Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Five Ulmus pumila Cultivars: Comparative Analysis, Evolutionary Dynamics, and Germplasm Authentication Implications

ABSTRACT The complete chloroplast genomes of five Ulmus pumila cultivars (“Yangguang Nanhai,” “Yangguang Nühai,” “Xu Ri,” “Yang Gang,” and “Zhao Yang”) were sequenced and analyzed in this study, with publicly available Ulmus pumila accessions from NCBI included for intraspecific...

Natural variation in GmSOP5 regulates seed oil and protein content during soybean domestication

ABSTRACT Seed oil content, protein content, and yield are agronomically important, correlated traits that determine the economic value of soybean ( Glycine max ). However, improving seed quality and yield simultaneously is challenging because gains in one breeding target often co...

Integration of transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveals the mechanism of high-quality formation in Salvia miltiorrhiza

Salvia miltiorrhiza is an important medicinal plant, and its medicinal value is largely associated with specialized metabolites such as tanshinones and salvianolic acids. However, systematic evaluation of high-performing candidate germplasms and the molecular features associated...

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...

A Gapless T2T Genome and Population-Scale Resequencing of Adzuki Bean Reveal Centromere Evolution and Accelerate Molecular Breeding

Abstract The adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is an economically and nutritionally significant legume species. Using a multi-strategy sequencing approach, a gapless, telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome assembly of an elite cultivar, Jihong 16 (JH16), was generated. The genome size was...

Advances in Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Heat Stress in Apple and Pear

Persistent global warming significantly impacts crop phenology and productivity, with perennial fruit trees facing heightened challenges due to their long life cycles and complex heat stress accumulation. Apple and pear, which hold substantial economic and nutritional value, are...