Elemental sulphur as an induced antifungal substance in plant defence.

abstract：:Changes in root hydraulic resistance in response to alterations in nitrate supply were explored in detail as a potential mechanism that allows plants to respond rapidly to changes in their environment. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus cv. Holiday) plants grown hydroponically with limited nitrate availability (200 micromol...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Gloser V,Zwieniecki MA,Orians CM,Holbrook NM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coffee (Coffea spp.), a globally traded commodity, is a slow-growing tropical tree species that displays an improved photosynthetic performance when grown under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations ([CO2]). To investigate the mechanisms underlying this response, two commercial coffee cultivars (Catuaí and Obatã) we...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： DaMatta FM,Godoy AG,Menezes-Silva PE,Martins SC,Sanglard LM,Morais LE,Torre-Neto A,Ghini R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cotyledon represents one of the bases of classification within the plant kingdom, providing the name-giving difference between dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants. It is also a fundamental organ and there have been many reports of cotyledon mutants in many species. The use of these mutants where they have a...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Chandler JW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants have evolved highly complex sensory mechanisms to monitor their surroundings and adapt their growth and development to the prevailing environmental conditions. The integration of information from multiple environmental cues enables the co-ordination of development with favourable seasonal conditions and, ultima...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Franklin KA,Whitelam GC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the onset of ripening, some fleshy fruits shift the dominant water import pathway from the xylem to the phloem, but the cause for the decline in xylem inflow remains obscure. This study found that xylem-mobile dye movement into grape berries decreased despite transient increases in berry growth and transpiration du...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zhang Y,Keller M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work examines the involvement of haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in salicylic acid (SA)-induced alleviation of oxidative stress as a result of cadmium (Cd) stress in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seedling roots. CdCl(2) exposure caused severe growth inhibition and Cd accumulation, which were potentiated by pre-treatment w...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Cui W,Li L,Gao Z,Wu H,Xie Y,Shen W

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary adhesion of zoospores of the green macroalga Enteromorpha to substrata involves a massive release of adhesive glycoproteins from Golgi-derived, membrane-bounded vesicles in the anterior region of the spore, followed by rapid curing. This process is sensitive to low concentrations (5-10 microg x ml(-1)) of the ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Callow ME,Crawford S,Wetherbee R,Taylor K,Finlay JA,Callow JA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugars regulate the expression of many genes at the transcriptional level. In Arabidopsis thaliana, sugars induce or repress the expression of >1800 genes, including the STP1 (SUGAR TRANSPORTER PROTEIN 1) gene, which encodes an H(+)/monosaccharide cotransporter. STP1 transcript levels decrease more rapidly after the a...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Cordoba E,Aceves-Zamudio DL,Hernández-Bernal AF,Ramos-Vega M,León P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pectins are complex polysaccharides that are essential components of the plant cell wall. In this study, a novel putative Arabidopsis S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferase, termed QUASIMODO 3 (QUA3, At4g00740), has been characterized and it was demonstrated that it is a Golgi-localized, type II int...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Miao Y,Li HY,Shen J,Wang J,Jiang L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize seedling water relations and abscisic acid (ABA) levels were measured over 24 h of root chilling (5.5 degrees C). At 2.5 h into chilling, leaf ABA levels increased by 40x and stomatal conductance (g(s)) decreased to 20% compared with prechill levels. Despite a rapid g(s) response to root chilling, leaf water pot...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Melkonian J,Yu LX,Setter TL

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of ionically bound peroxidases from an asparagus spear increased from 5-24 h post-harvest. Isoelectric focusing showed that the post-harvest increase of the total peroxidase activity was due to the increase of several distinct isoperoxidases. Concomitantly, a decrease in the activity of two anionic peroxi...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Holm KB,Andreasen PH,Eckloff RM,Kristensen BK,Rasmussen SK

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change has brought severe challenges to agriculture. It is anticipated that there will be a drop in crop yield - including that of soybean - due to climatic stress factors that include drastic fluctuations in temperature, drought, flooding and high salinity. Genomic information on soybean has been accumulating...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Li MW,Xin D,Gao Y,Li KP,Fan K,Muñoz NB,Yung WS,Lam HM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of steroid hormones regulating plant growth and development. Since BRs do not undergo transport among plant tissues, their metabolism is tightly regulated by transcription factors (TFs) and feedback loops. BAS1 (CYP734A1, formerly CYP72B1) and SOB7 (CYP72C1) are two BR-inactivating c...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Peng H,Neff MM

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO), more benign than its more reactive and damaging related molecules, reactive oxygen species (ROS), is perfectly suited for duties as a redox signalling molecule. A key route for NO bioactivity is through S-nitrosation, the addition of an NO moiety to a protein Cys thiol (-SH). This redox-based, post-...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Umbreen S,Lubega J,Loake GJ

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Many legumes have the capacity to enter into a symbiotic association with soil bacteria generically called 'rhizobia' that results in the formation of new lateral organs on roots called nodules within which the rhizobia fix atmospheric nitrogen (N). Up to 200 million tonnes of N per annum is fixed by this association....

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Djordjevic MA,Mohd-Radzman NA,Imin N

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition to flowering is known to be regulated by numerous interacting endogenous and environmental cues, of which brassinosteroids (BRs), a group of polyhydroxylated steroid phytohormones, appear to be linked to the regulation of flowering time. In Arabidopsis, BR biosynthetic det2 mutants exhibited delayed flo...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Li J,Li Y,Chen S,An L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicago truncatula belongs to the legume family and forms symbiotic associations with nitrogen fixing bacteria, the rhizobia. During these interactions, the plants develop root nodules in which bacteria invade the plant cells and fix nitrogen for the benefit of the plant. Despite massive infection, legume nodules do ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Berrabah F,Ratet P,Gourion B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most terrestrial plants use C3 photosynthesis to fix carbon. In multiple plant lineages a modified system known as C4 photosynthesis has evolved. To better understand the molecular patterns associated with induction of C4 photosynthesis, the genus Flaveria that contains C3 and C4 species was used. A base to tip matura...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Kümpers BM,Burgess SJ,Reyna-Llorens I,Smith-Unna R,Boursnell C,Hibberd JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient kinetics of net H+, K+, Ca2+, and Cl- fluxes were measured non-invasively, using an ion-selective microelectrode technique, for bean (Vicia faba L.) leaf mesophyll in response to 150 mM mannitol treatment. In a parallel set of experiments, changes in the plasma membrane potential and the total proline conten...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Shabala S,Babourina O,Newman I

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endosperm is an essential part of the seed which sustains embryo development and contains storage reserves. Endosperm development involves a series of nuclear divisions in the absence of cytokinesis. In this study, it is shown that a mutant Arabidopsis plant carrying the disrupted At4g24900 gene exhibits severe de...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Lu X,Li Y,Su Y,Liang Q,Meng H,Li S,Shen S,Fan Y,Zhang C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cereal grain germination is central for plant early development, and efficient germination has a major role in crop propagation and malting. Endosperm starch is the prime energy reserve in germination and seedling establishment. In this study, it was hypothesized that optimized starch granule structure, and not only t...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Shaik SS,Carciofi M,Martens HJ,Hebelstrup KH,Blennow A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Arabidopsis thaliana ascorbate-deficient vtc-1 mutant has only 30% ascorbate contents of the wild type (WT). This ascorbate-deficient mutant was used here to study the physiological roles of ascorbate under salt stress in vivo. Salt stress resulted in a more significant decrease in CO2 assimilatory capacity in the...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Huang C,He W,Guo J,Chang X,Su P,Zhang L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endomembrane system offers many potential points where plant mating can be effectively controlled. This results from two basic features of angiosperm reproduction: the requirement for pollen tubes to pass through sporophytic tissues to gain access to ovules and the physiology of pollen tube growth that provides it...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Kumar A,McClure B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seed size is a key determinant of evolutionary fitness, and is also one of the most important components of seed yield. In angiosperms, seed development begins with double fertilization, which leads to the formation of a diploid embryo and a triploid endosperm. The outermost layer of the seed is the seed coat, which d...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Li N,Li Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important transcriptional and post-transcriptional modulators of gene expression that play crucial roles in the responses to diverse stresses. To explore jasmonic acid (JA)-dependent miRNA-mediated regulatory networks that are responsive to root-knot nematode (RKN), two small RNA libraries were ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zhao W,Li Z,Fan J,Hu C,Yang R,Qi X,Chen H,Zhao F,Wang S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants show varied cellular responses to salinity that are partly associated with maintaining low cytosolic Na(+) levels and a high K(+)/Na(+) ratio. Plant metabolites change with elevated Na(+), some changes are likely to help restore osmotic balance while others protect Na(+)-sensitive proteins. Metabolic responses ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Widodo,Patterson JH,Newbigin E,Tester M,Bacic A,Roessner U

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydration at low temperatures, commonly referred to as cold stratification, is widely used for releasing dormancy and triggering germination in a wide range of species including wheat. However, the molecular mechanism that underlies its effect on germination has largely remained unknown. Our previous studies showed th...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Xu Q,Truong TT,Barrero JM,Jacobsen JV,Hocart CH,Gubler F

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small heat shock proteins are a diverse, ancient, and important family of proteins. All organisms possess small heat shock proteins (sHSPs), indicating that these proteins evolved very early in the history of life prior to the divergence of the three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya). Comparing the stru...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Waters ER

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the genetic bases of the physiological syndrome mealiness that causes abnormal fruit softening and juice loss in apples, an integrative approach was devised, consisting of sensory, instrumental, biochemical, genetic, and genomic methods. High levels of activity of α-L-arabinofuranosidase (α-AFa...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Nobile PM,Wattebled F,Quecini V,Girardi CL,Lormeau M,Laurens F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphorylation is key to the regulation of many proteins. Altered protein activity often requires the interaction of the phosphorylated protein with a class of "adapters" known as 14-3-3 proteins. This review will cover aspects of 14-3-3 interaction with key proteins of carbon and nitrogen metabolism such as ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Comparot S,Lingiah G,Martin T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00