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Optic nerve sheath diameter and spaceflight: defining shortcomings and future directions
Neuro-ocular changes during long-duration space flight are known as spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). The ability to detect,...
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Implantation underneath the abdominal anterior rectus sheath enables effective and functional engraftment of stem-cell-derived islets
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived islets (hPSC islets) are a promising alternative to primary human islets for the treatment of insulin-deficient...
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Seed biopriming with potential bioagents influences physiological processes and plant defense enzymes to ameliorate sheath blight induced yield loss in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Disease management with the use of conventional pesticides has emerged as a major threat to the environment and human health. Moreover, the...
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Gene expression analysis of resistant and susceptible rice cultivars to sheath blight after inoculation with Rhizoctonia solani
BackgroundRice sheath blight, caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn (teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris ), is one of the most severe diseases in rice ( Or...
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Influence of the Cellular Ultrastructure and Enzyme Activity of the Leaf Sheath on Spontaneous Defoliation in Sugarcane
Spontaneous defoliation improves the harvesting efficiency and yield of sugarcane. Here, we investigated the ultrastructural changes and pectinase...
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Microchemistry of Single Hair Strands Below and Above the Scalp: Impacts of External Contamination on Cuticle and Cortex Layers
External contamination of hair is the most significant challenge to it becoming an accepted matrix for monitoring endogenous metal exposure and...
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Ophiosphaerella agrostidis causes leaf-sheath rot of Zingiber mioga
In 2014 and 2018, brown rot appeared on the leaf sheaths of mioga ( Zingiber mioga ) plants growing in Kochi, Japan. A filamentous fungus that formed...
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Identification and pathogenicity of Fusarium spp. associated with the sheath rot disease of rice (Oryza sativa) in Indonesia
Sheath rot disease seriously limits rice productivity in several countries. In this study, Fusarium spp. were proven to be major pathogens...
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Functional implications of NHR-210 enrichment in C. elegans cephalic sheath glia: insights into metabolic and mitochondrial disruptions in Parkinson's disease models
Glial cells constitute nearly half of the mammalian nervous system's cellular composition. The glia in C. elegans perform majority of tasks...
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Strategies to Manage Rice Sheath Blight: Lessons from Interactions between Rice and Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solani is an important phytopathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. The anastomosis group AG1 IA of R. solani ...
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Morphology and chemical composition of Taiwan oil millet (Eccoilopus formosanus) epicuticular wax
Main conclusionTaiwan oil millet has two types of epicuticular wax: platelet wax composed primarily of octacosanol and filament wax constituted...
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Native isolates of Trichoderma as bio-suppressants against sheath blight and stem rot pathogens of rice
BackgroundSpecies belonging to the genus Trichoderma are considered as one of the most potential biocontrol agents which can be readily collected...
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Combining Gas Exchange and Rapid Quenching of Leaf Tissue for Mass Spectrometry and NMR Analysis Using an External Chamber
We describe here a method to study and manipulate photorespiration in intact illuminated leaves. When the CO2/O2 mole fraction ratio changes, instant...
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Leaf Anatomy
The photosynthetic patterns C3 and C4 are a fundamental characteristic of variation within plants, with importance both at the level of biomes and...
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Metabolic modelling revealed source–sink interactions between four segments of Setaria viridis leaves
As in most plants, during their growth from immature to mature stages, the leaves of Setaria viridis , a model C 4 bioenergy plant, have differential...
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible wheat in response to Rhizoctonia cerealis
BackgroundSheath blight is an important disease caused by Rhizoctonia cerealis that affects wheat yields worldwide. No wheat varieties have been...
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Neck and capsid architecture of the robust Agrobacterium phage Milano
Large gaps exist in our understanding of how bacteriophages, the most abundant biological entities on Earth, assemble and function. The structure of...
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Microbial Alleviation of Abiotic and Biotic Stresses in Rice
More than 90% of the cultivated area is affected globally by environmental constraints. For instance, abiotic and biotic stresses are major processes...
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Oil and mucilage idioblasts co-occur in the vegetative organs of Ocotea pulchella (Lauraceae): comparative development, ultrastructure and secretions
This study compares oil and mucilage idioblasts occurring together in the vegetative organs of Ocotea pulchell a, a Lauraceae species. Our focus is...
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Diversity and evolution of leaflet anatomical characters in the Pterocarpus clade (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae)
The Pterocarpus clade includes 23 genera previously attributed to different Fabaceae tribes. The recent rearrangements of many genera in the clade do...
