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    Effects of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid on Seed Germination, Ion Balance, and Metabolic Activity in Perennial Ryegrass Under Salinity Stress

    Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) can mediate plant stress tolerance. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of GABA on seed germination, seedling growth, ion elements, and carbohydrate and antiox...

    Jia Tang, Manli Li, Peisheng Mao, Yiwei Jiang in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2022)

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    Transcriptome characterization of candidate genes for heat tolerance in perennial ryegrass after exogenous methyl Jasmonate application

    Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) plays a role in improving plant stress tolerance. The molecular mechanisms associated with heat tolerance mediated by MeJA are not fully understood in perennial grass species. The study...

    Gang Nie, Jie Zhou, Yiwei Jiang, Jie He, Yang Wang, Zongchao Liao in BMC Plant Biology (2022)

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    Plant growth, ion accumulation, and antioxidant enzymes of endophyte-infected and endophyte-free tall fescue to salinity stress

    Endophyte-mediated salinity tolerance is largely unknown in tall fescue [Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.)]. The experiment was designed to characterize growth, ion accumulation, and antioxidant metabolism of ta...

    Lu Pan, Shimao Cui, Randy D. Dinkins, Yiwei Jiang in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2021)

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    Natural variation of physiological traits, molecular markers, and chlorophyll catabolic genes associated with heat tolerance in perennial ryegrass accessions

    Identification of genetic diversity in heat tolerance and associated traits is of great importance for improving heat tolerance in cool-season grass species. The objectives of this study were to determine gene...

    **g Zhang, Hui Li, Yiwei Jiang, Huibin Li, Zhipeng Zhang, Zhipeng Xu in BMC Plant Biology (2020)

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    Growth and Hormone Alterations in Response to Heat Stress in Perennial Ryegrass Accessions Differing in Heat Tolerance

    Plant growth regulators can mediate plant response to stress. The objective of this study was to investigate hormone alterations associated with plant growth and heat tolerance in perennial ryegrass (Lolium peren...

    Manli Li, Amber H. Jannasch, Yiwei Jiang in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2020)

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    Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Plant Height, Crown Diameter, and Plant Biomass in a Pseudo-F2 Population of Switchgrass

    Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a perennial warm-season grass that produces high biomass yield. Identification of mechanisms for genetic regulation of biomass traits has potential to facilitate genetic manipula...

    Megan Taylor, Carl-Erik Tornqvist, **ongwei Zhao, R. W. Doerge in BioEnergy Research (2019)

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    Physiological and transcriptomic responses of reproductive stage soybean to drought stress

    The dynamic alterations of the physiological and molecular processes in reproductive stage soybean indicated the dramatic impact caused by drought.

    Congshan Xu, Chao **a, Zhiqiang **a, **angjun Zhou, **g Huang in Plant Cell Reports (2018)

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    Growth, ionic response, and gene expression of shoots and roots of perennial ryegrass under salinity stress

    Growth, ionic responses, and expression of candidate genes to salinity stress were examined in two perennial ryegrass accessions differing in salinity tolerance. The salinity tolerant (PI265349) and sensitive ...

    Mingxi Liu, **n Song, Yiwei Jiang in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2018)

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    Genome-wide association analysis and QTL map** reveal the genetic control of cadmium accumulation in maize leaf

    Accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in maize (Zea mays L.) poses a significant risk to human health as it is ingested via the food chain. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted in a population of 269 maize...

    **ongwei Zhao, Longxin Luo, Yanhua Cao, Yajuan Liu, Yuhua Li, Wenmei Wu in BMC Genomics (2018)

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    The BRANCHING ENZYME1 gene, encoding a glycoside hydrolase family 13 protein, is required for in vitro plant regeneration in Arabidopsis

    In vitro plant regeneration requires the coordinated action of various enzymes in addition to phytohormones. Here, we report that the Arabidopsis Branching Enzyme 1 (BE1) gene, encoding a putative glycoside hydro...

    **ngchun Wang, Zhirong Yang, Min Wang in Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTO… (2014)

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    Anaerobic metabolism in roots of Kentucky bluegrass in response to short-term waterlogging alone and in combination with high temperatures

    Waterlogging often occurs simultaneously with high temperatures during summer. The objective of this study was to characterize anaerobic metabolism and transcript abundance of fermentative enzymes in roots of ...

    Kehua Wang, Shaomin Bian, Yiwei Jiang in Plant and Soil (2009)