Crop Science

1. Analyses and identifications of quantitative trait loci and candidate genes controlling mesocotyl elongation in rice
2. OsMas1,a novel maspardin protein gene,confers tolerance to salt and drought stresses by regulating ABA signaling in rice
3. Marker-assisted selection to pyramid Fusarium head blight resistance loci Fhb1 and Fhb2 in the high-quality soft wheat cultivar Yangmai 15
4. Identification,evolution,expression and protein interaction analysis of genes encoding B-box zinc-finger proteins in maize
5. Characterization of transgenic wheat lines expressing maize ABP7 involved in kernel development
6. Increasing the appropriate seedling density for higher yield in dry direct-seeded rice sown by a multifunctional seeder after wheatstraw return
7. Nitrogen management improves lodging resistance and production in maize (Zea mays L.) at a high plant density
8. ldentification of tolerance to high density and lodging in short petiolate germplasm M657 and the effect of density on yield-related phenotypes of soybean

Horticulture

1. SlGH9-15 regulates tomato fruit cracking with hormonal and abiotic stress responsiveness cis-elements
2. An optimized protocol using Steedman’s wax for high-sensitivity RNA in situ hybridization in shoot apical meristems and flower buds of cucumber
3. CopE and TLR6 RNAi-mediated tomato resistance to western flower thrips

Plant Protection

1. Mitochondrial dynamics caused by QoIs and SDHIs fungicides depended on FgDnm1 in Fusarium graminearum
2. Fatty acid-binding protein gene is indispensable for molting process in Heortia vitessoides (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
3. Maleness-on-the-Y (MoY) orthologue is a key regulator of male sex determination in Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)
4. Characterization of the chemosensory protein EforCSP3 and its potential involvement in host location by Encarsia formosa

Animal Science • Veterinary Medicine

1. A 314-bp SlNE insertion in the ZNF2 promoter region may act as a repressor related to regulation of fat deposition in pigs
2. The succession of fecal bacterial community and its correlation with the changes of serum immune indicators in lambs from birth to 4 months
3. Establishment and evaluation of the primary cultured tibial osteoblast model of broiler chicks
4. A multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of classical swine fever virus,African swine fever virus,and atypical porcine pestivirus
5. The vital role of CovS in the establishment of Streptococcus equi subsp.zooepidemicus virulence

Agro-Ecosystem &Environment

1. Different genotypes regulate the microbial community structure in the soybean rhizosphere
2. Drip fertigation and plant hedgerows significantly reduce nitrogen and phosphorus losses and maintain high fruit yields in intensive orchards

Agricultural Economics and Management

1. Optimal design of culling compensation policy under the African swine fever — Based on simulations of typical pig farms in China
2. The role of time preferences in contract breach: Evidence from Chinese poultry farmers participating in contract farming

Short Communication

1. Characterization of subunits encoded by SnRK1 and dissection of combinations among these subunits in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)