Crop Science

1. Dissecting the key genomic regions underlying high yield potential in common wheat variety ‘Kenong 9204’
2. Dissecting the genetic basis of grain color and pre-harvest sprouting resistance in common wheat by association analysis
3. Natural variations and geographical distributions of seed carotenoids and chlorophylls in 1 167 Chinese soybean accessions
4. Construction of SNP genetic maps based on targeted next-generation sequencing and QTL mapping of vital agronomic traits in faba bean (Vicia faba L.)
5. Combining nitrogen effects and metabolomics to reveal the response mechanisms to nitrogen stress and the potential for nitrogen reduction in maize
6. Integrating microRNAs and mRNAs reveals the hormones synthesis and signal transduction of maize under different N rates

Horticulture

1. Comparison of cell wall changes of two different types of apple cultivars during fruit development and ripening
2. Core collection construction of tea plant germplasm in Anhui Province based on genetic diversity analysis using simple sequence repeat markers
3. The PcERF5 promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis in red-fleshed pear (Pyrus communis) through both activating and interacting with PcMYB transcription factors

Plant Protection

1. Colonization by Klebsiella variicola FH-1 stimulates soybean growth and alleviates the stress of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
2. Degradation effects on dichlorvos by a biocontrol strain,Trichoderma atroviride T23
3. Novel 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid amide derivatives show dual-acting capabilities for controlling plant bacterial diseases through ROSmediated antibacterial efficiency and activating plant defense responses
4. Light intensity regulates the sexual behaviors of oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis under laboratory conditions
5. Monitoring the little fire ant,Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger 1863),in the early stage of its invasion in China: Predicting its geographical distribution pattern under climate change
6. A binary gridding path-planning method for plant-protecting UAVs on irregular fields

Animal Science · Veterinary Medicine

1. lmmunogenetic basis of chicken’s heterophil to lymphocyte ratio revealed by genome-wide indel variants analysis
2. Preparation and application of a novel monoclonal antibody specific for the heat shock protein 60 of Lawsonia intracellularis
3. ldentification and epitope mapping of anti-p72 single-chain antibody against African swine fever virus based on phage display antibody library

Agro-Ecosystem & Environment

1. Carbon sequestration rate,nitrogen use efficiency and rice yield responses to long-term substitution of chemical fertilizer by organic manure in a rice–rice cropping system
2. Integrating a novel irrigation approximation method with a processbased remote sensing model to estimate multi-years' winter wheat yield over the North China Plain
3. Predicting and delineating soil temperature regimes of China using pedotransfer function

Food Science

1. Effects of methionine treatment on storage quality and antioxidant activity of postharvest jujube fruit
2. Physicochemical properties and antibacterial mechanism of theabrownins prepared from different catechins catalyzed by polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase

Commentary

1. A Gγ allele makes alkaline tolerance real