Li, Wei Lybrand, Daniel B. Xu, Haiyang Zhou, Fei Last, Robert L. Pichersky, Eran
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Tanacetum cinerariifolium flowers synthesize six pyrethrins that function as effective insecticides. trans -Chrysanthemol is an early intermediate in the synthesis of the monoterpene moiety of pyrethrins. Previously, the pyrethrum enzyme chrysanthemyl diphosphate synthase (TcCDS) was shown to catalyze the formation of the prenyl diphosphate compoun...
Ponce, Kimberly Zhang, Ya Guo, Longbiao Leng, Yujia Ye, Guoyou
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Rice grain size plays a crucial role in determining grain quality and yield. In this study, two multiparent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) populations, DC1 and BIM, were evaluated for grain size across three environments and genotyped with 55K array-based SNP detection and genotype-by-sequencing (GBS), respectively, to identify QTLs and SNP...
Moradtalab, Narges Ahmed, Aneesh Geistlinger, Joerg Walker, Frank Höglinger, Birgit Ludewig, Uwe Neumann, Günter
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Aims Low soil temperature in spring is a major constraint for the cultivation of tropical crops in temperate climates. This study aims at the exploitation of synergistic interactions of micronutrients, consortia of plant growth-promoting microorganisms and N forms as cold-stress protectants. Methods Maize seedlings were exposed for two weeks to low...
Liu, Lu-Xian Du, Ying-Xue Folk, Ryan A. Wang, Shen-Yi Soltis, Douglas E. Shang, Fu-De Li, Pan
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Saxifragaceae, a family of over 600 species and approximately 30 genera of herbaceous perennials, is well-known for intergeneric hybridization. Of the main lineages in this family, the Heuchera group represents a valuable model for the analysis of plastid capture and its impact on phylogeny reconstruction. In this study, we investigated plastome ev...
Ye, Hao Ji, Changyang Guo, Rongfang Jiang, Liwen
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Autophagy is an intracellular trafficking and degradation system for recycling of damaged organelles, mis-folded proteins and cytoplasmic constituents. Autophagy can be divided into non-selective autophagy and selective autophagy according to the cargo specification. Key to the process is the timely formation of the autophagosome, a double-membrane...
Jin, Yanli Yu, Chunyan Jiang, Chunmei Guo, Xiaotong Li, Bei Wang, Cuiting Kong, Fanjing Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Haihai
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In angiosperm trees, the gelatinous layer (G-layer) takes a great part of the fiber cell wall in the tension wood (TW). However, the mechanism underlying G-layer formation in poplar is largely unknown. In this work, we demonstrate that G-layer formation in poplar TW cells is regulated by brassinosteroid (BR) and its signaling. PtiCYP85A3 , a key BR...
Song, Bo Zhao, Shuai Shen, Wei Collings, Cynthia Ding, Shi-You
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Plants use rigid cellulose together with non-cellulosic matrix polymers to build cell walls. Cellulose microfibrils comprise linear β(1,4)-glucan chains packed through inter- and intra-chain hydrogen-bonding networks and van der Waals forces. Due to its small size, the number of glucan chains and their arrangement in a microfibril remains elusive. ...
Thoma, Felix Somborn-Schulz, Annette Schlehuber, Dennis Keuter, Volkmar Deerberg, Görge
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In contrast to the primary metabolism, responsible for essential synthesis mechanisms and mass balance in plants, the secondary metabolism is not of particular importance for each cell but for the plant organism as its whole. Most of these metabolites show antioxidant properties and are beneficial for human health. In order to affect accumulation o...
Gonzalo, Maria José Li, Yi-Cheng Chen, Kai-Yi Gil, David Montoro, Teresa Nájera, Inmaculada Baixauli, Carlos Granell, Antonio Monforte, Antonio José
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Global climate change is increasing the range of temperatures that crop plants must face during their life cycle, giving negative effects to yields. In this changing scenario, understanding the genetic control of plant responses to a range of increasing temperature conditions is a prerequisite to developing cultivars with increased resilience. The ...
Hamid, Maroof Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad Malik, Akhtar Hussain Ahmad, Rameez Singh, Chandra Prakash Dolezal, Jiri Haq, Shiekh Marifatul
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Under the contemporary climate change, the Himalaya is reported to be warming at a much higher rate than the global average. However, little is known about the alpine vegetation responses to recent climate change in the rapidly warming Himalaya. Here we studied vegetation dynamics on alpine summits in Kashmir Himalaya in relation to in situ measure...
