Eriodictyol can modulate cellular auxin gradients to efficiently promote in vitro cotton fibre development.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) provide a promising tool for the detection and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying complex agronomic traits. In this study we explored the genetic basis of variation for the traits heading date, plant height, tho...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Pasam RK,Sharma R,Malosetti M,van Eeuwijk FA,Haseneyer G,Kilian B,Graner A

更新日期：2012-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genus Citrus encompasses major cultivated plants such as sweet orange, mandarin, lemon and grapefruit, among the world's most economically important fruit crops. With increasing volumes of transcriptomics data available for these species, Gene Co-expression Network (GCN) analysis is a viable option for p...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Wong DC,Sweetman C,Ford CM

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant-endophyte symbioses often revolve around nitrogen metabolism, and involve varying degrees of intimacy. Although evidence for vertical inheritance of nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacteria is increasing, it is confined mostly to crop plants, and to date no such system has been reported for geophytes. METH...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Jooste M,Roets F,Midgley GF,Oberlander KC,Dreyer LL

更新日期：2019-10-23 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: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:The RAD21 cohesin plays, besides its well-recognised role in chromatid cohesion, a role in DNA double strand break (dsb) repair. In Arabidopsis there are three RAD21 paralog genes (AtRAD21.1, AtRAD21.2 and AtRAD21.3), yet only AtRAD21.1 has been shown to be required for DNA dsb damage repair. Further investi...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： da Costa-Nunes JA,Capitão C,Kozak J,Costa-Nunes P,Ducasa GM,Pontes O,Angelis KJ

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haematococcus lacustris is an ideal source of astaxanthin (AST), which is stored in oil bodies containing esterified AST (EAST) and triacylglycerol (TAG). Diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) catalyze the last step of acyl-CoA-dependent TAG biosynthesis and are also considered as crucial enzymes involved ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Cui H,Zhao C,Xu W,Zhang H,Hang W,Zhu X,Ji C,Xue J,Zhang C,Li R

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this research was to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of multiple traits of breeding importance in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Three recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations, PR-02 (Orb x CDC Striker), PR-07 (Carerra x CDC Striker) and PR-15 (1-2347-144 x CDC Meadow) were phenotyped for agron...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gali KK,Liu Y,Sindhu A,Diapari M,Shunmugam ASK,Arganosa G,Daba K,Caron C,Lachagari RVB,Tar'an B,Warkentin TD

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parthenium argentatum (guayule) is an industrial crop that produces latex, which was recently commercialized as a source of latex rubber safe for people with Type I latex allergy. The complete plastid genome of P. argentatum was sequenced. The sequence provides important information useful for genetic engine...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Kumar S,Hahn FM,McMahan CM,Cornish K,Whalen MC

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies of crop salinity tolerance are conducted under short-term stress condition within one growth stage. Understanding of the mechanisms of crop response to long-term salinity stress (LSS) is valuable for achieving the improvement of crop salinity tolerance. In the current study, we exposed allohexap...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Bhanbhro N,Xiao B,Han L,Lu H,Wang H,Yang C

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing has become a revolutionary technique for crop improvement as it can facilitate fast and efficient genetic changes without the retention of transgene components in the final plant line. Lack of robust bioinformatics tools to facilitate the design of highly specific functional guide RN...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Cram D,Kulkarni M,Buchwaldt M,Rajagopalan N,Bhowmik P,Rozwadowski K,Parkin IAP,Sharpe AG,Kagale S

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pinus massoniana Lamb. is an important afforestation tree species with high economic, ecological and medicinal values. Aluminum (Al) toxicity driven by soil acidification causes dieback of P. massoniana plantations. Previous studies showed that ectomycorrhizal fungi alleviate Al stress damages in Pinus, but ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Liu H,Chen H,Ding G,Li K,Ren Q

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are conserved proteolytic enzymes found in a wide range of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plant species. Acting on the plant extracellular matrix, they play crucial roles in many aspects of plant physiology including growth, development and the response to stresses ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Schiermeyer A,Hartenstein H,Mandal MK,Otte B,Wahner V,Schillberg S

更新日期：2009-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drought is the major environmental stress threatening crop-plant productivity worldwide. Identification of new genes and metabolic pathways involved in plant adaptation to progressive drought stress at the reproductive stage is of great interest for agricultural research. RESULTS:We developed a novel Cross-...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Shaar-Moshe L,Hübner S,Peleg Z

更新日期：2015-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calophyllum brasiliense is highlighted as an important resource of calanolides, which are dipyranocoumarins that inhibit the reverse transcriptase of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1 RT). Despite having great medicinal importance, enzymes involved in calanolide, biosynthesis and the pathway itself,...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gómez-Robledo HB,Cruz-Sosa F,Bernabé-Antonio A,Guerrero-Analco A,Olivares-Romero JL,Alonso-Sánchez A,Villafán E,Ibarra-Laclette E

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are clear differences in embryo development between angiosperm and gymnosperm species. Most of the current knowledge on gene expression and regulation during plant embryo development has derived from studies on angiosperms species, in particular from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The few publis...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rodrigues AS,De Vega JJ,Miguel CM

更新日期：2018-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs play important roles in the adaptive responses of plants to nutrient deficiencies. Most research, however, has focused on nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) deficiencies, limited data are available on the differential expression of miRNAs and their target genes in r...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Lu YB,Qi YP,Yang LT,Guo P,Li Y,Chen LS

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wheat seeds provide a staple food and an important protein source for the world's population. Seed germination is vital to wheat growth and development and directly affects grain yield and quality. In this study, we performed the first comparative proteomic analysis of wheat embryo and endosperm during seed ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： He M,Zhu C,Dong K,Zhang T,Cheng Z,Li J,Yan Y

更新日期：2015-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pongamia (Millettia pinnata syn. Pongamia pinnata), an oilseed legume species, is emerging as potential feedstock for sustainable biodiesel production. Breeding Pongamia for favorable traits in commercial application will rely on a comprehensive understanding of molecular mechanism regulating oil accumulatio...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Huang J,Hao X,Jin Y,Guo X,Shao Q,Kumar KS,Ahlawat YK,Harry DE,Joshi CP,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rye, Secale cereale L., has historically been a crop of major importance and is still a key cereal in many parts of Europe. Single populations of cultivated rye have been shown to capture a large proportion of the genetic diversity present in the species, but the distribution of genetic diversity in subspeci...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Hagenblad J,Oliveira HR,Forsberg NE,Leino MW

更新日期：2016-01-19 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：BACKGROUND:Flavonoid biosynthesis is strongly influenced by phytohormones. For example, methyl jasmonate (MeJA) enhances the flavonoid accumulation in pear. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the MeJA-induced flavonoid biosynthesis in pear is largely uncharacterized. Therefore, the transcriptome of pear calli ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Premathilake AT,Ni J,Shen J,Bai S,Teng Y

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phloem of dicotyledonous plants contains specialized P-proteins (phloem proteins) that accumulate during sieve element differentiation and remain parietally associated with the cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum in mature sieve elements. Wounding causes P-protein filaments to accumulate at the sieve ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rüping B,Ernst AM,Jekat SB,Nordzieke S,Reineke AR,Müller B,Bornberg-Bauer E,Prüfer D,Noll GA

更新日期：2010-10-08 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:Verticillium spp. are major pathogens of dicotyledonous plants such as cotton, tomato, olive or oilseed rape. Verticillium symptoms are often ambiguous and influenced by development and environment. The aim of the present study was to define disease and resistance traits of the complex Verticillium longispor...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Häffner E,Karlovsky P,Diederichsen E

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Association studies are of great interest to identify genes explaining trait variation since they deal with more than just a few alleles like classical QTL analyses. They are usually performed using collections representing a wide range of variability but which could present a genetic substructure. The aim o...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Auzanneau J,Huyghe C,Escobar-Gutiérrez AJ,Julier B,Gastal F,Barre P

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants use water 20-80% more efficiently by shifting stomata opening and primary CO2 uptake and fixation to the nighttime. Protein kinases (PKs) play pivotal roles in this biological process. However, few PKs have been functionally analyzed precisely due to their abundance ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhu K,Liu H,Chen X,Cheng Q,Cheng ZM

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Superficial scald is a physiological disorder of apple fruit characterized by sunken, necrotic lesions appearing after prolonged cold storage, although initial injury occurs much earlier in the storage period. To determine the degree to which the transition to cell death is an active process and specific met...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gapper NE,Hertog MLATM,Lee J,Buchanan DA,Leisso RS,Fei Z,Qu G,Giovannoni JJ,Johnston JW,Schaffer RJ,Nicolaï BM,Mattheis JP,Watkins CB,Rudell DR

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scopoletin and its glucoside scopolin are important secondary metabolites synthesized in plants as a defense mechanism against various environmental stresses. They belong to coumarins, a class of phytochemicals with significant biological activities that is widely used in medical application and cosmetics in...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Siwinska J,Kadzinski L,Banasiuk R,Gwizdek-Wisniewska A,Olry A,Banecki B,Lojkowska E,Ihnatowicz A

更新日期：2014-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Berry size is considered as one of the main selection criteria in table grape breeding programs. However, this is a quantitative and polygenic trait, and its genetic determination is still poorly understood. Considering its economic importance, it is relevant to determine its genetic architecture and elucida...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Muñoz-Espinoza C,Di Genova A,Correa J,Silva R,Maass A,González-Agüero M,Orellana A,Hinrichsen P

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00