Dwarfing is an important agricultural trait for intensive cultivation and effective orchard
management in modern fruit orchards. Commercial citrus production relies on grafting with …

Insect pests pose a major threat to agricultural production, resulting in significant economic
losses for countries. A high infestation of insects in any given area can severely reduce crop …

Dwarfing rootstocks are a valuable genetic resource for managing high-density plantations.
The selection of the appropriate scion/rootstock combination is key to improving crop …

Gleditsia sinensis Lam.(Fam. Leguminosae; Gen.: Gleditsia) has various uses, including for
medicinal, edible, chemical, and material purposes, and is widely distributed in China …

Grafting has been utilized to develop horticultural crops to increase plant vigor, yield
potential, and tolerance to various environmental stresses. Grafting employs selected …

Polyploidization is an important source of variability for plant breeding. Polyploids are often
characterised by increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Since drought and …

The J-protein family comprises molecular chaperones involved in plant growth,
development, and stress responses. Little is known about this gene family in soybean …

Budding is an important grafting technique to asexually propagate pecan (Carya
illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch). To determine factors that might hamper successful …

Rootstock selection and crop load adjustment are key practices in apple orchard
management; nevertheless, the effects of rootstocks and crop load levels on important …

Adventitious root formation is a bottleneck during vegetative proliferation. Potassium (K+) is
an essential macronutrient for plants. K+ accumulation from the soil and its distribution to the …