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Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding
BACKGROUND: Heterobeltiosis is the phenomenon when the hybrid's performance is superior to its best performing parent. Banana (Musa spp. AAA) …
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Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines
BACKGROUND: Striga hermonthica (Benth.) parasitism militates against increased maize production and productivity in savannas of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Identification of …
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Origin-dependence of variation in seed morphology, mineral composition and germination percentage in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. accessions from Africa and Asia
BACKGROUND: Spider plant [Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.], an economically promising African leafy vegetable, characterized for leaf yield components and nutritive …
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Photosynthetic characteristics and chloroplast ultrastructure of welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) grown under different LED wavelengths
Abstract Background The optimized illumination of plants using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is beneficial to their photosynthetic performance, and in recent …
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Genome-wide association study identified candidate genes controlling continuous storage root formation and bulking in hexaploid sweetpotato
Abstract Background Continuous storage root formation and bulking (CSRFAB) in sweetpotato is an important trait from agronomic and biological perspectives. …
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Nitrogen availability prevents oxidative effects of salinity on wheat growth and photosynthesis by up-regulating the antioxidants and osmolytes metabolism, and secondary metabolite accumulation
BACKGROUND: Salinity is one of the damaging abiotic stress factor. Proper management techniques have been proposed to considerably lower the …
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and Oxalis – evidence for a vertically inherited bacterial symbiosis
BACKGROUND: Plant-endophyte symbioses often revolve around nitrogen metabolism, and involve varying degrees of intimacy. Although evidence for vertical inheritance of …
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Integrative omics analysis on phytohormones involved in oil palm seed germination
BACKGROUND: Heat treatment is widely used to break dormancy for seed germination and phytohormones could be deeply involved. However, effect …
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RNA sequencing analysis of Cymbidium goeringii identifies floral scent biosynthesis related genes
BACKGROUND: Cymbidium goeringii belongs to the Orchidaceae, which is one of the most abundant angiosperm families. Cymbidium goeringii consist with …
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A combination of approaches evidenced seed storage behaviour in the miracle berry Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. et Thonn.) Daniell
BACKGROUND: Knowledge on seed storage behaviour is crucial for planning conservation strategies of plant genetic resources particularly in economically promising …
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Exogenous GABA enhances muskmelon tolerance to salinity-alkalinity stress by regulating redox balance and chlorophyll biosynthesis
Salinity-alkalinity stress is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting plant growth and development. γ-Aminobutyrate (GABA) is a non-protein amino …
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Anthocyanin accumulation correlates with hormones in the fruit skin of ‘Red Delicious’ and its four generation bud sport mutants
BACKGROUND: Bud sport mutants of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) trees with a highly blushed colouring pattern are mainly caused by …
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Combined linkage and association mapping reveal QTL for host plant resistance to common rust (Puccinia sorghi) in tropical maize
BACKGROUND: Common rust, caused by Puccinia sorghi, is an important foliar disease of maize that has been associated with up …
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Characterization of Dehydrin protein, CdDHN4-L and CdDHN4-S, and their differential protective roles against abiotic stress in vitro
BACKGROUND: Dehydrins play positive roles in regulating plant abiotic stress responses. The objective of this study was to characterize two …
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Genetic architecture of common bunt resistance in winter wheat using genome-wide association study
BACKGROUND: Common bunt (caused by Tilletia caries and T. foetida) has been considered as a major disease in wheat (Triticum …
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Distinctive physiological and molecular responses to cold stress among cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive Pinus halepensis seed sources
BACKGROUND: Forest species ranges are confined by environmental limitations such as cold stress. The natural range shifts of pine forests …
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Phytochrome B1-dependent control of SP5G transcription is the basis of the night break and red to far-red light ratio effects in tomato flowering
BACKGROUND: Phytochromes are dimeric proteins with critical roles in perceiving day length and the environmental signals that trigger flowering. Night …
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The antibiotic peptaibol alamethicin from Trichoderma permeabilises Arabidopsis root apical meristem and epidermis but is antagonised by cellulase-induced resistance to alamethicin
BACKGROUND: Trichoderma fungi live in the soil rhizosphere and are beneficial for plant growth and pathogen resistance. Several species and …
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Exposure to lower red to far-red light ratios improve tomato tolerance to salt stress
Red (R) and far-red (FR) light distinctly influence phytochrome-mediated initial tomato growth and development, and more recent evidence indicates that …
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Correction to: Effect of maturation time on dormancy and germination of Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae) seeds from the Arabian hyper-arid deserts
Following publication of the original article author Hatem Shabana wrote to say that one of her affiliations was missing. The …