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  1. It is critical to study the low nitrogen tolerance in wild soybean with extensive genetic diversity for improving cultivated soybean nitrogen use efficiency. Focusing on plant young and old leaves could provid...

    Authors: Yuan Liu, Mingxia Li, Jingshu Xu, Xueying Liu, Shiyao Wang and Lianxuan Shi
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:389
  2. Suaeda salsa L. (S. salsa) is an annual euhalophyte with high salt tolerance and high value as an oil crop, traditional Chinese medicine and vegetable. However, there are few comprehensive studies on the metabolo...

    Authors: Qiang Li and Jie Song
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:388
  3. Anthocyanin synthesis is affected by many factors, among which temperature is an important environmental factor. Eggplant is usually exposed to high temperatures during the cultivation season in Shanghai, Chin...

    Authors: Shengmei Zhang, Aidong Zhang, Xuexia Wu, Zongwen Zhu, Zuofen Yang, Yuelin Zhu and Dingshi Zha
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:387
  4. Consumers purchase fresh strawberries all year long. Extending the fruiting season for new strawberry cultivars is a common breeding goal. Understanding the inheritance of repeat fruiting is key to improving b...

    Authors: K. S. Lewers, P. Castro, J. F. Hancock, C. K. Weebadde, J. V. Die and L. J. Rowland
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:386
  5. Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that the two curves in the sub-diagram WSR4 in Fig. 2a should be the other way round.

    Authors: Timo Engelsdorf, Lars Kjaer, Nora Gigli-Bisceglia, Lauri Vaahtera, Stefan Bauer, Eva Miedes, Alexandra Wormit, Lucinda James, Issariya Chairam, Antonio Molina and Thorsten Hamann
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:385

    The original article was published in BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:320

  6. Plant immune responses can be induced by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), but the exact compounds that induce resistance are poorly understood. Here, we identified the novel natural elicitor 3,4-d...

    Authors: Niu Liu, Xiao Luo, Yongqing Tian, Duo Lai, Longlai Zhang, Fei Lin and Hanhong Xu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:384
  7. Organic acid secretion is a widespread physiological response of plants to alkalinity. However, the characteristics and underlying mechanism of the alkali-induced secretion of organic acids are poorly understood.

    Authors: Guangqing Xiang, Wanyun Ma, Shiwei Gao, Zhongxin Jin, Qianyu Yue and Yuxin Yao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:383
  8. Grafting is the common propagation method for avocado and primarily benefits orchard production by reducing the time to tree productivity. It also allows use of scions and rootstocks specifically selected for ...

    Authors: Muhammad Umair Ahsan, Alice Hayward, Mobashwer Alam, Jayeni Hiti Bandaralage, Bruce Topp, Christine Anne Beveridge and Neena Mitter
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:382
  9. Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatases (TPPs), which are encoded by members of the TPP gene family, can improve the drought tolerance of plants. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the dynamic regulation of

    Authors: Qingfang Lin, Jiao Yang, Qiongli Wang, Hong Zhu, Zhiyong Chen, Yihang Dao and Kai Wang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:381
  10. After uptake from soil into the root tissue, distribution and allocation of nitrate throughout the whole plant body, is a critical step of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and for modulation of plant growth in re...

    Authors: Stefano Sol, Vladimir Totev Valkov, Alessandra Rogato, Mélanie Noguero, Laura Gargiulo, Giacomo Mele, Benoit Lacombe and Maurizio Chiurazzi
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:380
  11. Metabolic pathways are interconnected and yet relatively independent. Genes involved in metabolic modules are required for the modules to run. Study of the relationships between genes and metabolic modules imp...

    Authors: Xiancai Li, Nana Liu, Yun Sun, Ping Wang, Xiaoyang Ge, Yakun Pei, Di Liu, Xiaowen Ma, Fuguang Li and Yuxia Hou
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:379
  12. Male sterility has tremendous scientific and economic importance in hybrid seed production. Identification and characterization of a stable male sterility gene will be highly beneficial for making hybrid seed ...

    Authors: Sandi Win Thu, Krishan Mohan Rai, Devinder Sandhu, Alex Rajangam, Vimal Kumar Balasubramanian, Reid G. Palmer and Venugopal Mendu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:378
  13. Co-occurrence of cold and drought stress can alter the response of plants at morphological, physiological and molecular levels, which finally affect crop production, more than individual stress. Understanding ...

    Authors: Rong Zhou, Xiaqing Yu, Tongmin Zhao, Carl-Otto Ottosen, Eva Rosenqvist and Zhen Wu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:377
  14. As a traditional Chinese herb, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is valued for its florets to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Basing on previous chemical analysis, the main active compounds...

    Authors: Dandan Guo, Yue Gao, Fei Liu, Beixuan He, Xinlei Jia, Fanwang Meng, Hai Zhang and Meili Guo
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:376
  15. Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported a processing error in Figure 5. This has been corrected in the original article.

    Authors: Patrik Inderbitzin, Marilena Christopoulou, Dean Lavelle, Sebastian Reyes-Chin-Wo, Richard W. Michelmore, Krishna V. Subbarao and Ivan Simko
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:374

    The original article was published in BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:305

  16. The ability of severed rootstocks and shoots to re-establish vascular connections is used to generate grafted plants that combine desirable traits from both scions and rootstocks. Clarifying the mechanisms of ...

    Authors: Lulu Xie, Chunjuan Dong and Qingmao Shang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:373
  17. Correct timing of flowering is critical for plants to produce enough viable offspring. In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), flowering time is regulated by an intricate network of molecular signaling pathways. A...

    Authors: Sarah Schiessl, Natalie Williams, Pascal Specht, Dorothee Staiger and Mikael Johansson
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:372
  18. Propamocarb (PM) is one of the main pesticides used for controlling cucumber downy mildew. However, due to its volatility and internal absorption, PM can easily form pesticide residues on cucumber fruits that ...

    Authors: Fan Zhang, Zhiwei Qin, Xiuyan Zhou, Ming Xin, Shengnan Li and Jie Luan
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:371
  19. Accumulating evidences show that SPLs are crucial regulators of plant abiotic stress tolerance and the highly conserved module miR156/SPL appears to balance plant growth and stress responses. The halophyte Tamari...

    Authors: Jianwen Wang, Youju Ye, Meng Xu, Liguo Feng and Li-an Xu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:370
  20. Cucumis melo is a suitable study material for investigation of fruit ripening owing to its climacteric nature. Long non-coding RNAs have been linked to many important biological processes, such as fruit ripening,...

    Authors: Yunyun Tian, Selinge Bai, Zhenhua Dang, Jinfeng Hao, Jin Zhang and Agula Hasi
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:369
  21. We previously reported the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) and cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 6 (CNGC6) in the responses of plants to heat shock (HS) exposure. To elucidate their relationship with heat t...

    Authors: Xuan Peng, Xiaona Zhang, Bing Li and Liqun Zhao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:368
  22. Adaptation to abiotic stresses is crucial for the survival of perennial plants in a natural environment. However, very little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Here, we adopted a liquid culture system ...

    Authors: Jin-Gui Liu, Xiao Han, Tong Yang, Wen-Hui Cui, Ai-Min Wu, Chun-Xiang Fu, Bai-Chen Wang and Li-Jun Liu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:367
  23. Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses that affects plant growth and productivity. The GAPCp genes play important roles in drought stress tolerance in multiple species. The aim of this experiment was...

    Authors: Lin Zhang, Zhiqiang Song, Fangfang Li, Xixi Li, Haikun Ji and Shushen Yang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:366

    The Retraction Note to this article has been published in BMC Plant Biology 2020 20:566

  24. Gossypium australe F. Mueller (2n = 2x = 26, G2 genome) possesses valuable characteristics. For example, the delayed gland morphogenesis trait causes cottonseed protein and oil to be edible while retaining resist...

    Authors: Shouli Feng, Min Xu, Fujie Liu, Changjiang Cui and Baoliang Zhou
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:365
  25. Poly (ADP-ribosyl) ation (PARylation) is an important posttranslational modification that regulates DNA repair, gene transcription, stress responses and developmental processes in multicellular organisms. Poly...

    Authors: Zongying Gu, Weiyang Pan, Wei Chen, Qichao Lian, Qiao Wu, Zeyu Lv, Xuan Cheng and Xiaochun Ge
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:364
  26. Heat treatment is widely used to break dormancy for seed germination and phytohormones could be deeply involved. However, effect of heat treatment on phytohormone related genes/proteins/metabolites and possibl...

    Authors: Yong Wang, Yin Min Htwe, Jing Li, Peng Shi, Dapeng Zhang, Zhihao Zhao and Leonard Osayande Ihase
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:363
  27. The MYB transcription factor family is one of the largest transcriptional factor families in plants and plays a multifaceted role in plant growth and development. However, MYB transcription factors involved in...

    Authors: Ya-Li Zhang, Chun-Ling Zhang, Gui-Luan Wang, Yong-Xu Wang, Chen-Hui Qi, Qiang Zhao, Chun-Xiang You, Yuan-Yuan Li and Yu-Jin Hao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:362
  28. The transfer of chloroplast DNA into nuclear genome is a common process in plants. These transfers form nuclear integrants of plastid DNAs (NUPTs), which are thought to be driving forces in genome evolution, i...

    Authors: Shu-Fen Li, Jia-Rong Li, Jin Wang, Ran Dong, Ke-Li Jia, Hong-Wei Zhu, Ning Li, Jin-Hong Yuan, Chuan-Liang Deng and Wu-Jun Gao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:361
  29. Tilletia horrida is a basidiomycete fungus that causes rice kernel smut, one of the most important rice diseases in hybrid rice growing areas worldwide. However, little is known about its mechanisms of pathogenic...

    Authors: Aijun Wang, Linxiu Pan, Xianyu Niu, Xinyue Shu, Xiaoqun Yi, Naoki Yamamoto, Shuangcheng Li, Qiming Deng, Jun Zhu, Yueyang Liang, Lingxia Wang, Ping Li and Aiping Zheng
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:360
  30. The genetic and genomic basis of flowering time and biomass yield in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) remains poorly understood mainly due to the autopolyploid nature of the species and the lack of adequate genomic r...

    Authors: Laxman Adhikari, Shiva Om Makaju and Ali M. Missaoui
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:359

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:452

  31. Blackgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper], is an important legume crop of Asia with limited genomic resources. We report a comprehensive set of genic simple sequence repeat (SSR) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP...

    Authors: Avi Raizada and J. Souframanien
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:358
  32. Survival of plants in response to salinity stress is typically related to Na+ toxicity, but little is known about how heterologous high-affinity potassium transporter (HKT) may help alleviate salt-induced damages...

    Authors: Li Wang, Yuhui Liu, Dan Li, Shoujiang Feng, Jiangwei Yang, Jingjing Zhang, Junlian Zhang, Di Wang and Yantai Gan
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:357
  33. Drought is a major environmental constraint to plant growth, development and productivity. Compared with most willows that are generally susceptible to drought, the desert willow Salix psammophila has extraordina...

    Authors: Huixia Jia, Jin Zhang, Jianbo Li, Pei Sun, Yahong Zhang, Xuebing Xin, Mengzhu Lu and Jianjun Hu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:356
  34. To compensate for the lack of information about the molecular mechanism involved in Arundo donax L. response to salt stress, we de novo sequenced, assembled and analyzed the A. donax leaf transcriptome subjected ...

    Authors: Angelo Sicilia, Giorgio Testa, Danilo Fabrizio Santoro, Salvatore Luciano Cosentino and Angela Roberta Lo Piero
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:355
  35. High temperature is a major environmental stress that limits plant growth and agriculture productivity. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are highly conserved serine and threonine protein kinases that ...

    Authors: Wenqing Yu, Liu Wang, Ruirui Zhao, Jiping Sheng, Shujuan Zhang, Rui Li and Lin Shen
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:354
  36. The PHOSPHATE1 (PHO1) gene family plays diverse roles in inorganic phosphate (Pi) transfer and signal transduction, and plant development. However, the functions and diversification of soybean PHO1 family are poo...

    Authors: Yan Wang, Huihui Gao, Lingli He, Weiwei Zhu, Lixin Yan, Qingshan Chen and Chaoying He
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:353
  37. Rice plants show yellowing, stunting, withering, reduced tillering and utimately low productivity in susceptible varieties under low temperature stress. Comparative transcriptome analysis was performed to iden...

    Authors: Sharat Kumar Pradhan, Elssa Pandit, Deepak Kumar Nayak, Lambodar Behera and Trilochan Mohapatra
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:352
  38. Rubisco activase (RCA) regulates the activity of Rubisco and is a key enzyme of photosynthesis. RCA expression was widely reported to affect plant photosynthesis and crop yield, but the molecular basis of natu...

    Authors: Yu Zhang, Yong Zhou, Qian Sun, Dexiang Deng, Huanhuan Liu, Saihua Chen and Zhitong Yin
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:351
  39. The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) gene family, which contains multiple 35-amino acid repeats, constitutes one of the largest gene families in plants. PPR proteins function in organelles to target specific tra...

    Authors: Peng He, Shuyin Wu, Yanli Jiang, Lihua Zhang, Meiju Tang, Guanghui Xiao and Jianing Yu
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:350
  40. AFP is a negative regulator of ABA signaling that promotes ABI5 protein degradation and weakens regulation of ABA signaling by targeting upstream genes of ABI5, and TaABI5 gene was seed-specific, and accumulated ...

    Authors: Yumei Feng, Meng Liu, Zeng Wang, Xianlin Zhao, Bing Han, Yanping Xing, Maoyan Wang and Yan Yang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:349
  41. Resistance to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is one of the major objectives in wheat breeding programs. However, the complex quantitative nature of this trait presents challenges when breeding for PHS resistance....

    Authors: Xingyi Wang, Hui Liu, Guannan Liu, Md Sultan Mia, Kadambot H. M. Siddique and Guijun Yan
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:348
  42. Flavonoid 3′-hydroxlase (F3’H) is an important enzyme in determining the B-ring hydroxylation pattern of flavonoids. In monocots, previous studies indicated the presence of two groups of F3’Hs with different e...

    Authors: Yong Jia, Bo Li, Yujuan Zhang, Xiaoqi Zhang, Yanhao Xu and Chengdao Li
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:347
  43. The safety assessment and control of stacked transgenic crops is increasingly important due to continuous crop development and is urgently needed in China. The genetic stability of foreign genes and unintended...

    Authors: Xujing Wang, Xin Zhang, Jiangtao Yang, Xiaojing Liu, Yaya Song and Zhixing Wang
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:346
  44. Aquaporin (AQP) proteins comprise a group of membrane intrinsic proteins (MIPs) that are responsible for transporting water and other small molecules, which is crucial for plant survival under stress condition...

    Authors: Yong-Xing Zhu, Lei Yang, Ning Liu, Jie Yang, Xiao-Kang Zhou, Yu-Chen Xia, Yang He, Yi-Qin He, Hai-Jun Gong, Dong-Fang Ma and Jun-Liang Yin
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:345
  45. In the study, the trihelix family, also referred to as GT factors, is one of the transcription factor families. Trihelix genes play roles in the light response, seed maturation, leaf development, abiotic and biol...

    Authors: Zhaotang Ma, Moyang Liu, Wenjun Sun, Li Huang, Qi Wu, Tongliang Bu, Chenglei Li and Hui Chen
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:344
  46. European grapevine cultivars (Vitis vinifera spp.) are highly susceptible to the downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara viticola. Breeding of resistant V. vinifera cultivars is a promising strategy to reduce the impact...

    Authors: Birgit Eisenmann, Stefan Czemmel, Tobias Ziegler, Günther Buchholz, Andreas Kortekamp, Oliver Trapp, Thomas Rausch, Ian Dry and Jochen Bogs
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:343
  47. GRAS are plant-specific transcription factors that play important roles in plant growth and development. Although the GRAS gene family has been studied in many plants, there has been little research on the GRAS g...

    Authors: Moyang Liu, Li Huang, Zhaotang Ma, Wenjun Sun, Qi Wu, Zizhong Tang, Tongliang Bu, Chenglei Li and Hui Chen
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:342
  48. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are known to play an important role in the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. Photo-thermosensitive genic male sterile (PTGMS) is a very important germplasm resource in two-l...

    Authors: Ying Wang, Zeyang Xiong, Qian Li, Yueyang Sun, Jing Jin, Hao Chen, Yu Zou, Xingguo Huang and Yi Ding
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:340
  49. Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is an edible cereal crop whose sprouts have been marketed and commercialized for their higher levels of anti-oxidants, including rutin and anthocyanin. UDP-glucose flavonoi...

    Authors: Panfeng Yao, Renyu Deng, Yunji Huang, Simon Stael, Jiaqi Shi, Guanlan Shi, Bingbing Lv, Qi Li, Qixin Dong, Qi Wu, Chenglei Li, Hui Chen and Haixia Zhao
    Citation: BMC Plant Biology 2019 19:339

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