Xinjiang Agricultural University

Abrupt vegetation shifts and their drivers in Arid Central Asia

Dryland vegetation responses to environmental change may be nonlinear or abrupt rather than gradual. However, long-term vegetation studies have largely focused on linear trends, leaving abrupt trajectories and their nonlinear environmental associations in Central Asian drylands i...

Root exudates-microbe interactions promote nodulation in legume-based intercropping

The classical nitrogen competition hypothesis posits that intercropping enhances legume nodulation as a passive response to reduced soil N availability. We propose a complementary mechanism whereby nitrogen competition serves as an ecological trigger, while root exudate-mediated...

Benzimidazole Resistance of Donkey Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Xinjiang, China, Assessed by the Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test and 18S r2b Amplicon Sequencing

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection constrains equid production, and benzimidazole (BZ) resistance is widespread. Xinjiang is a major donkey-breeding region of China, yet anthelmintic-resistance data for donkeys are scarce. This study combined a faecal egg count reduction t...

Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Selection Analysis for Flowering-Related Traits in Maize Under Salt Stress

Salt stress is a major abiotic stress that restricts the growth and development of maize, often leading to irreversible yield losses when it occurs at flowering. To dissect the genetic basis of flowering-related traits under salt stress, a natural panel of 395 maize inbred lines...

IbMYB11 Involved in Drought Stress Responses Through Association with Flavonoid Metabolism in Sweet Potato

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is a high-yielding crop that serves as both a food source and a raw material for industrial processing. Drought stress severely impairs sweet potato yield and quality. A MYB-type transcription factor, IbMYB11, was previously identified as...

Grazing intensity regulates cattle movement and forage-use-efficient behavioral patterns through vegetation and abiotic pathways in a temperate meadow steppe

Livestock movement and time allocation are key behavioral processes linking grazing pressure to grassland use efficiency, yet how these behaviors respond to quantified grazing intensity and associated vegetation and abiotic conditions remains insufficiently understood. In this st...

The application potential of enzyme − induced calcium carbonate precipitation (EICP) in civil engineering: a systematic review

Enzyme-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) uses free or extracted enzymes to promote CaCO3 precipitation. The absence of intact microbial cells can reduce cell-related clogging and may improve access to fine pores in some materials. EICP therefore has potential for sea...

First Report of Trunk Canker of London Plane Tree Caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea in China

In June 2025, trunk canker symptoms were observed on London plane trees (Platanus × acerifolia (Aiton) Willd.) in green spaces of Kashi City, Xinjiang, China. A survey of more than 1,000 trees at 20 urban green-space sites in Kashi City revealed a disease incidence of 6.0%. Sympt...

Climate warming and intensified precipitation extremes triggered regime shifts in Lake Ayakkum, East Kunlun Mountains

Study Region Ayakkum Lake on the Kumukuli Basin. Study Focus This study utilizes the meteorological and lake-level data to analyze climatic and hydrological change in the Ayakkum Lake region during 1961–2023, elucidating the driver mechanisms through which climate variablity and...

Establishment and multi-resolution transcriptomic landscape profiling of diverse equine intestinal organoid models

Abstract Background Equine intestinal organoid (EIO) models can recapitulate the in vivo structure and function of the small intestinal epithelium, making them ideal tools for studying the equine intestine. However, the specific marker genes of equine intestinal epithelial cells...

Telluria xinjiangensis sp. nov., a Gram-negative bacterium isolated from ripe melon fruit and its genetic characteristics

Abstract Background The genus Telluria (family Oxalobacteraceae, phylum Pseudomonadota ) comprises phylogenetically and ecologically diverse bacteria recovered from environmental, clinical, and plant-associated habitats. However, representatives associated with fresh fruit remain...

Weed control, maize ( Zea mays L.) metabolism, and rhizosphere microbiome of hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with S ‐metolachlor and ZnO quantum dots

Abstract BACKGROUND Conventional pesticide formulations employ large amounts of organic solvents, raising concerns regarding their environmental contamination, pesticide residues, and potential toxicity to non‐target organisms. Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSNs) are n...

Drought dynamics and climatic drivers in the Tarim Basin using remote sensing indices and pixel-wise machine learning

Abstract Drought characterization in hyper-arid endorheic basins requires multi-index approaches that capture distinct hydrometeorological processes. This study investigates spatio-temporal drought dynamics in the Tarim Basin (TB)—China’s largest inland arid region—using two comp...

Meta-Analysis of the Factors Influencing Straw Return Effects on Maize Yield in China

Background: Straw return, as an important practice for soil improvement and nutrient recycling, has great potential for enhancing soil fertility and crop productivity. However, its yield-enhancing effects and the major driving factors remain unclear under different ecological env...

Transcriptome-Based Analysis of the Effects of Salt Stress on the Embryos of Hypomesus nipponensis

The increasing salinization and alkalization of inland waters in China pose a growing threat to the early developmental stages of fish. This study investigated the survival rates and transcriptomic response mechanisms of pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis) embryos, a species natur...

Plant Protein–Tea Polyphenol Complexation: From Structure to Tailored Materials for Food Applications

Abstract Amidst the global challenges of population growth, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation, developing sustainable and nutritious plant protein sources is crucial for future food industry. However, plant proteins have functional limitations, including inferior s...

Analysis of Zona-Associated Sperm as a Potential Source of Exogenous Y-DNA Interference in Sex-Typing of In Vitro-Fertilized Ovine Embryos

This study aimed to explore whether zona-associated residual sperm may contribute to exogenous Y-DNAY-DNA contamination and cause sex bias in PCR-based sex classification of ovine early-stage embryos, based on the amplification of the AMEL gene. Primers targeting the conserved re...

Study on the macro-micro mechanisms of mineralized sand columns based on dual-enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation

Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) shows great promise in consolidating loose materials. However, traditional single-enzyme systems have limitations such as low precipitation efficiency, uneven spatial distribution and difficulty controlling reaction rates. This makes...

Differential Assessment of Elevator Safety Risks in Urban Buildings Based on Regulatory Inspection Data

Elevators are essential infrastructure for ensuring the operational continuity of buildings and the safety of occupants. However, existing uniform elevator regulatory practices may not adequately capture the differences in safety risks among various building-use scenarios. This s...

A novel Alhagi honey polysaccharide-Alum Pickering emulsion adjuvant enhances systemic and mucosal immunogenicity of a BVDV vaccine in calves

Mucosal surfaces are the primary barrier to infection. For pathogens like bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) that invade via the intestinal mucosa, vaccines capable of inducing mucosal immunity are crucial for mounting a comprehensive immune response. In this study, a new assembl...