Compiling a genome of an Asian grass is already producing useful results for breeding.
Tag - QTL
Alun Salt
Synchronization of senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana
Is floral senescence synchronized across accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana?
William Salter
Joint linkage and association mapping of complex traits in shrub willow
Increasing energy demands and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are key motivating factors driving the development of lignocellulosic crops as an alternative to non-renewable energy sources. The effects...
Alex Assiry
Seedling root architectural traits associated with yield in wheat
Roots, the ‘hidden half’ of plants, are notoriously difficult to phenotype. Xie et al. utilise a ‘pouch and wick’ high-throughput phenotyping pipeline to quantify the variation in seedling root system architecture of...
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Rice resistance responses to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola
Meloidogyne graminicola is responsible for production losses in rice (Oryza sativa) in Asia and Latin America. Petitot et al. assess the cytological and molecular mechanisms underlying nematode resistance identified in...
Tiller production and survival in wheat
Tiller production and survival determine final spike number, and play key roles in grain yield formation in wheat (Triticum aestivum).
Genetic determinants of stomatal conductance
Leaf gas exchange is influenced by stomatal size, density, distribution between the leaf adaxial and abaxial sides, as well as by pore dimensions.
Flooding tolerance in interspecific introgression lines in Zea
Nicaraguan teosinte Zea nicaraguensis, a species found in frequently flooded areas, is useful germplasm for breeding flooding-tolerant maize. Mano and Omori select flooding-tolerant lines using a library of...
Flowering and morphology responses to high latitudes
Timing of flowering is an adaptive trait regulated by environmental cues and has been intensively studied in annual plants, but in perennials it is currently not well characterized. Quilot-Turion et al. apply cold...
Shade-avoidance syndrome in Arabidopis thaliana
This study finds that the ERECTA gene is implicated in the shade-avoidance signalling in a background-dependent manner.
AJ Cann
Comparative genomics of domestication in Asian Vigna
Comparative genomics of domestication in Asian Vigna Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) was domesticated in Southeast Asia and is a scientifically neglected crop with under-exploited potential. Isemura et al. compare its...
Chromosome region for high hydraulic conductance in rice
Chromosome region for high hydraulic conductance in rice The rate of photosynthesis in paddy rice, Oryza sativa, often decreases around noon on sunny days because of water stress even under submerged conditions. Adachi...
