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In Vitro Propagation of the Endangered <i>Kosteletzkya pentacarpos</i> (L.) Ledeb: Conservation Applications and Horticultural Prospects

Konstantinos Bertsouklis, Eireni Dima, Konstantina-Stamatina Arfani, Apostolos-Emmanouil Bazanis et al. • Horticulturae (2025)

Employing rare or threatened species in ornamental horticulture offers a dual benefit by promoting climate adaptation and enhancing species conservation. Kosteletzkya pentacarpos, an endangered halophytic species, holds potential for introd...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae11091086

Exogenous gibberellin and spermidine optimize flowering time and ornamental quality by regulating antioxidant capacity, soluble nutrient levels, and endogenous hormone balance of Primula forbesii

Zhuo Lv, Keying Ding, Wenbao Ma, Wenyu Li et al. • Scientia Horticulturae (2026)

Primula forbesii Franch. is a biennial ornamental species increasingly used in flower landscape design, potted displays, and cut flower production. Nevertheless, studies on its flowering regulation remain limited. This study investigated th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2026.114731

Effects of natural plant growth regulator iron chlorin on photosynthesis, yield, and quality of watermelons grown in greenhouses

Qian Feng, Lu Lu, Qingyun Li, Liu Wang et al. • Horticultural Science (2024)

Iron chlorin is known to affect plant growth, but its potential applications in watermelon production have rarely been explored. To better understand its effects on the growth, photosynthesis, yield, and quality of watermelon in a greenhous...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17221/132/2023-HORTSCI

Genome‐wide association studies of fruit quality traits in jujube germplasm collections using genotyping‐by‐sequencing

Lu Hou, Wu Chen, Zhiyong Zhang, Xiaoming Pang et al. • The Plant Genome (2020)

Abstract Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is an important fruit crop and harbors many highly diverse traits of potential economic importance. Fruit size, stone size, and fruit cracking have an important influence on the commercial val...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20036

City beautification through corporate social responsibility landscape branding in enhancing urban landscape identity in Kisumu City, Kenya

Edwin Koyoo • Acta Structilia (2024)

City identity and branding have traditionally been shaped by iconic architecture, including monumental buildings and landmarks. However, recent studies have begun to explore city branding through corporate social responsibility (CSR) initia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.38140/as.v31i2.8398

Variation in leaf economics spectrum between plant functional types and the coordination with vein density in a subtropical urban forest of Eastern China

Longfei Li, Zhuxuan Tan, Liuting Li, Hui Fan et al. • Annals of Forest Science (2025)

Abstract Key message Evergreen and deciduous species in a subtropical urban forest of Eastern China exhibit pronounced differences in leaf traits, with evergreens species showing lower photosynthetic rate on a leaf mass basis and leaf nutri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13595-025-01312-8

A Survey of Enhanced Cold Tolerance and Low-Temperature-Induced Anthocyanin Accumulation in a Novel <i>Zoysia japonica</i> Biotype

Hai-Xiang Jin, Ming Jiang, Jian-Feng Yang, Zhi-Hao Wu et al. • Plants (2022)

Zoysia japonica is a warm-season turfgrass that is extensively used in landscaping, sports fields, and golf courses worldwide. Uncovering the low-temperature response mechanism of Z. japonica can help to accelerate the development of new co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants11030429

Role of N343 glycosylation on the SARS-CoV-2 S RBD structure and co-receptor binding across variants of concern

Callum M Ives, Linh Nguyen, Carl A Fogarty, Aoife M Harbison et al. • eLife (2024)

Glycosylation of the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein represents a key target for viral evolution because it affects both viral evasion and fitness. Successful variations in the glycan shield are difficult to achieve though, as protein glycosyl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7554/eLife.95708

Le dispositif de pédagogie de projet intervention/insertion transposé à l’école élémentaire de l’Unité 26 des Parcelles Assainies de Dakar

Assane Diakhate • Revue Internationale Animation, Territoires et Pratiques Socioculturelles (2012)

Cet article rend compte d’une expérience vécue avec des élèves d’une école primaire au Sénégal dans le cadre d’une recherche-action sur les stratégies pédagogiques adaptés aux grands groupes. Pour ce faire, nous avons transposé le dispositi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.55765/atps.i3.153

Research on Dispersion Compensation of FD-OCT System via Pix2Pix GAN Technique

Eddy Wijanto, Hsu-Chih Cheng, Bo-Hong Liao, Chun-Ming Huang et al. • IEEE Access (2024)

Dispersion in optical coherence tomography (OCT) poses a challenge that is exacerbated by the increased spectral bandwidth, which leads to image blur and feature loss. In this paper, we present a straightforward and cost-effective approach ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3368051

The identification and customization of IUCN and CIFOR criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of national parks

Sareh Hosseini, Jafar Oladi, Hamid Amirnejad • تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران (2015)

Criteria and indicators for national park assessment are tools for supervising the stability of national parks, which yet should be include high environmental, economic and social standards. The purpose of this study is to identify and cust...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22092/ijfpr.2015.106594

Future Protein Supply and Demand: Strategies and Factors Influencing a Sustainable Equilibrium

Maeve Henchion, Maria Hayes, Anne Maria Mullen, Mark Fenelon et al. • Foods (2017)

A growing global population, combined with factors such as changing socio-demographics, will place increased pressure on the world’s resources to provide not only more but also different types of food. Increased demand for animal-based prot...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods6070053

WATER-RISK MANAGEMENT IN TCHOGHA ZANBIL WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN IRAN, WITH A FOCUS ON THE ANCIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

M. Nakhaei, M. Correia • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2020)

Water-risk management is one of the most challenging issues in the conservation of earthen sites, because of the inherent weakness of earth to moisture, and also the severe damage after rainfall as a result of a combination of many factors ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIV-M-1-2020-683-2020

Impacts of Sugarcane Vinasses on the Structure and Composition of Bacterial Communities in Brazilian Tropical Oxisols

Paulo Roger Lopes Alves, German Andres Estrada-Bonilla, Antonio Marcos Miranda Silva, Thiago Gumiere et al. • Soil Systems (2025)

This study explored how different sugarcane vinasses influence the structure and composition of soil bacterial communities in two tropical Oxisols with contrasting textures. In a controlled microcosm experiment with sugarcane seedlings, two...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9030102

Behavior of Salmonella Typhimurium on Fresh Strawberries Under Different Storage Temperatures and Wash Treatments

Wen Wang, Yu Zhou, Yu Zhou, Xingning Xiao et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2018)

Fresh strawberries are one of the most popular fruits in China and are vulnerable to microbial contamination. In this study, the behavior of Salmonella Typhimurium on fresh strawberries stored at refrigeration and room temperatures, as well...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02091

Mutations at the Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase Impact Its Interaction with a Soluble NSF Attachment Protein and a Pathogenesis-Related Protein in Soybean

Naoufal Lakhssassi, Sarbottam Piya, Dounya Knizia, Abdelhalim El Baze et al. • Vaccines (2020)

Resistance to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) in “Peking-type” resistance is bigenic, requiring Rhg4-a and rhg1-a. Rhg4-a encodes a serine hydroxymethyltransferase (GmSHMT08) and rhg1-a encodes a soluble NSF attachment protein (GmSNAP18). Rece...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030349

Effect of Short-term Treated Wastewater Application on Physiological Traits and Stress-related Genes (CaCAT2, CaDREB32, CaLOX1) in Pepper

Merve Dilek KARATAŞ • ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences (2025)

This study investigated the effects of treated wastewater irrigation on physiological traits and gene expression in pepper (Capsicum annuum) plants during early development. Control (tap water) and treated wastewater treatments were compare...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17879057