Review

1. Review on the fully mulched ridge–furrow system for sustainable maize production on the semi-arid Loess Plateau

Crop Science

1. Development and characterization of a novel common wheat–Mexico Rye T1DL·1RS translocation line with stripe rust and powdery mildew resistance
2. Revealing the process of storage protein rebalancing in high quality protein maize by proteomic and transcriptomic
3. Association mapping of lignin response to Verticillium wilt through an eight-way MAGlC population in Upland cotton
4. Dry matter production and panicle characteristics of high yield and good taste indica hybrid rice varieties
5. Late sowing enhances lodging resistance of wheat plants by improving the biosynthesis and accumulation of lignin and cellulose
6. Effects of sowing date and ecological points on yield and the temperature and radiation resources of semi-winter wheat
7. Novel models for simulating maize growth based on thermal time and photothermal units: Applications under various mulching practices

Horticulture

1. Cassava MeRS40 is required for the regulation of plant salt tolerance
2. ldentification of key genes involved in flavonoid and terpenoid biosynthesis and the pathway of triterpenoid biosynthesis in Passiflora edulis

Plant Protection

1. Vacuolar processing enzyme positively modulates plant resistance and cell death in response to Phytophthora parasitica infection
2. Herbicidal activity and biochemical characteristics of the botanical drupacine against Amaranthus retroflexus L.
3. mgr-mir-9 implicates Meloidogyne graminicola infection in rice by targeting the effector MgPDI
4. Brown planthopper E78 regulates moulting and ovarian development by interacting with E93
5. Toxicity and horizontal transfer of bifenthrin and dimefluthrin against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and the efficacy of their dust applications in the field
6. Photosensitivity and a precise combination of size-dependent lambda-cyhalothrin microcapsules synergistically generate better insecticidal efficacy

Animal Science • Veterinary Medicine

1. Effects of carcass weight, sex and breed composition on meat cuts and carcass trait in finishing pigs
2. MicroRNA transcriptome of skeletal muscle during yak development reveals that miR-652 regulates myoblasts differentiation and survival by targeting ISL1
3. Molecular epidemiology, characterization of virulence factors and antibiotic resistance profile of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from dairy farms in China and Pakistan

Agro-Ecosystem & Environment

1. The effects of co-utilizing green manure and rice straw on soil aggregates and soil carbon stability in a paddy soil in southern China
2. Effects of planting patterns plastic film mulching on soil temperature, moisture, functional bacteria and yield of winter wheat in the Loess Plateau of China
3. lnversion tillage with straw incorporation affects the patterns of soil microbial co-occurrence and multi-nutrient cycling in a Hapli-Udic Cambisol

Food Science

1. Elucidation of the structure, antioxidant, and interfacial properties of flaxseed proteins tailored by microwave treatment
2. The effects of maltodextrin/starch in soy protein isolate–wheat gluten on the thermal stability of high-moisture extrudates

Letter

1. Developing a duplex ARMS-qPCR method to differentiate genotype l and ll African swine fever viruses based on their B646L genes