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Open AccessMagnon-tuning non-volatile magnetic dynamics in a CoZr/PMN-PT structure
Magnon-tuning non-volatile magnetic dynamics is investigated in a CoZr/PMN-PT structure by measuring ferromagnetic resonance at room temperature. The electric-field control of ferromagnetic resonance shows loop-l...
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Open AccessChloroplast genomic resources for phylogeny and DNA barcoding: a case study on Fritillaria
The genus Fritillaria comprises approximately 130 perennial herbaceous species. In the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China, the bulbs of 11 Fritillaria species are used in Chinese herbal medicines. Ho...
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Open AccessComplete chloroplast genome sequences of Lilium: insights into evolutionary dynamics and phylogenetic analyses
Lilium is a large genus that includes approximately 110 species distributed throughout cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The species-level phylogeny of Lilium remains...
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Analysis of global gene expression profiles during the flowering initiation process of Lilium × formolongi
The onset of flowering is critical for the reproductive development of plants. Lilium × formolongi is a lily hybrid that flowers within a year after sowing. We successfully identified four important stages during...
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De novo transcriptome characterization of Lilium ‘Sorbonne’ and key enzymes related to the flavonoid biosynthesis
Lily is an important cut-flower and bulb crop in the commercial market. Here, transcriptome profiling of Lilium ‘Sorbonne’ was conducted through de novo sequencing based on Illumina platform. This research aims a...
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How do plants make mitochondria?
Plant mitochondria can differ in size, shape, number and protein content across different tissue types and over development. These differences are a result of signaling and regulatory processes that ensure mit...
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Induction and origin of adventitious roots from chimeras of Brassica juncea and Brassica oleracea
Adventitious roots were induced from shoots and leaves of the chimera plant TCC (LI-LII-LIII = TCC; T = Tuber mustard, C = Red Cabbage), previously developed by in vitro grafting of tuber mustard (Brassica juncea
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Genetic and heterosis analysis for important agronomic traits of Chinese vegetable mustard (Brassica juncea) in different environments
Genetic effects and genotype by environment (GE) interaction effects for some important agronomic traits of Chinese vegetable mustard were analyzed by using a genetic model including additive, dominance, addit...
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Mitochondrial nad2 gene is co-transcripted with CMS-associated orfB gene in cytoplasmic male-sterile stem mustard (Brassica juncea)
The transcriptional patterns of mitochondrial respiratory related genes were investigated in cytoplasmic male-sterile and fertile maintainer lines of stem mustard, Brassica juncea. There were numerous differences...
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Mitochondrial atpA gene is altered in a new orf220-type cytoplasmic male-sterile line of stem mustard (Brassica juncea)
The purpose of this research is to identify the probable mitochondrial factor associated with cytoplasmic male sterility (cms) by comparative analysis of cms and its isogenic maintainer lines in stem mustards....
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MADS-box genes are associated with cytoplasmic homeosis in cytoplasmic male-sterile stem mustard as partially mimicked by specifically inhibiting mtETC
In present investigation, we studied how mitochondrial–nuclear interactions may give rise to the third abnormal whorl floral organ in cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) stem mustard, which exhibited complete con...
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AFLP-based genetic diversity assessment among Chinese vegetable mustards (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.)
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis was used to evaluate the genetic relationships and diversities of Chinese vegetable mustards. Fourteen pairs of primers generated a total of 366 scorable ...
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Molecular phylogeny of Chinese vegetable mustard (Brassica juncea) based on the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA
Sequence variation of nuclear internal transcribed spacer regions of ribosomal DNA (ITS1, 5.8S rRNA and ITS2) from Chinese vegetable mustards (AB-genome) and its putative parents Brassica rapa (the A-genome) and
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Induction and origin of adventitious shoots from chimeras of Brassica juncea and Brassica oleracea
The chimeras between tuber mustard (Brassica juncea) and red cabbage (B. oleracea) were artificially synthesized in our previous study. Adventitious shoots were induced from nodal segments and leaf discs of TCC (...
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Genetic Diversity of Traditional Chinese Mustard Crops Brassica juncea as Revealed by Phenotypic differences and RAPD Markers
This investigation was aimed at exploring the genetic diversity among nine typical accessions of Chinese mustard crops using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers and morphological comparison. Totall...
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Production of interspecific somatic hybrids between tuber mustard (Brassica juncea) and red cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
In the present investigation, the interspecific somatic hybridization between tuber mustard and red cabbage was established in order to introduce valuable genes from red cabbage (Brassica oleracea) into Brassica
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Plant Regeneration from Hypocotyl Protoplasts of Red Cabbage (Brassica Oleracea) by Using Nurse Cultures
A protocol for rapid and efficient plant regeneration from protoplasts of red cabbage was developed by a novel nurse culture method. When the protoplasts of red cabbage were cultured in modified MS medium cont...
