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The genetics of fruit skin separation in date palm

BMC Plant Biology
The physical appearance of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) fruit (dates) is important for its market value. Many date-producing countries experience significant financial losses due to the poor appearance of the fruit, skin separation or puffiness being ...
Shameem Younuskunju, Yasmin A. Mohamoud, Lisa Sara Mathew, Klaus F. X. Mayer, Karsten Suhre, Joel A. Malek   +5 more
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CVW-Etr: A High-Precision Method for Estimating the Severity Level of Cotton Verticillium Wilt Disease

Plants
Cotton verticillium wilt significantly impacts both cotton quality and yield. Selecting disease-resistant varieties and using their resistance genes in breeding is an effective and economical control measure.
Pan Pan, Qiong Yao, Jiawei Shen, Lin Hu, Sijian Zhao, Longyu Huang, Guoping Yu, Guomin Zhou, Jianhua Zhang   +8 more
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Molecular and Biotechnological Advancements in Hypericum Species [PDF]

, 2017
Hypericum is an important genus of the family Hypericaceae and includes almost 500 species of herbs, shrubs and trees. Being the home for many important bioactive compounds, these species have a long traditional value as medicinal plants.
Beerhues, Ludger, Franklin, Gregory, Gregory Franklin, Eva Cellarova, Ludger Beerhues, Cellarova, Eva   +5 more
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Assembly and comparative analysis of the first complete mitochondrial genome of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge: an invaluable traditional Chinese medicine

BMC Plant Biology
Background Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge is one of the most well-known tonic herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, renowned for its remarkable medicinal value in various clinical contexts.
Kun Zhang, Gaoyang Qu, Yue Zhang, Jianxia Liu   +3 more
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Effects of Opuntia stricta var. dillenii Extracts Obtained from Prickly Pear and an Industrial By-Product on Maturing Pre-Adipocytes

Plants
Opuntia stricta var. dillenii, a member of the Cactaceae family, produces a fruit known as prickly pear. This fruit is rich in bioactive compounds, including betalains and phenolic compounds, which play an important role in health promotion due to their ...
Iván Gómez-López, Itziar Eseberri, Stéphanie Krisa, M. Pilar Cano, María P. Portillo   +4 more
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Versatile roles of organelle outer membranes in intracellular communication [PDF]

, 2015
This topic covers emerging knowledge about the properties and functions of the outer membranes of chloroplasts and mitochondria. These outer membranes house various processes necessary for efficient communication and thus integration of the organelles ...
Kentaro Inoue
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Breeding of new kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) cultivars with yellow (golden) fleshed and superior characteristics

BMC Plant Biology
The most widely cultivated species globally is Actinidia deliciosa cv. ‘Hayward’. However, in recent years, consumers have shown greater demand for new varieties with novel flesh colour, flavour and appearance in international markets.
Mojdeh Asadi, Mahmood Ghasemnezhad, Adel Bakhshipour, Jamalali Olfati, Arif Atak   +4 more
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Diaspore Dimorphism, Awn Hygroscopicity and Adaptive Significance in a Winter Annual Bromus tectorum (Poaceae)

Plants
Bromus tectorum, a winter annual plant, produces dimorphic diaspores: complex diaspores with multi-awns and simple diaspores with one awn. However, there is no information available about the role of awns and the germination characteristics of dimorphic ...
Jiayue Yan, Qian Li, Bo Zhang
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Global Change, Clonal Growth, and Biological Invasions by Plants [PDF]

, 2016
There are few more active frontiers in plant science than helping understand and predict the ecological consequences of on-going, global changes in climate, land use and cover, nutrient cycling, and acidity. This collection of research papers and reviews
Peter Alpert, Fei-Hai Yu, Sergio R. Roiloa   +2 more
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Identification and Expression Analysis of TCP Transcription Factors Under Abiotic Stress in Phoebe bournei

Plants
The TCP gene family encodes plant transcription factors crucial for regulating growth and development. While TCP genes have been identified in various species, they have not been studied in Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.).
Wenzhuo Lv, Hao Yang, Qiumian Zheng, Wenhai Liao, Li Chen, Yiran Lian, Qinmin Lin, Shuhao Huo, Obaid Ur Rehman, Wei Liu, Kehui Zheng, Yanzi Zhang, Shijiang Cao   +12 more
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