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Modeling reveals synergies among root traits for phosphorus acquisition in pearl millet (2024)
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Ndoye, M., Lucas, M., Ajmera, I., Sine, B., Faye, A., Burridge, J., Ngom, M., Gantet, P., Wells, D., Kane, N., Lynch, J., Diédhiou, A., Grondin, A., & Laplaze, L. (2024). Modeling reveals synergies among root traits for phosphorus acquisition in pearl millet. Crop Science, Article 100059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropd.2024.100059

Pearl millet is a key food security grain crop in the world's drylands due to its tolerance to abiotic stresses. However, its yield remains low and is negatively impacted by climate change. Root phenes are potential targets to improve crop productivi... Read More about Modeling reveals synergies among root traits for phosphorus acquisition in pearl millet.

Root-soil-microbiome management is key to the success of Regenerative Agriculture (2024)
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Mooney, S., Castrillo, G., Cooper, H., & Bennett, M. (2024). Root-soil-microbiome management is key to the success of Regenerative Agriculture. Nature Food, 5, 451–453. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01001-1

Building soil health and manipulating the soil microbiome, alongside targeted plant breeding that prioritizes preferential root architectural development, hold the key to the future success of regenerative agriculture. Greater integration is needed b... Read More about Root-soil-microbiome management is key to the success of Regenerative Agriculture.

Comparative transcriptome reprogramming in oak galls containing asexual or sexual generations of gall wasps (2024)
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Bellows, E., Heatley, M., Shah, N., Archer, N., Giles, T., & Fray, R. (2024). Comparative transcriptome reprogramming in oak galls containing asexual or sexual generations of gall wasps. Plant Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13670

Oak gall wasps have evolved strategies to manipulate the developmental pathways of their host to induce gall formation. This provides shelter and nutrients for the developing larva. Galls are entirely host tissue; however, the initiation, development... Read More about Comparative transcriptome reprogramming in oak galls containing asexual or sexual generations of gall wasps.

The first intron of ARF7 is required for expression in root tips (2024)
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Han, J., Welch, T., Voß, U., Vernoux, T., Bhosale, R., & Bishopp, A. (2024). The first intron of ARF7 is required for expression in root tips. iScience, 27(6), Article 109936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109936

Auxin regulates plant growth and development through the transcription factors of the AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) gene family. ARF7 is one of five activators that bind DNA and elicit downstream transcriptional responses. In roots, ARF7 regulates grow... Read More about The first intron of ARF7 is required for expression in root tips.

Chromosome-scale genome assembly of bread wheat’s wild relative Triticum timopheevii (2024)
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Grewal, S., Yang, C., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., Ghosh, S., Swarbreck, D., …King, J. (2024). Chromosome-scale genome assembly of bread wheat’s wild relative Triticum timopheevii. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 420. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03260-w

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the most important food crops with an urgent need for increase in its production to feed the growing world. Triticum timopheevii (2n = 4x = 28) is an allotetraploid wheat wild relative species containing the At and... Read More about Chromosome-scale genome assembly of bread wheat’s wild relative Triticum timopheevii.

Root hairs facilitate rice root penetration into compacted layers (2024)
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Kong, X., Yu, S., Xiong, Y., Song, X., Nevescanin-Moreno, L., Wei, X., …Huang, G. (2024). Root hairs facilitate rice root penetration into compacted layers. Current Biology, 34(10), 2039-2048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.064

Compacted soil layers adversely affect rooting depth and access to deeper nutrient and water resources, thereby impacting climate resilience of crop production and global food security. Root hair plays well-known roles in facilitating water and nutri... Read More about Root hairs facilitate rice root penetration into compacted layers.

Unravelling the impact of soil types on zinc, iron, and selenium concentrations in grains and straw of wheat/Amblyopyrum muticum and wheat/Triticum urartu doubled haploid lines (2024)
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Guwela, V. F., Broadley, M. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Maliro, M. F. A., Bokosi, J., Banda, M., …King, J. (2024). Unravelling the impact of soil types on zinc, iron, and selenium concentrations in grains and straw of wheat/Amblyopyrum muticum and wheat/Triticum urartu doubled haploid lines. Frontiers in Agronomy, 6, Article 1305034. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1305034

The concentration of mineral nutrients in plants is associated with bioavailabilities of soil mineral nutrients, which are regulated by various soil physio-chemical properties. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of soil type on... Read More about Unravelling the impact of soil types on zinc, iron, and selenium concentrations in grains and straw of wheat/Amblyopyrum muticum and wheat/Triticum urartu doubled haploid lines.

Ethylene regulates auxin-mediated root gravitropic machinery and controls root angle in cereal crops (2024)
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Kong, X., Xiong, Y., Song, X., Wadey, S., Yu, S., Rao, J., Lale, A., Lombardi, M., Fusi, R., Bhosale, R., & Huang, G. (2024). Ethylene regulates auxin-mediated root gravitropic machinery and controls root angle in cereal crops. Plant Physiology, 195(3), 1969-1980. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae134

Root angle is a critical factor in optimizing the acquisition of essential resources from different soil depths. The regulation of root angle relies on the auxin-mediated root gravitropism machinery. While the influence of ethylene on auxin levels is... Read More about Ethylene regulates auxin-mediated root gravitropic machinery and controls root angle in cereal crops.

A genomic toolkit for winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (2024)
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Ho, W. K., Tanzi, A. S., Sang, F., Tsoutsoura, N., Shah, N., Moore, C., …Mayes, S. (2024). A genomic toolkit for winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1901. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45048-x

A sustainable supply of plant protein is critical for future generations and needs to be achieved while reducing green house gas emissions from agriculture and increasing agricultural resilience in the face of climate volatility. Agricultural diversi... Read More about A genomic toolkit for winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus.