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Postharvest Nitric Oxide Infiltration Reduces Oxidative Metabolism and Prolongs Shelf-Life of Banana
Faster ripening and senescence of banana fruit is closely associated with higher ethylene production and oxidative damages. Present study evaluated the mechanism of sodium nitroprusside (as a nitric oxide dono...
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De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Identification of Brassinosteroid Biosynthetic Pathway in Safflower
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is known for its oil quality and ability to grow in drought conditions. The threat to global food security posed by challenges of climate change has stressed the use of functio...
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Reassessing the mechanism of genome packaging in plant viruses with lessons from ATPase fold
Plant viruses cause various disease in crops and are responsible for huge economic losses. Understanding their mode of infection and spread is crucial for develo** control strategies. Genome packaging is an ...
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Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) genotypes under drought stress
Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is an important pulse crop in India. It is moderately tolerant to drought, however intermittent and terminal drought significantly reduce lentil productivity. Selection of appropria...
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Transgenic Potato Plants Overexpressing SOD and APX Exhibit Enhanced Lignification and Starch Biosynthesis with Improved Salt Stress Tolerance
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a major crop worldwide and its productivity is severely reduced by high soil salinity. The aim of the current study was to gain insights into the response and regulation of the an...
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Osmotin-expressing transgenic tea plants have improved stress tolerance and are of higher quality
Drought is a major stress that affects the yield and quality of tea, a widely consumed beverage crop grown in more than 20 countries of the world. Therefore, osmotin gene-expressing transgenic tea plants produced...
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Endogenous auxin level is a critical determinant for in vitro adventitious shoot regeneration in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Endogenous levels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) were determined in the internodal explants of Indian tetraploid potato cultivars (cvs) viz., Kufri Sutlej (K.Sutlej) and Kufri Giriraj (K.Giriraj). Seven fold hi...
