Review

1. Historical trends in maize morphology from the 1950s to the 2010s in China
2. The rhizosphere microbial complex in plant health:A review of interaction dynamics

Crop Science

1. Allele mining of wheat ABA receptor at TaPYL4 suggests neofunctionalization among the wheat homoeologs
2. Characterization of chromosome segment substitution lines reveals candidate genes associated with the nodule number in soybean
3. Transcriptional profling between yellow-and black-seeded Brassica napus reveals molecular modulations on flavonoid and fatty acid content
4. An economic and viable approach to improve wheat quality in Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau,China
5. Growth and yield responses to simulated hail damage in dripirrigated cotton

Horticulture

1. Identification of soft rot resistance loci in Brassica rapa with SNP markers
2. Auxin response factor gene MdARF2 is involved in ABA signaling and salt stress response in apple
3. An assessment of the genetic diversity of pear (Pyrus L.) germplasm resources based on the fruit phenotypic traits
4. Mining of candidate genes for grape berry cracking using a genome-wide association study

Plant Protection

1. Genetic analysis of adult plant,quantitative resistance to stripe rust in wheat landrace Wudubaijian in multi-environment trials
2. Involvement of the autophagy-related gene BdATG8 in development and pathogenicity in Botryosphaeria dothidea
3. Screening and evaluation for antibiosis resistance of the spring wheat accessions to the grain aphid,Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi)(Hemiptera:Aphididae)
4. Improved crop protection and biodiversity of the agroecosystem by reduced tillage in rice paddy fields in southern China

Animal Science · Veterinary Medicine

1. PPAR gamma2:The main isoform of PPARγ that positively regulates the expression of the chicken Plin1 gene
2. Transcriptome analysis of the spleen of heterophils to lymphocytes ratio-selected chickens revealed their mechanism of differential resistance to Salmonella
3. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis identifies potential regulators in response to Salmonella Enteritidis challenge in the reproductive tract of laying ducks

Agro-Ecosystem &Environment

1. Low soil carbon saturation deficit limits the abundance of cbbLcarrying bacteria under long-term no-tillage maize cultivation in northern China
2. Ammonium-dependent regulation of ammonium transporter ZmAMT1s expression conferred by glutamine levels in roots of maize
3. Predicting soil depth in a large and complex area using machine learning and environmental correlations

Food Science

1. Plant-based meat substitutes by high-moisture extrusion:Visualizing the whole process in data systematically from raw material to the products
2. Efects of grape seed extract on meat color and premature browning of meat patties in high-oxygen packaging

Short Communication

1. Construction of chimeric viruses based on pepper mild mottle virus using a modified Cre/loxP system