Ivica Delic¹, Goran Jukic², Ivan Varnica², Valentina Spanic^3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.10, pp. 3189-3203, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.070489 - 29 October 2025

Abstract This study evaluated agro-morphological traits, grain quality traits, and phenotypic stability of nine soybean genotypes across four environments over two growing seasons (2022–2023). Traits such as days to flowering, days to maturity, and disease symptoms were monitored throughout the season. At maturity, parameters including grain yield, grain oil and protein content, 1000-seed weight, test weight, scores of lodgings, shattering, plant height, and first pod height were evaluated. In addition, 18 morphological traits were scored, of which eight were sufficiently variable for further analysis. In terms of environmental stability, genotypes 2 and 13 excelled, while genotypes… More >

Sadia Alam Shammi^1,2, Yanbo Huang^1,*, Weiwei Xie^1,2, Gary Feng¹, Haile Tewolde¹, Xin Zhang³, Johnie Jenkins¹, Mark Shankle⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.9, pp. 2745-2766, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.068955 - 30 September 2025

Abstract Crop leaf area index (LAI) and biomass are two major biophysical parameters to measure crop growth and health condition. Measuring LAI and biomass in field experiments is a destructive method. Therefore, we focused on the application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in agriculture, which is a cost and labor-efficient method. Hence, UAV-captured multispectral images were applied to monitor crop growth, identify plant bio-physical conditions, and so on. In this study, we monitored soybean crops using UAV and field experiments. This experiment was conducted at the MAFES (Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station) Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch… More >

Lucas Leal Lima¹, Angélica Souza Gouveia¹, Analice Martins Duarte¹, Filipe Schitini Salgado², Nathália Silva Oliveira¹, Monique da Silva Bonjour¹, Iana Pedro da Silva Quadros¹, Maria Goreti Almeida Oliveira¹, Flavia Maria Silva Carmo², Elizabeth Pacheco Batista Fontes¹, Humberto Josué de Oliveira Ramos^1,3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.6, pp. 1787-1810, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.064068 - 27 June 2025

Abstract Sound contains mechanical signals that can promote physiological and biochemical changes in plants. Insects produce different sounds in the environment, which may be relevant to plant behavior. Thus, we evaluated whether signaling cascades are regulated differently by ecological sounds and whether they trigger molecular responses following those produced by herbivorous insects. Soybean plants were treated with two different sounds: chewing herbivore and forest ambient. The responses were markedly distinct, indicating that sound signals may also trigger specific cascades. Enzymes involved in oxidative metabolism were responsive to both sounds, while salicylic acid (SA) was responsive only… More >

Flávia Naves Ferreira do Prado¹, Michelle Garcia Gomes¹, Marcela Piassi Bernardo¹, Daniel Pasquini^1,*, Anízio Márcio de Faria², Luís Carlos de Morais^3,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 957-980, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02024-0014 - 20 May 2025

Abstract Alternative methods for biodiesel purification that focus on ease of operation, cost reduction, and elimination of contaminated residues or that are easier to treat have received more attention. The dry wash route was used as an alternative to the wet route in biodiesel production. Filter membranes were developed based on cellulose nanofibers as the matrix and sugarcane bagasse fibers or soy hulls, as reinforcement to the matrix, before and after two chemical treatments (carboxymethylation and regeneration with sulfuric acid). The filters were characterized by permeability capacity, morphology, wettability, porosity, SEM and mechanical properties. The filtered… More > Graphic Abstract

Muhammad Imran Khan¹, Fahad Masoud Wattoo¹, Kamran Shehzad Bajwa^2,*, Zahid Akram¹, Sabahat Noor², Zaheer Abbas², Rashid Mehmood Rana¹, Muhammad Tahir Akram³, Shaukat Ali², Rai Muhammad Amir⁴, Ghulam Muhammad Ali⁵

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.4, pp. 1299-1318, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.062323 - 30 April 2025

Abstract The agricultural sector is notably affected by climate change, especially soybeans, which may face diminished yields because of severe water shortages. The evaluation of germplasm at morphological and molecular levels is an important pre-breeding step for crop improvement. This study employed 10 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to examine 60 soybean genotypes in the quest for drought-resistant lines during 2022–23. The results of the screening experiment (PEG-6000) revealed that the soybean genotypes SPS13, SPS195, PGRB83, and 39982 exhibited significant correlations in growth parameters. The results of molecular characterization indicated that five out of ten molecular… More >

Yongming Li, Dingyuan Zhang^*, Yadong Chen, Jiandu Ye

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 261-277, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2025.060033 - 06 March 2025

Abstract Resin plugging agents play a pivotal role in addressing casing damage in oil and gas fields. However, the widespread use of epoxy resin is constrained by its high cost and non-renewable origin, while plant-based resins often suffer from inadequate mechanical properties, which limit their effectiveness in such applications. This study introduces BEOPA, an innovative, renewable, high-strength resin plugging agent derived from epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) and enhanced with bisphenol A-type benzoxazine (BZ). In this study, the synthesis process, reaction mechanism, and application performance of this novel material are systematically presented, explored and optimized. It is… More >

Jinxing Li¹, Mustafa Zor², Xiaojian Zhou³, Guanben Du³, Denis Rodrigue⁴, Xiaodong (Alice) Wang^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 329-347, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2024.056795 - 20 February 2025

Abstract In this study, two series of foams based on tannic acid (TA), furfuryl alcohol (FA), soybean protein isolate (SPI), and casein (CA), namely TA–FA–SPI (TS series) and TA–FA–CA (TC series) were developed, and their properties were enhanced by adding poplar fibers (WF). From the samples produced, a complete set of characterization was performed including possible crosslinking reactions, morphology, mechanical properties, flame retardancy, thermal insulation and thermal stability. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed possible covalent crosslinking among the components and hydrogen bonding between WF and the matrix. Viscosity results indicated that lower prepolymer viscosity led to… More >

Qianshuo Liu, Jun Zhao^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.10, pp. 2663-2681, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.056054 - 30 October 2024

Abstract Traditional machine vision algorithms have difficulty handling the interference of light and shadow changes, broken rows, and weeds in the complex growth circumstances of soybean fields, which leads to erroneous navigation route segmentation. There are additional shortcomings in the feature extractFion capabilities of the conventional U-Net network. Our suggestion is to utilize an improved U-Net-based method to tackle these difficulties. First, we use ResNet’s powerful feature extraction capabilities to replace the original U-Net encoder. To enhance the concentration on characteristics unique to soybeans, we integrate a multi-scale high-performance attention mechanism. Furthermore, to do multi-scale feature… More >

Shahin Imran^1,2,*, Md. Asif Mahamud³, Newton Chandra Paul¹, Prosenjit Sarker⁴, Md. Tahjib-Ul-Arif⁵, Nazmul Islam⁵, Mohammad Saidur Rhaman⁶, Saleh H. Salmen⁷, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi⁷, Mohammad Javed Ansari⁸, Mohammed Ali Alshehri⁹, Akbar Hossain^10,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.9, pp. 2251-2266, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.055736 - 30 September 2024

Abstract Soybean (Glycine max) is a potential legume crop, but it cannot thrive in mild salinity. Salicylic acid (SA) is a renowned plant growth hormone that improves tolerance to saline conditions. Hence, the study was performed to understand the functions of priming seeds and supplementation of SA in modulating salt tolerance in soybean seedlings. When exposed to salt stress, soybean seedlings showed considerably higher contents of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and malondialdehyde (MDA) while having decreased germination and growth factors, water contents, and photosynthetic pigments. The germination rate, final germination percentage, germination index, germination energy, and seed vigor index… More >

Songnan Yang¹, Miao Zhang¹, Rongrong Yao¹, Liangyu Chen¹, Weixuan Cong¹, Dan Yao², Jian Zhang^1,3, Jun Zhang^1,*, Xueying Li^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.9, pp. 2209-2225, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.055046 - 30 September 2024

Abstract The high isoflavones content of soybeans is an important breeding goal due to the demonstrated benefits of isoflavones to human health and their association with plant resistance. In this study, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping for soybean isoflavone aglycones, including daidzin, glycerin, and genistin, and total isoflavones content was performed in a population of 178 F_2:6 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) which was generated from a cross between varieties Jinong 17 and Jinong 18. A genetic linkage map covering 1248 cM was constructed using the simple sequence repeat (SSR) molecular markers. The results revealed 22 isoflavone-related QTLs,… More >