China National Botanical Garden

Genome-Wide Marker–Trait Analysis of Agronomic and Biomass-Related Traits in an Interspecific Miscanthus F1 Population Grown on Reclaimed Mine Land

Miscanthus is a perennial bioenergy crop suited to marginal and degraded land, yet relatively little is known about the genetic basis of biomass-related variation in interspecific hybrids across years. We evaluated 100 F1 genotypes from Miscanthus sacchariflorus × M. lutarioripar...

Ecological fitting in a deceptive trap flower: Aristolochia gibertii recruits native drosophilid flies outside South America

Deceptive pollination, in which plants lure pollinators without offering rewards, represents a sophisticated evolutionary strategy. The trap-flowers of Aristolochia provide an excellent system to study the coordinated evolution of floral morphology, chemistry, and phenology. Howe...

Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

ABSTRACT The Xisha Islands in the South China Sea are a typical tropical coral archipelago at the forefront of global climate change and anthropogenic disturbance, yet their ant diversity and ecological functions remain uncharacterized. In this study, we systematically surveyed a...

Toward high‐quality genomes: Standards, challenges, and strategies for assembly and annotation

Abstract Genomes provide the fundamental basis for understanding biological systems. Owing to rapid advances in sequencing technologies and assembly methods, the number of sequenced genomes has increased substantially. A high‐quality genome should have high continuity, completene...

Creation of rosemary germplasm resources with high glandular trichome density and elevated levels of volatile and non-volatile functional components

Rosemary originates in the Mediterranean region and is a traditional medicinal and aromatic plant. It contains a variety of bioactive components, including both volatile and non-volatile, and exhibits properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-fungal, and...

Topographic decoupling of tree-mortality disturbances drives contrasting soil carbon fates via divergent microbial strategies

Climate change is exacerbating tree mortality worldwide, threatening the stability of forest soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. However, how SOC responds to tree mortality amid co-occurring disturbances remains mechanistically unresolved. Here, we demonstrate that topography spati...

Biocontrol efficacy and possible mechanism of a broad-spectrum antagonistic yeast, Pichia kluyveri NY23, screened from peach fruit via microbiome analysis

Fungus-induced postharvest diseases are the leading causes of fruit loss and waste. Meanwhile, some pathogens also produce mycotoxins, posing a grave risk to public health. Fruit epicarps harbor abundant microbiota, and shifts in these communities are tightly coupled with the occ...

Modulation of leaf economics spectrum, mycorrhizal type, and phylogeny on leaf nutrient resorption in a temperate urban forest

Abstract Background and Aims Nutrient resorption is a key nutrient conservation strategy employed by plants. However, the leaf economics spectrum (LES), which reflects a fundamental trade-off between resource acquisition and conservation in plants, has not been properly linked to...