Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

No-tillage combined with deficit irrigation improves canopy photosynthesis and water use efficiency to stabilize yield in intercropped maize

in Crop and Product Physiology

Congcong Guo
Yan Wang
Xiaoyuan Bao
Hong Fan
Yali Sun
Wei He
Fuyang Cui
Chengxin Bai
Xinying Li
Cai Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1712975

520 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Detection of Taiqiu sweet persimmons during the color-transition period with an improved YOLO11-FC2T model and causal analysis

in Technical Advances in Plant Science

Wenhui Dong
Huiqin Li
Lifei Gao
Pengzhi Hou
Yaqing Zhi
Xiaoying Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1742794

338 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Niche and interspecific associations of dominant tree species in Castanopsis eyrei and Castanopsis carlesii communities in Meihua Mountain, Fujian

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jiali Yu
Mengwei Chi
Chenyu Gong
Menglin Chang
Xing He
Shipin Chen
Jinping Wu
Liang Ma
Siren Lan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1703968

339 views

Review

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Take control of expression: effector-mediated modulation of the host transcriptional machinery

in Plant Pathogen Interactions

Weiliang Zuo
Muye Xiao
Gunther Doehlemann

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1771671

614 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Cold tolerance of native plants in the Lancang River dry–hot valley: an integrative physiological–biochemical assessment with implications for cold-resistance breeding

in Plant Abiotic Stress

Yunchen Zhang
Jianying Yang
Xu Yuan
Yandong Yang
Xiaodong Ji
Jinnan Ji
Yan Zhang
Jiao Huang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1724940

457 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Dual genetic mechanisms of heterosis: population structure and gene action

in Plant Breeding

Fernando S. Aguilar
Kendall R. Lamkey
Jode W. Edwards

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1715826

546 views

Editorial

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Editorial: Engineering plant-microbiomes to improve the health of economic crops

in Plant Symbiotic Interactions

Zhen Wang
Ajay Kumar
Rachana Singh
Lucas Carvalho Basilio Azevedo
Manoj Kumar Solanki

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1782531

557 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria from two halophytes improve wheat performance under salt stress

in Plant Abiotic Stress

Xuemin He
Hongfei Yuan
Yan Li
Chen Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1658930

525 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Using transcriptome analysis to evaluate the impact of dsAllim cotton on non-target organism O. similis

in Plant Biotechnology

Changyan Li
Haiqin Yao
Kunwei Hua
Danyang Cao
Hang Zhang
Desuo Yin
Xiaolian Zhang
Feng Wang
Weihua Ma
Lizhen Chen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1720420

494 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Oxygen-releasing seed coating enhances yield and resource use efficiency in direct-seeded rice

in Crop and Product Physiology

Yuanqing Shi
Huilai Yin
Yuemei Zhu
Ruhongji Liu
Qiqi Chen
Hongkun Xie
Binbin Liu
Qingyue Cheng
Chuanhai Shu
Ning Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1746831

906 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Integrated effects of compost and nano foliar spray on the growth and fruit quality of sweet peppers under greenhouse conditions

in Plant Nutrition

Hassan A. A. Sayed
Khaled A. M. Ali
Mahmoud A. Abdelhamid
Ali S. A. Nofal
Saleh A. S. Hamad
Qinghui Lai
Mohamed Ahmed Moustafa
Gomaa G. Abd El-wahhab

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1743784

1,233 views

Mini Review

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Unraveling the invasiveness of Prosopis juliflora (Neltuma juliflora): seed traits and ecological implications

in Plant Physiology

Kamel Chibani
Mengjie Fan
Hamada E. Ali
Laya Al-Kharusi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1721722

746 views

Review

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Recent advances in the use of plant growth promoting microorganisms for enhancing micropropagation efficiency

in Plant Development and EvoDevo

Gurudayal Ram Guru
Pramod W. Ramteke
Csilla Veres
Csaba Vágvölgyi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1699873

604 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Interaction of phosphorus and water supply regulates the maize root system and phosphorus-use efficiency

in Plant Nutrition

Maoying Wang
Jie Xu
Yang Lyu
Mengjie Luo
Yucui Sun
Shengjia Ye
Lingyun Cheng
Zed Rengel
Jianbo Shen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1665508

519 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses of exogenous calcium in boosting nitrogen use efficiency via oxidative and resistance pathways in peanuts

in Plant Nutrition

Fengdan Xu
Liang Li
Xianzong Si
Yanyan Suo
Xiaolin Wang
Zhehui Zhang
Qian Li
Xiang Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1629610

392 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

QTL mapping for different resistant starch subtypes identified a superior haplotype balancing high RS content and relatively good eating and cooking qualities in rice

in Plant Breeding

Cheng Liang
Yuesi Bu
Haoyang Xu
Xuemei Ma
Xueying Zhang
Tian Hu
Xunchao Xiang
Yungao Hu
Liang Xu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1763165

409 views

Editorial

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Editorial: Advanced imaging in plants: exploring development and function

in Plant Development and EvoDevo

Agnieszka Ostrowska
Ján Kováč
Jaroslav Ďurkovič
Linnea Hesse

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1784311

653 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Predicting the potential distribution of three medicinal Gentiana species in China under climate change scenarios with the MaxEnt model

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jun Luo
Xinyu Li
Ying Liu
Shiyu Zhang
Anli Liu
Ying Liu
Ying Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1729969

506 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Genomic structure, ecological suitability and biogeographic history of the palm Acrocomia aculeata across Central America

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Jonathan A. Morales-Marroquín
Erick René López de Paz
Rocío Silva-Rivera
Ana Flávia Francisconi
Roger Alejandro Orellana-Hernandez
José M. Palacios
Emmanuel Araya-Valverde
Elizabeth Arnáez−Serrano
João Victor da Silva Rabelo-Araujo
Caroline Bertocco Garcia

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1724384

1,272 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Optimizing Panicle Fertilizer Application Based on Amylose Content for Balancing Yield and Quality of Japonica rice

in Crop and Product Physiology

Chao Ding
Lei Xu
Zichen Wang
Liping Xu
Yongxiang Guan
Weihua Long
Longmei Wu

Frontiers in Plant Science

237 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Genome-wide detection of superior haplotypes for seed oil and protein content in Northeast China soybean (Glycine max L.) germplasm

in Functional and Applied Plant Genomics

Moran Bu
Ye Zhang
Weitao Xu
Yanhua Li
Hui Yu
Yaohua Zhang
Suxin Yang
Javaid Akhter Bhat
Xianzhong Feng

Frontiers in Plant Science

246 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

At the Breaking Point: Developmental and Molecular Insights into Physalis grisea Fruit Abscission

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Elise Tomaszewski
Nathan Reem
Eric Tismark Boham
Victoria Swiler
Joyce Van Eck

Frontiers in Plant Science

220 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

A Model-Guided Alternating High-Temperature Thermotherapy Achieves Complete Eradication of Sugarcane Mosaic Virus and Preserves Physiological Integrity in Saccharum officinarum cv. Xuezhe

in Plant Abiotic Stress

Qian Dong
Tung-Yu Hsieh
Jian-Xia Zhong
Feng Li
Jian-Peng Zhang
Jin-Long Guo
Guo-Qiang Huang

Frontiers in Plant Science

204 views

Review

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Nanotechnology-Driven Strategies to Overcome Azole Resistance in Phoma arachidicola: Mechanistic Insights, Resistance Dynamics, and Translational Barriers

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Jinhui Xie
Xue Pei
Chaoqun Zang
Aleksandra O. Utkina
Asim Abbasi

Frontiers in Plant Science

307 views

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No-tillage combined with deficit irrigation improves canopy photosynthesis and water use efficiency to stabilize yield in intercropped maize

Detection of Taiqiu sweet persimmons during the color-transition period with an improved YOLO11-FC2T model and causal analysis

Niche and interspecific associations of dominant tree species in Castanopsis eyrei and Castanopsis carlesii communities in Meihua Mountain, Fujian

Take control of expression: effector-mediated modulation of the host transcriptional machinery

Cold tolerance of native plants in the Lancang River dry–hot valley: an integrative physiological–biochemical assessment with implications for cold-resistance breeding

Dual genetic mechanisms of heterosis: population structure and gene action

Editorial: Engineering plant-microbiomes to improve the health of economic crops

Endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria from two halophytes improve wheat performance under salt stress

Using transcriptome analysis to evaluate the impact of dsAllim cotton on non-target organism O. similis

Oxygen-releasing seed coating enhances yield and resource use efficiency in direct-seeded rice

Integrated effects of compost and nano foliar spray on the growth and fruit quality of sweet peppers under greenhouse conditions

Unraveling the invasiveness of Prosopis juliflora (Neltuma juliflora): seed traits and ecological implications

Recent advances in the use of plant growth promoting microorganisms for enhancing micropropagation efficiency

Interaction of phosphorus and water supply regulates the maize root system and phosphorus-use efficiency

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses of exogenous calcium in boosting nitrogen use efficiency via oxidative and resistance pathways in peanuts

QTL mapping for different resistant starch subtypes identified a superior haplotype balancing high RS content and relatively good eating and cooking qualities in rice

Editorial: Advanced imaging in plants: exploring development and function

Predicting the potential distribution of three medicinal Gentiana species in China under climate change scenarios with the MaxEnt model

Genomic structure, ecological suitability and biogeographic history of the palm Acrocomia aculeata across Central America

Optimizing Panicle Fertilizer Application Based on Amylose Content for Balancing Yield and Quality of Japonica rice

Genome-wide detection of superior haplotypes for seed oil and protein content in Northeast China soybean (Glycine max L.) germplasm

At the Breaking Point: Developmental and Molecular Insights into Physalis grisea Fruit Abscission

A Model-Guided Alternating High-Temperature Thermotherapy Achieves Complete Eradication of Sugarcane Mosaic Virus and Preserves Physiological Integrity in Saccharum officinarum cv. Xuezhe

Nanotechnology-Driven Strategies to Overcome Azole Resistance in Phoma arachidicola: Mechanistic Insights, Resistance Dynamics, and Translational Barriers