Review

1. Recent advances in nutrient requirements of meat-type sheep in China:A review

Crop Science

1. Reducing phosphorylation of nitrate reductase improves nitrate assimilation in rice
2. Analysis of combining ability for stem-related traits and its correlations with lodging resistance heterosis in hybrid wheat
3. Sexual compatibility of transgenic soybean and different wild soybean populations
4. Modeling leaf color dynamics of winter wheat in relation to growth stages and nitrogen rates
5. Study of corn kernel breakage susceptibility as a function of its moisture content by using a laboratory grinding method
6. Effects of chemical topping on cotton development,yield and quality in the Yellow River Valley of China

1. Overexpression of Brassica napus cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase genes significantly enhanced tobacco growth and biomass
2. Genome-wide analysis of the CCCH zinc finger family in longan:Characteristic identification and expression profiles in Dimocarpus longan Lour
3. Targeted myostatin loss-of-function mutation increases type ll muscle fibers in Meishan pigs
4. Development of a cELlSA for effective detection of the antibody against H7 subtype of avian influenza virus

Horticulture

1. Versatile physiological functions of the Nudix hydrolase family in berry development and stress response in grapevine
2. Constructing the wolfberry (Lycium spp.) genetic linkage map using AFLP and SSR markers

Plant Protection

1. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics analysis of defense responses triggered by the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani infection in rice
2. Genome-wide identification and analysis of the regulation wheat DnaJ family genes following wheat yellow mosaic virus infection
3. Using transcriptome Shannon entropy to evaluate the off-target effects and safety of insecticidal siRNAs
4. Population genetic structure of Sitobion miscanthi in China

Agro-Ecosystem & Environment

1. Bentonite-humic acid improves soil organic carbon,microbial biomass,enzyme activities and grain quality in a sandy soil cropped to maize (Zea mays L.) in a semi-arid region
2. Comparison of nitrogen losses by runoff from two different cultivating patterns in sloping farmland with yellow soil during maize growth in Southwest China
3. Effects of land use/cover change (LUCC) on the spatiotemporal variability of precipitation and temperature in the Songnen Plain,China

Food Science

1. Polypropylene crisper and 1-MCP delay the softening,lignification and transcription levels of related enzyme genes of golden needle mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes)
2. Effect of harvest time on the chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of Gannan navel orange (Citrus sinensis L.Osbeck ‘Newhall’) juice

Agricultural Economics and Management

1. The relationship between farm size and fertilizer use efficiency:Evidence from China
2. Does Internet use promote the adoption of agricultural technology?Evidence from 1 449 farm households in 14 Chinese provinces

Short Communication

1. New geographic distribution and molecular diversity of Citrus chlorotic dwarf-associated virus in China