The Crop Journal

Monoacylglycerol lipase ZmMAGL is required to maintain photosynthesis and growth at low temperature

Pub Date : 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2025.12.009 Ming Yang, Yuan Jiang, Yuanjia Fu, Chaoyue Wang, Haixiao Dong, Shengzhong Su, Shipeng Li, HongKui Liu, Xiaohui Shan, Yaping Yuan

An intracellular Ras-group related leucine-rich repeat protein IbPIRL8 increases soft rot and root rot resistance in sweet potato

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2025.12.008 Wenbin Wang, Kui Peng, Meiqi Shang, Hong Zhai, Shaopei Gao, Ning Zhao, Qingchang Liu, Huan Zhang, Shaozhen He

CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of BnaA01.AP2 increases seed oil content with no yield penalty in Brassica napus L.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2025.12.014 Shixiang Wang, Yuan Guo, Jia Shengwu, Zixuan Zhang, Ke Li, Ruize Ma, Saiqi Yang, Shihao Wei, Yanfeng Zhang, Zijin Liu, Mingxun Chen