Frontiers in Plant Science | Crop and Product Physiology

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Cultivation practices and soil water storage effects on grain yield and quality of winter wheat in the Loess Plateau, China

in Crop and Product Physiology

Pengcheng Ding
Hafeez Noor
Xiaofen Li
Jun Xing
Yongqiang Yan
Wendi Guo
Aixia Ren
Linghong Li
Yongkang Ren
Min Sun

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1735429

617 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Interactive effects of irrigation and nitrogen management on greenhouse gas emissions and resource efficiency in alfalfa production

in Crop and Product Physiology

Tianyi Qu
Jiabei Li
Xiaodan Song
Xiaobo Luan
Jie Pang
Shikun Sun
Yubao Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1740107

420 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Reduced nitrogen availability in hydroponically grown Chinese broccoli does not affect photosynthetic performance and yield while enhancing nitrogen use efficiency and nutritional quality

in Crop and Product Physiology

Jie He
Wei Ling Tan
Lin Qin
Cheng-Hsiang Lai
Itamar Shenhar
Menachem Moshelion
Kee Woei Ng

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1745794

548 views

Review

Accepted on 20 Jan 2026

Amaranth, the Ancient Pseudocereal: A Promising Crop for Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Healthy Diets

in Crop and Product Physiology

Sandra Marcela Macías-Naranjo
José María Arjona
Laura Huebra-Montero
Jorge Rubio-Heras
Inmaculada Sánchez-Vicente
Nieves Aparicio
Pablo Albertos

Frontiers in Plant Science

264 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Management affects the diversity and functions of root and leaf-associated microbiomes: implications for olive resilience

in Crop and Product Physiology

Emanuele Fosso
Gina Gizzi
Maria Tartaglia
Antonello Prigioniero
Maria Antonietta Ranauda
Maria Maisto
Mónica Labella-Ortega
Daniela Zuzolo
Carmine Guarino

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1699667

574 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Growth and yield of greenhouse eggplant under extended photoperiods using light emitting diodes

in Crop and Product Physiology

Daniel Terlizzese
Jason Lanoue
Celeste Little
Sarah St. Louis
Youbin Zheng
Xiuming Hao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1737061

749 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Full root-zone nitrogen fertilizer application during rice transplanting promoted root development to increase rice yield and improve nitrogen use efficiency in South China

in Crop and Product Physiology

Kaixin Zhang
Dengbin Fu
Zhiwei Zeng
Ying Chen
Xingna Jia
Zhenyu Tang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1715187

747 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Characterizing the plant functional traits of coffee agroecosystems in Indonesia

in Crop and Product Physiology

Tin W. Satriawan
Xiangzhong Luo
Liyao Yu
Shafira Nur Ramdhania
Luri Nurlaila Syahid
Meine van Noordwijk
Kurniatun Hairiah
Rika Ratna Sari
Endah Sulistyawati
Massimo Lupascu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1743035

1,152 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Water status diagnosis in greenhouse drip-irrigated tomato and celery using leaf turgor dynamics and machine learning

in Crop and Product Physiology

Quanyue Xu
Ruixia Chen
Xufeng Li
Hongxiang Wu
Juanjuan Ma
Lijian Zheng

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1743809

600 views

Review

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Tomato secondary metabolites as natural regulators of Bemisia tabaci behavior and performance: current applicability and prospects

in Crop and Product Physiology

Victor Hugo Maldonado Machado da Cruz
Thiago Rutz da Silva
Paulo Gimenez Cremonez
André Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva
Jesui Vergilio Visentainer
Camila Rodrigues

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1704832

890 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Quantitative analysis of tobacco blending proportions based on hyperspectral imaging and data fusion

in Crop and Product Physiology

Yifan Jiang
Qinlin Xiao
Xudong Huang
Ruifang Gu
Jing Wen
Xixiang Zhang
Yang Liu
Li Li
Xiaojing Chen
Juan Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1736546

1,139 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jan 2026

Quantifying germination cardinal temperatures of ten forage legumes using nonlinear regression models

in Crop and Product Physiology

Mengyao Shi
Yumeng Hu
Ruoxi Jia
Xinli Zhao
Jiahui Tan
Haoyang Teng
Yiran Han
Yihao Gai
Zitong Lei
Yichen Yuan

Frontiers in Plant Science

289 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Application of γ-aminobutyric acid alleviates salinity-mediated growth decline and oxidative damage by increasing proline and antioxidant functioning in olive (Olea europaea L.)

in Crop and Product Physiology

Taghreed S. Alnusaire

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1737858

635 views

Correction

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Exploring the hidden treasure in arid regions: pseudocereals as sustainable, climate-resilient crops for food security

in Crop and Product Physiology

Ramya Manoharan
Sugandha Asthana
Chythra Somanathan Nair
Trupti Gokhale
Drishya Nishanth
Abdul Jaleel
Neeru Sood

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1756967

586 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Physiological responses of young vegetative quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) leaves to high temperatures under controlled conditions

in Crop and Product Physiology

Talya Fishbein
Ifat Matityahu
Daniel Bertero
Lior Rubinovich

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1737240

850 views

Review

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Recent advances in organic agriculture: innovations, challenges, and opportunities

in Crop and Product Physiology

Shweta Meshram
Haryati B. Mansor
Tika B. Adhikari

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1681928

2,160 views

Editorial

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Editorial: Optimizing photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production in varied climatic conditions

in Crop and Product Physiology

Ramwant Gupta
Bibi Rafeiza Khan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1765839

874 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Silicon nanoparticles enhance maize yield and water productivity via regulating photosynthesis and canopy structure under mild regulated deficit irrigation

in Crop and Product Physiology

Xukai Liang
Qi Liao
Panpan Guo
Ziyi Yang
Shaozhong Kang
Taisheng Du
Ling Tong
Risheng Ding

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1691443

1,251 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Jan 2026

While end-of-production sole-source lighting at a moderate intensityies increased nutrient, water-soluble vitamin, and carotenoid content, the anthocyanin concentration of red leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa) decreased

in Crop and Product Physiology

Roberto Lopez
Devin Brewer
Jennifer Boldt
Kellie Walters

Frontiers in Plant Science

188 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Strategic inter-cropping for saline agriculture: quantifying the impact of Medicago sativa–Festuca arundinacea ratios on soil properties and crop performance

in Crop and Product Physiology

Yuchen Sun
Jiayu Shi
Xindi Liu
Li Zhao
Guofeng Yang
Qibo Tao
Shangzhi Zhong
Qingping Zhang
Fuhong Miao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1737387

1,279 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Effect of nitrogen fertilizer regulation on rice panicle morphology, yield and economic benefits under low-temperature stress

in Crop and Product Physiology

Xiaojing Du
Yanhong Zhang
Tianyu Hou
Zhiqiang Zhao
Dong Li
Mintai Kang
Xiaorong Wen
Fusen Tang
Buhaliqem Abliz
Yuhong Qi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1720280

1,190 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Iron-mediated remediation of arsenic-induced suppression of root morphogenesis and radial oxygen loss in wetland plant

in Crop and Product Physiology

Sitong Jiang
Zhengyu Zhu
Yitong Pan
Rongrong Shi
Zhixi Wang
Mohammad Mazbah Uddin
Song Wang
Jingchun Liu
Kang Mei

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1736435

1,176 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Morphological analysis-based yield modeling in greenhouse grown cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under prolonged heat stress

in Crop and Product Physiology

Sumin Kim
Jaehak Jeong
Sojung Kim

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1730694

1,452 views

Correction

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Correction: Plant factories are heating up: hunting for the best combination of light intensity, air temperature and root-zone temperature in lettuce production

in Crop and Product Physiology

Laura Carotti
Luuk Graamans
Federico Puksic
Michele Butturini
Esther Meinen
Ep Heuvelink
Cecilia Stanghellini

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1744137

785 views