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Phytophthora sojae boosts host trehalose accumulation to acquire carbon and initiate infection
Successful infection by pathogenic microbes requires effective acquisition of nutrients from their hosts. Root and stem rot caused by Phytophthora sojae is one of the most important diseases of soybean (Glycine m...
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Open AccessA Phytophthora sojae effector suppresses endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated immunity by stabilizing plant Binding immunoglobulin Proteins
Phytophthora pathogens secrete an array of specific effector proteins to manipulate host innate immunity to promote pathogen colonization. However, little is known about the host targets of effectors and the spec...
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Diachronic analysis of genetic diversity in rice landraces under on-farm conservation in Yunnan, China
Diachronic analysis showed no significant changes in the level of genetic diversity occurred over the past 27 years’ domestication, which indicated genetic diversity was successfully maintained...
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Oomycete pathogens encode RNA silencing suppressors
Wenbo Ma and colleagues show that two effectors from the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora sojae suppress RNA silencing in plants by inhibiting the biogenesis of small RNAs. These findings show that some eukar...
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Fine map** and candidate gene analysis of dense and erect panicle 3, DEP3, which confers high grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Architecture of the rice inflorescence, which is determined mainly by the morphology, number and length of primary and secondary inflorescence branches, is an important agronomical trait. In the current study,...
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Identification of QTLs for seed germination capability after various storage periods using two RIL populations in rice
Seed germination capability of rice is one of the important traits in the production and storage of seeds. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with seed germination capability in various storage periods w...
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Fine map** and candidate gene analysis of the floury endosperm gene, FLO(a), in rice
In addition to its role as an energy source for plants, animals and humans, starch is also an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels. In rice, the eating and cooking quality of the grain is deter...
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Map-based cloning of the ERECT PANICLE 3 gene in rice
Panicle architecture in rice can have a strong influence on yield. Using N-methyl-N-nitrosourea mutagenesis, we isolated an erect panicle mutant, Hep, from Hwasunchalbyeo, a glutinous japonica rice cultivar. Gene...
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High-resolution map** of two rice brown planthopper resistance genes, Bph20(t) and Bph21(t), originating from Oryza minuta
Brown planthopper (BPH) is one of the most destructive insect pests of rice. Wild species of rice are a valuable source of resistance genes for develo** resistant cultivars. A molecular marker-based genetic ...
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Fine map** and candidate gene analysis of hwh1 and hwh2, a set of complementary genes controlling hybrid breakdown in rice
Hybrid breakdown (HB), a phenomenon of reduced viability or fertility accompanied with retarded growth in hybrid progenies, often arises in the offspring of intersubspecific hybrids between indica and japonica in...
