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Nutritionally Improved Agricultural Crops [PDF]

Plant Physiology, 2008
Agricultural innovation has always involved new, science-based products and processes that have contributed reliable methods for increasing productivity and sustainability. Biotechnology has introduced a new dimension to such innovation, offering efficient and cost-effective means to produce ...
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Cotton pan-genome retrieves the lost sequences and genes during domestication and selection

Genome Biology, 2021
Background Millennia of directional human selection has reshaped the genomic architecture of cultivated cotton relative to wild counterparts, but we have limited understanding of the selective retention and fractionation of genomic components. Results We
Jianying Li, Daojun Yuan, Pengcheng Wang, Qiongqiong Wang, Mengling Sun, Zhenping Liu, Huan Si, Zhongping Xu, Yizan Ma, Boyang Zhang, Liuling Pei, Lili Tu, Longfu Zhu, Ling-Ling Chen, Keith Lindsey, Xianlong Zhang, Shuangxia Jin, Maojun Wang   +17 more
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Novel mutant alleles of the starch synthesis gene TaSSIVb-D result in the reduction of starch granule number per chloroplast in wheat

BMC Genomics, 2017
Background Transient starch provides carbon and energy for plant growth, and its synthesis is regulated by the joint action of a series of enzymes. Starch synthesis IV (SSIV) is one of the important starch synthase isoforms, but its impact on wheat ...
Huijun Guo, Yunchuan Liu, Xiao Li, Zhihui Yan, Yongdun Xie, Hongchun Xiong, Linshu Zhao, Jiayu Gu, Shirong Zhao, Luxiang Liu   +9 more
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TaPYL4, an ABA receptor gene of wheat, positively regulates plant drought adaptation through modulating the osmotic stress-associated processes

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Abscisic acid receptors (ABR) involve transduction of the ABA signaling in plants, impacting largely on stress-defensive physiological processes and plant osmotic stress response. In this study, we characterized TaPYL4, a gene of ABR family in
Yanyang Zhang, Yingjia Zhao, Tianjiao Li, Chenyang Ni, Le Han, Pingping Du, Kai Xiao   +6 more
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Improving crop salt tolerance [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2004
Salinity is an ever-present threat to crop yields, especially in countries where irrigation is an essential aid to agriculture. Although the tolerance of saline conditions by plants is variable, crop species are generally intolerant of one-third of the concentration of salts found in seawater.
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Delineation of genotype × environment interaction for identification of stable genotypes for tillering phase drought stress tolerance in sugarcane

Scientific Reports, 2021
Sugarcane is a trans-seasonal long-duration crop and tillering phase (60–150 days) is the most sensitive phase for moisture stress, causing significant reduction in biomass accumulation. The study focussed to assess the Genotype × Environment Interaction
C. Mahadevaiah, Prakash Hapase, V. Sreenivasa, Ramesh Hapase, H. K. Mahadeva Swamy, C. Anilkumar, K. Mohanraj, G. Hemaprabha, Bakshi Ram   +8 more
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Homeolog expression analysis in an allotriploid non-model crop via integration of transcriptomics and proteomics

Scientific Reports, 2018
The fate of doubled genes, from allopolyploid or autopolyploid origin, is controlled at multiple levels, resulting in the modern day cultivars. We studied the root growth of 3 different triploid banana cultivars under control and osmotic stress ...
Jelle van Wesemael, Yann Hueber, Ewaut Kissel, Nádia Campos, Rony Swennen, Sebastien Carpentier   +5 more
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Intraspecific variation of residual heterozygosity and its utility for quantitative genetic studies in maize

BMC Plant Biology, 2018
Background Residual heterozygosity (RH) in advanced inbred lines of plants benefits quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping studies. However, knowledge of factors affecting the genome-wide distribution of RH remains limited.
Nannan Liu, Jianxiao Liu, Wenqiang Li, Qingchun Pan, Jie Liu, Xiaohong Yang, Jianbing Yan, Yingjie Xiao   +7 more
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Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms

Scientific Reports, 2021
The coconut palm or “tree of life” is one of nature’s most useful plants and the demand for its fruit is increasing. However, coconut production is threatened by ageing plantations, pests and diseases.
Hannes Wilms, Dries De Bièvre, Kevin Longin, Rony Swennen, Juhee Rhee, Bart Panis   +5 more
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How can we foster crop improvement? [PDF]

, 2013
In this paper, the current scenario and challenges that crop improvement faces in response to the increasing world demand for food and biofuels is described. The fact that the rate of improvement in crop performance has plummeted in a number of important
Pontaroli, Ana
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