligned with any published sugarcane genome.

Slow-release boron fertilizer improves yield and nutritional profile of L. grown in Northeast China by increasing boron supply capacity.

The northeastern part of China is a traditional sugar beet cultivation area where the soils are classified generally as the black and albic soil types with low boron (B) availability. Boron fertilizer can increase soil B content and significantly improve crop yield and quality. At present, the effects of slow-release B fertilizer on beet root yield and quality remain unclear.

Nanocomposite based slow release atrazine effectively controlled Striga asiatica incidence, and enhanced sugarcane yield.

Sugarcane is a major industrial crop highly susceptible to parasitic weed (Striga spp.), causing a 38% reduction in cane yield due to a longer lag phase of 20-40 days, and wider spacing. Herbicides with a longer retention and slow-release nature could allow Striga seeds to germinate and be killed before attaching to the host.

Overexpression of an NF-YB gene family member, EaNF-YB2, enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum Spp. Hybrid).

Background: Drought is one of main critical factors that limits sugarcane productivity and juice quality in tropical regions. The unprecedented changes in climate such as monsoon failure, increase in temperature and other factors warrant the need for development of stress tolerant cultivars to sustain sugar production. Plant Nuclear factor (NF-Y) is one of the major classes of transcription factors that have a major role in plant development and abiotic stress response.

Systematic identification of sugarcane vacuolar H-translocating pyrophosphatase (VPP) gene family and the role of ScVPP1 in salt resistance.

A total of 24 genes of vacuolar H-translocating pyrophosphatases H-PPases (VPP) genes were identified in Saccharum spontaneum AP85-441 and the ScVPP1-overexpressed Arabidopsis plants conferred salt tolerance. The vital role of vacuolar H-translocating pyrophosphatases H-PPases (VPP) genes involved in plants in response to abiotic stresses. However, the understanding of VPP functions in sugarcane remained unclear.

Enhancing soil arsenic immobilization with organic and inorganic amendments: insights from sorption-desorption study.

The retention and mobility of arsenic (As) in soil depend on various physical and chemical factors. The knowledge of the sorption-desorption chemistry of As in soil is necessary for predicting the fate and behavior of As in soil environments. Therefore, this study assessed different organic (sugarcane bagasse and vermicompost) and inorganic amendments (steel slag and fly ash) for their impact on sorption-desorption of As in texturally different contaminated soils (of sandy clay (SC) and sandy clay loam (SCL) texture) to understand the effect of amendments on As retention and mobility.

The co-production of xylose, fermentable glucose and β-O-4 linkage-rich lignin through efficiently dismantling sugarcane bagasse.

As an "upstream" process in biorefinery, biomass dismantling can dismantle the natural stable structure of lignocellulosic biomass and separate its three major components. To increase the value of the entire biomass by fully utilizing the three main components (cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose), this study proposes a two-step decomposition system combining formic acid (FA) pretreatment and ethylene glycol-NaOH (EGA) dismantling, aiming to effectively convert sugarcane bagasse into xylose, fermentable glucose, and high-value lignin. In the first step, FA pretreatment removed 79.

Applications and Prospects of CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in the Breeding of Major Tropical Crops.

China is a major producer of tropical crops globally, boasting rich varieties and diverse functions. Tropical crops account for two-thirds of the plant species in this country. Many crops and their products, such as oil palm, rubber, banana, sugarcane, cassava, and papaya are well known to people.

A new species of Diatraea Guilding, 1828, feeding on sugarcane from Nayarit, Mexico, and a lectotype designation for Diatraea magnifactella Dyar, 1911 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Crambinae).

Between 2022 and 2023, over a thousand larvae and pupae of sugarcane borers in the genus Diatraea Guilding, 1828, were collected in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, and reared to adults to identify them based on the morphology of genitalia. Although two species, Diatraea considerata Heinrich, 1931, and D. magnifactella Dyar, 1911, had been reported to occur in western Mexico, we discovered a new species of sugarcane borer, Diatraea nayaritella Robles & Solis, sp.

Draft genome sequences for and canker pathogens of and in West Virginia.

The fungal genus contains many phytopathogenic species currently impacting forests and fruit trees worldwide. Despite their importance, a majority of spp. lack sufficient genomic resources to resolve suspected cryptic species.

Effects of Sugarcane/Peanut Intercropping on Root Exudates and Rhizosphere Soil Nutrient.

Intercropping can enable more efficient resource use and increase yield. Most current studies focus on the correlation between soil nutrients and crop yield under intercropping conditions. However, the mechanisms related to root exudates and soil nutrients remain unclear.

Rapid Classification of Sugarcane Nodes and Internodes Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Techniques.

Accurate and rapid discrimination between nodes and internodes in sugarcane is vital for automating planting processes, particularly for minimizing bud damage and optimizing planting material quality. This study investigates the potential of visible-shortwave near-infrared (Vis-SWNIR) spectroscopy (400-1000 nm) combined with machine learning for this classification task. Spectral data were acquired from the sugarcane cultivar Khon Kaen 3 at multiple orientations, and various preprocessing techniques were employed to enhance spectral features.

Inhibition of Xanthomonas growth by bioactive volatiles from Pseudomonas sp. triggers remarkable changes in the phytopathogen transcriptome.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by microorganisms may have a noteworthy role in the control of plant pathogens. Xanthomonas are a well-studied group of phytobacteria that cause diverse diseases in economically important crops worldwide. Key species that infect sugarcane are X.

Phytoplasma DNA Enrichment from Sugarcane White Leaves for Shotgun Sequencing Improvement.

Sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) disease, caused by Phytoplasma sacchari, poses a significant threat to sugarcane cultivation. An obligate parasite, phytoplasma is difficult to culture in laboratory conditions, making the isolation of its DNA from the massive amount of plant host DNA extremely challenging. Yet, the appropriate amount and quality of plant microbiome-derived DNA are key for high-quality DNA sequencing data.