A high-density genetic map constructed using specific length amplified fragment (SLAF) sequencing and QTL mapping of seed-related traits in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.).

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of QTL involved in heterosis formation is one approach to unravel the not yet fully understood genetic basis of heterosis - the improved agronomic performance of hybrid F1 plants compared to their inbred parents. The identification of candidate genes underlying a QTL is important both for ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Thiemann A,Fu J,Seifert F,Grant-Downton RT,Schrag TA,Pospisil H,Frisch M,Melchinger AE,Scholten S

更新日期：2014-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporter proteins are present in all organisms. Although the functions of some MATE gene family members have been studied in plants, few studies have investigated the gene expansion patterns, functional divergence, or the effects of positive selection. RESULT...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Wang L,Bei X,Gao J,Li Y,Yan Y,Hu Y

更新日期：2016-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The thylakoid system in plant chloroplasts is organized into two distinct domains: grana arranged in stacks of appressed membranes and non-appressed membranes consisting of stroma thylakoids and margins of granal stacks. It is argued that the reason for the development of appressed membranes in plants is tha...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rumak I,Mazur R,Gieczewska K,Kozioł-Lipińska J,Kierdaszuk B,Michalski WP,Shiell BJ,Venema JH,Vredenberg WJ,Mostowska A,Garstka M

更新日期：2012-05-25 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:Plants encode a large number of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases. Legumes encode several LRR-RLK linked to the process of root nodule formation, the ligands of which are unknown. To identify ligands for these receptors, we used a combination of profile hidden Markov models and position-specific iter...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Oelkers K,Goffard N,Weiller GF,Gresshoff PM,Mathesius U,Frickey T

更新日期：2008-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorghum is an important C4 crop which relies on applied Nitrogen fertilizers (N) for optimal yields, of which substantial amounts are lost into the atmosphere. Understanding the genetic variation of sorghum in response to limited nitrogen supply is important for elucidating the underlying genetic mechanisms ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gelli M,Mitchell SE,Liu K,Clemente TE,Weeks DP,Zhang C,Holding DR,Dweikat IM

更新日期：2016-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposing imbibed seeds to high temperatures may lead to either thermo-inhibition of germination or thermo-dormancy responses. In thermo-inhibition, seed germination is inhibited but quickly resumed when temperatures are lowered. Upon prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures, thermo-dormancy may be induced...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Geshnizjani N,Ghaderi-Far F,Willems LAJ,Hilhorst HWM,Ligterink W

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shoot architecture is fundamentally crucial to crop growth and productivity. As a key component of shoot architecture, plant height is known to be controlled by both genetic and environmental factors, though specific details remain scarce. RESULTS:In this study, 308 representative soybean lines from a core ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Yang Q,Lin G,Lv H,Wang C,Yang Y,Liao H

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When plant tissue is passaged through in vitro culture, many regenerated plants appear to be no longer clonal copies of their donor genotype. Among the factors that affect this so-called tissue culture induced variation are explant genotype, explant tissue origin, medium composition, and the length of time i...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Bednarek PT,Orłowska R,Koebner RM,Zimny J

更新日期：2007-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular genetic maps provide a means to link heritable traits with underlying genome sequence variation. Several genetic maps have been constructed for Brassica species, yet to date, there has been no simple means to compare this information or to associate mapped traits with the genome sequence of the rel...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Lim GA,Jewell EG,Li X,Erwin TA,Love C,Batley J,Spangenberg G,Edwards D

更新日期：2007-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci (Pst), which is the pathogen responsible for tobacco wildfire disease, has received considerable attention in recent years. The objective of this study was to clarify the responses of photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII) to Pst infection in tobacco leaves. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Cheng DD,Zhang ZS,Sun XB,Zhao M,Sun GY,Chow WS

更新日期：2016-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To maintain sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) growth and yield, sucrose must be transported from the leaves to the roots. Sucrose transporters or carriers (SUTs or SUCs) transport sucrose and are involved in plant growth and response to abiotic stress. However, the mechanisms of SUTs in sweetpotato abio...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Wang D,Liu H,Wang H,Zhang P,Shi C

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fusarium graminearum, one of the causal agents of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB, scab), leads to severe losses in grain yield and quality due to the production of mycotoxins which are harmful to human and livestock. Different traits for FHB resistance in wheat were identified for common wheat (Triticum aestivum ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Lionetti V,Giancaspro A,Fabri E,Giove SL,Reem N,Zabotina OA,Blanco A,Gadaleta A,Bellincampi D

更新日期：2015-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hordeum chilense, a native South American diploid wild barley, is one of the species of the genus Hordeum with a high potential for cereal breeding purposes, given its high crossability with other members of the Triticeae tribe. Hexaploid tritordeum (×Tritordeum Ascherson et Graebner, 2n=6×=42, AABBH(ch)H(ch...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Castillo A,Ramírez MC,Martín AC,Kilian A,Martín A,Atienza SG

更新日期：2013-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most plant viruses rely on vectors for their transmission and spread. One of the outstanding biological questions concerning the vector-pathogen-symbiont multi-trophic interactions is the potential involvement of vector symbionts in the virus transmission process. Here, we used a multi-factorial system conta...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Shi XB,Yan S,Zhang C,Zheng LM,Zhang ZH,Sun SE,Gao Y,Tan XQ,Zhang DY,Zhou XG

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In nature, orchid plants depend completely on symbiotic fungi for their nutrition at the germination and the subsequent seedling (protocorm) stages. However, only limited quantitative methods for evaluating the orchid-fungus interactions at the protocorm stage are currently available, which greatly constrain...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Yamamoto T,Miura C,Fuji M,Nagata S,Otani Y,Yagame T,Yamato M,Kaminaka H

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of chilling and freezing injury symptoms in plants is known to frequently coincide with peroxidation of free fatty acids. Mitochondria are one of the major sources of reactive oxygen species during cold stress. Recently it has been suggested that uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Kolesnichenko AV,Zykova VV,Grabelnych OI,Koroleva NA,Pobezhimova TP,Konstantinov YM,Voinikov VK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isoprene is a five-carbon chemical that is an important starting material for the synthesis of rubber, elastomers, and medicines. Although many plants produce huge amounts of isoprene, it is very difficult to obtain isoprene directly from plants because of its high volatility and increasing environmental reg...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Yeom SJ,Kim M,Kim SK,Lee DH,Kwon KK,Lee H,Kim H,Kim DM,Lee SG

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of genetic diversity in heat tolerance and associated traits is of great importance for improving heat tolerance in cool-season grass species. The objectives of this study were to determine genetic variations in heat tolerance associated with phenotypic and physiological traits and to identify...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhang J,Li H,Jiang Y,Li H,Zhang Z,Xu Z,Xu B,Huang B

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Species in the Solanaceae family are known for producing plethora of specialized metabolites. In addition to biosynthesis pathways, a full comprehension of secondary metabolism must also take into account the transport and subcellular compartmentalization of substances. Here, we examined the MATE (Multidrug ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Santos ALD,Chaves-Silva S,Yang L,Maia LGS,Chalfun-Júnior A,Sinharoy S,Zhao J,Benedito VA

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the photosynthesis, two isoforms of the fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase), the chloroplastidial (cFBP1) and the cytosolic (cyFBP), catalyse the first irreversible step during the conversion of triose phosphates (TP) to starch or sucrose, respectively. Deficiency in cyFBP and cFBP1 isoforms provokes...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Soto-Suárez M,Serrato AJ,Rojas-González JA,Bautista R,Sahrawy M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently emerged as important gene regulators in plants. MiRNAs and their targets have been extensively studied in Arabidopsis and rice. However, relatively little is known about the characterization of miRNAs and their target genes in peach (Prunus persica), which is a complex crop w...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhu H,Xia R,Zhao B,An YQ,Dardick CD,Callahan AM,Liu Z

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) assemble a family of small (7-9 kDa) ubiquitous cationic proteins with an ability to bind and transport lipids as well as participate in various physiological processes including defense against phytopathogens. They also form one of the most clinically relevant classes of...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Bogdanov IV,Shenkarev ZO,Finkina EI,Melnikova DN,Rumynskiy EI,Arseniev AS,Ovchinnikova TV

更新日期：2016-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wheat straw is a rich resource worldwide. Straw return is an effective strategy to alleviate soil-borne diseases on monoculture watermelon. Previous studies focus on soil structure, physical and chemical properties; however, little is known about the molecular responses on host plant. RESULTS:No significant...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Tang L,Nie S,Li W,Fan C,Wang S,Wu F,Pan K

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that salinization (high-pH) has been considered as a major environmental threat to agricultural systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between salt stress and alkali stress in metabolic profiles and nutrient accumulation of wheat; these parameters were also evaluat...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Guo R,Yang Z,Li F,Yan C,Zhong X,Liu Q,Xia X,Li H,Zhao L

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current views on the control of cell development are anchored on the notion that phenotypes are defined by networks of transcriptional activity. The large amounts of information brought about by transcriptomics should allow the definition of these networks through the analysis of cell-specific transcriptiona...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Becker JD,Takeda S,Borges F,Dolan L,Feijó JA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second most important grain legume cultivated by resource poor farmers in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In order to harness the untapped genetic potential available for chickpea improvement, we re-sequenced 35 chickpea genotypes representing parental lines of 16 mapp...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Thudi M,Khan AW,Kumar V,Gaur PM,Katta K,Garg V,Roorkiwal M,Samineni S,Varshney RK

更新日期：2016-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distant hybridization is an important way to create interspecific genetic variation and breed new varieties in rice. A lot of backcross introgression lines (BILs) had been constructed for the scientific issues in rice. However, studies on the critical regulatory factor lncRNA in cultivated rice, wild rice an...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Li M,Cao A,Wang R,Li Z,Li S,Wang J

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines, SCN) is the most economically damaging pathogen of soybean (Glycine max) in the U.S. The Rhg1 locus is repeatedly observed as the quantitative trait locus with the greatest impact on SCN resistance. The Glyma18g02680.1 gene at the Rhg1 locus that encodes an apparen...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Melito S,Heuberger AL,Cook D,Diers BW,MacGuidwin AE,Bent AF

更新日期：2010-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bread wheat is one of the most important crops for the human diet, but the increasing soil salinization is causing yield reductions worldwide. Improving salt stress tolerance in wheat requires the elucidation of the mechanistic basis of plant response to this abiotic stress factor. Although several studies h...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Duarte-Delgado D,Dadshani S,Schoof H,Oyiga BC,Schneider M,Mathew B,Léon J,Ballvora A

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00