Kristamtini¹, Sugeng Widodo², Heni Purwaningsih³, Arlyna Budi Pustika¹, Setyorini Widyayanti¹, Arif Muazam¹, Arini Putri Hanifa^1,*, Joko Triastono², Dewi Sahara², Heni Sulistyawati Purwaning Rahayu², Pandu Laksono², Diah Arina Fahmi², Sutardi¹, Joko Pramono⁴, Rachmiwati Yusuf¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.5, pp. 1007-1021, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.048770

Abstract Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is an essential food crop for more than 750 million people in tropical and sub-tropical dry climates of Africa, India, and Latin America. The domestic sorghum market in Indonesia is still limited to the eastern region (East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Java, and South Sulawesi). Therefore, it is crucial to carry out sorghum research on drylands. This research aimed to investigate the effect of sorghum genotype and planting distance and their interaction toward growth and sorghum’s productivity in the Gunungkidul dryland, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In addition, the farm business analysis, including… More >

Julio C. Anchondo-Páez, Esteban Sánchez^*, Carlos A. Ramírez-Estrada, Alondra Salcido-Martínez, Erick H. Ochoa-Chaparro

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.5, pp. 963-980, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.048742

Abstract Beans contain a wide range of vitamins, proteins, calcium, and zinc which make them an important food source for many countries. To meet the demand for bean production worldwide, large amounts of fertilizers and pesticides are used. However, the cost of production and environmental impact increases. To produce food sustainably, the use of beneficial nutrients such as silicon as a biostimulant has been proposed. However, information about the effect of different sources of silicon on the metabolism of bean plants is scarce. Bean plants cv. Strike were grown in pots for 60 days and the… More >

Xiaolu Qin^1,3, Xinyu Li^1,3, Yi Yang², Mei Huang², Shengli Wu¹, Pianchou Gongpan¹, Lianzhang Wu², Juncai He², Changan Geng^1,3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.5, pp. 875-883, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.048192

Abstract The fruits of Amomum tsao-ko (Cao-Guo) were documented in Chinese Pharmacopoeia for the treatment of abdominal pain, vomiting, and plague. In our previous study, a series of diarylheptanes and flavonoids with α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity have been reported from the middle-polarity part of A. tsao-ko, whereas the antidiabetic potency of the low-polarity constituents is still unclear. In this study, three new hydroxytetradecenals, (2E, 4E, 8Z, 11Z)-6R-hydroxytetradeca-2,4,8,11-tetraenal (1), (2E, 4E, 8Z)-6R-hydroxytetradeca-2,4,8-trienal (2) and (2E, 4E)-6R-hydroxytetradeca-2,4-dienal (3) were obtained from the volatile oils of A. tsao-ko. The structures of compounds 1–3 were determined using spectroscopic data involving 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic More >

Jing Wang^1,#, Wenqing Xiao^1,#, Qingnan Wang¹, Xu Wang¹, Bin Jiang¹, Yangchun Han², Yang Sun^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.5, pp. 859-873, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.048151

Abstract The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) is an important class of transcription factors in plants, playing a critical role in plant growth and development and responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Due to gene presence/absence variations, it is limited to identify bZIP genes based on the reference genome. Therefore, we performed the bZIP gene family analysis in the rice pan-genome. By employing a rice pan-genome, ninety-four OsbZIPs (72 core genes and 22 variable genes) were identified and divided into 11 groups in a phylogenetic tree. Based upon Ka/Ks values in 33 accessions, OsbZIPs were subjected to different selection… More >

Jingcheng Zhang¹, Xingjian Zhou¹, Dong Shen¹, Qimeng Yu¹, Lin Yuan^2,*, Yingying Dong³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.4, pp. 745-762, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049734

Abstract As an important rice disease, rice bacterial leaf blight (RBLB, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae), has become widespread in east China in recent years. Significant losses in rice yield occurred as a result of the disease’s epidemic, making it imperative to monitor RBLB at a large scale. With the development of remote sensing technology, the broad-band sensors equipped with red-edge channels over multiple spatial resolutions offer numerous available data for large-scale monitoring of rice diseases. However, RBLB is characterized by rapid dispersal under suitable conditions, making it difficult to track the disease at… More >

Qi Lu^1,2, Longfei Jin², Cuiling Tong³, Feng Liu², Bei Huang², Dejian Zhang^1,2,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.4, pp. 661-679, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049733

Abstract A Plant Biostimulant is any substance or microorganism applied to plants to enhance nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or crop quality traits, regardless of its nutrient content. The application of Plant biostimulants (PBs) in production can reduce the application of traditional pesticides and chemical fertilizers and improve the quality and yield of crops, which is conducive to the sustainable development of agriculture. An in-depth understanding of the mechanism and effect of various PBs is very important for how to apply PBs reasonably and effectively in the practice of crop production. This paper summarizes the main More >

Anindita Das¹, Kanu Murmu², Biplab Mitra³, Pintoo Bandopadhyay², Ritesh Kundu⁴, Moupiya Roy⁵, Saleh Alfarraj⁶, Mohammad Javed Ansari⁷, Marian Brestic⁸, Akbar Hossain^9,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.4, pp. 763-776, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049473

Abstract Nutrient management plays a crucial role in the yield and quality of sweet corn. A field experiment was conducted in consecutive two kharif seasons in 2018 and 2019 to investigate the effect of various organic sources of nutrients in combination with inorganic sources on the yield and quality of sweet corn under new alluvial soils of West Bengal, India. Treatments were: T: Control (without fertilizers); T: 100% recommended dose (RDF) of chemical fertilizers (CF) (RDF CF); T: 100% recommended dose of N (RDN) through vermicompost (VC) (RDN VC); T: 50 RDN through CF + 50%… More >

Guangwei Sun^1,2,#, Xuanhao Zhang^3,#, Yi Liu³, Liguang Chai², Daisong Liu², Zhenguo Chen^1,*, Shiyou Lü^3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.4, pp. 641-659, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049285

Abstract The Nicotiana genus, commonly known as tobacco, holds significant importance as a crucial economic crop. Confronted with an abundance of herbivorous insects that pose a substantial threat to yield, tobacco has developed a diverse and sophisticated array of mechanisms, establishing itself as a model of plant ecological defense. This review provides a concise overview of the current understanding of tobacco’s defense strategies against herbivores. Direct defenses, exemplified by its well-known tactic of secreting the alkaloid nicotine, serve as a potent toxin against a broad spectrum of herbivorous pests. Moreover, in response to herbivore attacks, tobacco enhances… More >

Di Hu¹, Shouli Yi^1,*, Di Lin², Suping Gao³, Ting Lei³, Wenji Li⁴, Tingdan Xu¹, Songlin Jiang¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.4, pp. 681-697, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049166

Abstract In plants, heteromorphic self-incompatibility (HetSI) is a strategy for avoiding self-pollination and promoting outcrossing, and during this process, numerous protein-protein interaction events occur between the pistil and pollen. Previous studies in Primula and Fagopyrum that focused on HetSI systems have provided interesting insights; however, the molecular mechanism underlying HetSI remains largely unknown. In this study, we profiled the proteome of Plumbago auriculata stigmas before and after self-incompatible (SI) and self-compatible (SC) pollination. Comparative analyses were conducted by 4D-DIA (Four-dimensional data independent acquisition), a promising technology that increases the sensitivity and reduces the spectral complexity of proteomic analysis… More >

Fenglan Wang^#, Zhenyuan Cai^#, Zhimei Li, Shilong Zhang, Honghui Luo, Qing Wu, Hanhan Xia, Yanhong Guo^*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.4, pp. 819-830, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049150

Abstract FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) is an important factor for integrating flowering signals through the photoperiod pathway, which significantly promotes flowering. Most chrysanthemum varieties are short-day plants, sensitive to the photoperiod, which limits their ornamental and annual production supply. In this study, we aim to analyze the nutrients and flowering-related genes of chrysanthemums with different photoperiod types and to clone and verify the function of the flowering-related gene CmFT. We found that the formation of floral buds requires the accumulation of starch while consuming soluble sugars and the expression patterns of flowering-related genes GIGANTEA (GI), CONSTANS (CO), and FT in C.morifolium… More >