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Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters (2023)
Journal Article
Ware, A., Jones, D. H., Flis, P., Chrysanthou, E., Smith, K. E., Kümpers, B. M., …Bishopp, A. (2023). Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters. Current Biology, 33(9), 1795-1802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.025

Organ loss occurs frequently during plant and animal evolution. Sometimes, non-functional organs are retained through evolution. Vestigial organs are defined as genetically determined structures that have lost their ancestral (or salient) function. D... Read More about Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters.

Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize (2023)
Journal Article
Schneider, H. M., Lor, V. S., Zhang, X., Saengwilai, P., Hanlon, M. T., Klein, S. P., …Lynch, J. P. (2023). Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(12), Article e2219668120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2219668120

Root anatomical phenotypes present a promising yet underexploited avenue to deliver major improvements in yield and climate resilience of crops by improving water and nutrient uptake. For instance, the formation of root cortical aerenchyma (RCA) sign... Read More about Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize.

Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance (2023)
Journal Article
Busoms, S., Fischer, S., & Yant, L. (2023). Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance. Plant Communications, 4(6), Article 100571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100571

Plants adapted to challenging environments offer fascinating models of evolutionary change. Importantly, they also give information to meet our pressing need to develop resilient, low-input crops. With mounting environmental fluctuation—including tem... Read More about Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance.

Silicon and bioagents pretreatments synergistically improve upland rice performance during water stress (2023)
Journal Article
Costa, N., Faria, D., Mendonça, S., de Moraes, M., Coelho, G., de Filippi, M., …Lanna, A. (2023). Silicon and bioagents pretreatments synergistically improve upland rice performance during water stress. Plant Stress, 7, Article 100142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2023.100142

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important food crops worldwide. Upland rice growing areas are susceptible to adverse conditions and drought represents the main limiting factor for its production and yield stability. Soil management strategi... Read More about Silicon and bioagents pretreatments synergistically improve upland rice performance during water stress.

Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth confers early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
de la Fuente, C., Grondin, A., Sine, B., Debieu, M., Belin, C., Hajjarpoor, A., Atkinson, J. A., Passot, S., Salson, M., Orjuela, J., Tranchant-Dubreuil, C., Brossier, J.-R., Steffen, M., Morgado, C., Dinh, H. N., Pandey, B. K., Darmau, J., Champion, A., Petitot, A.-. S., Barrachina, C., …Laplaze, L. (2024). Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth confers early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet

Seedling root traits impact plant establishment under challenging environments. Pearl millet is one of the most heat and drought tolerant cereal crops that provides a vital food source across the sub-Saharan Sahel region. Pearl millet’s early root sy... Read More about Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth confers early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet.

The influences of stomatal size and density on rice abiotic stress resilience (2023)
Journal Article
Caine, R. S., Harrison, E. L., Sloan, J., Flis, P. M., Fischer, S., Khan, M. S., …Croft, H. (2023). The influences of stomatal size and density on rice abiotic stress resilience. New Phytologist, 237(6), 2180-2195. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18704

A warming climate coupled with reductions in water availability and rising salinity are increasingly affecting rice (Oryza sativa) yields. Elevated temperatures combined with vapour pressure deficit (VPD) rises are causing stomatal closure, further r... Read More about The influences of stomatal size and density on rice abiotic stress resilience.