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Open AccessCharacterization of a new dwarf watercress (Nasturtium officinale R Br.) ‘Boldrewood’ in commercial trials reveals a consistent increase in chemopreventive properties in a longer-grown crop
We describe ‘Boldrewood’, a new accession of watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) that was initially found to be of short stature with high antioxidant capacity (Payne et al. 2015). This was of particular co...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity analysis and DNA fingerprinting of primary Qingke (Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum Hook. f.) cultivars
To assess the genetic diversity of the primary Qingke cultivars and establish their unique genetic profiles, 837 barley simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers were screened across 12 cultivars. The selection pro...
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Cloning, purification and characterization of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase PoTPS1 and PoTPS5 from Paeonia ostii
Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) as a key enzyme in trehalose metabolism plays important roles in metabolic regulation and abiotic stress tolerance in many species. In our previous study, 10 TPS family member...
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Genome-wide association study and transcriptome analysis reveal natural variation of key genes regulation flowering time in rapeseed
Flowering time is a crucial determinant of both the yield and oil quality of rapeseed as well as a key indicator of plant maturity. We performed a genome-wide association study and transcriptome analysis to id...
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Mining, screening, and validation of cold-resistance molecular markers in Vitis vinifera L.
To address one of the main challenges restricting the development of global viticulture, it is imperative to breed high-quality and cold-resistant grape varieties. In this study, intraspecific cross-breeding w...
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Characterization of the powdery mildew resistance locus in wheat breeding line Jimai 809 and its breeding application
Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt), is a severe disease that affects the yield and quality of wheat. Popularization of resistant cultivars in production is the preferred strategy to ...
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Open AccessLC‒MS/MS and transcriptome analyses reveal saliva components of the seed-feeding truebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Saliva secretion is essential for successful feeding by piercing–sucking insects. Despite extensive studies of the saliva composition of phloem- and blood-feeding insects, less is known about the oral secretio...
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Improving biomass and dendrobine-type total alkaloids (DTTAs) production of Dendrobium nobile through combining Temporary Immersion Bioreactor System (TIBS) with endophyte MD33 elicitation
Dendrobium nobile Lindl. (D.nobile) is a perennial herb of the orchid family and is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. Due to the scarcity of D.nobile resources, the market faces a shortage. To improv...
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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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Genome-wide assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of Platostoma palustre in southern China and implications for conservation and breeding strategies
Platostoma palustre (syn Mesona chinensis) (Lamiaceae) is an herbal plant used in traditional medicine and as food. During domestication over centuries, the plants for cultivation were propagated vegetatively by ...
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Correction to: Both overlap** and independent loci underlie seed number per pod and seed weight in Brassica napus by comparative quantitative trait loci analysis