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Development of an efficient micropropagation protocol for Nematanthus wettsteinii using leaf and shoot-tip explants
Nematanthus wettsteinii (Fritsch) H. E. Moore is one of the most popular ornamental species in China, and is known for its peculiar “goldfish” shape flower and is usually propagated by cuttings. This study aimed ...
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Open AccessOsSTS, a Novel Allele of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 4 (OsMKK4), Controls Grain Size and Salt Tolerance in Rice
Soil salinization is one of the most common abiotic stresses of rice, which seriously affects the normal growth of rice. Breeding salt-tolerant varieties have become one of the important ways to ensure food se...
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Genome-wide assessment of genetic variation and differentiation for Gastrodia elata germplasm based on SLAF sequencing
Gastrodia elata BI. is an important cultivated medicinal plant in China. To analyze the genetic diversity and evolutionary relationship of the germplasm resources of G. elata, SNP locus and SNP ty** of G. elata
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Full-Length Transcript Sequencing and Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Paeonia lactiflora Reveals Tissue- and Ecotype-Specific Expression of Paeoniflorin Biosynthesis-Related Genes
Paeonia lactiflora Pall., a Paeoniaceae family member, is a herbaceous perennial flower of significant horticultural importance. It holds prominence in traditional Chinese medicine due to its therapeutic applicat...
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Open AccessThe Inferior Grain Filling Initiation Promotes the Source Strength of Rice Leaves
Poor grain-filling initiation in inferior spikelets severely impedes rice yield improvement, while photo-assimilates from source leaves can greatly stimulate the initiation of inferior grain-filling (sink). To...
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Open AccessMoScd2 is involved in appressorium formation and pathogenicity via the Pmk1 MAPK pathway in Magnaporthe oryzae
Rice blast, known as rice “cancer”, is caused by Magnaporthe oryzae and is particularly serious in Asian and African rice regions. China is also a frequently occurring region of rice blast. Rice blast not only se...
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A systematical review on ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Dendrobium nobile Lindl.
Dendrobium nobile Lindl (DNL) is one of the main sources of traditional Chinese medicine, Shihu (Dendrobii caulis). In recent years, the strong antitumor activity of the extract from DNL makes it a hot research o...
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Open AccessQuantum chemical elucidation of a sevenfold symmetric bacterial antenna complex
The light-harvesting complex 2 (LH2) of purple bacteria is one of the most studied photosynthetic antenna complexes. Its symmetric structure and ring-like bacteriochlorophyll arrangement make it an ideal syste...
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Open AccessBBX7 interacts with BBX8 to accelerate flowering in chrysanthemum
The quantitative control of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) activation is important for the floral transition in flowering plants. However, the flowering regulation mechanisms in the day-neutral, summer-flowering chrys...
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Open AccessMelon (Cucumis melo) fruit-specific monoterpene synthase
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The long non-coding RNA GhlncRNA149.1 improves cotton defense response to aphid damage as a positive regulator
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in various plant biological regulatory processes and defense responses to all sorts of biotic and abiotic stresses. However, there are limited studies on the f...
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Genome-wide association analysis for grain moisture content and dehydration rate on maize hybrids
For mechanized maize production, a low grain water content (GWC) at harvest is necessary. However, as a complex quantitative trait, understand the genetic mechanism of GWC remains a large gap, especially in hy...
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Open AccessEnhancement of Heat and Drought Stress Tolerance in Rice by Genetic Manipulation: A Systematic Review
As a result of global warming, plants are subjected to ever-increasing abiotic stresses including heat and drought. Drought stress frequently co-occurs with heat stress as a result of water evaporation. These ...
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QTL map** and candidate gene analysis of microspore embryogenesis in Capsicum
Microspore embryogenesis is widely used in plant breeding to obtain homozygous lines. It is an important way of obtaining haploids and it is valuable for QTL (Quantitative Trailt Locus) map** and genetic res...
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Regional association and transcriptome analysis revealed candidate genes controlling plant height in Brassica napus
Plant height is a key morphological trait in rapeseed, which not only plays an important role in determining plant architecture, but is also an important characteristic related to yield. Presently, the improve...
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Open AccessLncPheDB: a genome-wide lncRNAs regulated phenotypes database in plants
LncPheDB (https://www.lncphedb.com/) is a systematic resource of genome-wide long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)-phenotypes associations for multiple species. It was es...
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Expansion and Diversification of the 14-3-3 Gene Family in Camellia sinensis
14-3-3 proteins are signal moderators in sensing various stresses and play essential functions in plant growth and development. Although, 14-3-3 gene families have been identified and characterized in many plant ...
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GmUGT73F4 plays important roles in enhancing seed vitality and tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis
UDP-Glycosyltransferases (UGTs) share a common GTB (Glycosyltransferase_GTB-type Superfamily topology), typically participating in modifying small molecules and controlling many metabolic processes during plan...
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Efficient marker-assisted breeding for clubroot resistance in elite Pol-CMS rapeseed varieties by updating the PbBa8.1 locus
Clubroot disease poses a severe threat to rapeseed (Brassica napus) production worldwide and has recently been spreading across China at an unprecedented pace. Breeding and cultivation of resistant varieties cons...
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Survey of overwintering trait in Chinese rice cultivars (Oryza sativa L)
Overwintering rice can survive through the natural cold-winter field environment, sprout from rice tillering node in the following spring, tiller, flower, seed, and being harvested in the following autumn, whi...
