Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation Exerts Opposite Effects on Offspring Growth and Differentially Affects Maternal Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Lactating Dams Fed Normal- or Low-Protein Diets

Background: Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is involved in glucose and lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis, but whether its effects on maternal metabolism and offspring growth during lactation depend on dietary protein level remains unclear. Methods: C57BL/6J lactating dams...

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...

Volatilomic and transcriptomic analyses uncover the mechanisms underlying flavor-related VOC changes during the harvest period of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’

Harvest timing is a critical determinant of the quality of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’ (CRC), the sole raw material for Guang Chenpi. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the dynamics of flavor-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) across the commercial harvest period...

Preventive Effects of Fermented Yak Milk-Derived Lacticaseibacillus paracasei CD12-1 Against DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by mucosal barrier disruption, dysregulated immune responses, and gut microbial imbalance. However, limitations of current therapies highlight the need for safe probiotic interventions. This study evaluated...

ZcKr-h1 Knockdown Impairs Female Reproduction and Lifespan in Zeugodacus cucurbitae Under Normal and Short-Term High Temperature

Short-term high temperature is a critical environmental factor affecting the population dynamics of invasive insect pests. Krüppel-homolog 1 (Kr-h1) is a key transcription factor involved in insect reproduction. In this study, we investigated the role of ZcKr-h1 in female reprodu...

AI-driven discovery of self-assembled antimicrobial peptides with dual antibacterial and wound-healing functions against multidrug-resistant infections

The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, particularly those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii , poses a critical challenge to global healthcare. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promisin...

Knockout of the soybean phosphatase gene GmLOPP confers pathogen resistance without compromising nodulation

Enhancing plant immunity often improves resistance to pathogens, yet its consequences for beneficial symbionts remain underexplored. Here, we assessed the effects of disrupting GmLOPP, a soybean type 2 C protein phosphatase, on both immune activation and rhizobial symbiosis. Loss...

Identification of key hub genes in response to acute hypoxia stress under different chronic salinities of giant freshwater prawn based on WGCNA analysis

The salinity and hypoxia in inland and estuarine waters would cause stress on crustaceans especially the catadromous species. The giant freshwater prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) is a typical catadromous species which naturally spawn and hatch in estuarine waters and grow up...

Species-resolved baselines reveal limited diagnostic resolution of aggregate river-fish indicators: evidence from a 16-year lower Yangtze survey

Aggregate catch and biomass are widely used to evaluate river restoration and fishery closures, but their management value depends on whether they resolve changes in the species of concern. We evaluated this diagnostic resolution using a 16-year fixed-station survey (2002–2017; 5...

Genome-wide identification and expression pattern analysis of the Medicago sativa 4-coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL) gene family

4-Coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL) is a pivotal enzyme in the phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway and plays a crucial role in plant growth, development, and stress responses. In this study, a genome-wide analysis was conducted to identify a total of 43 Ms4CL genes ( Ms4CLs ) in ‘Xinjian...

Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Chinese Lizard Gudgeon (Saurogobio dabryi)

The Chinese lizard gudgeon (Saurogobio dabryi) is an economically important freshwater species within the Cyprinidae family, abundant in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its adjacent basins. As a promising species suitable for aquaculture in China, the lack o...

Pectin–Protein Complexes: A Design‐Oriented Platform for Tailoring Food Texture Modification

ABSTRACT Pectin–protein complexes have emerged as promising functional ingredients in texture‐modified foods (TMF) due to their multifunctional roles in gelation, emulsification, and water retention. These properties enable the design of customized textures for applications such...

Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

Stomata play important roles in plant responses to phytopathogens, but less is known about their roles in plant-herbivore interactions. Herbivore damage commonly closes stomata but also elicits the release of herbivory-induced plant volatiles, important mediators of plant-herbivo...

Functional Sex Reversal in Adult Gonochoristic Teleosts is Mediated by Ovarian Germline Stem Cell Plasticity and Somatic Cell Transdifferentiation

ABSTRACT Sexual fate in vertebrates is generally considered developmentally fixed; however, teleost fishes exhibit remarkable flexibility in their reproductive systems. It remains unclear whether a fully differentiated gonochoristic vertebrate can undergo complete and functional...

Rotational canal scheduling in two oasis irrigation districts using a weighted composite objective and a sigmoid-adaptive genetic algorithm

Rotational canal scheduling in arid irrigation districts must satisfy coupled water-volume, timing, and hydraulic constraints while balancing modeled seepage loss and the dispersion of trunk-canal discharge levels. A constrained model with a weighted composite objective was solve...

Visual and rapid detection of Fasciola spp. in fecal samples using a one-pot RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay

Fasciolosis caused by Fasciola spp. has substantial veterinary and public-health importance, while conventional fecal microscopy has limited sensitivity and PCR depends on laboratory equipment. This study aimed to develop a rapid, visual one-pot recombinase polymerase amplificati...

Vanillin Improves Antioxidant Capacity, Immunity, and Gut Microbiota in Broilers

Wle vanillin is widely used as a flavoring agent in food products, its potential as a non-antibiotic feed additive for broilers remains unexplored. This study primarily investigated the effects of dietary supplementation of vanillin on antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory resp...

Preliminary Kinetic Assessment of Quality Deterioration and Shelf-Life Estimation in Yellowfin Tuna Under Different Constant Storage Temperatures

The quality of yellowfin tuna is highly vulnerable to microbial proliferation, which accelerates quality deterioration and spoilage throughout storage. In this study, the dynamic changes in biogenic amines (BAs), total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), and total plate count (TPC)...

Study on the Accumulation, Excretion, and Distribution of Cadmium in Mice After Dietary Exposure to Cadmium-Rich Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus

To investigate the patterns of cadmium accumulation and distribution in mice following oral ingestion of cadmium-enriched Portunus trituberculatus, this study selected 4-week-old ICR mice as a model organism. A control group was fed a standard diet, while an exposure group was fe...

A Text Classification Model for Agricultural Expert Forums Based on Expert Domain Preferences and Deep Semantics

Agricultural expert forums serve as important platforms for knowledge exchange, containing large volumes of text that embody professional expertise and practical experience. However, because experts often focus on different agricultural subfields and category semantics may overla...