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Optimization and establishment of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) using eGFP as a visual reporter
Efforts are still required for establishing an efficient and standard transformation procedure in alfalfa, a prominent forge crop worldwide, due to unstable repeatability of the published genetic transformatio...
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Author Correction: Comprehensive characterization of three classes of Arabidopsis SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes
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Conserved and plant-specific histone acetyltransferase complexes cooperate to regulate gene transcription and plant development
Although a conserved SAGA complex containing the histone acetyltransferase GCN5 is known to mediate histone acetylation and transcriptional activation in eukaryotes, how to maintain different levels of histone...
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Comprehensive characterization of three classes of Arabidopsis SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes
Although SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes are known to regulate diverse biological functions in plants, the classification, compositions and functional mechanisms of the complexes remain to be determine...
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Distribution characteristics of myxomycetes among substrates, study areas, and forest types in central China
Myxomycete research in China is mostly focused on abundance-based diversity assessments of natural habitats, or species checklists of local regions, but studies of myxomycete diversity over broad geographical ...
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Open AccessGenomes of leafy and leafless Platanthera orchids illuminate the evolution of mycoheterotrophy
To improve our understanding of the origin and evolution of mycoheterotrophic plants, we here present the chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two sibling orchid species: partially mycoheterotrophic Platanthera ...
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Genomic molecular signatures determined characterization of Mycolicibacterium gossypii sp. nov., a fast-growing mycobacterial species isolated from cotton field soil
A Gram-positive, acid-fast and rapidly growing rod, designated S2-37 T, that could form yellowish colonies was isolated from one soil sample collected from cotton crop** field located in the **njiang region of ...
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Effect of Vanadium on Testa, Seed Germination, and Subsequent Seedling Growth of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Seed germination is the critical initial phase in the life cycle of plant and it is affected by various exogenous factors, including heavy metals. Seed germination and subsequent seedling growth of alfalfa (Medic...
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Mining favorable alleles for rice sheath blight resistance by association map**
Sheath blight is a serious rice disease that causes great yield losses worldwide. Sheath blight resistance is controlled by genes with minor effect. It is an urgent need to identify the resistance genes in ric...
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Spermatheca of the scorpionfly Sinopanorpa tincta (Navás, 1931) (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)
The spermathecal structure of the scorpionfly Sinopanorpa tincta (Navás, 1931) was investigated using light microscopy, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy. The spermatheca consists of a bean-shaped sp...
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NAC103, a NAC family transcription factor, regulates ABA response during seed germination and seedling growth in Arabidopsis
The Arabidopsis transcription factor NAC103 is up-regulated and its encoding protein is stabilized by ABA treatment, which positively regulates several ABA-responsive downstream genes during seed germination and ...
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Combining ability analysis on rhizomatousness via incomplete diallel crosses between perennial wild relative of rice and Asian cultivated rice
Compared with annual cultivated rice, perennial rice had great advantages of soil erosion control, labor saving, water and fertilizer management, etc. As the key organ for perenniality, rhizome can help grasse...
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Nitrogen and phosphorus co-starvation inhibits anthocyanin synthesis in the callus of grape berry skin
Anthocyanins are a type of natural pigment that have high potential for development and utilization in regions like food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, with nitrogen and phosphorus starvation possib...
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Changes in Starch Synthesis and Metabolism Within Develo** Bulbs of Lycoris radiata During the Vegetative Growth Stage
Lycoris is a genus of plants with flowering bulbs that have high ornamental, medicinal, and ecological value. The slow growth of Lycoris bulbs under natural conditions is a constraint to the Lycoris industry. Thu...
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Slowing development restores the fertility of thermo-sensitive male-sterile plant lines
Temperature-sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) lines are widely used in the breeding of hybrid crops1,2, but by what means temperature as a general environmental factor reverses the fertility of different TGMS...
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Litorilituus lipolyticus sp. nov., isolated from intertidal sand of the Yellow Sea in China, and emended description of Colwellia asteriadis
A Gram-stain negative, rod-shaped, aerobic, oxidase-positive and catalase-weakly positive bacterial strain with polar or subpolar flagellum, designated RZ04T, was isolated from an intertidal sand sample collected...
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Open AccessDevelopmental basis for flower sex determination and effects of cytokinin on sex determination in Plukenetia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae)
Cytokinin might be an important factor to regulate floral sex at the very early stage of flower development in sacha inchi.
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Identification of genetic loci for leaf hair development in rice through genome-wide association study
As the staple food source for more than one half of the world’s population, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Leaf hair derives from the epidermal cell of leaf and has the fu...
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Open AccessIrpexoates A–D, Four Triterpenoids with Malonyl Modifications from the Fruiting Bodies of the Medicinal Fungus Irpex lacteus
Four eburicane-type triterpenoids with malonyl modifications, namely irpexoates A–D (1–4), were isolated from the fruiting bodies of the medicinal fungus Irpex lacteus. The structures of the new compounds were es...
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A loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and reliable detection of Anguina wevelli, a grass parasitic nematode
Anguina wevelli is a pathogenic grass parasitic nematode, however it is difficult to identify based simply on morphology. This study developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assa...
