Special Focus: Hot spots in bovine mastitis research

1. The hot spots in bovine mastitis research
2. Management and prevention of mastitis: A multifactorial approach with a focus on milking, bedding and data-management
3. Elimination of ceftiofur hydrochloride residue in postpartum cows’milk after intramammary infusing at dry-off
4. Evaluation of a new qPCR test to identify the organisms causing high total bacterial count in bulk tank milk
5. Prevalence and characteristics of extended spectrum β-lactamaseproducing Escherichia coli from bovine mastitis cases in China

Crop Science

1. Evolutionary analysis of plant jacalin-related lectins (JRLs) family and expression of rice JRLs in response to Magnaporthe oryzae
2. Molecular mapping of YrTZ2, a stripe rust resistance gene in wild emmer accession TZ-2 and its comparative analyses with Aegilops tauschii
3. Transcriptomes of early developing tassels under drought stress reveal differential expression of genes related to drought tolerance in maize
4. GmDRR1, a dirigent protein resistant to Phytophthora sojae in Glycine max (L.) Merr.
5. Why high grain yield can be achieved in single seedling machinetransplanted hybrid rice under dense planting conditions?
6. Farmers’ participatory selection of new rice varieties to boost production under temperate agro-ecosystems
7. Relationships between temperature-light meteorological factors and seedcotton biomass per boll at different boll positions
8. Effects of plastic mulching film-induced leaf burning on seedling growth in tobacco cultivation: Different findings beyond conservation view

Horticulture

1. Multivariate analysis between meteorological factor and fruit quality of Fuji apple at different locations in China
2. Gene cloning and expression analyses of WBC genes in the developing grapevine seeds
3. Gas exchange and water relations of young potted loquat cv. Algerie under progressive drought conditions
4. Quantifying muskmelon fruit attributes with A-TEP-based model and machine vision measurement

Plant Protection

1. A study on the pathogen species and physiological races of tomato Fusarium wilt in Shanxi, China
2. Carbendazim sensitivity in populations of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides complex infecting strawberry and yams in Hubei Province of China
3. In field control of Botrytis cinerea by synergistic action of a fungicide and organic sanitizer
4. Ultrastructure of the sensilla on antennae and mouthparts of larval and adult Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Agro-Ecosystem & Environment

1. Reducing nitrogen fertilization of intensive kiwifruit orchards decreases nitrate accumulation in soil without compromising crop production
2. Soil microbial characteristics and yield response to partial substitution of chemical fertilizer with organic amendments in greenhouse vegetable production
3. Long-term grazing exclusion influences arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their association with vegetation in typical steppe of lnner Mongolia, China

Agricultural Economics and Management

1. Factors influencing hybrid maize farmers’ risk attitudes and their perceptions in Punjab Province, Pakistan
2. Improve access to the EU market by identifying French consumer preference for fresh fruit from China