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Spatial and temporal scales in plant phenotyping for crop water stress assessment: A review

The Plant Phenome Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract Water stress is a major limiting factor for crop productivity worldwide, and its impacts are intensifying due to climate variability and increasing water scarcity. This review focuses on the spatial and temporal scales in plant phenotyping as a critical approach to improving crop water‐stress assessment and supporting precision water ...
Daniel Kingsley Cudjoe, Yazhou Sun, Sanai Li, Wenxuan Guo   +3 more
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1805-1829, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
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Development of a Multiplex RT-PCR for the Simultaneous Detection of Five Viruses and Viroids in Peach [PDF]

Research in Plant Disease
A multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (mRT-PCR) assay was developed for the simultaneous detection of three viruses and two viroids infecting peach trees, including apple chlorotic leaf spot virus, plum bark necrosis stem pitting ...
Jeong-Eun Kim, Boram Kwon, Eun Jung Heo, Eunhae Baek, Gahyun Son, Hyun Joo Shin   +5 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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EConv-ViT: A strongly generalized apple leaf disease classification model based on the fusion of ConvNeXt and Transformer

Information Processing in Agriculture
The accurate recognition of apple leaf diseases is crucial for ensuring crop health and agricultural productivity. However, deep learning models often suffer from poor generalization across diverse environments due to variations in lighting, background ...
Xin Huang, Demin Xu, Yongqiao Chen, Qian Zhang, Puyu Feng, Yuntao Ma, Qiaoxue Dong, Feng Yu   +7 more
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Strigolactone‐mediated architecture regulation and stress resilience: Insights and innovations for crop breeding

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 68, Issue 8, Page 2548-2576, August 2026.
This review summarizes the discovery, biosynthesis, and transport of strigolactone, and the D14‐D3/MAX2‐D53/SMXLs signaling module. It highlights diverse roles of strigolactone in plant architecture, stress responses, and crop breeding, including species‐specific functions, hormonal crosstalk, and agricultural applications.
Qingliang Hu, Jiayang Li, Bing Wang
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14‐3‐3 proteins: Central hubs in plant development and stress adaptation

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 68, Issue 8, Page 3107-3132, August 2026.
This review highlights recent advances elucidating the important roles of 14‐3‐3 proteins in regulating phytohormone networks, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, growth‐defense trade‐offs, and evolutionary adaptations. Furthermore, it provides a forward‐looking perspective on 14‐3‐3 biology and the development of climate‐resilient smart crops under ...
Jiale Yuan, Qizhang Wang, Jing Cao, Furong Wang, Hua Zhou, Jigang Li, Fang Lin   +6 more
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Improved multi-scale inverse bottleneck residual network based on triplet parallel attention for apple leaf disease identification

Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Accurate diagnosis of apple leaf diseases is crucial for improving the quality of apple production and promoting the development of the apple industry. However, apple leaf diseases do not differ significantly from image texture and structural information.
Lei Tang, Jizheng Yi, Xiaoyao Li
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Beneath the Bark: Molecular Determinants of Adaptation and Infection in Bacterial Pathogens of Woody Hosts

Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 27, Issue 8, August 2026.
Bacterial pathogens colonise woody hosts by integrating metabolic adaptation, effector‐mediated immune suppression, cell wall remodelling and EPS‐ and toxin‐supported persistence. ABSTRACT Bacterial pathogens of woody plants represent a pervasive yet underexplored threat to global agriculture and forestry, causing devastating diseases in fruit trees ...
Antonio Arroyo‐Mateo, Jesús Murillo, Luis Rodríguez‐Moreno, Cayo Ramos   +3 more
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From Defense Executor to Engineering Target: Harnessing Lignin for Crop Resistance

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 39, 13 July 2026.
Lignin serves as both a physical and chemical executor of broad‐spectrum plant immunity. This review systematically summarizes classical and recent advances in lignin‐mediated immunity, outlines the multifaceted regulatory modules controlling lignification under biotic stress, discusses key physiological and biochemical mechanisms behind lignin‐based ...
Yanwen Yu, Ke Wang, Huachuan Tuo, Jiankun Li, Liping Xu, Chang‐Jun Liu, Mingyue Gou   +6 more
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