Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Metabolomic analysis of Yunnan cigar tobacco leaves: impact of geography and climate on flavor characteristics and machine learning-based origin traceability

Yuping Wu
Guijuan Zhao
Yi Li
Guifeng Li
Wenyuan Wang
Lei Yang
Zhonglong Lin
Heng Yao
Fangchan Jiao
Gaokun Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1703429

213 views

Review

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Biofortification of baby corn: Integrating agronomic and genetic approaches to address zinc micronutrient deficiencies - global perspectives and future challenges

Saikrishna Mallipeddi
Venkateswarlu B
Sree Rekha M

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1721421

342 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Tomato activates ethylene signaling to maintain pathogenesis-related genes expression for conferring bacterial wilt resistance

Weiwei Cai
Qiquan Li
Feina Liu
Yilin Tao
Zhen Xu
Zhujun Zhu
Yuan Chen
Li Tian

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1753391

311 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

SRC-YOLOv8n: a lightweight framework for fine-grained apple leaf disease detection with spatial detail preservation and multi-scale feature enhancement

Hanzhi Cui
Chuanlei Song
Conghan Zhong
Peiliang Du
Lihua Xie
Yang Song
Ranran Li
Xiaoliu Jing
Qiuxue Ouyang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1709939

379 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Deep learning-based methods for phenotypic trait extraction in rice panicles

Zhiao Wang
Ruihang Li
Wei Li
Xiaoding Ma
Shen Yan
Maomao Li
Binhua Hu
Ming Tang
Guomin Zhou
Jian Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1730366

636 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi decouple plant growth and vanadium accumulation by reprogramming vanadium dynamics in green foxtail (Setaria viridis)

Ze Xi
Jinlong Wang
Yue Zhou
Yuexiao Dong
Shah Kinjal J.
Shujuan Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1731846

451 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Genetic mapping, marker development, and identification of candidate genes for powdery mildew resistance in Malus baccata ‘Jackii’

Matthias Pfeifer
Leonard Kurzweg
Buist Muçaj
Tom Burkhardt
Andreas Peil
Henryk Flachowsky
Ofere Francis Emeriewen
Thomas Wolfgang Wöhner

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1716290

598 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of three Dendranthema morifolium “Boju” varieties with different flower colors

Na Chen
Kai Liu
Gang Li
Rui Liu
Xiao Meng
Wanqiu Zhang
Xuanxuan Guo
Li Zhao
Shengming Ye
Yulei Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1690517

374 views

Review

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Lightweight deep learning for tomato disease detection: trends, challenges, and edge AI perspectives

Harshinisree Gunasekaran
Sujatha Rajkumar
Lincy Kirubhadharsini B.

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1737208

492 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Research on grape leaf disease recognition method based on improved YOLOv8n model

Huiping Guo
Jiarui Cao
Yi Wang
Linrui Rong
Fuzeng Yang
Liangliang Zhu
Weiguo Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1695686

588 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Phytochemical characterization and correlation analysis of nutritional value in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes at various growth stages

Hemlata Bharti
Nandimandalam Hemalatha
Rukhsana Malita
Vinod Kumar Sharma
Rakesh Bharadwaj
Prashanth Babu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1719537

472 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Mortality of apricot rootstocks and scions

Edina Mendelné Pászti
Géza Bujdosó
Gideon Sikwah Narteh
Zoltán Szabó
Ákos Mendel

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1707519

371 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Host-resistance in Allium genotypes against pantaphos producing Pantoea ananatis

Brendon K. Myers
Navjot Kaur
Michelle P. MacLellan
Ronald Gitaitis
Angelo Antonio Manzatto
Adriano Ferrasa
Elkin Fernando Rodas-Mendoza
Jhon Jairo Giraldo-González
Roberto H. Herai
Bhabesh Dutta

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1628122

627 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Wound-dependent infection by Nigrospora oryzae causes sugarcane leaf spot: pathogen characterization and fungicide sensitivity

Ahmad Yusuf Abubakar
Shujie Chen
Qianqi Lu
Sheidu Abdullaziz
Muhammed Mustapha Ibrahim
Hua Zhang
Pinghua Chen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1742944

521 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Genetic dissection of seedling root architecture under aluminium toxicity in tropical maize (Zea mays L.)

Arun M. Channapur
Santosh Kumar
Bhupender Kumar
Preeti Singh
Krishnan P. Abhijith
Akash A.
Rakhi Singh
Pooja Belwal
Vijay Prakash
Sandeep Jaiswal

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1722162

731 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Weed Segmentation in Soybean Fields and Variable-Rate Herbicide Prescription Map Generation Based on UAV Imagery and Improved YOLOv11-seg Model

Yaohua Yue
Anbang Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1743263

390 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Transcriptomic and hormonal dynamics in relation to adventitious rooting of two parental Petunia species highlight a coordinated activation of the jasmonate and auxin pathways and an important role of upper-shoot-derived auxin influx

Ivona Jurenic
Sindy Chamas
Nicole Nagler
Gerd Ulrich Balcke
Uwe Druege

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1707238

668 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

UAV multispectral sensing and data-driven modeling for precision onion yield prediction

Sagar M. Wayal
Shardul Parab
Anusha Raj
Kiran Khandagale
Sanket Bhegde
Mukund Dawale
Indira Bhangare
Mahesh Khaire
Yogesh Kadam
Zafar Shaikh

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1696730

907 views

Data Report

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Transcriptomic data of seven flax varieties contrasting in lodging resistance

Daiana A. Krupskaya
Elena N. Pushkova
Valentina A. Krasnova
George S. Krasnov
Tatiana A. Rozhmina
Tatiana Yu. Rybakova
Alexander A. Arkhipov
Nikolai M. Barsukov
Olesya D. Moskalenko
Vera L. Kovalenko

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1694555

985 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Chemical residues in tomato plant tissue and in vitro toxicology profiles of Nemarioc-AL and Nemafric-BL phytonematicides on Raw 264.7 macrophage cells

Tshepo S. Mashela
Ashwell R. Ndhlala
Esam Elgorashi
Raymond T. Makola

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1681660

579 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

An AI-driven framework for enhancing regulatory precision and efficiency in CRISPR-Cas gene-edited crops: challenges, opportunities, and global harmonization

Feng Zhu
Zihan Liu
Zeyu Zheng

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1693105

746 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Synchronous detection method for senescence quality of damaged Korla fragrant pears during storage

Jingchi Guo
Hao Niu
Yang Liu
Quan Xu
Haonan Xue
Haipeng Lan
Shengkun Dong
Yifei Gao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1726333

457 views

Review

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Decrypting molecular mechanism of heat stress tolerance in rice to tackle climate change challenges through recent approaches

Neeraj Kumar
Seyed Mahdi Hosseiniyan Khatibi
Deepak Sharma
Faraz Azeem
Ganesh Kumar Koutu
Jauhar Ali

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1722694

1,243 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Trellis systems ameliorate heat damage by regulating canopy temperature, photosynthetic efficiency and leaf microstructure of grapevine

Ling Luo
Xinya Liu
Xiulan Lyu
Qi Zhong
Yijun Ma
Ran Li
Wei Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1648999

632 views

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Metabolomic analysis of Yunnan cigar tobacco leaves: impact of geography and climate on flavor characteristics and machine learning-based origin traceability

Biofortification of baby corn: Integrating agronomic and genetic approaches to address zinc micronutrient deficiencies - global perspectives and future challenges

Tomato activates ethylene signaling to maintain pathogenesis-related genes expression for conferring bacterial wilt resistance

SRC-YOLOv8n: a lightweight framework for fine-grained apple leaf disease detection with spatial detail preservation and multi-scale feature enhancement

Deep learning-based methods for phenotypic trait extraction in rice panicles

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi decouple plant growth and vanadium accumulation by reprogramming vanadium dynamics in green foxtail (Setaria viridis)

Genetic mapping, marker development, and identification of candidate genes for powdery mildew resistance in Malus baccata ‘Jackii’

Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of three Dendranthema morifolium “Boju” varieties with different flower colors

Lightweight deep learning for tomato disease detection: trends, challenges, and edge AI perspectives

Research on grape leaf disease recognition method based on improved YOLOv8n model

Phytochemical characterization and correlation analysis of nutritional value in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes at various growth stages

Mortality of apricot rootstocks and scions

Host-resistance in Allium genotypes against pantaphos producing Pantoea ananatis

Wound-dependent infection by Nigrospora oryzae causes sugarcane leaf spot: pathogen characterization and fungicide sensitivity

Genetic dissection of seedling root architecture under aluminium toxicity in tropical maize (Zea mays L.)

Weed Segmentation in Soybean Fields and Variable-Rate Herbicide Prescription Map Generation Based on UAV Imagery and Improved YOLOv11-seg Model

Transcriptomic and hormonal dynamics in relation to adventitious rooting of two parental Petunia species highlight a coordinated activation of the jasmonate and auxin pathways and an important role of upper-shoot-derived auxin influx

UAV multispectral sensing and data-driven modeling for precision onion yield prediction

Transcriptomic data of seven flax varieties contrasting in lodging resistance

Chemical residues in tomato plant tissue and in vitro toxicology profiles of Nemarioc-AL and Nemafric-BL phytonematicides on Raw 264.7 macrophage cells

An AI-driven framework for enhancing regulatory precision and efficiency in CRISPR-Cas gene-edited crops: challenges, opportunities, and global harmonization

Synchronous detection method for senescence quality of damaged Korla fragrant pears during storage

Decrypting molecular mechanism of heat stress tolerance in rice to tackle climate change challenges through recent approaches

Trellis systems ameliorate heat damage by regulating canopy temperature, photosynthetic efficiency and leaf microstructure of grapevine