Linking variation in genome size to cyst size in chrysophytes
Journal of Phycology, Volume 62, Issue 5, Page 1671-1682, October 2026.Abstract Genome size varies tremendously across eukaryotes, which often contain far more DNA than expected from their biological complexity. To explain this paradox, selection‐based hypotheses propose that genome size evolves through selection acting on life‐history traits correlated with the phenotypic effects, independent of its genic content.
Natálie Protić +4 more
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Morphological Characteristics and Significance of Bulliform Phytoliths in Haploid Rice. [PDF]
Rice (N Y)Tang X, Yu J, Mao F, Yan S, Lu H.
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Bottlenecked but Booming: Strong Inbreeding in a Highly Invasive Freshwater Mussel
Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 19, October 2026.ABSTRACT The ‘genetic paradox of invasions’ refers to successful invasive populations originating from low founder numbers. Theory predicts that such invaders should exhibit reduced genetic diversity and increased inbreeding, which should restrict their evolutionary potential and often lead to inbreeding depression.
Antti Miettinen +6 more
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Stepwise construction of the path to doubled haploid breeding in sorghum. [PDF]
Sci AdvSui Y +11 more
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 19, October 2026.ABSTRACT The mechanisms driving the megadiversity of parasitic wasps remain a central question in evolutionary ecology. To investigate the genomic architecture underlying host‐associated differentiation in parasitic wasps, we generated a de novo genome assembly and performed whole‐genome re‐sequencing of 17 populations of the parasitoid wasp Asecodes ...
Xuyue Yang +4 more
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Pollen defective in guidance-1 (POD1) causes in vivo haploid induction in Brassica napus. [PDF]
New PhytolBakhsh MZM +6 more
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Combinatorial cis‐regulatory elements shape temporal effector expression in Ustilago maydis
Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2026.We identified promoter motifs associated with infection phases in Ustilago maydis and analysed their positional distribution relative to transcription start sites and generated a synthetic minimal promoter that drives in‐plant gene expression. ABSTRACT Plant‐pathogenic fungi secrete small proteins, termed effectors, to reprogramme host metabolism and ...
Georgios Saridis +7 more
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Evidence for regulation of transpiration in nonstomatal plants: insights from bryophyte gametophytes
New Phytologist, Volume 252, Issue 1, Page 54-68, October 2026.Kinetics of cell wall water vapor potential (Ψcw) and resistance of cell wall and plasmatic membrane to water flux in response to cytoplasmic water potential (Ψcyt) during dehydration. Ψcyt was calculated from the WC at any moment of the dehydration curve by using the relationship between −1/Ψw and WC of pressure volume curves and assuming Ψw = Ψcyt ...
Alicia V. Perera‐Castro +3 more
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Comparative Analysis of Lifecycle-Dependent A to I RNA Editing in Three Members of the <i>Microbotryum violaceum</i> Fungal Complex. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel)Baruri S +4 more
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Cell‐based crop phenotyping for future climates
New Phytologist, Volume 252, Issue 2, Page 575-587, October 2026.Flow‐chart diagram illustrating the proposed pathway for improving the throughput of fluorescence imaging‐based phenotyping by using robotics and machine learning (ML) approaches. Summary Abiotic stress tolerance has been significantly weakened in modern crops during the domestication process.
Sergey Shabala +5 more
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