Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Chitosan mitigates water stress in cowpea plants through modulation of growth, homeostasis, and antioxidant activities

in Plant Abiotic Stress

Rayanne Silva de Alencar
Priscylla Marques de Oliveira Viana
Guilherme Felix Dias
Semako Ibrahim Bonou
Leticia Diniz Ribeiro
Yngrid Mikhaelly Lourenço de Araujo
Igor Eneas Cavalcante
Hermes Alves de Almeida
Pedro Roberto Almeida Viégas
Alberto Soares de Melo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1591920

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Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

A genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes for target leaf spot disease resistance in adult cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

in Plant Breeding

Ying’ao Xu
Shaoyun Dong
Xuewen Xie
Diane M. Beckles
Xiaoping Liu
Jiantao Guan
Caixia Li
Xingfang Gu
Han Miao
Shengping Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1542274

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Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Effects of melatonin treatment on germination, growth and physiological characteristics under drought stress in foxtail millet

in Plant Abiotic Stress

Chaomin Meng
Cheng Wang
Haojie Guo
Jinyue Wang
Jingchen Yu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1601253

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Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Optimizing soybean variety selection for the Pan-African Trial network using factor analytic models and envirotyping

in Plant Breeding

Maurício S. Araújo
João P. S. Pavan
André A. Stella
Bruno F. Fregonezi
Natally F. Lima
Erica P. Leles
Michelle F. Santos
Peter Goldsmith
Godfree Chigeza
Brian W. Diers

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1594736

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Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Evaluation of improved cassava genotypes for fresh root yield and yield components in demand creation trial

in Plant Breeding

T.C. Onyenali
T.O. Ogwuche
J. Onyeka
E.M. Diebiru-Ojo
I. Ikechukwu
S.P. Abah
I. Okwuonu
E.A. Ameh
L. Sanni
A.P. Kulakow

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1564393

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Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Allocation strategy of nonstructural carbohydrates in Spiraea L. across different grassland types in the Altai Mountains

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xuexi Ma
Lianlian Fan
Meiniu Yang
Jiangyue Li
Meng Yan
Ziyue Yang
Xi Chen
Bo Zhang
Yaoming Li
Yingzhi Gao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1562363

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Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Comparative study of nosZI and nosZII clade isolates: insights into their responses to environmental variables and soil fertilization types

in Crop and Product Physiology

Haoran Li
Qishi Luo
Lichao Sun
Huicui Xu
Xiaodong Hao
Kai Zhu
Ming Li
Bao Li
Wei Jiao
Jibiao Geng

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1537010

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Correction

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Correction: De novo assembly and comparative analysis of the first complete mitogenome in Distylium (Distylium racemosum)

in Plant Bioinformatics

Yaling Wang
Zhongxiao Zhang
Xinru Chen
Honghe Li
Chi Ma
Penghui Guo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1632449

582 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

GWAS and RNA-seq reveal novel loci and genes of low-nitrogen tolerance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

in Functional and Applied Plant Genomics

Huaxiang Wu
Huiming Yan
Bowen Li
Yike Han
Nan Liu
Mengyu Fan
Yahan Liu
Mingjie Lyu
Shengli Du
Aimin Wei

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1602360

1,101 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Exogenous strigolactones modulate antioxidant metabolism via CsD27 to enhance drought tolerance in tea plants

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Jingyue Shen
Manni Tong
Qingyun Yuan
Lizhi Long
Yuanzhi Shi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1601094

472 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Classification of maize seed hyperspectral images based on variable-depth convolutional kernels

in Technical Advances in Plant Science

Yating Hu
Hongchen Zhang
Changming Li
Qianfu Su
Wei Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1599231

560 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Jun 2025

Comparative chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysisy of the Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae) from China and neighboring regions

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Ruichen Xiang
Jiayu Hu
Javzandolgor Chuluunbat
Fei Wu
Bo Qin
Xianchun Zhang
Rihong Jiang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1543431

112 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 05 Jun 2025

Engineering the moss Physcomitrium patens to produce proteins with paucimannosidic glycans

in Plant Biotechnology

Jessica Jonner
Benjamin Fode
Jonas Koch
Sören Boller
Paulina Anna Dabrowska‐Schlepp
Andreas Schaaf
Christian Sievert

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1605548

125 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Jun 2025

Comparative transcriptomics of two petal variants reveals key functional genes underlying petal shape development in lotus (Nelumbo)

in Plant Bioinformatics

Jiaxin He
Yini Ma
Qingqing Liu
Rui Zhang
Guohong Huang
Dasheng Zhang
Fengluan(凤栾) LIU(刘）
Caixia Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1596925

130 views

Review

Accepted on 05 Jun 2025

Multifaceted roles of FD gene family in flowering, plant architecture, and adaptation

in Plant Breeding

Yue Lin
Hui Yang
Meiling Zhong
Yucheng Liu
Liyu Chen
Baohui Liu
Fanjiang Kong
Hong Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1602756

113 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Jun 2025

Identification and functional analysis of AvLACS genes unveils their role in lipid homeostasis and waterlogging tolerance in kiwifruit (Actinidia valvata Dunn)

in Plant Bioinformatics

Meijuan Zhang
Kaiyu Ye
Jianyou Gao
Shibiao Liu
Ruonan Liu
Yuexing Chen
Qian Zhao
Yushan Lei
Jiewei Li
Cuixia Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1580003

116 views