Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Integrated Genetic Mapping, Transcriptomic, and Small RNA Analysis of Fruit Bitterness in Melon

Melon fruit bitterness, mainly caused by cucurbitacin B (CuB), is a major quality defect that reduces consumer acceptance and market value. However, the genetic and regulatory mechanisms underlying fruit bitterness remain largely unclear. In this study, two thin-skinned melon inb...

Six‐DoF Strawberry Harvesting Pose Selection and Adaptive Obstacle Clearing in Occluded Environments

In complex, unstructured orchard environments, accurate end‐effector pose selection is essential for low‐damage strawberry harvesting. This study proposes an occlusion‐aware 6‐DoF harvesting pose‐selection strategy with adaptive obstacle clearing for a fixed‐stroke two‐finger end...

Soil moisture is associated with belowground biotic recovery across vegetation restoration systems

Abstract Introduction Karst rocky desertification is a severe form of land degradation in southwest China, where vegetation restoration has been widely implemented to rebuild soil habitat and biodiversity. However, how restoration‐associated changes in soil conditions correspond...

Mass-Rearing of Insects on Food Waste to Produce Chitosan—A Bio-Based Plastic Alternative

Mass-rearing of insects is being promoted to meet demands for sustainable sources of livestock and pet feed, protein, oils, pharmaceutical precursors and more. Here, we describe an industrial symbiosis, in which insect mass-rearing is based on food waste, and chitin extracted fro...

Exploring carpel evolution: morphological, anatomical, and STM gene expression evidence from Illicium carpel

Abstract The origin of the carpel is crucial for understanding the evolution of angiosperms. A key unresolved debate centres on whether ovules originate from leaf-like structures or shoot structures. We conducted morphological, anatomical, and gene expression investigations on fl...

SAT1‐Induced Spermidine Depletion Potentiates Food Allergy

ABSTRACT Food allergies affect over 8% of children globally, with a 3.5‐fold increase in incidence in the past two decades. However, disease‐modifying therapies remain limited due to incomplete understanding of the underlying metabolic mechanisms. Thus, in this study, we aimed to...

Spraying Characteristics of Liquid Mulch and Their Effects on Headspace MITC Concentrations

Liquid mulch, as a spray-applied film-forming material, has considerable potential for agricultural mulching and soil environmental regulation. However, how liquid mulch spraying parameters affect headspace methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) concentrations remains unclear. The objectiv...

Microbial Bioenergetics and Ecology Govern the Coupled Biogeochemical Cycling of Arsenic/Antimony and Macronutrients

Abstract Arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) are toxic metalloids whose biogeochemical cycles are strongly influenced by carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and sulfur (S) through microbially mediated coupled transformations. However, the mechanistic basis of these coupled processes remains poo...

Full-length transcriptome analysis and microsatellite marker development in Euonymus japonicus ‘Beihaidao’

Abstract Background Euonymus plants have strong stress resistance and a rich variety of types, making them high-quality garden plant resources for enriching winter greenery and seasonal landscapes in the cold regions of northern China. At present, research on this genus still fac...

Egg volatiles of oak silkworm mediate defense against parasitoid wasps

Most insects protect their eggs from natural enemies via physical coverings, yet defensive mechanisms of exposed eggs (i.e., those without such coverings), particularly those lacking toxins, remain largely unexplored. The oak silkworm (Antheraea pernyi) lays such exposed eggs, ye...

Fetal hypoxia causes oocyte oxidative stress damage via the Sirt3/Sod2 pathway and can be alleviated by nicotinamide mononucleotide.

Environmental hypoxia exerts detrimental effects on the reproductive capabilities of both humans and animals. A fetal hypoxia model was established in which fetal mice were kept in a high-plateau hypoxic setting from embryonic day (E) 0 to 16.5. In our previous research, we found...

Superior haplotype of TaMPK3-6B is significantly associated with drought survival in wheat: from genome-wide mining to potential breeding application

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/MPK) cascades play crucial roles in plant stress responses, but the roles of MPK cascades and their allelic variation in wheat under drought stress remain poorly understood. In this study, we identified 62 wheat MPK genes through a genome-wi...

Genome-Wide Identification of the MATE Gene Family in Sweet Cherry and Functional Characterization of PavMATE50/51 Involved in Anthocyanin Accumulation Regulated by PavMYB10.1

Abstract Anthocyanins determine the appearance and nutritional quality of sweet cherries, yet their transport mechanism remains largely unclear. Here, we performed a genome-wide identification of the MATE family in sweet cherry and characterized two key anthocyanin-related transp...

Long-Term Vineyard Cultivation Reshapes Soil Organic Phosphorus Speciation, Phosphatase Activities, and phoC- and phoD-Harboring Bacterial Communities

Organic phosphorus (OP) transformation in perennial vineyards is strongly influenced by long-term cultivation, fertilization, and associated changes in soil properties. However, the relationships among soil OP speciation, phosphatase activities, and phoC- and phoD-harboring bacte...

The Battle Between Japanese Encephalitis Virus and Host Innate Immune System: Evasion and Response

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a natural zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), which poses potential threats to human health and the pig farming industry. To establish infection, JEV must overcome the innate immune responses and complete its lifecycle i...

Dynamic flavor profiles in sweet cherry during cold storage: integrated multi‑omics and volatile profiling reveals regulatory networks underlying flavor deterioration

Cold storage induces flavor deterioration in sweet cherry, while cultivar-specific regulatory mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, two mainstream commercial cultivars, ‘Rainier’ and ‘Tieton’, were stored at 4 °C for 21 days. We comprehensively integrated physiological...

Evaluation of Adult-Stage Salt Tolerance Identifies Promising Tomato Accessions Under Saline and Non-Saline Conditions

Soil salinization is a major abiotic constraint on tomato production worldwide. To evaluate adult-stage tomato performance under contrasting saline and non-saline conditions, 23 tomato accessions (13 large-fruited and 10 cherry types) were evaluated at two solar-greenhouse locati...

Dyella cornirhiza sp. nov., a Maize Rhizosphere Bacterium with Diverse Biosynthetic Potential

A novel bacterial strain, CR191T, was isolated from maize (Zea mays) rhizosphere soil. The strain is Gram-stain-negative, oxidase-positive, rod-shaped, non-motile, and aerobic. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed CR191T within the genus Dyella, with high...

Effects of Different Fruit Set Enhancement Treatments on Fruit Set Rate and Fruit Quality of the Self-Compatible Sweet Cherry Cultivar ‘Sunburst’ Under Protected Cultivation

Sweet cherries are an important temperate fruit crop, and protected cultivation has expanded rapidly in recent years. However, unstable fruit set under protected cultivation remains a major challenge, and the application of fruit set enhancement treatments has become common pract...

Multi-Algorithm Hierarchical Minimum Data Sets for Soil Quality Assessment in the Black Soil Region of Northeast China: A Case Study in Keshan County

The Northeast black soil region is a major grain-producing area in China, where county-scale assessment of topsoil quality is essential for soil conservation and provides a potential indicator framework for regional soil quality monitoring. In this study, 500 composite cultivated...