Xin Chen,Jinlian Liu,Liang Jiang,Bo Xing,Fuping Zhang,Yi Wang,Qilong Zhao,Mingliang Wu,Guo Yang
{"title":"Highly active bifunctional zirconia for acetalization of biomass-derived aldehydes enabled by acid site synergism","authors":"Xin Chen,Jinlian Liu,Liang Jiang,Bo Xing,Fuping Zhang,Yi Wang,Qilong Zhao,Mingliang Wu,Guo Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124512","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"18 1","pages":"124512"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149090492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drought-responsive MYB120 is a candidate transcriptional regulator associated with PmANS-mediated flavonoid biosynthesis in Pinus massoniana","authors":"Liangliang Li,Guijie Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124547","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"21 1","pages":"124547"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149090500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valorisation of sugar beet pulp into pectin and bacterial nanocellulose for sustainable waterborne polylactic acid dispersions and coatings","authors":"Mirva Sarafidou,Catalina Obando-Garzón,Apostolis Koutinas,Carol López-de-Dicastillo","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124527","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"17 1","pages":"124527"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149090515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Almudena Olivas, Guayente Latorre, Carlos Martín-Sastre, Horacio López-Córcoles, Manuel Carmona
{"title":"Agronomic life cycle assessment of guayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray) cultivation under irrigated semi-arid Mediterranean conditions using wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as a local environmental benchmark","authors":"Almudena Olivas, Guayente Latorre, Carlos Martín-Sastre, Horacio López-Córcoles, Manuel Carmona","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Guayule (<em>Parthenium argentatum</em> A. Gray) is a perennial industrial crop for semi-arid regions due to its capacity to produce natural rubber and co-products under limited water availability. However, the environmental performance of its production stage remains insufficiently characterized under Mediterranean conditions and across its multi-year cultivation cycle. This study applied an attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the environmental impacts and cumulative energy demand (CED) of guayule cultivation using primary, site-specific field data. The system boundaries encompassed production up to the farm gate, with a functional unit of 1 Mg of aboveground dry biomass. The evaluated 12-year cultivation cycle comprised an establishment year without harvest (Year 0), ten production years (Years 1–10), and a production year including crop termination (Year 11), resulting in eleven annual harvests and an annualized biomass yield of 8.5 Mg DM ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ . Environmental burdens were assessed across the cultivation stages and, for contextualization, annualized on an area basis over the cycle using irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as a local benchmark, without assuming functional equivalence between the harvested products. Impact assessment included GWP100y, CML-IA environmental impact categories, and CED. Nitrogen fertilization, irrigation, mechanized field operations, and direct field emissions were the main environmental hotspots, while seedling production represented an additional energy demand during crop establishment. Guayule showed lower environmental impacts than the irrigated wheat benchmark. Annualized GWP100y for guayule was 408.5 kg CO₂ eq ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ , whereas the wheat benchmark showed 2411.9 kg CO₂ eq ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ , corresponding to an approximately 83% lower climate-change burden. CED was 9967 and 34,070 MJ ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ for guayule and the wheat benchmark, respectively, corresponding to an approximately 71% lower energy demand for guayule. These results identify nitrogen management, irrigation, and mechanization as opportunities for improving the environmental performance of guayule cultivation under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"252 ","pages":"Article 124460"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149085464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiaomei Zheng, Qishuo Yang, Lijuan Bao, Jiayi Qi, Yayun Wu, Honghai Zhu, Haoran Jiang, Christina Avanti, Ning Sui, Hui Wang
{"title":"Melatonin soaking promotes germination of aged Atractylodes macrocephala seeds by GSH cycle activation and phenylpropanoid reprogramming to support superior mitochondrial function","authors":"Qiaomei Zheng, Qishuo Yang, Lijuan Bao, Jiayi Qi, Yayun Wu, Honghai Zhu, Haoran Jiang, Christina Avanti, Ning Sui, Hui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124480","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124480","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Seed aging restricts seedling propagation and sustainable cultivation of <em>Atractylodes macrocephala</em> Koidz. (<em>A. macrocephala</em>), a genuine herb from Zhejiang. While melatonin (MT) alleviates germination inhibition under abiotic stress, its mechanisms in rejuvenating aged <em>A. macrocephala</em> seeds remain unclear. Naturally aged <em>A. macrocephala</em> seeds were soaked with 0.1 mM MT or distilled water for 24 h before germination assays. MT-soaked seeds showed 43.9%, 66.7%, and 136.7% higher germination rates, germination potential, and vigor index, respectively, indicating rejuvenation in aged seeds. Transcriptomic and biochemical analysis revealed that MT upregulated genes and enzyme activities involved in the reduced glutathione (GSH) cycle and reprogrammed phenylpropanoid metabolism toward flavonoid biosynthesis. The resultant increases in GSH, flavonoid, and proanthocyanidin levels enhanced antioxidant defense, which lowered O<sub>2</sub><sup>•⁻</sup> production rate, H₂O₂ and malondialdehyde contents. Restored mitochondrial ultrastructure was also observed in MT-soaked seeds. Additionally, most differentially expressed genes related to starch catabolism, glycolysis, the citrate cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation were upregulated, accompanied by elevated ATP contents. Results indicate that MT-induced rejuvenation on <em>A. macrocephala</em> aged seeds is associated with reinforced antioxidant defense, repaired mitochondrial structure, and improved ATP supply. This work provides a theoretical and practical basis for improving seedling quality and promoting the sustainable cultivation of medicinal herbs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"252 ","pages":"Article 124480"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149085447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polyethylenimine-grafted sodium alginate Fe-MOFs bifunctional hydrogel for simultaneous Cr and Cd immobilization and nitrogen retention in co-contaminated farmland soil","authors":"Jiale Zhao, Qingsong Zeng, Yihang Xu, Yunjie Feng, Danni Jiang, Yonghua Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124500","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124500","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aiming at farmland Cd(II)/Cr(VI) co-contamination and nitrogen fertilizer leaching pollution, we synthesized a bifunctional amino-grafted sodium alginate-MIL-101(Fe)@polyethylenimine (SA-MIL@PEI) composite hydrogel with a degradable sodium alginate matrix embedded MIL-101(Fe) and glutaraldehyde-crosslinked PEI. Orthogonal and PEI gradient experiments confirmed the optimal formulation: 4 wt% SA, 10 wt% MIL-101(Fe), 5 wt% CaCl<sub>2</sub>, and 1.5 g PEI. SEM, FTIR, and XPS jointly validated the successful construction of amino-enriched composite structure. Static adsorption tests demonstrated Langmuir maximum adsorption capacities of 177.57 mg/g for Cr(VI) and 72.60 mg/g, relying on coordination, electrostatic attraction and redox reactions. The material exhibited 71.58% cumulative nitrogen release within 30 days, which relieved soil acidification and elevated soil organic matter to 9.58 g/kg. In 60-day pot experiments, bioavailable Cr(VI) was reduced by more than 84% from 0.32 mg/kg to 0.049 mg/kg, and crop oxidative stress was greatly mitigated. However, continuous nitrogen supply stimulated root proliferation and rhizosphere organic-acid exudation, slightly increasing Cd (0.115 mg/kg) and Cr (0.284 mg/kg) accumulation in pakchoi shoots. Consistently, the Cd target hazard quotient (THQ) under SA-MIL@PEI treatment reached 2.19, exceeding the values of blank (1.87) and urea (1.62), implying transiently elevated Cd dietary risk within short-term pot incubation, while Cr carcinogenic risk was lowered into safe range.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"252 ","pages":"Article 124500"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149210518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Niloofar Aryanasl, Ali Sonboli, Ayyub Rezghiyan, Ghasem Eghlima, Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili
{"title":"Light-regime-dependent modulation of biomass allocation and oxygenated sesquiterpene balance in vetiver root essential oil","authors":"Niloofar Aryanasl, Ali Sonboli, Ayyub Rezghiyan, Ghasem Eghlima, Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124483","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124483","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Light is increasingly used as a management tool in controlled cultivation of aromatic plants, but its effects on root-derived, sesquiterpene-rich essential oils remain poorly defined. Rooted slips of <em>Chrysopogon zizanioides</em> were cultivated for 13 months under natural greenhouse daylight, Red-Blue LED, or White LED. Growth traits, root biomass, and essential oil (EO) content were evaluated, and EO composition was characterized by GC–FID and GC–MS. Plants grown under White LED showed the greatest shoot elongation, whereas Red-Blue LED favored root elongation without a corresponding increase in root dry biomass. Control plants under natural daylight produced the greatest root biomass and numerically highest EO content (0.88%), although EO content did not differ significantly among treatments. The oil remained dominated by oxygenated sesquiterpenes under all light regimes. Red-blue LED increased the relative contribution of khusimol and khusiol while decreasing α- and β-vetivone. Dry-root-mass-based semi-quantitative estimates indicated that the higher relative abundance of khusimol did not correspond to greater estimated accumulation, whereas lower estimated contents of α- and β-vetivone remained evident. Exploratory CLR-PCA was consistent with this compositional contrast, and the selected alcohol-to-ketone ratio was highest under Red-Blue LED. Overall, the results indicate that light regime was associated more strongly with changes in the relative balance of selected oxygenated sesquiterpenes than with enhancement of EO content.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"252 ","pages":"Article 124483"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149085418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chitosan oligosaccharides in antibacterial applications: Decoupling material properties, antimicrobial mechanisms, and host responses","authors":"Yipeng Wang, Meng Zhang, Yihan Wang, Tianshu Wang, Jiayun Zou, Ying Xi, Yibo Bai","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124524","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124524","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) is a low-molecular-weight hydrolysate derived from chitin and chitosan through chemical hydrolysis or enzymatic degradation. Compared with its parent polymers (chitin and chitosan) and other common natural polysaccharides, COS displays prominent water solubility, favorable biocompatibility, and multiple biofunctions including antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Derivatization strategies for COS effectively strengthen its performance as carriers for drugs and genes, further expanding its applicable scope within pharmaceutics, food science and biomaterial engineering. This article reviews the preparation methods, structural characteristics, physicochemical properties, antimicrobial mechanisms, and clinical applications of COS as an antimicrobial agent. Integrating recent literature, it comprehensively analyzes and discusses the antimicrobial mechanisms of COS, key factors influencing its antimicrobial activity, and future development trends, aiming to evaluate its medical value and provide direction for its fundamental research and clinical translation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"252 ","pages":"Article 124524"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149090501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}