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You-**a Chen
Plant Sciences
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Somatic embryogenesis of slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.): initiation, maturation, germination and mycorrhization of regenerated plantlets
Slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.), an important economic tree species with a high resin yield, is extensively cultivated in southern China. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) technology could hasten the breeding of P....
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Open AccessTesting plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences as the next-generation DNA barcodes for species identification and phylogenetic analysis in Acer
Acer is a taxonomically intractable and speciose genus that contains over 150 species. It is challenging to distinguish Acer species only by morphological method due to their abundant variations. Plastome and nuc...
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Open AccessExploring potential relationships between acoustic indices and ecosystem functions: a test on insect herbivory
Biodiversity loss is a global concern. Current technological advances allow the development of novel tools that can monitor biodiversity remotely with minimal disturbance. One example is passive acoustic monit...
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Open AccessSugarcane borers: species, distribution, damage and management options
Lepidopteran borers stand out as the most destructive pests in sugarcane, leading to reductions in stalk weight, juice quality and sugar recovery. Presently, integrated pest management (IPM) systems are utiliz...
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Open AccessDGS1 improves rice disease resistance by elevating pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity
Rice yield and disease resistance are two crucial factors in determining the suitability of a gene for agricultural breeding. Decreased grain size1 (DGS1), encoding an RING-type E3 ligase, has been found to have ...
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Combined metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals a critical role of lignin biosynthesis and lignification in stem-like pneumatophore development of the mangrove Avicennia marina
Transcriptional and metabolic regulation of lignin biosynthesis and lignification plays crucial roles in Avicennia marina pneumatophore development, facilitating its adaptation to coastal habitats.
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In silico analysis of NAC gene family in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina provides clues for adaptation to intertidal habitats
NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, CUC2) transcription factors (TFs) constitute a plant-specific gene family. It is reported that NAC TFs play important roles in plant growth and developmental processes and in response to bio...
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Open AccessOrchidBase 5.0: updates of the orchid genome knowledgebase
Containing the largest number of species, the orchid family provides not only materials for studying plant evolution and environmental adaptation, but economically and culturally important ornamental plants fo...
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Moisture- and period-dependent interactive effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and AM fungus on water use and yield formation in dryland wheat
In drought-prone soils, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) might positively affect water uptake and crop yield via rhizosphere interactions.
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Open AccessIdentification of the blast resistance genes in three elite restorer lines of hybrid rice
Hybrid rice has the advantage to pyramid multiple resistance (R) genes because a hybrid rice cultivar is developed from the cross of a sterile line with a restorer line that can harbor different R genes. Thus, kn...
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Open AccessGenomes of leafy and leafless Platanthera orchids illuminate the evolution of mycoheterotrophy
To improve our understanding of the origin and evolution of mycoheterotrophic plants, we here present the chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two sibling orchid species: partially mycoheterotrophic Platanthera ...
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Synthesis of Emodin Acylhydrazone Derivatives and Determination of Vibrio harveyi Inhibitory Activity
A series of new N-((4,5,7-trimethoxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracen-2-yl)methylene)formohydrazide derivatives was synthesized through the coupling of hydrazide compound and emodin formaldehyde obtained by a ...
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Fine-map** and candidate gene analysis of a major locus controlling leaf thickness in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Leaf thickness is an important trait in rice (Oryza sativa L.). It affects both photosynthesis and sink-resource efficiency. However, compared to leaf length and length width, reports seldom focused on leaf thick...
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Open AccessUbiquitination in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae: from development and pathogenicity to stress responses
Ubiquitination is a vital protein post-translational modification (PTM) prevalent in eukaryotes. This modification regulates multiple cellular processes through protein degradation mediated by the 26S proteaso...
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Genetic improvement of grain quality traits in indica inbred rice cultivars developed in South China during 1956–2020
Rice is the most staple food consuming in China. During the past six decades, a large number of indica inbred rice cultivars have been developed. However, seldom studies have focused on evaluating the dynamic cha...
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Cyclic Peptide Secondary Metabolites with Antifungal Activity Against Root-Rot Pathogens of Panax notoginseng Produced by Streptomyces yatensis
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Open AccessOrchidBase 4.0: a database for orchid genomics and molecular biology
The Orchid family is the largest families of the monocotyledons and an economically important ornamental plant worldwide. Given the pivotal role of this plant to humans, botanical researchers and breeding comm...
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Dracocephalum microphyton (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae), a new species from south-west China
A new species of Dracocephalum is described from south-west China. As a distinct species in D. sect. Sinodracon, D. microphyton sp. nov. differs from other species of the section by its much shorter habit, pinnat...
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Somatic embryogenesis of masson pine (Pinus massoniana): initiation, maturation and genetic stability analysis at SSR loci
Pinus massoniana planted widely in southern China in recent decades. The pinewood nematode (PWN) causes pine wilt disease (PWD), which threatens pine forests, including masson pine. Resistance breeding to pinewoo...
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Nocardioides acrostichi sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from leaf of Acrostichum aureum
A short-rod-shaped, non-spore-forming endophytic actinobacterium, was isolated from a surface-sterilized leaf of Acrostichum aureum in Fangchenggang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, designated strain CBS...
