Crop Science

1. ldentification and validation of stable and novel quantitative trait loci for pod shattering in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]
2. dep1 improves rice grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency simultaneously by enhancing nitrogen and dry matter translocation
3. Genotype×tillage interaction and the performance of winter bread wheat genotypes in temperate and cold dryland conditions
4. Characterization and fine mapping of a semi-rolled leaf mutant srl3 in rice
5. TaNF-YB11,a gene of NF-Y transcription factor family in Triticum aestivum,confers drought tolerance on plants via modulating osmolyte accumulation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis
6. ldentification and validation of novel loci associated with wheat quality through a genome-wide association study
7. Evidence of arrested silk growth in maize at high planting density using phenotypic and transcriptional analyses
8. Cytological study on haploid male fertility in maize

Horticulture

1. Transcriptional search to identify and assess reference genes for expression analysis in Solanum lycopersicum under stress and hormone treatment conditions
2. Genome-wide development of interspecific microsatellite markers for Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum

Plant Protection

1. Nonphytotoxic copper oxide nanoparticles are powerful“nanoweapons” that trigger resistance in tobacco against the soilborne fungal pathogen Phytophthora nicotianae
2. Potassium sulphate induces resistance of rice against the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola
3. ldentification of chorion genes and RNA interference-mediated functional characterization of chorion-1 in Plutella xylostella

Animal Science·Veterinary Medicine

1. Genome-wide detection for runs of homozygosity analysis in three pig breeds from Chinese Taihu Basin and Landrace pigs by SLAFseq data
2. Long-term effect of subacute ruminal acidosis on the morphology and function of rumen epithelial barrier in lactating goats
3. Dynamic change of fungal community in the gastrointestinal tract of growing lambs
4. lnfluence of preceding crop and tillage system on forage yield and quality of selected summer grass and legume forage crops under arid conditions

Agro-Ecosystem &Environment

1. Substituting nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer with optimal amount of crop straw improves rice grain yield,nutrient use efficiency and soil carbon sequestration
2. Apparent variations in nitrogen runoff and its uptake in paddy rice under straw incorporation
3. Effects of different concentrations of super-absorbent polymers on soil structure and hydro-physical properties following continuous wetting and drying cycles

Agricultural Economics and Management

1. Explaining farmers’ reluctance to adopt green manure cover crops planting for sustainable agriculture in Northwest China
2. Commercial cash crop production and households’ economic welfare: Evidence from the pulse farmers in rural China

Short Communication

1. Study on PCR rapid molecular detection technique of Meloidogyne vitis