Production of haploids and doubled haploids in oil palm.

abstract：BACKGROUND:StWhy1, a member of the plant-specific Whirly single-stranded DNA-binding protein family, was first characterized as a transcription factor involved in the activation of the nuclear PR-10a gene following defense-related stress in potato. In Arabidopsis thaliana, Whirlies have recently been shown to be primar...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Maréchal A,Parent JS,Sabar M,Véronneau-Lafortune F,Abou-Rached C,Brisson N

更新日期：2008-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fusarium verticillioides is a common maize pathogen causing ear rot (FER) and contamination of the grains with the fumonisin B1 (FB1) mycotoxin. Resistance to FER and FB1 contamination are quantitative traits, affected by environmental conditions, and completely resistant maize genotypes to the pathogen are ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Maschietto V,Colombi C,Pirona R,Pea G,Strozzi F,Marocco A,Rossini L,Lanubile A

更新日期：2017-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are highly abundant in plant genomes and require transcriptional activity for their proliferative mode of replication. These sequences exist in plant genomes as diverse sublineages within the main element superfamilies (i.e., gypsy and copia). While transcriptional...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Qiu F,Ungerer MC

更新日期：2018-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent development of novel repeat-fruiting types of blackberry (Rubus L.) cultivars, combined with a long history of morphological marker-assisted selection for thornlessness by blackberry breeders, has given rise to increased interest in using molecular markers to facilitate blackberry breeding. Yet no...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Lewers KS,Saski CA,Cuthbertson BJ,Henry DC,Staton ME,Main DS,Dhanaraj AL,Rowland LJ,Tomkins JP

更新日期：2008-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, Tectona grandis is one of the most valuable trees in the world and no transcript dataset related to secondary xylem is available. Considering how important the secondary xylem and sapwood transition from young to mature trees is, little is known about the expression differences between those succe...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Galeano E,Vasconcelos TS,Vidal M,Mejia-Guerra MK,Carrer H

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistant cultivars are key elements for pathogen control and pesticide reduction, but their repeated use may lead to the emergence of virulent pathogen populations, able to overcome the resistance. Increased research efforts, mainly based on theoretical studies, explore spatio-temporal deployment strategies...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Djian-Caporalino C,Palloix A,Fazari A,Marteu N,Barbary A,Abad P,Sage-Palloix AM,Mateille T,Risso S,Lanza R,Taussig C,Castagnone-Sereno P

更新日期：2014-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drought is a major abiotic stress factors that reduces agricultural productivity. GRAS transcription factors are plant-specific proteins that play diverse roles in plant development. However, the functions of a number of GRAS genes identified in rice are unknown, especially the GRAS genes related to rice dro...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Xu K,Chen S,Li T,Ma X,Liang X,Ding X,Liu H,Luo L

更新日期：2015-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trees belonging to the Casuarinaceae and Betulaceae families play an important ecological role and are useful tools in forestry for degraded land rehabilitation and reforestation. These functions are linked to their capacity to establish symbiotic relationships with a nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium of the ge...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Diédhiou I,Tromas A,Cissoko M,Gray K,Parizot B,Crabos A,Alloisio N,Fournier P,Carro L,Svistoonoff S,Gherbi H,Hocher V,Diouf D,Laplaze L,Champion A

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：CORRECTION:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that the number of genes overlaying the bar graph in Fig. 3A were incorrectly counted and inserted (i.e. including a title tile, and in inverse order). The corrected numbers are below and match with the listed genes supplied in Additiona...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Dukowic-Schulze S,Sundararajan A,Mudge J,Ramaraj T,Farmer AD,Wang M,Sun Q,Pillardy J,Kianian S,Retzel EF,Pawlowski WP,Chen C

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salt stress is a major challenge for growth and development of plants. The mangrove tree Avicennia officinalis has evolved salt tolerance mechanisms such as salt secretion through specialized glands on its leaves. Although a number of structural studies on salt glands have been done, the molecular mechanism ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Jyothi-Prakash PA,Mohanty B,Wijaya E,Lim TM,Lin Q,Loh CS,Kumar PP

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leaves of Poaceae have a unique morphological feature: they consist of a proximal sheath and a distal blade separated by a ligular region. The sheath provides structural support and protects young developing leaves, whereas the main function of the blade is photosynthesis. The auricles allow the blade to til...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Dresvyannikova AE,Watanabe N,Muterko AF,Krasnikov AA,Goncharov NP,Dobrovolskaya OB

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arabidopsis ovules comprise four morphologically distinct parts: the nucellus, which contains the embryo sac, two integuments that become the seed coat, and the funiculus that anchors the ovule within the carpel. Analysis of developmental mutants has shown that ovule morphogenesis relies on tightly regulated...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Skinner DJ,Gasser CS

更新日期：2009-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NADP-malic enzyme (NAPD-ME), and pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) are important enzymes that participate in C4 photosynthesis. However, the evolutionary history and forces driving evolution of these genes in C4 plants are not completely understood. RESULTS:We identified 162 NADP-ME and 35 PPDK genes ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Shi W,Yue L,Guo J,Wang J,Yuan X,Dong S,Guo J,Guo P

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are different opinions about the relationship of two disjunctively distributed varieties Adiantum reniforme L. var. sinense Y.X.Lin and Adiantum reniforme L. Adiantum reniforme var. sinense is an endangered fern only distributed in a narrowed region of Chongqing city in China, while Adiantum reniforme ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Wang AH,Sun Y,Schneider H,Zhai JW,Liu DM,Zhou JS,Xing FW,Chen HF,Wang FG

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrogen application can effectively mitigate the damage to crop growth and yield caused by drought. However, the efficiency of heavy nitrogen application before drought (NBD) and heavy nitrogen application after drought (NAD) to regulate rice response to drought stress remains controversial. In this study, ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Du J,Shen T,Xiong Q,Zhu C,Peng X,He X,Fu J,Ouyang L,Bian J,Hu L,Sun X,Zhou D,He H,Zhong L,Chen X

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds are rich in both protein and oil, which are major sources of biofuels and nutrition. Although the difference in seed oil content between soybean (~ 20%) and rapeseed (~ 40%) exists, little is known about its underlying molecular mechanism. RESU...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhang Z,Dunwell JM,Zhang YM

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PsbS is a 22-kDa Photosystem (PS) II protein involved in non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of chlorophyll fluorescence. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has two PsbS genes, PsbS1 and PsbS2. However, only inactivation of PsbS1, through a knockout (PsbS1-KO) or in RNAi transgenic plants, results in plants deficient in q...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zulfugarov IS,Tovuu A,Eu YJ,Dogsom B,Poudyal RS,Nath K,Hall M,Banerjee M,Yoon UC,Moon YH,An G,Jansson S,Lee CH

更新日期：2014-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proper development of plastids in embryo and seedling tissues is critical for plant development. During germination, plastids develop to perform many critical functions that are necessary to establish the seedling for further growth. A growing body of work has demonstrated that components of the plastid tran...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Ruppel NJ,Hangarter RP

更新日期：2007-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcription factors play the crucial rule of regulating gene expression and influence almost all biological processes. Systematically identifying and annotating transcription factors can greatly aid further understanding their functions and mechanisms. In this article, we present SoyDB, a user friendly dat...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Wang Z,Libault M,Joshi T,Valliyodan B,Nguyen HT,Xu D,Stacey G,Cheng J

更新日期：2010-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultivated rice species (Oryza sativa L. and O. glaberrima Steud.) are generally considered among the crop species most sensitive to salt stress. A handful of lines are known to be tolerant, and a small number of these have been used extensively as donors in breeding programs. However, these donors use many ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Platten JD,Egdane JA,Ismail AM

更新日期：2013-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The polyphenolic products of the phenylpropanoid pathway, including proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins and flavonols, possess antioxidant properties that may provide health benefits. To investigate the genetic architecture of control of their biosynthesis in apple fruit, various polyphenolic compounds were quan...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Chagné D,Krieger C,Rassam M,Sullivan M,Fraser J,André C,Pindo M,Troggio M,Gardiner SE,Henry RA,Allan AC,McGhie TK,Laing WA

更新日期：2012-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ubiquitous signaling molecule melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) (MT) plays vital roles in plant development and stress tolerance. Selenium (Se) may be phytotoxic at high concentrations. Interactions between MT and Se (IV) stress in higher plants are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Ulhassan Z,Huang Q,Gill RA,Ali S,Mwamba TM,Ali B,Hina F,Zhou W

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea. L) is one of the most important oil crops in the world. After flowering, the peanut plant forms aboveground pegs (gynophores) that penetrate the soil, giving rise to underground pods. This means of reproduction, referred to as geocarpy, distinguishes peanuts from most oth...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhao C,Zhao S,Hou L,Xia H,Wang J,Li C,Li A,Li T,Zhang X,Wang X

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrogen is one basic element of amino acids and grain protein in wheat. In field experiments, wheat plants were subjected to different timing of nitrogen topdressing treatments: at the stages of emergence of the top fifth leaf (TL5), top third leaf (TL3) and top first leaf (TL1) to test the regulatory effec...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhong Y,Xu D,Hebelstrup KH,Yang D,Cai J,Wang X,Zhou Q,Cao W,Dai T,Jiang D

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abscisic acid (ABA) and sucrose act as molecular signals in response to abiotic stress. However, how their synergy regulates the source-sink relationship has rarely been studied. This study aimed to reveal the mechanism underlying the synergy between ABA and sucrose on assimilates allocation to improve grain...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Chen T,Li G,Islam MR,Fu W,Feng B,Tao L,Fu G

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In plants, eIF4E translation initiation factors and their eIFiso4E isoforms are essential susceptibility factors for many RNA viruses, including potyviruses. Mutations altering these factors are a major source of resistance to the viruses. The eIF4E allelic series is associated with specific resistance spect...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Estevan J,Maréna A,Callot C,Lacombe S,Moretti A,Caranta C,Gallois JL

更新日期：2014-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The roles in photosystem I (PSI) assembly of the nucleus-encoded thylakoid protein Y3IP1 who interacts with the plastid-encoded Ycf3 protein that has been well-characterized in plants. However, its function and potential mechanisms in other aspects remain poorly understood. RESULTS:We identified the apple M...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Yu JQ,Wang JH,Sun CH,Zhang QY,Hu DG,Hao YJ

更新日期：2018-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global warming predictions indicate that temperatures will increase by another 2-6°C by the end of this century. High temperature is a major abiotic stress limiting plant growth and productivity in many areas of the world. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a model herbaceous bioenergy crop, due to its rap...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Li YF,Wang Y,Tang Y,Kakani VG,Mahalingam R

更新日期：2013-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiosperm sex chromosomes, where present, are generally recently evolved. The key step in initiating the development of sex chromosomes from autosomes is the establishment of a sex-determining locus within a region of non-recombination. To better understand early sex chromosome evolution, it is important to...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Pilkington SM,Tahir J,Hilario E,Gardiner SE,Chagné D,Catanach A,McCallum J,Jesson L,Fraser LG,McNeilage MA,Deng C,Crowhurst RN,Datson PM,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrate (NO3-) is the major source of nitrogen (N) for higher plants aside from its function in transducing the N signaling. Improving N use efficiency of crops has been an effective strategy for promotion of the sustainable agriculture worldwide. The regulatory pathways associating with N uptake and the cor...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Liu Z,Zhao Y,Wang X,Yang M,Guo C,Xiao K

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00