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Liquid Metal‐Based Stretchable Strain Sensor for Fruit Growth Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Schematic overview of the fruit growth sensor development workflow, including sensor fabrication by injection molding, electromechanical and environmental characterization, mechanical stability testing, electronic readout integration, and outdoor field validation for monitoring of fruit growth under practical orchard conditions.
Asad Ullah, Lennert Purnal, Maximilian Krack, Sander Vijgen, Thijs Vandenryt, Dieter Reenaers, Ronald Thoelen, Wim Deferme   +7 more
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Sodium selenite increases drought tolerance by promoting jasmonic acid biosynthesis in cucumber

Horticulture Advances, 2023
Jasmonic acid (JA) is an important and widely distributed plant hormone. However, the molecular and physiological mechanism of JA in improving drought tolerance in response to sodium selenite is limited. This work was performed to investigate the effects
Dan Wen, Yang Zheng, Yujuan Han, Jiping Song, Shengnan Sun, Ning Yang, Xiao Wang   +6 more
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Edible Pouch Motors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Edible robotics is an emerging field that leverages edible materials to construct robotic systems. This study presents a method to create thin, lightweight, yet powerful edible soft actuators, namely edible pouch motors. The successful operation of these edible actuators and grippers renders their potential to advance future developments in edible ...
Keigo Takahashi, Kazuma Takai, Ryuma Niiyama, Jun Shintake   +3 more
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
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Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping and Identification of Candidate Genes Controlling Bolting in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Spinach is a typical light-sensitive plant. Long days can induce early bolting, thereby influencing the regional adaptation, quality, and vegetative yield of spinach.
Qing Meng, Zhiyuan Liu, Chunda Feng, Helong Zhang, Zhaosheng Xu, Xiaowu Wang, Jian Wu, Hongbing She, Wei Qian   +8 more
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Homoisoflavanone Delays Colorectal Cancer Progression via DNA Damage‐Induced Mitochondrial Apoptosis and Parthanatos‐Like Cell Death

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Homoisoflavanone (HIF), a bioactive compound isolated from Polygonatum kingianum, selectively suppresses colorectal cancer progression by inducing DNA damage‐mediated mitochondrial apoptosis and parthanatos‐like cell death. HIF triggers mitochondrial dysfunction, including depolarized membrane potential, elevated ROS, and ATP depletion, while impairing
Hongjie Fan, Huzi Zhao, Pei Zhang, Pengfei Yu, Yunfei Ji, Gang Chen, Hongli Jin, Yanfang Liu, Jin Liu, Zhe‐Sheng Chen, Aiping Lyu, Xinmiao Liang, Yang Chen   +12 more
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The Mitochondrial Guardian α‐Amyrin Mitigates Alzheimer's Disease Pathology via Modulation of the DLK‐SARM1‐ULK1 Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Dietary habits play a key role in chronic diseases, and higher annual consumption of fruit and vegetable may lower risk of dementia. Artificial intelligence predicts the lipid‐like compound α‐Amyrin (αA) from plants with edible peels as a drug candidate against Alzheimer's disease.
Shu‐Qin Cao, Juan Ignacio Jiménez‐Loygorri, Yunguang Qiu, You Jung Kang, Khanh Van Do, Annabel E. Smith, Junjie Huang, Jun‐ping Pan, Lipeng Mao, Ang Li, Hangge Yang, Yahyah Aman, Maria Jose Donate Lagartos, Sofie Hindkjær Lautrup, Anbin Chen, Kristina Xiao Liang, Hailong Zhang, Juan Yi, Xurui Jin, Tin Cho Cheung, Olympia Apokotou, Florentia Papastefanaki, Rebecca Matsas, William A. McEwan, Feixiong Cheng, Hansang Cho, Guobing Chen, Huanxing Su, Konstantinos Palikaras, Oscar Junhong Luo, Qian Hua Zhao, Ding Ding, Cornelia van Duijn, Nektarios Tavernarakis, Patricia Boya, Tewin Tencomnao, Evandro F. Fang   +36 more
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Transcriptome profiling of Cucumis metuliferus infected by Meloidogyne incognita provides new insights into putative defense regulatory network in Cucurbitaceae

Scientific Reports, 2017
Root-knot nematodes (RKN) represent extensive challenges to Cucurbitaceae crops. However, Cucumis metuliferus (Cm) is known to be resistant to Meloidogyne incognita (Mi) infections.
Jian Ling, Zhenchuan Mao, Mingjuan Zhai, Feng Zeng, Yuhong Yang, Bingyan Xie   +5 more
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Divergent Regulatory Effects of Jasmonic Acid on Tomato Lycopene Biosynthesis Under Light and Dark Conditions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals the mechanism by which jasmonic acid (JA) regulates lycopene synthesis under light and dark conditions. In light, JA activates SlMYC2, which suppresses SlPIF1a and promotes SlPSY1 expression. In darkness, JA induces the acetyltransferase SlNATA1, which acetylates the dark‐accumulated SlPIF1a, thereby repressing SlPSY1 expression ...
Jiayi Xu, Lingfeng He, Jialong Zhang, Hao Cui, Hongxin Li, Haijun Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Lun Liu, Kunpeng Xu, Yang‐Dong Guo, Na Zhang   +10 more
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An Increasing Misalignment Between Crop Distribution and Environmental Resources Under Climate Change in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Climate change reshapes the spatial alignment between crop production and environmental resources. Using multi‐source data and a crop model, integrated climatic, water, and soil endowments for maize and wheat are quantified and compared with harvest distributions.
Zheng'e Su, Zhentao Zhang, Jin Zhao, Xia Liang, Chuang Zhao, Zhijuan Liu, Minghao Zhuang, Jing Sun, Bo Lu, Ke Liu, Johannes W. M. Pullens, Matthew T. Harrison, Deli Chen, Xiaoguang Yang   +13 more
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