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Pollen Developmental Arrest: Maintaining Pollen Fertility in a World With a Changing Climate

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
During evolution of land plants, the haploid gametophytic stage has been strongly reduced in size and the diploid sporophytic phase has become the dominant growth form.
Ettore Pacini, Rudy Dolferus
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Road air pollution harms the reproductive success of a bee‐pollinated wildflower: A dusty threat to biodiversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Dust, a common form of air pollution, is particularly problematic on roadsides, which are important habitats for plants and pollinators. We investigated whether and how road dust affects plant sexual reproduction using Primula chungensis in a biodiversity hotspot. Our study provides compelling evidence that road dust can harm plant reproductive success
Yong‐Peng Cha, Yin‐Mei Ma, David W. Inouye, Zhao‐Li Tong, Zhi‐Qiang Zhang   +4 more
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The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
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Synthetic polymer nanocarrier enhances dsRNA stability but not RNAi efficacy in Brassicogethes aeneus

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Experimental setup for dsRNA feeding in Brassicogethes aeneus to evaluate the effect of a synthetic polymer nanocarrier on RNAi efficiency. The experiment assessed whether the nanocarrier enhances RNAi after oral dsRNA delivery. (a) Stability of dsRNA–nanocarrier complexes was tested in simulated gut conditions. (b) Gene expression of αCOP and dre4 was
Triin Kallavus, Liina Soonvald, Iris Callewaert, Ana Isabel Silva, Ericmar Ávila Dos Santos, Silva Vilumets, Riina Kaasik, Sven Vereecken, Lenny Van Daele, Peter Dubruel, Jonathan Willow, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning, Kristof De Schutter, Eve Veromann   +13 more
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From flower buds to bolls: how cotton reproductive structures shape boll weevil development, reproduction and survival

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Female boll weevils feeding on flower buds promote reproduction regardless of their immature diet, whereas boll feeding increases lipid reserves and lifespan, revealing a nutrition‐driven trade‐off that sustains survival and reproduction in tropical boll weevil populations.
Roberta Ramos Coelho, Guilherme Gomes Rolim, Franklin Magliano da Cunha, Valéria Wanderley‐Teixeira, José Dijair Antonino, Jorge Braz Torres   +5 more
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Development and application of KASP assays to differentiate between Sorghum bicolor, halepense, and their hybrids

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
A panel showing the morphological differences between Sorghum halepense (A), hybrids (B), and Sorghum bicolor (C) with a novel KASP‐based genetic assay capable of reliably distinguishing between them. Partially Created in BioRender. https://BioRender.com/1u30ukv Abstract BACKGROUND Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum halepense can readily hybridize, creating ...
Connor Purvis, Eric L. Patterson, Erin E. Burns   +2 more
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Colonization and spatiotemporal distribution of bruchid pests in lentil and faba bean fields

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
This study of 104 fields identifies Bruchus signaticornis in lentils and B. rufimanus in faba beans as the sole grain‐damaging species. Their uniform distribution within fields and the strong effect of regulatory factors on larvae and egg survival emphasize the need for species‐specific, phenology‐based and spatially informed integrated pest management
Anastasia Chery‐Lagrange, Antoine Gardarin, Yann Tricault, Mélissandre Gabet, Jean‐David Chapelin‐Viscardi, Cayetano Herrera, Anne‐Sophie Voisin, Laurent Bedoussac   +7 more
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Efficient temporary pollen storage techniques for quality kiwifruit production

Scientific Reports
Asynchronisation in kiwifruit male and female flower anthesis is a common phenomenon across the kiwifruit-growing areas worldwide. This situation demands efficient short-term pollen storage techniques for successful kiwifruit production. Kiwifruit pollen
Sudip Kumar Dutta
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Integrated genomic and transcriptomic approaches reveal oxidative stress adaptation mechanisms in a mesotrione‐resistant Amaranthus tuberculatus biotype

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Integrated GWAS and transcriptomics in a Canadian waterhemp biotype reveal mesotrione resistance is polygenic and metabolically driven. Significant SNPs and 187 herbicide‐responsive genes point to enhanced redox homeostasis, glutathione‐linked detoxification, lipid/secondary metabolism, and oxidative stress responses. Resistance arises from coordinated,
Martin Laforest, Marianne Bessette, Geneviève Gagnon, Sandra Flores‐Mejia, Brahim Soufiane, Marie‐Claire Goulet, Dominique Michaud   +6 more
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Cytogenetic Study and Pollen Viability of Phalaenopsis Queen Beer 'Mantefon'. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2023
Sevilleno SS, An HR, Cabahug-Braza RAM, Ahn YJ, Hwang YJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source