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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the kinesin gene superfamily suggests roles in response to abiotic stress and fertility of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

BMC Genomics
Background Kinesin is a motor for microtubule-based motility. It plays a vital role in plant growth and development. The kinesin superfamily members are known mainly from Arabidopsis.
Qinge Chen, Yang Ren, Qin Yan, Zhiyuan Zheng, Gaisheng Zhang, Lingjian Ma, Qilu Song, Na Niu   +7 more
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Structural and developmental insights into the muscles involved in lionfish (Pterois spp.) vocalisations

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Vocal signalling is an important mode of communication in fishes. The two species of lionfish in the Pterois complex, the Indo‐Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) and the red lionfish (Pterois miles), are both known to produce different types of sounds with sonic muscles attached to the swimbladder.
Roxanne B. Holmes, Nadia M. Hamilton, Katharine E. Criswell, Keturah Z. Smithson, James E. Herbert‐Read, Lucille Chapuis   +5 more
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Physio-Morphological Characters of F1 Hybrids of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Japonica-Indica Crosses

Plant Production Science, 2001
A pot experiment was conducted to study photosynthetic rate in terms of carbon dioxide exchange rate (GER), chlorophyll meter reading (SPAD value) and specific leaf area (SLA) of 12 Fj hybrids from crosses between japonica and indica rice and their ...
Mohammad Abu Zaman Sarker, Seiichi Murayama, Yukio Ishimine, Eiji Tsuzuki   +3 more
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Hierarchical additive effects on heterosis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015
Exploitation of heterosis in crops has contributed greatly to improvement in global food and energy production. In spite of the pervasive importance of heterosis, a complete understanding of its mechanisms has remained elusive.
Zhiwu eDan, Jun eHu, Wei eZhou, Guoxin eYao, Renshan eZhu, Wenchao eHuang, Yingguo eZhu   +6 more
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Research Note: Heterosis for egg production and oviposition pattern in reciprocal crossbreeds of indigenous and elite laying chickens

Poultry Science, 2022
Heterosis has been widely utilized in chicken breeding to improve economically important traits. However, few studies focused on revealing the factors contributing to egg production heterosis.
Yuanmei Wang, Yanyan Sun, Aixin Ni, Yunlei Li, Jingwei Yuan, Hui Ma, Panlin Wang, Lei Shi, Yunhe Zong, Jinmeng Zhao, Shixiong Bian, Jilan Chen   +11 more
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Hybrid sorghum breeding in China: A historical review and perspectives

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the promotion and application of three‐line hybrid sorghum in China, this review highlights pivotal scientific breakthroughs, systematically summarizes the progress in hybrid sorghum breeding and dwarf sorghum breeding in the country, and presents an outlook on the future of sorghum breeding.
Xiangxiang Meng, Lu Li, Qian Qian, Liang Jiang, Zhaosheng Kong   +4 more
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Hybridity has a greater effect than paternal genome dosage on heterosis in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

BMC Plant Biology, 2018
Background The phenomenon of heterosis is critical to plant breeding and agricultural productivity. Heterosis occurs when F1 hybrid offspring display quantitative improvements in traits to levels that do not occur in the parents.
Brendan F. Hallahan, Eva Fernandez-Tendero, Antoine Fort, Peter Ryder, Gilles Dupouy, Marc Deletre, Edna Curley, Galina Brychkova, Britta Schulz, Charles Spillane   +9 more
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Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales

Molecular Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Admixture is the exchange of genetic variation between differentiated demes, resulting in ancestry within a population coalescing in multiple ancestral source populations. Low‐latitude killer whales (Orcinus orca) populations typically have higher genetic diversity than those in more densely populated, high productivity and high‐latitude ...
Isabella M. Reeves, John A. Totterdell, Jonathan Sandoval‐Castillo, Emma L. Betty, Karen A. Stockin, Ramari Oliphant Stewart, Muriel Johnstone, Andrew D. Foote   +7 more
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TaTCP6 is required for efficient and balanced utilization of nitrate and phosphorus in wheat

Nature Communications
High crop yields require adequate nutrients, particularly nitrate (N) and phosphorus (P). Identifying regulators for efficient N-P utilization is critical in wheat.
Bin Liu, Weiya Xu, Yanxiao Niu, Qiuyuan Li, Beilu Cao, Jingyi Qi, Yidi Zhao, Yilan Zhou, Long Song, Dongkai Cui, Zhenshan Liu, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Mingshan You, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Jiewen Xing   +16 more
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A Test of the Long‐Term Efficiency of Genetic Rescue With Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Genetic rescue is considered a promising but underutilised conservation strategy to mitigate inbreeding depression and restore genetic diversity. Yet, empirical evidence supporting its long‐term efficacy is limited to studies investigating short‐term effects.
Noelia Pérez‐Pereira, Daniel Kleinman‐Ruiz, Aurora García‐Dorado, Humberto Quesada, Armando Caballero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source