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Proteomics reveals the effects of drought stress on the kernel development and starch formation of waxy maize

Kernel development and starch formation are the primary determinants of maize yield and quality, which are considerably influenced by drought stress. To clarify the response of maize kernel to drought stress, ...

Authors: Jian Guo, Lingling Qu, Yifan Hu, Weiping Lu and Dalei Lu

Resveratrol improves the iron deficiency adaptation of Malus baccata seedlings by regulating iron absorption

Resveratrol (Res), a phytoalexin, has been widely reported to participate in plant resistance to fungal infections. However, little information is available on its role in abiotic stress, especially in iron de...

Authors: Xiaodong Zheng, Huifang Chen, Qiufang Su, Caihong Wang, Guangli Sha, Changqing Ma, Zhijuan Sun, Xueqing Yang, Xiangyang Li and Yike Tian

Genome-wide analysis and expression profiles of PdeMYB transcription factors in colored-leaf poplar (Populus deltoids)

MYB transcription factors, comprising one of the largest transcription factor families in plants, play many roles in secondary metabolism, especially in anthocyanin biosynthesis. However, the functions of the Pde...

Authors: Weibing Zhuang, Xiaochun Shu, Xinya Lu, Tao Wang, Fengjiao Zhang, Ning Wang and Zhong Wang

Phylogenetic analysis and development of molecular markers for five medicinal Alpinia species based on complete plastome sequences

Alpinia species are widely used as medicinal herbs. To understand the taxonomic classification and plastome evolution of the medicinal Alpinia species and correctly identify medicinal products derived from Alpini...

Authors: Heyu Yang, Liqiang Wang, Haimei Chen, Mei Jiang, Wuwei Wu, Shengyu Liu, Jiehua Wang and Chang Liu

Intraspecific differences in plant functional traits are related to urban atmospheric particulate matter

Functional trait-based ecological research has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of environmental changes. It is still, however, unclear how the functional traits of urban plants respond to atmo...

Authors: Jiyou Zhu and Chengyang Xu

Altered metabolomic states elicited by Flg22 and FlgII-28 in Solanum lycopersicum: intracellular perturbations and metabolite defenses

Surveillance of potential pathogens is a key feature of plant innate immunity. For non-self-recognition plants rely on the perception of pathogen-derived molecules. Early post-perception events activate signal...

Authors: Dylan R. Zeiss, Paul A. Steenkamp, Lizelle A. Piater and Ian A. Dubery

Abnormal anther development leads to lower spikelet fertility in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under high temperature during the panicle initiation stage

Decreased spikelet fertility is often responsible for reduction in grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa L.). In this study, two varieties with different levels of heat tolerance, Liangyoupeijiu (LYPJ, heat susceptib...

Authors: Qiuqian Hu, Wencheng Wang, Qifan Lu, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng and Kehui Cui

Genome-wide identification and analysis of WRKY gene family in maize provide insights into regulatory network in response to abiotic stresses

The WRKY transcription factor family plays significant roles in biotic and abiotic stress responses, which has been associated with various biological processes in higher plants. However, very little is known ...

Authors: Wenjing Hu, Qiaoyu Ren, Yali Chen, Guoliang Xu and Yexiong Qian

Comparative effects of pollen limitation, floral traits and pollinators on reproductive success of Hedysarum scoparium Fisch. et Mey. in different habitats

Reproduction in most flowering plants may be limited because of the decreased visitation or activity of pollinators in fragmented habitats. Hedysarum scoparium Fisch. et Mey. is an arid region shrub with ecologic...

Authors: Min Chen, Xue-Yong Zhao, Xiao-An Zuo, Shao-Kun Wang, Hao Qu, Yue Ping, Xu-Jun Ma and Liang-Xu Liu

Genome-wide identification and analysis of Catharanthus roseus RLK1-like kinases in Nicotiana benthamiana

The Catharanthus roseus RLK1-like kinase (CrRLK1L) is a subfamily of the RLK gene family, and members are sensors of cell wall integrity and regulators of cell polarity growth. Recent studies have also shown that...

Authors: Shaofei Rao, Xinyang Wu, Hongying Zheng, Yuwen Lu, Jiejun Peng, Guanwei Wu, Jianping Chen and Fei Yan

Recent amplification of microsatellite-associated miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements in the pineapple genome

Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are non-autonomous DNA transposable elements that play important roles in genome organization and evolution. Genome-wide identification and characterizat...

Authors: Lianyu Lin, Anupma Sharma and Qingyi Yu

The GRAS gene family and its roles in seed development in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn)

The GRAS gene family plays crucial roles in multiple biological processes of plant growth, including seed development, which is related to seedless traits of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.). However, it hasn’t be...

Authors: Jingwen Chen, Qian Yan, Jiawei Li, Lei Feng, Yi Zhang, Jing Xu, Rui Xia, Zaohai Zeng and Yuanlong Liu

Identification of C3H2C3-type RING E3 ubiquitin ligase in grapevine and characterization of drought resistance function of VyRCHC114

RING is one of the largest E3 ubiquitin ligase families and C3H2C3 type is the largest subfamily of RING, which plays an important role in plant growth and development, and growth and responses to biotic and a...

Authors: Yihe Yu, Shengdi Yang, Lu Bian, Keke Yu, Xiangxuan Meng, Guohai Zhang, Weirong Xu, Wenkong Yao and Dalong Guo

Extensive genomic rearrangements mediated by repetitive sequences in plastomes of Medicago and its relatives

Although plastomes are highly conserved with respect to gene content and order in most photosynthetic angiosperms, extensive genomic rearrangements have been reported in Fabaceae, particularly within the inver...

Authors: Shuang Wu, Jinyuan Chen, Ying Li, Ai Liu, Ao Li, Mou Yin, Nawal Shrestha, Jianquan Liu and Guangpeng Ren

Transcriptome analysis of Pará rubber tree (H. brasiliensis) seedlings under ethylene stimulation

Natural rubber (cis-1,4-polyioprene, NR) is an indispensable industrial raw material obtained from the Pará rubber tree (H. brasiliensis). Natural rubber cannot be replaced by synthetic rubber compounds because o...

Authors: Yoshimi Nakano, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Kohei Ide, Teppei Mori, Farida Rosana Mira, Syofi Rosmalawati, Norie Watanabe and Kaoru Suzuki

Development of a Csy4-processed guide RNA delivery system with soybean-infecting virus ALSV for genome editing

A key issue for implementation of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing for plant trait improvement and gene function analysis is to efficiently deliver the components, including guide RNAs (gRNAs) and Cas9, into plants....

Authors: Yanjie Luo, Ren Na, Julia S. Nowak, Yang Qiu, Qing Shi Lu, Chunyan Yang, Frédéric Marsolais and Lining Tian

Identification of genetic loci associated with major agronomic traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based on genome-wide association analysis

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most widely consumed cereal crops, but its complex genome makes it difficult to investigate the genetic effect on important agronomic traits. Genome-wide associati...

Authors: Woo Joo Jung, Yong Jin Lee, Chon-Sik Kang and Yong Weon Seo

Genetic dissection of grain architecture-related traits in a winter wheat population

The future productivity of wheat (T. aestivum L.) as the most grown crop worldwide is of utmost importance for global food security. Thousand kernel weight (TKW) in wheat is closely associated with grain architec...

Authors: Matías Schierenbeck, Ahmad M. Alqudah, Ulrike Lohwasser, Rasha A. Tarawneh, María Rosa Simón and Andreas Börner

Comparative transcriptome and microbial community sequencing provide insight into yellow-leaf phenotype of Camellia japonica

Leaf color variation is a common trait in plants and widely distributed in many plants. In this study, a leaf color mutation in Camellia japonica (cultivar named as Maguxianzi, M) was used as material, and the me...

Authors: Mingyue Fu, Zhongcheng Zhou, Xu Yang, Zhongbing Liu, Jiarui Zheng, Xinru Huang, Ling Wang, Jiabao Ye, Weiwei Zhang, Yongling Liao and Feng Xu

Maximizing genetic representation in seed collections from populations of self and cross-pollinated banana wild relatives

Conservation of plant genetic resources, including the wild relatives of crops, plays an important and well recognised role in addressing some of the key challenges faced by humanity and the planet including e...

Authors: Simon Kallow, Bart Panis, Dang Toan Vu, Tuong Dang Vu, Janet Paofa, Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen and Steven B. Janssens

De novo transcriptome analysis provides insights into formation of in vitro adventitious root from leaf explants of Arnebia euchroma

Adventitious root formation is considered a major developmental step during the propagation of difficult to root plants, especially in horticultural crops. Recently, adventitious roots induced through plant ti...

Authors: Jyoti Devi, Ekjot Kaur, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Vishal Acharya and Shashi Bhushan

Genome-wide identification and characterization of bZIP transcription factors and their expression profile under abiotic stresses in Chinese pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)

In plants, basic leucine zipper transcription factors (TFs) play important roles in multiple biological processes such as anthesis, fruit growth & development and stress responses. However, systematic investig...

Authors: Muhammad Aamir Manzoor, Muhammad Mudassar Manzoor, Guohui Li, Muhammad Abdullah, Wang Han, Han Wenlong, Awais Shakoor, Muhammad Waheed Riaz, Shamsur Rehman and Yongping Cai

Transcriptional responses to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Sacc.) Snyder & Hansen infection in three Colombian tomato cultivars

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) is a compendium of pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungal strains. Pathogenic strains may cause vascular wilt disease and produce considerable losses in commercial tomato...

Authors: Walter Ricardo López, Dora Janeth Garcia-Jaramillo, Nelson Ceballos-Aguirre, Jairo Castaño-Zapata, Ricardo Acuña-Zornosa and Juan Jovel

Regulation of wound ethylene biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors in kiwifruit

The phytohormone ethylene controls many processes in plant development and acts as a key signaling molecule in response to biotic and abiotic stresses: it is rapidly induced by flooding, wounding, drought, and...

Authors: Niels J. Nieuwenhuizen, Xiuyin Chen, Mickaël Pellan, Lei Zhang, Lindy Guo, William A. Laing, Robert J. Schaffer, Ross G. Atkinson and Andrew C. Allan

LncRNA TCONS_00021861 is functionally associated with drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) via competing endogenous RNA regulation

Water deficit is an abiotic stress that retards plant growth and destabilizes crop production. Long non coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of non-coding endogenous RNAs that participate in diverse cellular proc...

Authors: Jiajia Chen, Yuqing Zhong and Xin Qi

Silencing of StRIK in potato suggests a role in periderm related to RNA processing and stress

The periderm is a protective barrier crucial for land plant survival, but little is known about genetic factors involved in its development and regulation. Using a transcriptomic approach in the cork oak (Q. sube...

Authors: Pau Boher, Marçal Soler, Sandra Fernández-Piñán, Xènia Torrent, Sebastian Y. Müller, Krystyna A. Kelly, Olga Serra and Mercè Figueras

Genome-wide analysis of OSCA gene family members in Vigna radiata and their involvement in the osmotic response

Mung bean (Vigna radiata) is a warm-season legume crop and belongs to the papilionoid subfamily of the Fabaceae family. China is the leading producer of mung bean in the world. Mung bean has significant economic ...

Authors: Lili Yin, Meiling Zhang, Ruigang Wu, Xiaoliang Chen, Fei Liu and Baolong Xing

Overexpression of four MiTFL1 genes from mango delays the flowering time in transgenic Arabidopsis

TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) belongs to the phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) family, which is involved in inflorescence meristem development and represses flowering in several plant species. In the pre...

Authors: Yi-Han Wang, Xin-Hua He, Hai-Xia Yu, Xiao Mo, Yan Fan, Zhi-Yi Fan, Xiao-Jie Xie, Yuan Liu and Cong Luo

A rice mTERF protein V14 sustains photosynthesis establishment and temperature acclimation in early seedling leaves

Plant mitochondrial transcription termination factor (mTERF) family members play important roles in development and stress tolerance through regulation of organellar gene expression. However, their molecular f...

Authors: Man Wang, Feng Zhou, Hong Mei Wang, De Xing Xue, Yao-Guang Liu and Qun Yu Zhang

Genotype-environment interaction and stability of fiber properties and growth traits in triploid hybrid clones of Populus tomentosa

Clones provide a sensitive method for evaluating genotypic stability and detecting genotype-environment (G × E) interactions because of non-additive genetic effects among clones and there being no genetic effe...

Authors: Jian Wu, Qing Zhou, Yaru Sang, Xiangyang Kang and Pingdong Zhang

Alterations in the leaf lipidome of Brassica carinata under high-temperature stress

Brassica carinata (A) Braun has recently gained increased attention across the world as a sustainable biofuel crop. B. carinata is grown as a summer crop in many regions where high temperature is a significant st...

Authors: Zolian Zoong Lwe, Saroj Sah, Leelawatti Persaud, Jiaxu Li, Wei Gao, K. Raja Reddy and Sruthi Narayanan

Mapping freezing tolerance QTL in alfalfa: based on indoor phenotyping

Winter freezing temperature impacts alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) persistence and seasonal yield and can lead to the death of the plant. Understanding the genetic mechanisms of alfalfa freezing tolerance (FT) usin...

Authors: Laxman Adhikari, Shiva O. Makaju, Orville M. Lindstrom and Ali M. Missaoui

Marasmius oreades agglutinin enhances resistance of Arabidopsis against plant-parasitic nematodes and a herbivorous insect

Plant-parasitic nematodes and herbivorous insects have a significant negative impact on global crop production. A successful approach to protect crops from these pests is the in planta expression of nematotoxic o...

Authors: Aboubakr Moradi, Tina Austerlitz, Paul Dahlin, Christelle AM Robert, Corina Maurer, Katja Steinauer, Cong van Doan, Paul Anton Himmighofen, Krzysztof Wieczorek, Markus Künzler and Felix Mauch

Light dominates the diurnal emissions of herbivore-induced volatiles in wild tobacco

Timing is everything when it comes to the fitness outcome of a plant’s ecological interactions, and accurate timing is particularly relevant for interactions with herbivores or mutualists that are based on eph...

Authors: Jun He, Rayko Halitschke, Meredith C. Schuman and Ian T. Baldwin

Genome-wide identification, gene cloning, subcellular location and expression analysis of SPL gene family in P. granatum L

Pomegranate is an excellent tree species with nutritional, medicinal, ornamental and ecological values. Studies have confirmed that SPL factors play an important role in floral transition and flower development.

Authors: Bianbian Li, Yujie Zhao, Sha Wang, Xinhui Zhang, Yongwei Wang, Yu Shen and Zhaohe Yuan

Correction to: Identification of Brassica napus small RNAs responsive to infection by a necrotrophic pathogen

Authors: Roshan Regmi, Toby E. Newman, Lars G. Kamphuis and Mark C. Derbyshire

RSAtrace3D: robust vectorization software for measuring monocot root system architecture

The root distribution in the soil is one of the elements that comprise the root system architecture (RSA). In monocots, RSA comprises radicle and crown roots, each of which can be basically represented by a si...

Authors: Shota Teramoto, Takanari Tanabata and Yusaku Uga

Integrative analysis of metabolome and transcriptome profiles provides insight into the fruit pericarp pigmentation disorder caused by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ infection

Mandarin ‘Shatangju’ is susceptible to Huanglongbing (HLB) and the HLB-infected fruits are small, off-flavor, and stay-green at the maturity period. To understand the relationship between pericarp color and HL...

Authors: Feiyan Wang, Yunli Wu, Wen Wu, Yongjing Huang, Congyi Zhu, Ruimin Zhang, Jiezhong Chen and Jiwu Zeng

Metabolome and transcriptome analysis of flavor components and flavonoid biosynthesis in fig female flower tissues (Ficus carica L.) after bagging

Bagging can improve the appearance of fruits and increase the food safety and commodification, it also has effects on intrinsic quality of the fruits, which was commonly reported negative changes. Fig can be r...

Authors: Ziran Wang, Miaoyu Song, Zhe Wang, Shangwu Chen and Huiqin Ma

Comparative phylogenetic analysis of CBL reveals the gene family evolution and functional divergence in Saccharum spontaneum

The identification and functional analysis of genes that improve tolerance to low potassium stress in S. spontaneum is crucial for breeding sugarcane cultivars with efficient potassium utilization. Calcineurin B-...

Authors: Xiaomin Feng, Yongjun Wang, Nannan Zhang, Shuai Gao, Jiayun Wu, Rui Liu, Yonghong Huang, Jisen Zhang and Yongwen Qi

Comparative transcriptomic analyses of glucosinolate metabolic genes during the formation of Chinese kale seeds

To understand the mechanism of glucosinolates (GSs) accumulation in the specific organs, combined analysis of physiological change and transcriptome sequencing were applied in the current study. Taking Chinese...

Authors: Yijiao Zhao, Zeyuan Chen, Jiaxuan Chen, Bingxing Chen, Weiling Tang, Xiaodong Chen, Zhongxiong Lai and Rongfang Guo

Protective responses of tolerant and sensitive wheat seedlings to systemic and local zearalenone application – Electron paramagnetic resonance studies

Mycotoxins are among the environmental stressors whose oxidative action is currently widely studied. The aim of this paper was to investigate the response of seedling leaves to zearalenone (ZEA) applied to the...

Authors: Sieprawska Apolonia, Łabanowska Maria, Kurdziel Magdalena, Filek Maria, Skórka Magdalena and Barbasz Anna

GWAS provides biological insights into mechanisms of the parasitic plant (Striga) resistance in sorghum

Sorghum yields in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are greatly reduced by parasitic plants of the genus Striga (witchweed). Vast global sorghum genetic diversity collections, as well as the availability of modern sequenc...

Authors: Jacinta Kavuluko, Magdaline Kibe, Irine Sugut, Willy Kibet, Joel Masanga, Sylvia Mutinda, Mark Wamalwa, Titus Magomere, Damaris Odeny and Steven Runo

Pathogen and drought stress affect cell wall and phytohormone signaling to shape host responses in a sorghum COMT bmr12 mutant

As effects of global climate change intensify, the interaction of biotic and abiotic stresses increasingly threatens current agricultural practices. The secondary cell wall is a vanguard of resistance to these...

Authors: Maya Khasin, Lois F. Bernhardson, Patrick M. O’Neill, Nathan A. Palmer, Erin D. Scully, Scott E. Sattler and Deanna L. Funnell-Harris

A homologous gene of OsREL2/ASP1, ASP-LSL regulates pleiotropic phenotype including long sterile lemma in rice

Panicle is a harvesting organ of rice, and its morphology and development are closely associated with grain yield. The current study was carried on a mutant screened through an EMS (ethyl-methane sulphonate) m...

Authors: Tingkai Wu, Asif Ali, Jinhao Wang, Jiahe Song, Yongqiong Fang, Tingting Zhou, Yi Luo, Hongyu Zhang, Xiaoqiong Chen, Yongxiang Liao, Yutong Liu, Peizhou Xu and Xianjun Wu

Transcriptomics of different tissues of blueberry and diversity analysis of rhizosphere fungi under cadmium stress

Blueberry (Vaccinium ssp.) is a perennial shrub belonging to the family Ericaceae, which is highly tolerant of acid soils and heavy metal pollution. In the present study, blueberry was subjected to cadmium (Cd) s...

Authors: Shaopeng Chen, QianQian Zhuang, XiaoLei Chu, ZhiXin Ju, Tao Dong and Yuan Ma

Frond architecture of the rootless duckweed Wolffia globosa

The plant body in duckweed species has undergone reduction and simplification from the ancient Spirodela species towards more derived Wolffia species. Among the five duckweed genera, Wolffia members are rootless ...

Authors: Jingjing Yang, Xuyao Zhao, Gaojie Li, Shiqi Hu and Hongwei Hou

Genome-wide identification and function analysis of HMAD gene family in cotton (Gossypium spp.)

The abiotic stress such as soil salinization and heavy metal toxicity has posed a major threat to sustainable crop production worldwide. Previous studies revealed that halophytes were supposed to tolerate othe...

Authors: Qinqin Wang, Xuke Lu, Xiugui Chen, Lanjie Zhao, Mingge Han, Shuai Wang, Yuexin Zhang, Yapeng Fan and Wuwei Ye

Investigation of cell wall proteins of C. sinensis leaves by combining cell wall proteomics and N-glycoproteomics

C. sinensis is an important economic crop with fluoride over-accumulation in its leaves, which poses a serious threat to human health due to its leaf consumption as tea. Recently, our study has indicated that cel...

Authors: Yanli Liu, Linlong Ma, Dan Cao, Ziming Gong, Jing Fan, Hongju Hu and Xiaofang Jin

Derived woodiness and annual habit evolved in African umbellifers as alternative solutions for coping with drought

One of the major trends in angiosperm evolution was the shift from woody to herbaceous habit. However, reversals known as derived woodiness have also been reported in numerous, distantly related clades. Among ...

Authors: Kamil E. Frankiewicz, Łukasz Banasiak, Alexei A. Oskolski, Anthony R. Magee, Mohammad Alsarraf, Paulina Trzeciak and Krzysztof Spalik