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Chun-Li **ao
Agriculture
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Open AccessComparative physiology and transcriptome response patterns in cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive varieties of Solanum melongena
Climate change has led to severe cold events, adversely impacting global crop production. Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), a significant economic crop, is highly susceptible to cold damage, affecting both yield a...
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Genome-wide identification and evolutionary analysis of WOX gene family in cucurbit crops
The WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene family is essential for plant growth and development. However, the identification and evolutionary analysis of WOX genes in the Cucurbitaceae have not been well investigate...
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Open AccessGenetic variation, correlation, and association map** of seed yield and its component traits in sesame
Sesame is an important and specific oilseed crop with high quality. Here, we systematically investigated the relationships between plant seed yield (PSY) and nine related traits in 369 sesame core accessions u...
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Demographic dynamics and molecular evolution of the rare and endangered subsect. Gerardianae of Pinus: insights from chloroplast genomes and mitochondrial DNA markers
The divergence of subsect. Gerardianae was likely triggered by the uplift of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and adjacent mountains. Pinus bungeana might have probably experienced expansion since Last Interglacial pe...
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A 4.43-Kb deletion of chromosomal segment containing an ovate family protein confers long capsule in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
A 4.43-Kb structural variation in the sesame genome results in the deletion of the Siofp1 gene and induces the long capsule length trait.
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Nutraceutomics of the Ancient Oilseed Crop Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Sesame is an ancient oilseed crop and is widely cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is well known for its high-quality nutritional seeds with abundant fatty acids (~55%), protei...
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Nutraceutomics of the Ancient Oilseed Crop Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Sesame is an ancient oilseed crop and is widely cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is well known for its high-quality nutritional seeds with abundant fatty acids (~55%), protei...
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Sequencing of Chloroplast Genome in Sesame
In plants, chloroplast genomes are a group of non-nuclear genomes and exhibit different genome structure and evolutionary characters from the nuclear genomes. In order to investigate the species-specific evolu...
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Genome Annotation and Gene Families in Sesame
In genomes, genes are the most important components because of the function in controlling various biological traits and regulating the complex biological processes in plants. Reliable chromosome-scaled genome...
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Plant Volatiles Modulate Seasonal Dynamics between Hosts of the Polyphagous Mirid Bug Apolygus lucorum
Plant-derived volatiles play a significant role in host selection of phytophagous insects, but their role in seasonal host shifts remain unclear. The polyphagous mirid bug Apolygus lucorum displays marked seasona...
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Open AccessA single nucleotide substitution at the 3′-end of SBPase gene involved in Calvin cycle severely affects plant growth and grain yield in rice
Calvin cycle plays a crucial role in carbon fixation which provides the precursors of organic macromolecules for plant growth and development. Currently, no gene involved in Calvin cycle has been identified in...
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Identification of a Sidwf1 gene controlling short internode length trait in the sesame dwarf mutant dw607
SiDWF1 encodes a gibberellin receptor GID1B-like protein controlling the internode length and plant height in sesame.
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Open AccessA high-density genetic map constructed using specific length amplified fragment (SLAF) sequencing and QTL map** of seed-related traits in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L., 2n = 2x = 26) is an important oilseed crop with high oil content but small seed size. To reveal the genetic loci of the quantitative seed-related traits, we constructed a high-density ...
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Perception of and Behavioral Responses to Host Plant Volatiles for Three Adelphocoris Species
In China, the genus Adelphocoris (Hemiptera: Miridae) includes three dominant pest species (A. suturalis, A. lineolatus and A. fasciaticollis), which cause great damage to cotton, alfalfa and other crops. In this...
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Mechanism underlying 2n male and female gamete formation in lemon via cytological and molecular marker analysis
The unreduced (2n) gametes have long been used in triploid breeding of citrus. In lemon, the previously reported mechanisms for 2n megagametophyte formation were controversial, whereas that for 2n pollen produ...
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In situ triaxial creep test for investigating deformational properties of gravelly sliding zone soil: example of the Huangtupo 1# landslide, China
In recent years, numerous landslide catastrophes have occurred, generating considerable financial losses and other tolls. The deformational and mechanical properties of sliding zone soil would be in primary si...
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Open AccessIdentification of a SiCL1 gene controlling leaf curling and capsule indehiscence in sesame via cross-population association map** and genomic variants screening
Leaf shape can affect plantlet development and seed yield in sesame. The morphological, histological and genetic analyses of a sesame mutant cl1 (cl) with curly leaf and indehiscent capsule traits were performed ...
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Open AccessCharacterization of the hot pepper (Capsicum frutescens) fruit ripening regulated by ethylene and ABA
Ripening of fleshy fruits has been classically defined as climacteric or non-climacteric. Both types of ripening are controlled by plant hormones, notably by ethylene in climacteric ripening and by abscisic ac...
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Cost of agronomic biofortification of wheat with zinc in China
Biofortification is a strategy for overcoming human zinc (Zn) deficiency, especially in rural areas of develo** countries. Actually, biofortification by foliar Zn application has been demonstrated at small s...
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Identification and map** of Tril, a homeodomain-leucine zipper gene involved in multicellular trichome initiation in Cucumis sativus
Using map-based cloning of Tril gene, we identified a homeodomain-leucine zipper gene involved in the initiation of multicellular trichomes (including the sp...
