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Multi-trait evaluation of almond germplasm using the MGIDI method: optimizing yield and nutritional quality

Soheila Khojand, Mehrshad Zeinalabedini, Reza Azizinezhad, Ali Imani • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Almond (Prunus dulcis) is a nutrient-rich tree nut of global economic and dietary importance, with Iran serving as a key center of genetic diversity. This study evaluated 78 Iranian almond genotypes for pomological traits and major...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-46164-y

Photosynthetic Research in Plant Science

Ayumi Tanaka, Amane Makino • Plant and Cell Physiology (2009)

Photosynthesis is a highly regulated, multistep process. It encompasses the harvest of solar energy, transfer of excitation energy, energy conversion, electron transfer from water to NADP+, ATP generation and a series of enzymatic reactions...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcp040 PMC: 2669890

Seasonal Variations in Total Antioxidant Capacity and Total Phenolics Content of Leaves of <i>Phyllostachys<i> Taxa Using Different Extraction Methods

András NEMÉNYI, Éva STEFANOVITSNÉ-BÁNYAI, Szonja Szimóna BURJÁN, Zoltán PÉK et al. • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca (2014)

Changes in total phenolic content (TP) and total antioxidant capacity (AC) during the vegetation period (April-November) were analysed in Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis (PAA), P. flexuosa (PF), P. humilis (PH), P. sulphurea var. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15835/nbha4219432

Multivariate analysis for agronomic, physiological, macro, and micronutrient traits of exotic vegetable amaranth genotypes

Mirza Abrar, Tanveer Ahmad, Shahid Iqbal, Rana Naveed Ur Rehman et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2024)

Abstract The genus amaranth is comprised of 60–70 species. This climate hardy plant is grown as a vegetable as well as cereal crop in many areas of the world. Current study multivariate analysis was used to characterize the exotic vegetable...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05862-3

Enset Bacterial Wilt (Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum): Farmer Perspectives, Physicochemical Characterization, and Phenotypic Variation Among Strains

Tafesse Kibatu, Sebsebe Demissew, Diriba Muleta, Getahun Haile et al. • Advances in Agriculture (2025)

Enset is a staple food for approximately 25% of Ethiopia’s population. It is threatened by a range of biotic and abiotic stress, of which bacterial wilt is the most significant. This study investigated the enset bacterial wilt (EBW) status ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/aia/4483050

Whole-Genome Resequencing Reveals Genetic Variation and Selection Signals in <i>Fusarium acuminatum</i> Causing <i>Astragalus</i> Root Rot

Bingyan Xia, Jieyin Chen, Bin Ma, Xiaofeng Dai et al. • Journal of Fungi (2026)

Astragalus root rot is a soil-borne disease primarily caused by Fusarium spp., which severely hampers the sustainable development of the Astragalus industry. F. acuminatum is a predominant pathogen causing this disease. To elucidate the gen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jof12070476

Highly divergent karyotypes and barcoding of the East African genus Gonatoxia Karsch (Orthoptera: Phaneropterinae)

Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa, Beata Grzywacz, Maciej Kociński, Anna Maryańska-Nadachowska et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract East Africa is a hotspot of biodiversity of many orthopteran taxa, including bushcrickets. Gonatoxia Karsch, 1889 species are fully alate Phaneropterinae, which are perfectly adapted to the foliage of forests. We examined five spec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02110-8

Unravelling the interplay of ecological processes structuring the bacterial rare biosphere

Xiu Jia, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Joana Falcão Salles • ISME Communications (2022)

Abstract Most ecological communities harbor many rare species (i.e., the rare biosphere), however, relatively little is known about how distinct ecological processes structure their existence. Here, we used spatiotemporal data on soil bacte...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s43705-022-00177-6

Genetic variation for terminal heat stress tolerance in winter wheat

Jianming Fu, Robert L. Bowden, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, P. V. Vara Prasad • Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

In many regions worldwide wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants experience terminal high temperature stress during the grain filling stage, which is a leading cause for single seed weight decrease and consequently for grain yield reduction. A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1132108

Seasonal monopolization of small carrion by a scarab beetle in terra firme Amazonian rainforests

Elena Chaboteaux, Pablo Aycart-Lazo, Gustavo Arias-Álvarez, Sandra Bejar-Hermoza et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Small vertebrate carcasses represent an abundant resource in tropical rainforests, where scavengers play a key role in nutrient recycling, enhancing productivity in nutrient-poor habitats such as Amazonian terra firme forests. Howe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-31811-7

Decreased photosynthetic rate under high temperature in wheat is due to lipid desaturation, oxidation, acylation, and damage of organelles

M. Djanaguiraman, D. L. Boyle, R. Welti, S. V. K. Jagadish et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2018)

Abstract Background High temperature is a major abiotic stress that limits wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity. Variation in levels of a wide range of lipids, including stress-related molecular species, oxidative damage, cellular orga...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1263-z

Learning to Co-Teach: A Systematic Review

Anna Rytivaara, Raisa Ahtiainen, Iines Palmu, Henri Pesonen et al. • Education Sciences (2024)

Research on how teachers learn to co-teach is scarce. In this systematic review, the PRISMA method was used to examine the relationship between teacher learning and co-teaching in professional development programmes. Inclusion criteria was ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/educsci14010113

Decline in activities of daily living in the rarer dementias

Sebastian Crutch, Claire Waddington, Emma Harding, Emilie Brotherhood et al. • General Psychiatry (2025)

Rarer dementias are associated with atypical symptoms and younger onset, which result in a higher burden of care. We provide a review of the global literature on longitudinal decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) in dementias that ac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/gpsych-2024-101905

EXPLORING Z GENERATION ATTITUDES TOWARD VARIETIES OF ENGLISH(ES)

Laela Rohadatul Aisy, Ribut Wahyudi • Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching (2024)

English, one of the most dominant languages, has undergone transformations and divergences that have created a variety of variations in different parts of the world. The fact is that English has more than 160 acknowledged variations of acce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30743/ll.v8i1.9183

The heterogeneous herd: Drivers of close‐contact variation in African buffalo and implications for pathogen invasion

Julie Rushmore, Brianna R. Beechler, Hannah Tavalire, Erin E. Gorsich et al. • Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Abstract Many infectious pathogens are shared through social interactions, and examining host connectivity has offered valuable insights for understanding patterns of pathogen transmission across wildlife species. African buffalo are social...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10447

Influence of animal age and breeding activity on carcass traits, meat quality, and sensory attributes of bison bulls

Lydia M. O’Sullivan, Clay J. Newton, Keith R. Underwood, Judson K. Grubbs et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2026)

In the bison industry, both heifers and bulls are marketed and harvested at various ages, generally ranging from 20 to 30 months. Bulls represent the greatest proportion of the slaughter mix, as the bison industry does not routinely castrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1688932

Field Spectroscopy in the VNIR-SWIR Region to Discriminate between Mediterranean Native Plants and Exotic-Invasive Shrubs Based on Leaf Tannin Content

Jan Rudolf Karl Lehmann, André Große-Stoltenberg, Meike Römer, Jens Oldeland • Remote Sensing (2015)

The invasive shrub, Acacia longifolia, native to southeastern Australia, has a negative impact on vegetation and ecosystem functioning in Portuguese dune ecosystems. In order to spectrally discriminate A. longifolia from other non-native an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs70201225

Climate factors dominate the elevational variation in grassland plant resource utilization strategies

Jinkun Ye, Yuhui Ji, Jinfeng Wang, Xiaodong Ma et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2024)

Specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) are key leaf functional traits often used to reflect plant resource utilization strategies and predict plant responses to environmental changes. In general, grassland plants at dif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1430027

Reconciling surface deflections from simulations of global mantle convection

C. P. B. O'Malley, C. P. B. O'Malley, G. G. Roberts, J. Panton et al. • Geoscientific Model Development (2024)

The modern state of the mantle and its evolution on geological timescales are of widespread importance for the Earth sciences. For instance, it is generally agreed that mantle flow is manifest in topographic and drainage network evolution, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/gmd-17-9023-2024