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Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield (2023)
Working Paper
Senbetu, D. T., Gashu, D., Joy, E. M., Lark, M. R., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., …Broadley, M. R. Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield

The present study aimed to investigate influence of genotypic differences to zinc and iron agronomic biofortification responses among yield of finger millet. A field experiment was conducted over two seasons in farmers’ fields in Ethiopia (2019, 2020... Read More about Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position Towards Yield.

Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes (2023)
Journal Article
Mahmood, Y. A., DeSilva, J., King, I. P., King, J., & Foulkes, M. J. (2023). Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes. European Journal of Agronomy, 147, Article 126846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126846

Future progress in wheat grain yield will depend on increasing photosynthesis capacity and biomass. Wheat wild relatives represent sources of novel genetic variation for photosynthesis traits. Our objective was to quantify variation in leaf photosynt... Read More about Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes.

Gibberellin and abscisic acid transporters facilitate endodermal suberin formation in Arabidopsis (2023)
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Binenbaum, J., Wulff, N., Camut, L., Kiradjiev, K., Anfang, M., Tal, I., …Shani, E. (2023). Gibberellin and abscisic acid transporters facilitate endodermal suberin formation in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants, 9, 785-802. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01391-3

The plant hormone gibberellin (GA) regulates multiple developmental processes. It accumulates in the root elongating endodermis, but how it moves into this cell file and the significance of this accumulation are unclear. Here we identify three NITRAT... Read More about Gibberellin and abscisic acid transporters facilitate endodermal suberin formation in Arabidopsis.

Plant microbiota controls an alternative root branching regulatory mechanism in plants (2023)
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Gonin, M., Salas-González, I., Gopaulchan, D., Frene, J. P., Roden, S., Van de Poel, B., …Castrillo, G. (2023). Plant microbiota controls an alternative root branching regulatory mechanism in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(15), Article e2301054120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301054120

The establishment of beneficial interactions with microbes has helped plants to modulate root branching plasticity in response to environmental cues. However, how the plant microbiota harmonizes with plant roots to control their branching is unknown.... Read More about Plant microbiota controls an alternative root branching regulatory mechanism in plants.

Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by progressive anatomical reduction and a re-distribution of nutrient transporters (2023)
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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.

Exploring the sorghum race level diversity utilizing 272 sorghum accessions genomic resources (2023)
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Ruperao, P., Gandham, P., Odeny, D. A., Mayes, S., Selvanayagam, S., Thirunavukkarasu, N., …Rathore, A. (2023). Exploring the sorghum race level diversity utilizing 272 sorghum accessions genomic resources. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Article 1143512. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1143512

Due to evolutionary divergence, sorghum race populations exhibit significant genetic and morphological variation. A k-mer-based sorghum race sequence comparison identified the conserved k-mers of all 272 accessions from sorghum and the race-specific... Read More about Exploring the sorghum race level diversity utilizing 272 sorghum accessions genomic resources.

Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize (2023)
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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.

Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis (2023)
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Neik, T. X., Siddique, K. H. M., Mayes, S., Edwards, D., Batley, J., Mabhaudhi, T., …Massawe, F. (2023). Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, Article 1124640. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1124640

The recent Russia–Ukraine conflict has raised significant concerns about global food security, leaving many countries with restricted access to imported staple food crops, particularly wheat and sunflower oil, sending food prices soaring with other a... Read More about Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis.

Water use efficiency responses to fluctuating soil water availability in contrasting commercial sugar beet varieties (2023)
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Barratt, G. E., Murchie, E. H., & Sparkes, D. L. (2023). Water use efficiency responses to fluctuating soil water availability in contrasting commercial sugar beet varieties. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Article 1119321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1119321

Many areas of sugar beet production will face hotter and drier summers as the climate changes. There has been much research on drought tolerance in sugar beet but water use efficiency (WUE) has been less of a focus. An experiment was undertaken to ex... Read More about Water use efficiency responses to fluctuating soil water availability in contrasting commercial sugar beet varieties.

Mass screening of rice mutant populations at low CO2 for identification of lowered photorespiration and respiration rates (2023)
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Mubarak, A. N., Burgess, A. J., Pyke, K., Quick, W. P., & Murchie, E. H. (2023). Mass screening of rice mutant populations at low CO2 for identification of lowered photorespiration and respiration rates. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Article 1125770. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1125770

Introduction: Identifying rice (Oryza sativa) germplasm with improved efficiency of primary metabolism is of utmost importance in order to increase yields. One such approach can be attained through screening genetically diverse populations under alte... Read More about Mass screening of rice mutant populations at low CO2 for identification of lowered photorespiration and respiration rates.

m6A mRNA methylation in human brain is disrupted in Lewy body disorders (2023)
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Martinez De La Cruz, B., Gell, C., Markus, R., Macdonald, I., Fray, R., & Knight, H. M. (2023). m6A mRNA methylation in human brain is disrupted in Lewy body disorders. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 49(1), Article e12885. https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12885

N6-methyladenosine modification of RNA (m6A) regulates translational control which may influence neuronal dysfunction underlying neurodegenerative diseases. Using microscopy and a machine learning approach, we performed cellular profiling of m6A-RNA... Read More about m6A mRNA methylation in human brain is disrupted in Lewy body disorders.

The importance of m6A topology in chicken embryo mRNA: a precise mapping of m6A at the conserved chicken β-actin zipcode (2023)
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Baron, F., Zhang, M., Archer, N., Bellows, E., Knight, H. M., Welham, S., …Bodi, Z. (2023). The importance of m6A topology in chicken embryo mRNA: a precise mapping of m6A at the conserved chicken β-actin zipcode. RNA, 29(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.079615.123

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in mRNA regulates almost every stage in the mRNA life cycle, and the development of methodologies for the high-throughput detection of methylated sites in mRNA using m6A-specific methylated RNA immunoprecipitation with next-g... Read More about The importance of m6A topology in chicken embryo mRNA: a precise mapping of m6A at the conserved chicken β-actin zipcode.

Does canopy angle influence radiation use efficiency of sugar beet? (2023)
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Tillier, L., Murchie, E. H., & Sparkes, D. L. (2023). Does canopy angle influence radiation use efficiency of sugar beet?. Field Crops Research, 293, Article 108841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.108841

Sugar beet varieties differ greatly in their canopy architecture and can be classified into canopy types according to their petiole angle. Leaf angle is one of the key factors which determines the efficiency with which plant canopies utilise incident... Read More about Does canopy angle influence radiation use efficiency of sugar beet?.

Paving the way towards future-proofing our crops (2023)
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Baekelandt, A., Saltenis, V. L., Nacry, P., Malyska, A., Cornelissen, M., Nanda, A. K., …Parry, M. A. (2023). Paving the way towards future-proofing our crops. Food and Energy Security, 12(3), Article e441. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.441

To meet the increasing global demand for food, feed, fibre and other plant-derived products, a steep increase in crop productivity is a scientifically and technically challenging imperative. The CropBooster-P project, a response to the H2020 call ‘Fu... Read More about Paving the way towards future-proofing our crops.

Long-distance hormone transport via the phloem (2023)
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Collis, H. L., Owen, M. R., & Band, L. R. (2023). Long-distance hormone transport via the phloem. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 562, Article 111415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2023.111415

Several key plant hormones are synthesised in the shoot and are advected within the phloem to the root tip. In the root tip, these hormones regulate growth and developmental processes, and responses to environmental cues. However, we lack understandi... Read More about Long-distance hormone transport via the phloem.

Building Resilient Crop Production Systems for Drought-Prone Areas—A Case for Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) (2023)
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Kundy, A. C., Mayes, S., Msanya, B., Ndakidemi, P., & Massawe, F. (2023). Building Resilient Crop Production Systems for Drought-Prone Areas—A Case for Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Agronomy, 13(2), Article 383. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020383

Drought is a major crop production constraint worldwide. Some legume crops are known for their ability to resist water deficit stress. This study evaluated the responses of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc) and groundnut (Arachis hypog... Read More about Building Resilient Crop Production Systems for Drought-Prone Areas—A Case for Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.).

Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring (2023)
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Rhymes, J., Chadwick, D. R., Williams, A. P., Harris, I. M., Lark, R. M., & Jones, D. L. (2023). Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring. Precision Agriculture, 24, 898–920. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09979-z

Grasslands play an important role in global food security. However, there are increasing pressures to improve the sustainability of ruminant farming. Precision nutrient management tools (e.g., proximal soil sensors for soil mapping) offer opportuniti... Read More about Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring.

Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer (2023)
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Lothion-Roy, J., Haigh, D. B., Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., …Woodcock, C. L. (2023). Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, Article 1096071. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1096071

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mRNA modification and is dynamically regulated through distinct protein complexes that methylate, demethylate, and/or interpret the m6A modification. These proteins, and the m6A modification, are... Read More about Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer.

A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch disease in the UK (2023)
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Tidd, H., Rudd, J. J., Ray, R. V., Bryant, R., & Kanyuka, K. (2023). A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch disease in the UK. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, Article 1070986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1070986

Introduction: Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is one of the most damaging fungal diseases of wheat in Europe, largely due to the paucity of effective resistance genes against it in breeding materials. Currently dominant protection methods against this... Read More about A large bioassay identifies Stb resistance genes that provide broad resistance against Septoria tritici blotch disease in the UK.

Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop (2023)
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Mendiondo, G., Moko, E. M., Sparkes, D. L., Rahardiyan, D., Welham, S. J. M., O'Reilly, P., …Sjögersten, S. (2023). Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop. Food and Energy Security, 13(1), Article e490. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.490

Growing recognition of the potential vulnerabilities of major crop systems has spurred a growing interest in the potential of alternative crops which may be resilient to climate change and also help mitigate its effects. In Indonesia, such issues are... Read More about Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop.