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The Code Decoded. A user’s guide to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants [PDF]

, 2019
The purpose of this second edition of The Code Decoded is to serve as a user’s guide to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (“Code”), specifically the Shenzhen Code (Turland & al., 2018)
Nicholas Turland
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Structure and Function of Chloroplasts [PDF]

, 2019
Chloroplasts are plant cell organelles that convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process. By doing so, they sustain life on Earth.
Fei Yu, Roston, Rebecca L., Rebecca L. Roston, Gao, Hongbo, Juliette Jouhet, Yu, Fei, Hongbo Gao, Jouhet, Juliette   +7 more
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Foliar Application of Methyl Jasmonate and Chitosan Improve Growth, Yield, and Quality of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) Under Water-Deficit Stress

Plants
Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.), a summer legume, is becoming increasingly important as an industrial crop due to its high gum and viscosity content. This study investigated the effects of methyl jasmonate (MeJA), chitosan (CH), and their combination ...
Sara Khurizadeh, Ruhollah Naderi, Heidar Meftahizadeh, Saeid Hazrati, Silvana Nicola   +4 more
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Recent Advances of Epigenetics in Crop Biotechnology [PDF]

, 2016
Epigenetics is a new field that explains gene expression at the chromatin structure and organization level. Three principal epigenetic mechanisms are known and hundreds of combinations among them can develop different phenotypic characteristics.
Christopher Cullis, De la Peña, Clelia, Cullis, Christopher, Raul Alvarez-Venegas, Clelia De-la-Pena, Venegas, Raúl Alvarez   +5 more
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Enhancing Across-Population Genomic Prediction for Maize Hybrids

Plants
In crop breeding, genomic selection (GS) serves as a powerful tool for predicting unknown phenotypes by using genome-wide markers, aimed at enhancing genetic gain for quantitative traits.
Guangning Yu, Furong Li, Xin Wang, Yuxiang Zhang, Kai Zhou, Wenyan Yang, Xiusheng Guan, Xuecai Zhang, Chenwu Xu, Yang Xu   +9 more
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Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants: Functional Genomic Intervention [PDF]

, 2016
Abiotic stresses such as high temperature, low-temperature, drought and salinity limit crop productivity worldwide. Understanding plant responses to these stresses is essential for rational engineering of crop plants.
Amita Pandey, Maik Boehmer, Girdhar K. Pandey, Manoj Prasad   +3 more
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Characterization of Natural Bioactive Compounds from Greek Oregano Accessions Subjected to Advanced Extraction Techniques

Plants
Nowadays, eco-friendly extraction techniques are often used to develop natural plant extracts for commercial use. In the current investigation, Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare) phenolic extracts from different cultivated accessions were recovered ...
Christina Panagiotidou, Elisavet Bouloumpasi, Maria Irakli, Paschalina Chatzopoulou   +3 more
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Genomics and Effectomics of the Crop Killer Xanthomonas [PDF]

, 2016
Phytopathogenic bacteria of the Xanthomonas genus cause severe diseases on hundreds of host plants, including economically important crops, such as bean, cabbage, cassava, citrus, hemp, pepper, rice, sugarcane, tomato or wheat.
Denance, Nicolas, Lahaye, Thomas, Nicolas Denance, Thomas Lahaye, Laurent D. Noel, Noel, Laurent D.   +5 more
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A Test of Activated Carbon and Soil Seed Enhancements for Improved Sub-Shrub and Grass Seedling Survival With and Without Herbicide Application

Plants
Re-establishing native plants while controlling invasive species is a challenge for many dryland restoration efforts globally. Invasive plants often create highly competitive environments so controlling them is necessary for effective establishment of ...
Lauren N. Svejcar, Trace E. Martyn, Hayley R. Edlund, Kirk W. Davies   +3 more
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Isolation of Lessertiosides A and B and Other Metabolites from Lessertia frutescens and Their Neuroprotection Activity

Plants
Lessertia frutescens (synonym Sutherlandia frutescens) is an important South African medicinal plant used traditionally to treat different human pathologies and is considered an adaptogenic plant. This study sought to isolate compounds from the plant and
Kadidiatou O. Ndjoubi, Sylvester I. Omoruyi, Robert C. Luckay, Ahmed A. Hussein   +3 more
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