The ability for salt removal at the leaf sheath level is considered to be one of the major mechanisms associated with salt tolerance in rice
Tag - RNA-Seq
Fi Gennu
Arabidopsis halleri: a model system for studying population differentiation and local adaptation
Whilst studies on Arabidopsis thaliana have generally been highly molecular and/or genetic in nature, most studies using A. halleri have addressed adaptation and variation in adaptive traits in the species’ natural...
William Salter
How arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi talk to plants before colonisation
Plant roots do not sit alone in the soil. In the earth you will also find various microbes. Lurking in the dirt is Rhizophagus irregularis, an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus that colonises wheat. In a new study Hui Tian...
Alun Salt
Genotypic differentiation in a heterogeneous dune landscape in Arabidopsis lyrata
The role of fine-scale habitat heterogeneity on within-population genetic divergence is studied in North American Arabidopsis lyrata (Brassicaceae) inhabiting a sand dune landscape. Wos and Willi relate site-of-origin...
Alex Assiry
Pelota genes regulate root development and defense responses in rice
Seeds of the grass species rice (Oryza sativa) serve as the most widely consumed staple food especially in Asia. One of its major threats is Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of rice bacterial...
botanyone
Bamboosting growth: why does bamboo grow so fast?
What is it that gives bamboo its rapid growth? One team has been looking for the answer not with the fastest plants, but with the slower variants to see what they lack.
Joseph Stinziano
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...
Resistance responses triggered by Fusarium crown rot in wheat
Fusarium diseases of cereals constitute economically significant constraints in cereal production systems. In this study, transcriptomic analysis using RNA-seq is combined with metabolite analysis to provide novel...
Legume genomics and next-generation sequencing (Invited Review)
The legume family (Leguminosae) consists of approximately 17 000 species and those used as crops provide protein and carbohydrates for over 300 million people world-wide. O’Rourke et al. review how next-generation...
Molecular genetics of cuticle formation in Prunus
During growth, the fruit surface of sweet cherry, Prunus avium, expands rapidly whilst only a relatively small amount of new cuticular material is produced, often leading to the formation of microscopic cracks in the...
