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The effects of tea plants-soybean intercropping on the secondary metabolites of tea plants by metabolomics analysis

Intercropping, especially with legumes, as a productive and sustainable system, can promote plants growth and improves the soil quality than the sole crop, is an essential cultivation pattern in modern agricul...

Authors: Yu Duan, Xiaowen Shang, Guodong Liu, Zhongwei Zou, Xujun Zhu, Yuanchun Ma, Fang Li and Wanping Fang

Genome wide association mapping for agronomic, fruit quality, and root architectural traits in tomato under organic farming conditions

Opportunity and challenges of the agriculture scenario of the next decades will face increasing demand for secure food through approaches able to minimize the input to cultivations. Large panels of tomato vari...

Authors: Pasquale Tripodi, Salvador Soler, Gabriele Campanelli, María José Díez, Salvatore Esposito, Sara Sestili, Maria R. Figàs, Fabrizio Leteo, Cristina Casanova, Cristiano Platani, Elena Soler, Aldo Bertone, Leandro Pereira-Dias, Daniela Palma, Resurrección Burguet, Andrea Pepe…

Integration of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the mechanism of resistance to low nitrogen supply in wild bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) roots

Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient that significantly affects turf quality. Commercial cultivars of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) require large amounts of nitrogenous fertilizer. Wild bermuda...

Authors: Dandan Li, Jianxiu Liu, Junqin Zong, Hailin Guo, Jianjian Li, Jingjing Wang, Haoran Wang, Ling Li and Jingbo Chen

Starch branching enzymes as putative determinants of postharvest quality in horticultural crops

Starch branching enzymes (SBEs) are key determinants of the structure and amount of the starch in plant organs, and as such, they have the capacity to influence plant growth, developmental, and fitness process...

Authors: Jingwei Yu, Keyun Wang and Diane M. Beckles

Light control of catechin accumulation is mediated by photosynthetic capacity in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Catechins are crucial in determining the flavour and health benefits of tea, but it remains unclear that how the light intensity regulates catechins biosynthesis. Therefore, we cultivated tea plants in a phyto...

Authors: Ping Xiang, Qiufang Zhu, Marat Tukhvatshin, Bosi Cheng, Meng Tan, Jianghong Liu, Xingjian Wang, Jiaxin Huang, Shuilian Gao, Dongyi Lin, Yue Zhang, Liangyu Wu and Jinke Lin

Association among starch storage, metabolism, related genes and growth of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla) shoots

Both underground rhizomes/buds and above-ground Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla) shoots/culms/branches are connected together into a close inter-connecting system in which nutrients are transported and sha...

Authors: Jiajia Zhang, Ruixiang Ma, Xingcui Ding, Manchang Huang, Kai Shen, Siqi Zhao, Zizhang Xiao and Chengming Xiu

Transcriptome analysis of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis-infected tomatoes: a role of salicylic acid in the host response

Bacterial canker of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) is an economically important disease. To understand the host defense re...

Authors: Naoki Yokotani, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Masaru Sato, Hideki Hirakawa, Yusuke Kouzai, Yoko Nishizawa, Eiji Yamamoto, Yoshiki Naito and Sachiko Isobe

Overexpression of a carrot BCH gene, DcBCH1, improves tolerance to drought in Arabidopsis thaliana

Carrot (Daucus carota L.), an important root vegetable, is very popular among consumers as its taproot is rich in various nutrients. Abiotic stresses, such as drought, salt, and low temperature, are the main fact...

Authors: Tong Li, Jie-Xia Liu, Yuan-Jie Deng, Zhi-Sheng Xu and Ai-Sheng Xiong

OsANN4 modulates ROS production and mediates Ca²⁺ influx in response to ABA

Plant annexins are calcium- and lipid-binding proteins that have multiple functions, and a significant amount of research on plant annexins has been reported in recent years. However, the functions of annexins...

Authors: Qian Zhang, Tao Song, Can Guan, Yingjie Gao, Jianchao Ma, Xiangyang Gu, Zhiguang Qi, Xiaoji Wang and Zhengge Zhu

Phosphoproteome analysis reveals an extensive phosphorylation of proteins associated with bast fiber growth in ramie

Phosphorylation modification, one of the most common post-translational modifications of proteins, widely participates in the regulation of plant growth and development. Fibers extracted from the stem bark of ...

Authors: Zheng Zeng, Fu Li, Renyan Huang, Yanzhou Wang and Touming Liu

Transcriptome and de novo analysis of Rosa xanthina f. spontanea in response to cold stress

Rose is one of most popular ornamental plants worldwide and is of high economic value and great cultural importance. However, cold damage restricts its planting application in cold areas. To elucidate the meta...

Authors: Defeng Zhuang, Ce Ma, Li Xue, Zhen Li, Cheng Wang, Jiajun Lei and Xingfu Yuan

Genome-wide survey of Gγ subunit gene family in eight Rosaceae and expression analysis of PbrGGs in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)

Heterotrimeric G-proteins, composed of Gα, Gβ and Gγ subunits, are important signal transmitters, mediating the cellular response to multiple stimuli in animals and plants. The Gγ subunit is an essential compo...

Authors: Guodong Chen, Yang Li, Xin Qiao, Weike Duan, Cong Jin, Rui Cheng and Jizhong Wang

Grapevine Rpv3-, Rpv10- and Rpv12-mediated defense responses against Plasmopara viticola and the impact of their deployment on fungicide use in viticulture

The high susceptibility of European grapevine cultivars (Vitis vinifera) to downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) leads to the intensive use of fungicides in viticulture. To reduce this input, breeding programs have...

Authors: Chantal Wingerter, Birgit Eisenmann, Patricia Weber, Ian Dry and Jochen Bogs

PbLAC4-like, activated by PbMYB26, related to the degradation of anthocyanin during color fading in pear

Decrease in anthocyanin content results in the loss of red color in leaves, petals and receptacles during development. The content of anthocyanin was affected by the biosynthesis and degradation of anthocyanin...

Authors: Guangping Zhao, Fangxin Xiang, Shichao Zhang, Junxing Song, Xieyu Li, Linyan Song, Rui Zhai, Chengquan Yang, Zhigang Wang, Fengwang Ma and Lingfei Xu

SWATH-MS based quantitive proteomics reveal regulatory metabolism and networks of androdioecy breeding system in Osmanthus fragrans

The fragrant flower plant Osmanthus fragrans has an extremely rare androdioecious breeding system displaying the occurrence of males and hermaphrodites in a single population, which occupies a crucial intermediat...

Authors: Yi-Fan Duan, Cheng Zhang, Min Zhang, Yu Ye, Kai-Lu Zhang, Mo-Xian Chen, Lin Chen, Xian-Rong Wang and Fu-Yuan Zhu

Effects of repeated drought stress on the physiological characteristics and lipid metabolism of Bombax ceiba L. during subsequent drought and heat stresses

Trees of Bombax ceiba L. could produce a large number of viable seeds in the dry-hot valleys. However, the seedling regeneration of the species is difficult in these areas as mild drought often occur repeatedly w...

Authors: Yanling Zheng, Zhining Xia, Jianrong Wu and Huancheng Ma

Physiological responses and transcriptomic changes reveal the mechanisms underlying adaptation of Stylosanthes guianensis to phosphorus deficiency

Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth that participates in a series of biological processes. Thus, P deficiency limits crop growth and yield. Although Stylosanthes guianensis (stylo) is an...

Authors: Zhijian Chen, Jianling Song, Xinyong Li, Jacobo Arango, Juan Andres Cardoso, Idupulapati Rao, Rainer Schultze-Kraft, Michael Peters, Xiaohui Mo and Guodao Liu

Developing an efficient DNA barcoding system to differentiate between Lilium species

Lilium is an important ornamental bulb, possesses medicinal properties, and is also edible. Species within the Lilium genus share very similar morphology and macroscopic characteristics, thus they cannot be easi...

Authors: Yixin Liu, Mingfang Zhang, Xuqing Chen, Xi Chen, Yue Hu, Junlian Gao, Wenqiang Pan, Yin Xin, Jian Wu, Yunpeng Du and Xiuhai Zhang

Small RNA profiling for identification of microRNAs involved in regulation of seed development and lipid biosynthesis in yellowhorn

Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium), an endemic woody oil-bearing tree, has become economically important and is widely cultivated in northern China for bioactive oil production. However, the regulatory mechanis...

Authors: Li Wang, Chengjiang Ruan, Aomin Bao and He Li

RNA-Seq reveals different responses to drought in Neotropical trees from savannas and seasonally dry forests

Water is one of the main limiting factors for plant growth and crop productivity. Plants constantly monitor water availability and can rapidly adjust their metabolism by altering gene expression. This leads to...

Authors: Mariane B. Sobreiro, Rosane G. Collevatti, Yuri L. A. dos Santos, Ludmila F. Bandeira, Francis J. F. Lopes and Evandro Novaes

Integrated analysis of mRNA-seq and miRNA-seq reveals the advantage of polyploid Solidago canadensis in sexual reproduction

The invasion of Solidago canadensis probably related to polyploidy, which may promotes its potential of sexual reproductive. S. canadensis as an invasive species which rapidly widespread through yield huge number...

Authors: Miao Wu, Huiyuan Liu, Bingbing Li and Tao Zhu

The steroid-inducible pOp6/LhGR gene expression system is fast, sensitive and does not cause plant growth defects in rice (Oryza sativa)

Inducible systems for transgene expression activated by a chemical inducer or an inducer of non-plant origin are desirable tools for both basic plant research and biotechnology. Although, the technology has be...

Authors: Marketa Samalova and Ian Moore

Physiological and transcriptome analysis of Magnolia denudata leaf buds during long-term cold acclimation

Magonlia denudata is an important perennial tree species of the Magnoliaceae family, known for its ornamental value, resistance to smoke pollution and wind, role in air purification, and robust cold tolerance. In...

Authors: Kunjing Wu, Xiaojing Duan, Zhonglong Zhu, Ziyang Sang, Jie Duan, Zhongkui Jia and Luyi Ma

Comparative physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal ascorbate and glutathione coregulation of cadmium toxicity resistance in wheat genotypes

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal with high toxicity that severely inhibits wheat growth and development. Cd easily accumulates in wheat kernels and enters the human food chain. Genetic variation in the resistance...

Authors: Tao Zhang, Jingui Xiao, Yongsheng Zhao, Yifan Zhang, Yaqi Jie, Dandan Shen, Caipeng Yue, Jinyong Huang, Yingpeng Hua and Ting Zhou

GhWRKY1-like, a WRKY transcription factor, mediates drought tolerance in Arabidopsis via modulating ABA biosynthesis

Drought stress has great negative effects on the plant growth and development. The tolerance of plants to such abiotic stress is triggered by complicated and multilayered signaling pathways to restore cellular...

Authors: Qin Hu, Chuanwei Ao, Xiaorui Wang, Yanfei Wu and Xuezhu Du

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses alleviating salt stress in maize is associated with a decline in root-to-leaf gradient of Na⁺/K⁺ ratio

Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi has the potential to alleviate salt stress in host plants through the mitigation of ionic imbalance. However, inoculation effects vary, and the underlying mecha...

Authors: Hao Wang, Tingting An, Di Huang, Runjin Liu, Bingcheng Xu, Suiqi Zhang, Xiping Deng, Kadambot H. M. Siddique and Yinglong Chen

Map-based cloning and promoter variation analysis of the lobed leaf gene BoLMI1a in ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala)

Leaf shape is an important agronomic trait in ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala). Although some leaf shape-related genes have been reported in ornamental kale, the detailed mechanism underlying ...

Authors: Bin Zhang, Wendi Chen, Xing Li, Wenjing Ren, Li Chen, Fengqing Han, Zhiyuan Fang, Limei Yang, Mu Zhuang, Honghao Lv, Yong Wang and Yangyong Zhang

Quantitative traits loci mapping and molecular marker development for total glutenin and glutenin fraction contents in wheat

Glutenin contents and compositions are crucial factors influencing the end-use quality of wheat. Although the composition of glutenin fractions is well known, there has been relatively little research on the g...

Authors: Zhengfu Zhou, Ziwei Zhang, Annaliese S. Mason, Lingzhi Chen, Congcong Liu, Maomao Qin, Wenxu Li, Baoming Tian, Zhengqing Wu, Zhensheng Lei and Jinna Hou

Photosynthetic contribution and characteristics of cucumber stems and petioles

Photosynthesis in the green leafless blade tissues or organs of plants has been studied in some plants, but the photosynthetic characteristics of stems and petioles are poorly understood. Cucurbitaceous plants ar...

Authors: Weike Sun, Ning Ma, Hongyu Huang, Jingwei Wei, Si Ma, Huan Liu, Shi Zhang, Zhenxian Zhang, Xiaolei Sui and Xin Li

ZmCCT regulates photoperiod-dependent flowering and response to stresses in maize

Appropriate flowering time is very important to the success of modern agriculture. Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major cereal crop, originated in tropical areas, with photoperiod sensitivity. Which is an important obs...

Authors: Huihui Su, Jiachen Liang, Salah Fatouh Abou-Elwafa, Haiyang Cheng, Dandan Dou, Zhenzhen Ren, Jiarong Xie, Zhihui Chen, Fengran Gao, Lixia Ku and Yanhui Chen

The bayberry database: a multiomic database for Myrica rubra, an important fruit tree with medicinal value

Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. & Zucc.) is an important fruit tree in China, and has high medicinal value. At present, the genome, transcriptome and germplasm resources of bayberry have been reported. In or...

Authors: Haiying Ren, Yuanhao He, Xingjiang Qi, Xiliang Zheng, Shuwen Zhang, Zheping Yu and Fengrong Hu

Physiological effects of different stubble height and freeze-thaw stress on Secale cereale L. seedlings

As a biennial plant, Secale cereale L is usually harvested in the autumn in the northern part of China where the temperature difference between day and night is of great disparity Through the pot experiment, the ...

Authors: Longtian Zhang, Guozhang Bao, Mengyu Zhang, Zihang Yu, Tao Guan, Jingwen Li, Yidan Su and Jinghui Xi

Genome-wide dynamic network analysis reveals the potential genes for MeJA-induced growth-to-defense transition

Methyl jasmonate (MeJA), which has been identified as a lipid-derived stress hormone, mediates plant resistance to biotic/abiotic stress. Understanding MeJA-induced plant defense provides insight into how they...

Authors: Tengfei Wang and Xiujun Zhang

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

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

GhGASA10–1 promotes the cell elongation in fiber development through the phytohormones IAA-induced

Cotton is an important cash crop. The fiber length has always been a hot spot, but multi-factor control of fiber quality makes it complex to understand its genetic basis. Previous reports suggested that OsGASR9 p...

Authors: Baojun Chen, Yaru Sun, Zailong Tian, Guoyong Fu, Xinxin Pei, Zhaoe Pan, Mian Faisal Nazir, Song Song, Hongge Li, Xiaoyang Wang, Ning Qin, Jiandong Shang, Yuchen Miao, Shoupu He and Xiongming Du

Genome and transcriptome analysis to understand the role diversification of cytochrome P450 gene under excess nitrogen treatment

Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen (P. notoginseng) is a medicinal plant. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) monooxygenase superfamily is involved in the synthesis of a variety of plant hormones. Studies have shown that ...

Authors: Rui Xiong, Ting He, Yamei Wang, Shifan Liu, Yameng Gao, Hanwei Yan and Yan Xiang

Transcriptomic analysis of differentially expressed genes in leaves and roots of two alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars with different salt tolerance

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) production decreases under salt stress. Identification of genes associated with salt tolerance in alfalfa is essential for the development of molecular markers used for breeding and g...

Authors: Surendra Bhattarai, Yong-Bi Fu, Bruce Coulman, Karen Tanino, Chithra Karunakaran and Bill Biligetu

The essential roles of OsFtsH2 in developing the chloroplast of rice

Filamentation temperature-sensitive H (FtsH) is an ATP-dependent zinc metalloprotease with ATPase activity, proteolysis activity and molecular chaperone-like activity. For now, a total of nine FtsH proteins ha...

Authors: Qingfei Wu, Tiantian Han, Li Yang, Qiang Wang, Yingxian Zhao, Dean Jiang and Xiao Ruan

Overexpression of γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene from Caragana korshinskii decreases stomatal density and enhances drought tolerance

Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (γ-ECS) is a rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione biosynthesis and plays a key role in plant stress responses. In this study, the endogenous expression of the Caragana korshinskii

Authors: Baiyan Lu, Xinjuan Luo, Chunmei Gong and Juan Bai

Down-expression of TaPIN1s Increases the Tiller Number and Grain Yield in Wheat

Tiller number is a factor determining panicle number and grain yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Auxin plays an important role in the regulation of branch production. PIN-FORMED 1 (PIN1), an auxin efflux carrie...

Authors: Fu Quan Yao, Xiao Hui Li, He Wang, Yu Ning Song, Zhong Qing Li, Xing Guo Li, Xin-Qi Gao, Xian Sheng Zhang and Xiao Min Bie

Identification of miRNAs-mediated seed and stone-hardening regulatory networks and their signal pathway of GA-induced seedless berries in grapevine (V. vinifera L.)

Stone-hardening stage is crucial to the development of grape seed and berry quality. A significant body of evidence supports the important roles of MicroRNAs in grape-berry development, but their specific mole...

Authors: Peipei Wang, Xuxian Xuan, Ziwen Su, Wenran Wang, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Songtao Jiu, Xiaowen Zhang, Zhongjie Liu, Xicheng Wang, Chen Wang and Jinggui Fang

Geographic distribution of the E1 family of genes and their effects on reproductive timing in soybean

Soybean is an economically important crop which flowers predominantly in response to photoperiod. Several major loci controlling the quantitative trait for reproductive timing have been identified, of which al...

Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Rachel Combs-Giroir, Grace Cooper, Minviluz Stacey, Carrie Miranda and Kristin Bilyeu

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

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

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

GC-MS-based metabolite profiling of key differential metabolites between superior and inferior spikelets of rice during the grain filling stage

The asynchronous filling between superior spikelets (SS) and inferior spikelets (IS) in rice has become a research hotspot. The stagnant development and poor grain filling of IS limit yields and the formation ...

Authors: Xiumei Min, Hailong Xu, Fenglian Huang, Yidong Wei, Wenxiong Lin and Zhixing Zhang

Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals that chlorophyll metabolism contributes to leaf color changes in wucai (Brassica campestris L.) in response to cold

Chlorophyll (Chl) is a vital photosynthetic pigment involved in capturing light energy and energy conversion. In this study, the color conversion of inner-leaves from green to yellow in the new wucai (Brassica ca...

Authors: Lingyun Yuan, Liting Zhang, Ying Wu, Yushan Zheng, Libing Nie, Shengnan Zhang, Tian Lan, Yang Zhao, Shidong Zhu, Jinfeng Hou, Guohu Chen, Xiaoyan Tang and Chenggang Wang

Isotopic signatures reveal zinc cycling in the natural habitat of hyperaccumulator Dichapetalum gelonioides subspecies from Malaysian Borneo

Some subspecies of Dichapetalum gelonioides are the only tropical woody zinc (Zn)-hyperaccumulator plants described so far and the first Zn hyperaccumulators identified to occur exclusively on non-Zn enriched 'no...

Authors: Antony van der Ent, Philip Nti Nkrumah, Mark G. M. Aarts, Alan J. M. Baker, Fien Degryse, Chris Wawryk and Jason K. Kirby

Grazing intensity changed the activities of nitrogen assimilation related enzymes in desert Steppe Plants

Nitrogen, as a limiting factor for net primary productivity in grassland ecosystems, is an important link in material cycles in grassland ecosystems. However, the nitrogen assimilation efficiency and mechanism...

Authors: Aimin Zhu, Haili Liu, Yuehua Wang, Hailian Sun and Guodong Han

Genome-wide analysis of HSP70 gene superfamily in Pyropia yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta): identification, characterization and expression profiles in response to dehydration stress

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) perform a fundamental role in protecting plants against abiotic stresses. Individual family members have been analyzed in previous studies, but there has not yet been a comprehensive...

Authors: Xinzi Yu, Zhaolan Mo, Xianghai Tang, Tian Gao and Yunxiang Mao

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

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