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Identification of biomarker genes from multiple studies for abiotic stress in maize through machine learning
Abiotic stresses are major limiting factors for maize growth. Therefore, exploration of the mechanisms underlying the response to abiotic stress in maize is of great interest. Toward this end, we performed int...
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Genetic Characterization of a Fusarium Head Blight Resistance QTL from Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides
Qfhs.ndsu-3AS in wild emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. dicoccoides) is a major quantitative trait locus associated with type II resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB). It was mapped in a population obtain...
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Transcriptomics, chromosome engineering and map** identify a restorer-of-fertility region in the CMS wheat system msH1
An original RNA-seq map** strategy, validated with chromosome engineering and physical map**, identifies candidate genes for fertility restoration in the 6HchS chromosome of Hordeum chilense in the wheat msH1...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Identification and map** of expressed genes associated with the 2DL QTL for fusarium head blight resistance in the wheat line Wuhan 1
Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that some important information was omitted by the authors in the Copyright note. The Copyright note should read as below.
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Open AccessGrapevine comparative early transcriptomic profiling suggests that Flavescence dorée phytoplasma represses plant responses induced by vector feeding in susceptible varieties
Flavescence dorée is the most serious grapevine yellows disease in Europe. It is caused by phytoplasmas which are transmitted from grapevine to grapevine by the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus. Differences in susc...
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Open AccessIdentification and map** of expressed genes associated with the 2DL QTL for fusarium head blight resistance in the wheat line Wuhan 1
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a problem of great concern in small grain cereals, especially wheat. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) for FHB resistance (FHB_SFI) located on the long arm of chromosome 2D in the spr...
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Open AccessDurum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets
The domestication of wild emmer wheat led to the selection of modern durum wheat, grown mainly for pasta production. We describe the 10.45 gigabase (Gb) assembly of the genome of durum wheat cultivar Svevo. Th...
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Open AccessOmics approaches revealed how arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances yield and resistance to leaf pathogen in wheat
Besides improved mineral nutrition, plants colonised by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi often display increased biomass and higher tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Notwithstanding the global importa...
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Open AccessIdentification of bakanae disease resistance loci in japonica rice through genome wide association study
Bakanae disease, caused by seed-borne Fusarium species, mainly F. fujikuroi, is a rice disease whose importance is considerably increasing in several rice growing countries, leading to...
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Open AccessComparative transcriptome profiling of resistant and susceptible rice genotypes in response to the seedborne pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi
Fusarium fujikuroi is the causal agent of bakanae, the most significant seed-borne disease of rice. Molecular mechanisms regulating defence responses of rice towards this fungus are no...
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Open AccessComparative Leaf and Root Transcriptomic Analysis of two Rice Japonica Cultivars Reveals Major Differences in the Root Early Response to Osmotic Stress
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops cultivated in both tropical and temperate regions and is characterized by a low water-use efficiency and a high sensitivity to a water deficit, with yield...
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Genetic analysis of durable resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae in the rice accession Gigante Vercelli identified two blast resistance loci
Rice cultivars exhibiting durable resistance to blast, the most important rice fungal disease provoking up to 30 % of rice losses, are very rare and searching for sources of such a resistance represents a prio...
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Open AccessDeep sequencing transcriptional fingerprinting of rice kernels for dissecting grain quality traits
Rice represents one the most important foods all over the world. In Europe, Italy is the first rice producer and Italian production is driven by tradition and quality. All main rice grain quality traits, like ...
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Transcriptome changes associated with cold acclimation in leaves of olive tree (Olea europaea L.)
Olea europaea L. ssp. sativa is an evergreen fruit tree well adapted to the climate conditions of the Mediterranean basin. Its cultivation in northern regions may expose the plants to col...
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Open AccessDe novo genome assembly of the soil-borne fungus and tomato pathogen Pyrenochaeta lycopersici
Pyrenochaeta lycopersici is a soil-dwelling ascomycete pathogen that causes corky root rot disease in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and other Solanaceous crops, reducing fruit yields by up to 75%. Fungal pathogen...
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Open AccessFrom root to fruit: RNA-Seq analysis shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis may affect tomato fruit metabolism
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) establishes a beneficial symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The formation of the mycorrhizal association in the roots leads to plant-wide modulation of gene expression...
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Open AccessImprovement of marker-based predictability of Apparent Amylose Content in japonica rice through GBSSI allele mining
Apparent Amylose Content (AAC), regulated by the Waxy gene, represents the key determinant of rice cooking properties. In occidental countries high AAC rice represents the most requested market class but the avai...
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Open AccessSolanum torvum responses to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita
Solanum torvum Sw is worldwide employed as rootstock for eggplant cultivation because of its vigour and resistance/tolerance to the most serious soil-borne diseases as bacterial, fungal wilts and root-knot nemato...
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Haplotype variability and identification of new functional alleles at the Rdg2a leaf stripe resistance gene locus
The barley Rdg2a locus confers resistance to the leaf stripe pathogen Pyrenophora graminea and, in the barley genotype Thibaut, it is composed of a gene family with three highly similar paralogs. Only one member ...
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Open AccessA computational-based update on microRNAs and their targets in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Many plant species have been investigated in the last years for the identification and characterization of the corresponding miRNAs, nevertheless extensive studies are not yet available on barley (at the time ...
