Age and moisture affect the relationship between competition and tree growth by Xinyu Han, Lushuang Gao, Mingqian Liu, Yihong Zhu, Keda Cui, Xinyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao, Ruibo Zhang, Klaus von Gadow, Yiyu Tian, Kangchen Wang

“…Our findings provide robust evidence that competition indirectly influences tree growth by modifying their phenotypic traits. Notably, the crown, serving as a crucial organ for nutrient acquisition in trees, was a mediating factor between competition and growth. …”
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Distinct relative abundances in pathogens detected in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia in the intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital by Haifa Algethamy, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Ibrahim Abushoshah, Abdulrahman A. Alalyani, Maan K. Baamer, Dalya M. Attallah, Ruba M. Alotaibi, Shehla N. Amin, Shaza A. Mass, Nisreen R. Tashkandy

“…In summary, patients on mechanical ventilation with pneumonia did not display notable phenotypic traits. K. pneumoniae and S. maltophilia were the most common taxa detected in the samples, although some variations in microbial composition were observed. …”
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Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits by A. M. A. M. Zonaed Siddiki, Gous Miah, Md. Sirazul Islam, Mahadia Kumkum, Meheadi Hasan Rumi, Abdul Baten, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain

“…Some genes have pleiotropic effect for expression of phenotypic traits. Hence, recognizing candidate genes and their mutations that cause variations in gene expression and phenotype of an economic trait can help breeders look for genetic markers for specific economic traits. …”
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Multiple Roles of the Y Chromosome in the Biology of Drosophila melanogaster by Roberto Piergentili

“…This means that the X chromosome, like the autosomes, harbors genes that control several phenotypic traits, while the Y chromosome is important for male fertility only. …”
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Fin Type Variation of Lionhead Strain Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Offspring by M. Syaifudin, Odang Carman, K. Sumantadinata

“…It might be caused by incompletely segregation in meiosis and many gen responsible to certain phenotype trait. Another abnormalities such as no anal fin, blindness, stumped and no pigmen in their gill lamella also occurred. …”
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Partitioning the phenotypic and genetic variances of reaction norms by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Chevin, Luis-Miguel

“…In addition, the evolutionary potential of phenotypic traits and their plasticity in heterogeneous environments critically depends on how reaction norms vary genetically, but there is no consensus on how this should be quantified. …”
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Assessment of the phenotypic and physicochemical traits of nine Iranian endemic fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) by Majid Azizi, Hoda Saeb, Mansoureh Nazari, Hossein Aroiee, Mohammad Reza Morshedloo

“…This study aims to investigate genetic diversity and identify important phenotypic traits in various Iranian fenugreek accessions (“Mashhad”, “Tehran”, “Yazd”, “Shiraz”, “Birjand”, “Isfahan”, “Kerman”, “Kalat”, “Neyshabur”), an experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications and nine treatments (accessions) in Iran. …”
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Endangered clonal plant Rosa persica: Limited genetic and clonal diversity, abundant leaf phenotypic variation by Xiaolong Zhang, Xueyun Zhang, Na Li, Chenyang Sun, Chenjie Zhang, Chao Yu, Qixiang Zhang, Le Luo

“…We also studied the variations of 8 leaf phenotypic traits among different ramets within the same genotype. …”
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Gut microbiota and quantitative traits divergence at different altitude of long-tailed dwarf hamsters, Cricetulus longicaudatus by Yue Ren, Mengfan Tao, Xiaoliang Wang, Xinsheng Pu, Guangtong Guo, Kuiyou Chen, Bingyu Zhao, Yu Hou, Xin'gen Yang, Yumei Xu

“…This study shows that altitude has a big effect on the gut microbiota and phenotypic traits of long-tailed hamsters. It also shows how well this species can adapt to changes in altitude.…”
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Concerning the issue of early diagnostics of low tannin content in faba bean seeds (<i>Vicia faba</i> L.) by S. M. Mamedova, V. S. Popov, A. E. Solovyeva, I. N. Perchuk, L. L. Malyshev, M. A. Vishnyakova

“…The aim of this work was to carry out biochemical validation of a known morphological marker of low tannin content and identify relationships of some phenotypic traits characterized by accumulation of phenolic compounds (tannins and anthocyanins) with their concentration for use as additional morphological markers of the low content of these antinutrients in bean seeds.Materials and methods. …”
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A genome-wide association study identified SNP markers and candidate genes associated with morphometric fruit quality traits in mangoes by Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh, Gul Shad Ali

“…Conclusions To choose the most promising mango accessions for future breeding and for closing genetic gaps among the accessions and increasing genetic diversity, a new selection method is suggested based on phenotypic traits such as high-yielding mango fruit cultivars, number of reference alleles, and genetic distance among the selected genotypes. …”
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Morphophysiological and molecular characterization of millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) varieties for crop improvement in Western Europe by Massimo Vischi, Nicola Zorzin, Maria Bernhart, Johanna Winkler, Dipak Santra, Carla Pappalardo, Stefano Marchetti

“…Results Morphometric analyses showed that varieties have several diverging phenotypic traits and architectures. In all instances, yields recorded at field level were much lower than potential yields. …”
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Candidate genes for productivity identified by genome-wide association study with indicators of class in the Russian meat merino sheep breed by A. Y. Krivoruchko, O. A. Yatsyk, E. Y. Safaryan

“…Determining the location of the analyzed SNPs relative to the latest annotation Oar_rambouillet_v1.0 allowed to identify 11 candidate genes presumably associated with the formation of a complex of phenotypic traits of animals in the exhibition group: RXFP2, ALOX5AP, MEDAG, OPN5, PRDM5, PTPRT, TRNAS-GGA, EEF1A1, FRY, ZBTB21-like, and B3GLCT-like. …”
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Automated Phenotypic Analysis of Mature Soybean Using Multi-View Stereo 3D Reconstruction and Point Cloud Segmentation by Daohan Cui, Pengfei Liu, Yunong Liu, Zhenqing Zhao, Jiang Feng

“…This study develops a novel pipeline for acquiring the phenotypic traits of mature soybeans based on three-dimensional (3D) point clouds. …”
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Unveiling alfalfa root rot resistance genes through an integrative GWAS and transcriptome study by Fei He, Ming Xu, Hao Liu, Yanchao Xu, Ruicai Long, Junmei Kang, Qingchuan Yang, Lin Chen

“…Results Under conditions of inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum, we conducted a statistical analysis of six phenotypic traits in alfalfa. Significant phenotypic variation was observed among different alfalfa varieties. …”
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Variability and correlations of economically valuable traits in cowpea from the VIR collection in the environments of Astrakhan provincer by M. V. Gurkina

“…Thirty- three accessions of green pod cowpea from the VIR collection were studied to analyze the variability of 12 phenotypic traits. Positive and negative correlations were identified between the following characters: interphase periods (flowering, industrial ripeness and seed maturation), shape of the shrub, lengths of the stem and to the first pod, length and weight of the pod, number of seeds per pod, presence of a parchment layer and fiber in pod valves, pod yield per plant, number of pods and peduncles, seed weight per plant, and weight of 1000 seeds.Results and conclusion. …”
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Codon usage patterns and genomic variation analysis of chloroplast genomes provides new insights into the evolution of Aroideae by Xinbi Jia, Jiaqi Wei, Yuewen Chen, Chenghong Zeng, Chan Deng, Pengchen Zeng, Yufei Tang, Qinghong Zhou, Yingjin Huang, Qianglong Zhu

“…It is difficult to identify and classify Aroideae species accurately on the basis of morphology alone because of their polymorphic phenotypic traits. The chloroplast genome (CPG) is useful for studying on plant taxonomy and phylogeny, and the analysis of codon usage bias (CUB) in CPGs provides further insights into the intricate phylogenetic relationships among Aroideae. …”
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Characterization of microbiota signatures in Iberian pig strains using machine learning algorithms by Lamiae Azouggagh, Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche, Marina Martínez-Álvaro, Luis Varona, Joaquim Casellas, Sara Negro, Cristina Casto-Rebollo

“…Abstract Background There is a growing interest in uncovering the factors that shape microbiome composition due to its association with complex phenotypic traits in livestock. Host genetic variation is increasingly recognized as a major factor influencing the microbiome. …”
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Inheritance patterns of pomological traits in walnut hybridization breeding: influence of parental varieties on nut traits by Akide Özcan, Huri Taşcı, Şakir Burak Bükücü, İlker Büşah Ayaz, Mehmet Sütyemez

“…In reciprocal cross, understanding the genetic contributions of both maternal and paternal parents is crucial, as these contributions significantly influence the phenotypic traits of the resulting progeny. This knowledge allows breeders to predict and select genotypes that best meet the desired breeding objectives, ultimately enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability. …”
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Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach by Ines Van den houwe, Rachel Chase, Julie Sardos, Max Ruas, Els Kempenaers, Valentin Guignon, Sebastien Massart, Sebastien Carpentier, Bart Panis, Mathieu Rouard, Nicolas Roux

“…Genomic and bioinformatic studies of several banana wild relatives greatly enhance our understanding of Musa genetic diversity, links to important phenotypic traits and bring new methods for management of the collection. …”
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