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CP32, a novel anti‐oomycete cyclic peptide, interferes with cell‐wall deposition in Phytophthora infestans

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
The small cyclic peptide CP32 effectively inhibits Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of potato and tomato late blight. Combined biochemical and phenotypic analyses demonstrate that CP32 disrupts cell wall biosynthesis, a key process in pathogen infection, resulting in a marked reduction of disease symptoms in plants.
Demetrio Marcianò, Stefano Rosa, Elena Marone Fassolo, Chiara Bertaso, Andrea Tagliani, Nina Gauri Capra, Federico Ballabio, Chiara Mizzotti, Giulia Rizzi, Sadia Fida Ullah, Lisa Kappel, Lucia Feni, Luca Tadini, Louise Jane Gourlay, Rosaria Russo, Vincent Bulone, Sabrina Pricl, Sandrine Ongeri, Sara Pellegrino, Carlo Camilloni, Silvia Laura Toffolatti, Vaibhav Srivastava, Paolo Pesaresi, Simona Masiero   +23 more
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How Institutions Shape the Effects of Agricultural Cooperatives on Their Members

Kyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives represent a promising way of improving the quality of life of half a billion smallholders, who account for the vast majority of the world's food production. Yet, little is known about the institutional factors that explain the potential benefits of being a member of a cooperative.
Simon Cornée, Madeg Le Guernic, Damien Rousselière   +2 more
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Evolution‐Inspired Engineering of Diterpene Biosynthesis via Chloroplast Genome Modification

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terpenes constitute the largest and most structurally diverse class of plant secondary metabolites, with critical roles in plant‐environment interactions and broad industrial applications. Although nuclear genome engineering of terpene pathways has been extensively explored, chloroplast genome engineering remains largely undeveloped, with most
Alessandro Occhialini, Xinlu Chen, Samantha A. Miller, Mohammad Majdi, Ivette A. Fuentes Quispe, Gabriella King, Feng Chen   +6 more
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In Planta Expression of Thermophilic GtGBE Mimics BEIIb and Modifies Rice Starch Structure Without Yield Penalties

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Enzymatic modification using glycosyltransferases offers a green route to produce highly branched starch to enhance starch functionality in the food industry, yet this approach faces challenges including the high cost of enzyme production and inefficiency.
Feifei Xu, Jianming Pan, Meng Li, Xinyu Li, Jiayuan Chang, Wenjia Fu, Kaiwen Gu, Jinsong Bao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Programmable Domestication: CRISPR, Pan‐Genomics and System Level Engineering for Next‐Generation Crops

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Conceptual overview of programmable de novo domestication from genetic diversity discovery to crop deployment. The framework connects diverse germplasm and genomic resources with three trajectory pathways. Adaptive Rescue, Agronomic Refinement and Novel Chassis defined by biological distance, engineering complexity and breeding objectives.
Muhammad Mubashar Zafar, Hina Firdous, Ayesha Siddiqua, Ayesha Naveed, Abdul Razzaq, Sadam Munawar, Aqsa Ijaz, Zunaira Anwar, Sezai Ercisli, Xuefei Jiang, Qiao Fei   +10 more
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Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone

, 2017
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop.
Fomba, S.N., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Massaquoi, F.B., Sanni, Lateef O., Samura, A.E., Sawi, M.K., Fornah, D.S., Sartie, A.M., Jalloh, A., Anthony, N.A., Onadipe, O., Norman, P.E., Mansaray, A., Benya, M.T.   +13 more
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Sugars as Central Integrators of Plant Immunity and Stress Responses

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sugars are fundamental metabolites that sustain plant growth and development, but accumulating evidence demonstrates that they also function as regulatory hubs in plant defence. In this review, we synthesise current knowledge on how carbohydrate dynamics coordinate metabolism, signalling, and structural responses to shape plant resistance ...
Anna Wlazło, Anna Barczak‐Brzyżek, Marcin Filipecki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Status of Root and Tuber Crops Improvement, Production and Utilization in Sierra Leone

, 2018
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop.
Fomba, S.N., Massaquoi, F.B., Sanni, Lateef O., Samura, A.E., Sawi, M.K., Onadipe, O.O., Fornah, D.S., Sartie, A.M., Jalloh, A., Dixon, A., Anthony, N.A., Norman, P.E., Mansaray, A., Benya, M.T.   +13 more
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Effects of Meloidogyne incognita on agronomic parameters and structural changes in eggplant (Solanum gilo Raddi) roots treated with Purpureocillium lilacinum

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Meloidogyne incognita impairs eggplant growth through gall formation with changes in root cell wall components and vascular tissue disruption, while the biocontrol agent Purpureocillium lilacinum mitigates these effects by reducing nematode infection. Abstract Meloidogyne spp. induce structural changes during the development of root‐knot galls, leading
R. M. I. F. Vilela, V. C. Kuster, A. A. de Souza, V. C. Martini, T. A. Magalhães, R. M. dos Santos Isaias, D. C. de Oliveira   +6 more
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A Journey Between Science and the Arts: Templates for the Depiction of the Pineapple (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native to America, the pineapple—Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.—delighted the Europeans who came across it. The fruit was mentioned by the voyagers and missionaries who observed and tasted it in the Americas and, from the 1500s onwards, infused reports, chronicles and natural history treatises with colour and flavour.
Teresa Nobre de Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source