Review

1. Biosynthesized metallic nanoparticles as fertilizers:An emerging precision agriculture strategy

Crop Science

1. TaIAA15 genes regulate plant architecture in wheat
2. Creation of two hyperactive variants of phytochrome B1 for attenuating shade avoidance syndrome in maize
3. Dissecting the genetic basis of maize deep-sowing tolerance by combining association mapping and gene expression analysis
4. Root characteristics and yield of rice as affected by the cultivation pattern of strong seedlings with increased planting density and reduced nitrogen application
5. Characteristics of lodging resistance of high-yield winter wheat as affected by nitrogen rate and irrigation managements
6. Predictive models of drought tolerance indices based on physiological,morphological and biochemical markers for the selection of cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L.) varieties

Horticulture

1. Genome-wide analysis of OVATE family proteins in cucumber(Cucumis sativus L.)
2. Genome-wide identification of WOX gene family in apple and a functional analysis of MdWOX4b during adventitious root formation
3. Phenotype and mechanism analysis of plant dwarfing in pear regulated by abscisic acid

Plant Protection

1. Mutations in FgPrp6 suppressive to the Fgprp4 mutant in Fusarium graminearum
2. Small RNA deep sequencing reveals the presence of multiple viral infections in cucurbit crops in Guangdong,China
3. Resistance of barley varieties to Heterodera avenae in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,China
4. Assessment of the potential toxicity of insecticidal compounds to Peristenus spretus,a parasitoid of mirid bugs
5. Genetics and fitness costs of resistance to flupyradifurone in Bemisia tabaci from China

Animal Science ? Veterinary Medicine

1. The expression,function,and coding potential of circular RNA circEDC3 in chicken skeletal muscle development
2. Integrative analysis of hypothalamic transcriptome and genetic association study reveals key genes involved in the regulation of egg production in indigenous chickens

Agro-Ecosystem & Environment

1. Estimation of soil organic carbon stock and its controlling factors in cropland of Yunnan Province,China
2. Increasing soil microbial biomass nitrogen in crop rotation systems by improving nitrogen resources under nitrogen application
3. The Nutrient Expert decision support system improves nutrient use efficiency and environmental performance of radish in North China

Food Science

1. Comparison of structural and physicochemical properties of potato protein and potato flour modified with tyrosinase
2. Sodium dehydroacetate treatment prolongs the shelf-life of ‘Kyoho’grape by regulating oxidative stress and DNA methylation

Short Communication

1. Emergence of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

1. ldentification of the DEAD-box RNA helicase family members ingrapevine reveals that VviDEADRH25a confers tolerance to drought stress
2. ldentification and functional characterization of ApisOr23 in pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum