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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Thicker leaves, thicker cell walls, low mesophyll conductance
Do differences in structure and anatomy impact mesophyll conductance and photosynthesis of rice leaves?
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.
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.
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?
A new tool for discovering transcriptional regulators of co-expressed genes
TF DEACoN is an in silico “screen” to identify candidate transcription factors using a public database.
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