Cells, Genes & Molecules
Tracking down the DNA for salt removal in a rice leaf sheath
The ability for salt removal at the leaf sheath level is considered to be one of the major mechanisms associated with salt tolerance in rice
Cells, Genes & Molecules
A step to the biofuels of the future?
Compiling a genome of an Asian grass is already producing useful results for breeding.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
The same mobile protein governs seed size and infloresence structure
The mobile protein connected to the regulation of flowering in Arabidopsis also helps regulate endosperm development in the seed.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Lessons from Mediterranean olive domestication: keep wild relatives close by and do not “overselect”
New study in the journal BMC Biology found that Mediterranean olives have almost as high genetic diversity as olive cultivars
Cells, Genes & Molecules
State of the World’s Plants and Fungi: finding useful plants and fungi
There is great potential for further utilizing the global genetic diversity to advance the common good.
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Does a thick leaf gas film protect against submergence on rice?
Submergence tolerance in rice is primarily attributed to SUB1 gene action, but other associated traits such as leaf gas film (LGF) thickness, leaf hydrophobicity, porosity and leaf density have been known to aid submergence tolerance in rice.
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Direct fluorescence imaging of cell walls in plant roots and stems
Microscopy methods developed in the 1960s are still commonly used in plant science today but new low-cost techniques offer big advantages.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Two evolution pathways acted on the “genomic fossils” in the tea plant genus, Camillia
Camellia represents a group, where rDNA is subjected to a mixture of concerted and birth-and-death evolution.
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Thicker leaves, thicker cell walls, low mesophyll conductance
Do differences in structure and anatomy impact mesophyll conductance and photosynthesis of rice leaves?
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Scientists find a new chemical to induce plant defences
ssODNs are capable of inducing protection against pathogens through the activation of defence genes and promotion of stomatal closure.
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Transferring annotation information between species through machine learning
A new machine learning strategy allows genomic knowledge to be transferred from information-rich to information-poor species.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Control of the stomatal response to VPD in sunflower
Stomata close in response to increasing VPD but what is the mechanism responsible for this response?