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Mycorrhizal specificity, preference, and plasticity of six slipper orchids from South Western China
Mycorrhizal fungi of six endangered species, Paphiopedilum micranthum, Paphiopedilum armeniacum, Paphiopedilum dianthum, Cypripedium flavum, Cypripedium guttatum, and Cypripedium tibeticum, from two closely relat...
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Isolation and promoter analysis of a chalcone synthase gene PtrCHS4 from Populus trichocarpa
As perennial plants, Populus species are constantly exposed to environmental stresses, such as wounding and pathogen attack, which lead to production of compounds including lignin, flavonoids and phytoalexins. Ch...
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Transgenic sweetpotato plants expressing an LOS5 gene are tolerant to salt stress
Transgenic sweetpotato (cv. Lizixiang) plants exhibiting enhanced salt tolerance were developed using LOW OSMOTIC STRESS 5 (LOS5) with Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. A. tumefaciens strain EHA1...
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Immunolocalization Protocols for Visualizing Meiotic Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana: Method 3
Immunolocalization studies to visualize the distribution of proteins on meiotic chromosomes have become an integral part of studies on meiosis in the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana. This chapter describes fi...
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Antipodal cells persist through fertilization in the female gametophyte of Arabidopsis
Extended antipodal life-span.
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Open AccessComparative genomics of grass EST libraries reveals previously uncharacterized splicing events in crop plants
Crop plants such as rice, maize and sorghum play economically-important roles as main sources of food, fuel, and animal feed. However, current genome annotations of crop plants still suffer false-positive pred...
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Biodegradation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid in soil by Pseudomonas putida CSY-P1 isolated from cucumber rhizosphere soil
Accumulation of p-hydroxybenzonic acid (PHBA) in soil will cause plant stress. Our aims were to characterize PHBA-degrading Pseudomonas putida CSY-P1 and to assess its role on alleviating PHBA stress in plants.
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Novosphingobium tardum sp. nov., isolated from sediment of a freshwater lake
A Gram-negative, non-motive, aerobic and non-spore-forming strain 16-28-2T isolated from freshwater sediment of Taihu Lake was characterized by using a polyphasic approach. The optimum growth conditions were foun...
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Bacillus methylotrophicus isolated from the cucumber rhizosphere degrades ferulic acid in soil and affects antioxidant and rhizosphere enzyme activities
Ferulic acid (FA) accumulates in soil and inhibits plant growth. We examined whether the FA-degrading bacterium Bacillus methylotrophicus degrades FA in soil.
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Open AccessAccumulation of catechins and expression of catechin synthetic genes in Camellia sinensis at different developmental stages
Catechins are the main polyphenol compounds in tea (Camellia sinensis). To understand the relationship between gene expression and product accumulation, the levels of catechins and relative expressions of key gen...
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The validation of two major QTLs related to the timing of spring bud flush in Camellia sinensis
The timing of spring bud flush (TBF) in tea plants (Camellia sinensis) is an adaptive critical and economically important trait; thus, it has been a focus of many tea-breeding programs. Previously, we reported th...
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Open AccessA genome-wide analysis of SWEET gene family in cotton and their expressions under different stresses
The SWEET (Sugars will eventually be exported transporters) gene family plays multiple roles in plant physiological activities and development process. It participates in reproductive development and in the proce...
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A B-box zinc finger protein, MdBBX10, enhanced salt and drought stresses tolerance in Arabidopsis
The expression of MdBBX10 was significantly induced by different stresses and ABA treatments. Overexpression of MdBBX10 in Arabidopsis significantly enhanced abiotic stresses tolerance by ABA signalling.
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Streptomyces canus GLY-P2 degrades ferulic and p-hydroxybenzoic acids in soil and affects cucumber antioxidant enzyme activity and rhizosphere bacterial community
The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Streptomyces (GLY-P2) in degradation of ferulic acid (FA) and p-hydroxybenzonic acid (PHBA) in the rhizosphere of cucumbers by assaying the alte...
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Moderate parasitoidism on pollinators contributes to population oscillations and increases species diversity in the fig-fig wasp community
Whether species diversity contributes to the ecosystem stability has been one of the most heated arguments in community ecology. Potentially different contributions of different ecosystem species have not been...
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Recognition of CCA1 alternative protein isoforms during temperature acclimation
CCA1α and CCA1β protein variants respond to environmental light and temperature cues, and higher temperature promotes CCA1β protein production and causes its retention detectable in the cytoplasm.
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Open AccessGenome wide analysis of kinesin gene family in Citrullus lanatus reveals an essential role in early fruit development
Kinesin (KIN) as a motor protein is a versatile nano-machine and involved in diverse essential processes in plant growth and development. However, the kinesin gene family has not been identified in watermelon,...
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Effects of dietary whole and defatted Arthrospira platensis (Cyanobacterium) on growth, body composition and pigmentation of the yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco
The cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis is regarded as a potential future source of food for humans due to its superior nutritional value compared with many conventional crops. An 8-week feeding trial was conduc...
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Open AccessThe thiol-disulfide exchange activity of AtPDI1 is involved in the response to abiotic stresses
Arabidopsis protein disulfide isomerase 1 (AtPDI1) has been demonstrated to have disulfide isomerase activity and to be involved in the stress response. However, whether the anti-stress function is directly rela...
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Circadian Rhythm: Phase Response Curve and Light Entrainment
The circadian clock responds to light signals and therefore participates in the plant’s daily response to light. The phase response curve (PRC) is typically used in the study of chronobiology to detect the eff...
