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Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. I. Stem and root structural requirements (2016)
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A model of the lodging process has been successfully adapted for use on spring wheat grown in North-West Mexico (NWM). The lodging model was used to estimate the lodging-associated traits required to enable spring wheat grown in NWM with a typical yi... Read More about Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. I. Stem and root structural requirements.

Characterization of pearl millet root architecture and anatomy reveals three types of lateral roots (2016)
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© 2016 Passot, Gnacko, Moukouanga, Lucas, Guyomarc’h, Moreno Ortega, Atkinson, Belko, Bennett, Gantet, Wells, Guédon, Vigouroux, Verdeil, Muller and Laplaze. Pearl millet plays an important role for food security in arid regions of Africa and India.... Read More about Characterization of pearl millet root architecture and anatomy reveals three types of lateral roots.

Detection and transmission of Carrot torrado virus, a novel putative member of the Torradovirus genus (2016)
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A new Torradovirus tentatively named Carrot torrado virus (CaTV) was an incidental finding following a next generation sequencing study investigating internal vascular necrosis in carrot. The closest related viruses are Lettuce necrotic leaf curl vir... Read More about Detection and transmission of Carrot torrado virus, a novel putative member of the Torradovirus genus.

Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida (2016)
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Petunia hybrida is a popular bedding plant that has a long history as a genetic model system. We report the whole-genome sequencing and assembly of inbred derivatives of its two wild parents, P. axillaris N and P. inflata S6. The current assemblies i... Read More about Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida.

The study of progesterone action in human myometrial explants (2016)
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Study hypothesis: Myometrial explants represent a superior model compared with cell culture models for the study of human myometrial progesterone (P4) signalling in parturition. Study finding: Gene expression analysis showed myometrial explants clos... Read More about The study of progesterone action in human myometrial explants.

The growing story of (ARABIDOPSIS) CRINKLY 4 (2016)
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Receptor kinases play important roles in plant growth and development, but only few of them have been functionally characterized in depth. Over the past decade CRINKLY 4 (CR4)-related research has peaked as a result of a newly discovered role of ARAB... Read More about The growing story of (ARABIDOPSIS) CRINKLY 4.

Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat (2016)
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Future genetic progress in wheat grain yield will depend on increasing above-ground biomass and this must be achieved without commensurate increases in N fertilizer inputs to minimise environmental impacts. Our objective was to quantify variation in... Read More about Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat.

Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: A review for wheat (T. aestivum L.) (2016)
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© 2016 Blackwell Verlag GmbH. Nitrogen fertilizer is the most used nutrient source in modern agriculture and represents significant environmental and production costs. In the meantime, the demand for grain increases and production per area has to inc... Read More about Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: A review for wheat (T. aestivum L.).

Inventory of metal complexes circulating in plant fluids: a reliable method based on HPLC coupled with dual elemental and high?resolution molecular mass spectrometric detection (2016)
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Description of metal species in plant fluids such as xylem, phloem or related saps remains a complex challenge usually addressed either by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, X-ray analysis or computational prediction. To date, none of these tec... Read More about Inventory of metal complexes circulating in plant fluids: a reliable method based on HPLC coupled with dual elemental and high?resolution molecular mass spectrometric detection.

Development and validation of a high-density SNP genotyping array for African Oil Palm (2016)
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High-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping arrays are powerful tools that can measure the level of genetic polymorphism within a population. To develop a whole-genome SNP array for oil palms, SNP discovery was performed using deep r... Read More about Development and validation of a high-density SNP genotyping array for African Oil Palm.

Crosstalk between gibberellin signaling and iron uptake in plants: an Achilles’ heel for modern cereal varieties? (2016)
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© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Plants utilize sophisticated morphological and physiological mechanisms to acquire iron from soil. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Wild et al. (2016) find that the hormone signal gibberellic acid is key in integrating these... Read More about Crosstalk between gibberellin signaling and iron uptake in plants: an Achilles’ heel for modern cereal varieties?.

High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) identifies seedling root traits linked to variation in seed yield and nutrient capture in field-grown oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) (2016)
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Background and Aims. Root traits can be selected for crop improvement. Techniques such as soil excavations can be used to screen root traits in the field, but are limited to genotypes that are well-adapted to field conditions. The aim of this study w... Read More about High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) identifies seedling root traits linked to variation in seed yield and nutrient capture in field-grown oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.).

Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat (2016)
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Microdochium nivale and Microdochium majus are important causal agents of Fusarium seedling blight (FSB) and Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat and other cereals worldwide. A doubled-haploid population derived from a cross between the winter wheat R... Read More about Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat.

Evolving technologies for growing, imaging and analyzing 3D root system architecture of crop plants: Digital phenotyping of root system architecture (2016)
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A plant's ability to maintain or improve its yield under limiting conditions, such as nutrient deficiency or drought, can be strongly influenced by root system architecture (RSA), the three-dimensional distribution of the different root types in the... Read More about Evolving technologies for growing, imaging and analyzing 3D root system architecture of crop plants: Digital phenotyping of root system architecture.

The holistic rhizosphere: integrating zones, processes, and semantics in the soil influenced by roots (2016)
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Despite often being conceptualized as a thin layer of soil around roots, the rhizosphere is actually a dynamic system of interacting processes. Hiltner originally defined the rhizosphere as the soil influenced by plant roots. However, soil physicists... Read More about The holistic rhizosphere: integrating zones, processes, and semantics in the soil influenced by roots.

Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis (2016)
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Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an African legume and is a promising underutilized crop with good seed nutritional values. Low temperature stress in a number of African countries at night, such as Botswana, can effect the growth... Read More about Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis.

Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient (2016)
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Hydrotropism is a genuine response of roots to a moisture gradient to avoid drought. An experimental system for the induction of hydrotropic root response in petri dishes was designed by pioneering groups in the field. This system uses split agar pla... Read More about Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient.

Accessing low-oxidation state taxanes: is taxadiene-4(5)-epoxide on the taxol biosynthetic pathway? (2016)
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We have shown for the first time that taxadiene (3) can be epoxidised in a regio- and diastereoselective manner to provide taxadiene-4(5)-epoxide (12) as a single diastereoisomer, and that this epoxide can be rearranged to give taxa-4(20),11(12)-dien... Read More about Accessing low-oxidation state taxanes: is taxadiene-4(5)-epoxide on the taxol biosynthetic pathway?.

Genetic diversity and population structure of core watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) genotypes using DArTseq-based SNPs (2016)
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Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus] is an economically important vegetable belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Genotypes that exhibit agronomically important traits are selected for the development of elite cultiva... Read More about Genetic diversity and population structure of core watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) genotypes using DArTseq-based SNPs.

Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters allow the rapid detection and differentiation of plant responses in three different wheat pathosystems (2016)
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The present study was undertaken to identify chlorophyll fluorescence (CF) parameters that can quantify changes in PSII associated with plant responses in three different wheat pathosystems of foliar, stem-base and ear diseases. The pathosystems incl... Read More about Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters allow the rapid detection and differentiation of plant responses in three different wheat pathosystems.