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Open AccessCharacterization of FLOWERING LOCUS C 5 in Brassica rapa L.
Brassica rapa L., which includes Chinese cabbage, turnip, and pak choi, has more complex flowering time regulation than does Arabidopsis thaliana due to the presence of multiple paralogous flowering time genes.
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Open AccessDifferences in the transcriptional immune response to Albugo candida between white rust resistant and susceptible cultivars in Brassica rapa L.
Albugo candida causing white rust disease decreases the yield of Brassica rapa vegetables greatly. Resistant and susceptible cultivars in B. rapa vegetables have different immune responses against A. candida inoc...
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Rice hybrid mimics have stable yields equivalent to those of the F1 hybrid and suggest a basis for hybrid vigour
We have developed long term stable high yielding rice lines, Hybrid Mimics, from commercial hybrids. The vigour of the Mimic and the hybrid are developmental changes. These Mimics could substitute for hybrid s...
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The transcriptional response to salicylic acid plays a role in Fusarium yellows resistance in Brassica rapa L.
Fusarium yellows resistant and susceptible lines in Brassica rapa showed different salicylic acid responses; the resistant line showed a similar response to previous reports, but the susceptible line differed.
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Arabidopsis Col/Ler and Ws/Ler hybrids and Hybrid Mimics produce seed yield heterosis through increased height, inflorescence branch and silique number
The seed yield increase of the hybrids and their derived Mimics compared to parents is associated with increased plant height and inflorescence branch number which are correlated with decreased expression of FT,
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Open AccessThe role of FRIGIDA and FLOWERING LOCUS C genes in flowering time of Brassica rapa leafy vegetables
There is a wide variation of flowering time among lines of Brassica rapa L. Most B. rapa leafy (Chinese cabbage etc.) or root (turnip) vegetables require prolonged cold exposure for flowering, known as vernalizat...
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Open AccessLong noncoding RNAs in Brassica rapa L. following vernalization
Brassica rapa L. is an important agricultural crop that requires a period of prolonged cold for flowering. This process is known as vernalization. Studies have shown that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play import...
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Cotyledons contribute to plant growth and hybrid vigor in Arabidopsis
In hybrids of Arabidopsis, cotyledons influence the amount and proportion of hybrid vigor in total plant growth.
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Open AccessCorrection to: Tissue and cell-specific transcriptomes in cotton reveal the subtleties of gene regulation underlying the diversity of plant secondary cell walls
Upon publication of the original article [1], the authors had flagged that Fig. 1 had been published twice, as both Fig. 1 and Additional file 3.
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Comparison of transcriptome profiles by Fusarium oxysporum inoculation between Fusarium yellows resistant and susceptible lines in Brassica rapa L.
Resistant and susceptible lines in Brassica rapa have different immune responses against Fusarium oxysporum inoculatio...
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Open AccessTissue and cell-specific transcriptomes in cotton reveal the subtleties of gene regulation underlying the diversity of plant secondary cell walls
Knowledge of plant secondary cell wall (SCW) regulation and deposition is mainly based on the Arabidopsis model of a ‘typical’ lignocellulosic SCW. However, SCWs in other plants can vary from this. The SCW of ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide analyses of four major histone modifications in Arabidopsis hybrids at the germinating seed stage
Hybrid vigour (heterosis) has been used for decades in crop** agriculture, especially in the production of maize and rice, because hybrid varieties exceed their parents in plant biomass and seed yield. The m...
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Trichomes control flower bud shape by linking together young petals
Trichomes are widespread in plants and develop from surface cells on different tissues1. They have many forms and functions, from defensive spines to physical barriers that trap layers of air to insulate against ...
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Open AccessMolecular and cellular characteristics of hybrid vigour in a commercial hybrid of Chinese cabbage
Heterosis or hybrid vigour is a phenomenon in which hybrid progeny exhibit superior performance compared to their parental inbred lines. Most commercial Chinese cabbage cultivars are F1 hybrids and their level of...
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Open AccessDNA demethylases target promoter transposable elements to positively regulate stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis
DNA demethylases regulate DNA methylation levels in eukaryotes. Arabidopsis encodes four DNA demethylases, DEMETER (DME), REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 (ROS1), DEMETER-LIKE 2 (DML2), and DML3. While DME is involved in...
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Identification of candidate genes for fusarium yellows resistance in Chinese cabbage by differential expression analysis
Fusarium yellows caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans is an important disease of Brassica worldwide. To identify a resistance (R) gene against Fusarium yellows in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. p...
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Open AccessArabidopsis Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 binding sites contain putative GAGA factor binding motifs within coding regions of genes
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) is an essential regulator of gene expression that maintains genes in a repressed state by marking chromatin with trimethylated Histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3). In Arabidops...
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Open AccessRepeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres
The Gossypium genus is used to investigate emergent consequences of polyploidy in cotton species; comparative genomic analyses reveal a complex evolutionary history including interactions among subgenomes that re...
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Genome wide gene expression in artificially synthesized amphidiploids of Arabidopsis
The merging of two different genomes occurs during the formation of amphidiploids, and the merged regulatory networks have the potential to generate a new gene expression pattern. We examined the genome-wide g...
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Sequencing and Utilization of the Gossypium Genomes
Revealing the genetic underpinnings of cotton productivity will require understanding both the prehistoric evolution of spinnable fibers, and the results of independent domestication processes in both the Old ...
