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Bridging the food security gap: an information-led approach to connect dietary nutrition, food composition and crop production (2019)
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© 2019 Society of Chemical Industry BACKGROUND: Food security is recognized as a major global challenge, yet human food-chain systems are inherently not geared towards nutrition, with decisions on crop and cultivar choice not informed by dietary comp... Read More about Bridging the food security gap: an information-led approach to connect dietary nutrition, food composition and crop production.

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access (2019)
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© 2019 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, af... Read More about TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access.

Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial (2019)
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© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Micronutrient deficiencies including selenium (Se) are widespread in Malawi and potentially underlie a substantial disease burden, particularly among poorer and marginalised populations. Concentrations of Se in stapl... Read More about Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial.

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings (2019)
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In-field variation of transplanted lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) due to variable soil and environmental conditions is one of the major restrictions in the optimization of production and yield. Marker-assisted breeding for lettuce varieties with a more... Read More about Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings.

Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice (2019)
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© 2019 Society of Chemical Industry BACKGROUND: Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals. Rice is one of the most commonly consumed cereals in the world, so the agronomic biofortification of cereals with Se may be a good strategy... Read More about Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice.

Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants (2019)
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© 2019, The Author(s). Aim: Magnesium (Mg) deficiency (known as grass tetany) is a serious metabolic disorder that affects grazing ruminants. We tested whether Mg-fertiliser can increase Mg concentration of Italian ryegrasses (Lolium multiflorum L.)... Read More about Magnesium biofortification of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) via agronomy and breeding as a potential way to reduce grass tetany in grazing ruminants.

The effects of soil phosphorus content on plant microbiota are driven by the plant phosphate starvation response (2019)
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Phosphate starvation response (PSR) in nonmycorrhizal plants comprises transcriptional reprogramming resulting in severe physiological changes to the roots and shoots and repression of plant immunity. Thus, plant-colonizing microorganisms-the plant m... Read More about The effects of soil phosphorus content on plant microbiota are driven by the plant phosphate starvation response.

A low-cost aeroponic phenotyping system for storage root development: Unravelling the below-ground secrets of cassava (Manihot esculenta) (2019)
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© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Root and tuber crops are becoming more important for their high source of carbohydrates, next to cereals. Despite their commercial impact, there are significant knowledge gaps about the environmental and inherent reg... Read More about A low-cost aeroponic phenotyping system for storage root development: Unravelling the below-ground secrets of cassava (Manihot esculenta).

RootNav 2.0: Deep learning for automatic navigation of complex plant root architectures (2019)
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© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press. BACKGROUND: In recent years quantitative analysis of root growth has become increasingly important as a way to explore the influence of abiotic stress such as high temperature and drought on... Read More about RootNav 2.0: Deep learning for automatic navigation of complex plant root architectures.

A practical genome-enabled legitimacy assay for oil palm breeding and seed production (2019)
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Background: Legitimacy in breeding and commercial crop production depends on optimised protocols to ensure purity of crosses and correct field planting of material. In oil palm, the presence of three fruit forms permits these assumptions to be tested... Read More about A practical genome-enabled legitimacy assay for oil palm breeding and seed production.

The plant N?degron pathways of ubiquitin?mediated proteolysis (2019)
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The amino?terminal residue of a protein (or amino?terminus of a peptide following protease cleavage) can be an important determinant of its stability, through the Ubiquitin?Proteasome?System associated N?degron pathways. Plants contain a unique combi... Read More about The plant N?degron pathways of ubiquitin?mediated proteolysis.

A reconnaissance survey of farmers’ awareness of hypomagnesaemic tetany in UK cattle and sheep farms (2019)
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Hypomagnesaemic tetany (HypoMgT) in ruminants is a physiological disorder caused by inadequate intake or impaired absorption of magnesium (Mg) in the gut. If it is not detected and treated in time, HypoMgT can cause the death of the affected animal.... Read More about A reconnaissance survey of farmers’ awareness of hypomagnesaemic tetany in UK cattle and sheep farms.

Author Correction: Rice plants overexpressing OsEPF1 show reduced stomatal density and increased root cortical aerenchyma formation (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (5584), 10.1038/s41598-019-41922-7) (2019)
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© 2019, The Author(s). The Acknowledgements section in this Article is incomplete. “This work was supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [grant numbers BB/ R004633/1, BB/N021061/1, BB/N013646/1]. JAA and DMW receive f... Read More about Author Correction: Rice plants overexpressing OsEPF1 show reduced stomatal density and increased root cortical aerenchyma formation (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (5584), 10.1038/s41598-019-41922-7).

Boundary line models for soil nutrient concentrations and wheat yield in national-scale data sets (2019)
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In boundary line analysis a biological response (e.g. crop yield) is assumed to be a function of a variable (e.g. soil nutrient concentration) which limits the response in only some subset of observations because other limiting factors also apply. Th... Read More about Boundary line models for soil nutrient concentrations and wheat yield in national-scale data sets.

DWT1/DWL2 act together with OsPIP5K1 to regulate plant uniform growth in rice (2019)
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• Uniform growth of the main shoot and tillers significantly influences rice plant architecture and grain yield. The WUSCHEL‐related homeobox transcription factor DWT1 is a key regulator of this important agronomic trait, disruption of which causes e... Read More about DWT1/DWL2 act together with OsPIP5K1 to regulate plant uniform growth in rice.

The use of pentaploid crosses for the introgression of Amblyopyrum muticum and D-genome chromosome segments into durum wheat (2019)
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The wild relatives of wheat provide an important source of genetic variation for wheat improvement. Much of the work in the past aimed at transferring genetic variation from wild relatives into wheat has relied on the exploitation of the ph1b mutant,... Read More about The use of pentaploid crosses for the introgression of Amblyopyrum muticum and D-genome chromosome segments into durum wheat.

High throughput procedure utilising chlorophyll fluorescence imaging to phenotype dynamic photosynthesis and photoprotection in leaves under controlled gaseous conditions (2019)
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© 2019 The Author(s). Background: As yields of major crops such as wheat (T. aestivum) have begun to plateau in recent years, there is growing pressure to efficiently phenotype large populations for traits associated with genetic advancement in yield... Read More about High throughput procedure utilising chlorophyll fluorescence imaging to phenotype dynamic photosynthesis and photoprotection in leaves under controlled gaseous conditions.

Ethylene-mediated nitric oxide depletion pre-adapts plants to hypoxia stress (2019)
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Timely perception of adverse environmental changes is critical for survival. Dynamic changes in gases are important cues for plants to sense environmental perturbations, such as submergence. In Arabidopsis thaliana, changes in oxygen and nitric oxide... Read More about Ethylene-mediated nitric oxide depletion pre-adapts plants to hypoxia stress.

Lateral Root Formation in Arabidopsis: A Well-Ordered LRexit (2019)
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Lateral roots (LRs) are crucial for increasing the surface area of root systems to explore heterogeneous soil environments. Major advances have recently been made in the model plant arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) to elucidate the cellular basis o... Read More about Lateral Root Formation in Arabidopsis: A Well-Ordered LRexit.

Recovering Wind-induced Plant motion in Dense Field Environments via Deep Learning and Multiple Object Tracking (2019)
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Understanding the relationships between local environmental conditions and plant structure and function is critical for both fundamental science and for improving the performance of crops in field settings. Wind-induced plant motion is important in m... Read More about Recovering Wind-induced Plant motion in Dense Field Environments via Deep Learning and Multiple Object Tracking.