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Natural variation of Grain size 3 allele differentially functions in regulating grain length in xian/indica and geng/japonica rice
Grain yield in rice is largely determined by grain size. Grain Size 3 (GS3) is a major quantitative trait locus for grain size. The C–A natural variation in the second exon of GS3 was reported to play an importan...
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Vector-mediated viral exchange between crops and weedy plants
While virus-vector-crop interactions have received considerable attention, free-living plants growing in cultivated areas (‘weeds’) can also serve as viral reservoirs. Although weed-to-crop transmission is wel...
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Open Access3′ UTR is critical for viral RNA accumulation of jasmine virus H
Jasmine virus H (JaVH) is a newly reported viral pathogen of jasmine in China and USA. To study the viral gene function and pathogenic mechanism, a full-length infectious clone of JaVH (pXT-JaVHFJ) was constructe...
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Open AccessLoss of glucosylceramide synthase impairs the growth and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense
Glucosylceramides are a class of membrane lipids that serve as vital structural and signaling molecules in eukaryotes. In this study, we explored the function of FocGCS, a glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) in Fusar...
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Sensitivity of Colletotrichum acutatum to six fungicides and reduction in incidence and severity of chili anthracnose using pyraclostrobin
Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum acutatum, is one of the most destructive diseases of chili worldwide. Fungicides including picoxystrobin, azoxystrobin, difenoconazole, thiophanate-methyl and mancozeb have b...
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Over-expression of a C3H-type zinc finger gene contributes to salt stress tolerance in transgenic broccoli plants
C3H-type zinc finger proteins play important roles in plant growth, development, and stress responses. A C3H-type zinc finger gene, designated BoC3H, was isolated from broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica). T...
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The potential of fludioxonil for anthracnose control on China chili fruit
Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum scovillei, is one of the most destructive disease which causes massive yield losses in chili. Our preliminary study has demonstrated that fludioxonil had high activity agains...
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MpMYBS3 as a crucial transcription factor of cold signaling confers the cold tolerance of banana
Banana (Musa spp.) is an important tropical crops. Low temperature is one of the key environmental stresses, which greatly affects the global banana production. Different varieties of banana exhibit a high degree...
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Sugar starvation- and GA-inducible calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 feedback regulates GA biosynthesis and activates a 14-3-3 protein to confer drought tolerance in rice seedlings
Germination followed by seedling growth constitutes two essential steps in the initiation of a new life cycle in plants, and in cereals, completion of these steps is regulated by sugar starvation and the hormo...
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Genetic and physical map** of qHY-8, a pleiotropic QTL for heading date and yield-related traits in rice
A QTL, qHY-8, has been resolved into a single Mendelian locus controlling heading date and yield-related traits in rice. The trait-performance of the three genotypes for the QTL in the BC5F2 or BC4F2 populations ...
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Erratum to: Olfactory responses of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to odors of host plants and Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)–plant complexes
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Olfactory responses of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to odors of host plants and Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)–plant complexes
We studied the olfactory responses of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to odors from eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), pepper (Capsicum aunuum), and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), three host plants, and ...
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Detection of DNA changes in somaclonal mutants of rice using SSR markers and transposon display
Somaclonal variation detected in plant tissues grown in vitro can be heritable, and thus provides an opportunity for plant breeders and geneticists to generate novel variants. However, incidence of somaclonal ...
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The MYB Transcription Factor Superfamily of Arabidopsis: Expression Analysis and Phylogenetic Comparison with the Rice MYB Family
MYB proteins are a superfamily of transcription factors that play regulatory roles in developmental processes and defense responses in plants. We identified 198 genes in the MYB superfamily from an analysis of th...
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Production of 2-(2-phenylethyl) Chromones in Cell Suspension Cultures of Aquilaria sinensis
2-(2-Phenylethyl) chromones are the major constituents responsible for the quality of agarwood, which is one of the most valuable non-timber products used as incenses, perfumes, traditional medicines and other...
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Map** quantitative trait loci underlying the cooking and eating quality of rice using a DH population
The cooking and eating quality of rice has attracted more attention recently. In a comprehensive effort to unravel its genetic basis, we conducted a genome-wide analysis of six traits representing the cooking ...
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Variations of stomatal density and carbon isotope values of Picea crassifolia at different altitudes in the Qilian Mountains
The stomatal characteristics, length and dry weight as well as stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of needles and tree rings of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) at different altitudes in the Qilian mountai...