Zhang, Zeqin
Liu, Sirui
Paul, Saikat
Notaguchi, Michitaka
Zhang, Wenna
Kitagawa, Munenori https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2766-3889
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (32370366)
Hubei Hongshan Laboratory (105-11020113)
Huazhong Agricultural University (start-up funding)
Young Scientist Fostering Funds for the National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops (52010020108)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25H01341)
Article History
Received: 15 December 2025
Revised: 5 February 2026
Accepted: 20 February 2026
First Online: 20 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable.
Consent for publication: All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Michitaka Notaguchi is an Editor of Horticulture Advances but was not involved in the peer review or decision-making process for this manuscript.