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Agronomy
Liangliang Gao, Dal-Hoe Koo, Philomin Juliana, Trevor Rife, Daljit Singh, Cristiano Lemes da Silva, Thomas Lux, Kevin M. Dorn, Marshall Clinesmith, Paula Silva, Xu Wang, Manuel Spannagl, Cecile Monat, Bernd Friebe, Burkhard Steuernagel, Gary J. Muehlbauer, Sean Walkowiak, Curtis Pozniak, Ravi Singh, Nils Stein, Martin Mascher, Allan Fritz, Jesse Poland
Summary: This study provides the first cytological characterization of the 2N(v)S segment in hexaploid wheat, complete de novo assembly and annotation of the segment. The 2N(v)S segment is associated with resistance to multiple wheat diseases and has a positive impact on wheat grain yield, making it significant in wheat breeding.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Yuxiang Li, Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Travis Ruff, Deven R. See, Xiaoping Hu, Xianming Chen
Summary: A mutant wheat line, M1225, with high-temperature adult-plant resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, was obtained through crossbreeding and genetic analysis revealed that the HTAP resistance gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 2A within a 7.5 centimorgan interval.
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Biochemical Research Methods
Hao Li, Lele Zhu, Ruixiao Fan, Zheng Li, Yifan Liu, Aaqib Shaheen, Fang Nie, Can Li, Xuqin Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Wenjuan Liu, Yingying Yang, Tutu Guo, Yu Zhu, Mengchen Bu, Chenglin Li, Huihui Liang, Shenglong Bai, Feifei Ma, Guanghui Guo, Zhen Zhang, Jinling Huang, Yun Zhou, Chun-Peng Song
Summary: Breeding new and sustainable crop cultivars with high yields and desirable traits is a major challenge for global food security. This study introduces a standardized protocol to rapidly introgress the entire genome of Aegilops tauschii into elite wheat backgrounds, accelerating the generation of introgression lines and the introduction of desirable genes from wild relatives to wheat cultivars. The protocol integrates multiple modern high-throughput technologies and can be easily modified for other polyploid crops.
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Plant Sciences
Fuqiang Niu, Yaning Bu, Xuetong Yang, Yongfeng Wu, Mengting He, Lingli Zhang, Xiyue Song
Summary: This study conducted a fine mapping of the Rfd1 gene in wheat with Aegilops juvenalis cytoplasm and identified a pectinesterase gene, TraesCS1B02G197400LC, which may be responsible for fertility restoration. This research provides a new understanding of the fertility restoration mechanism in cytoplasmic male sterile wheat.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Yongfu Wang, Xiaofang Cheng, Xiaoying Yang, Changyou Wang, Hong Zhang, Pingchuan Deng, Xinlun Liu, Chunhuan Chen, Wanquan Ji, Yajuan Wang
Summary: This study revealed the genetic information and disease resistance genes of the W19513 line through cytological, genomic, and functional molecular marker analysis. W19513 showed moderate resistance to powdery mildew and strong resistance to stripe rust, laying a foundation for future genetic research and wheat improvement.
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Environmental Sciences
Tasawar Abbas, Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Muhammad Naveed
Summary: The research investigated the potential of allelopathic bacteria (AB) for biological weed control in wheat, focusing on little seed canary grass. Pot and field trials showed that four efficient AB strains could suppress the weed invasion in wheat, leading to the recovery of wheat grain yield losses. These findings suggest that AB strains could improve agronomic, physiological, and chemical parameters of the crop, indicating their promising role in biological weed control.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Xujiang Wu, Junchan Wang, Lei Li, Xiao Zhang, Wei Jiang, Man Li, Derong Gao, Boqiao Zhang, Chengbin Lu
Summary: In this study, transcriptome analysis was performed to reveal the gene expression changes in wheat infected by Rhizoctonia cerealis. Resistance-associated genes were expressed earlier and at higher levels in the resistant genotype. These genes were involved in energy metabolism, protein modification, and defense mechanisms. Disease inoculation experiments validated the results of RNA-seq analysis. These findings contribute to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the host response to R. cerealis infection and provide novel resistance genes for genetic improvement.
JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Mazin Mahjoob Mohamed Mahjoob, Tai-Shen Chen, Yasir Serag Alnor Gorafi, Yuji Yamasaki, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Yoshihiro Matsuoka, Izzat Sidahmed Ali Tahir, Hisashi Tsujimoto
Summary: The study aimed to clarify the phylogeny of Ae. tauschii and identify traits that differentiate the three lineages and subspecies, revealing wide morpho-physiological variation but no key traits to discriminate between them. The genetic and morpho-physiological diversity in 293 accessions of Ae. tauschii was analyzed, resulting in allocation of previously unknown accessions to different lineages and subspecies based on SNP analyses.
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Horticulture
Katherine Brewer, Mary Ho Ckenb Erry-Meyer, Susan Galatowitsch, Stan C. Hokanson
Summary: This study found that prairie dropseed plugs grown in commercial potting mix had better growth compared to plugs grown in native soils, while the soil medium did not affect the survival rates. The use of hydrogels did not show any significant improvement in survival or growth rates compared to watering at planting.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jian-Yong Wang, Fei Mo, Hong Zhou, Levis Kavagi, Simon N. Nguluu, You-Cai Xiong
Summary: The research in semi-arid Kenya showed that ridge-furrow mulching farming systems can significantly increase field productivity and economic profitability, while improving water use efficiency and soil quality.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Marian Burducea, Ivayla Dincheva, Lenuta Dirvariu, Eugen Oprea, Valtcho D. Zheljazkov, Cristian-Alin Barbacariu
Summary: This study assessed the effects of adding plant extracts to fish diet on the growth and meat quality of common carp. The results showed that the inclusion of wheat grass juice and barley grass juice stimulated growth and improved meat quality. The positive effects could be attributed to the rich composition of the juices, including unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, sugars, and organic compounds.
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Agronomy
Waqar Afzal Malik, Imran Mahmood, Abdul Razzaq, Maria Afzal, Ghulam Abbas Shah, Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Zain, Allah Ditta, Saeed Ahmed Asad, Ishfaq Ahmad, Naimatullah Mangi, Wuwei Ye
Summary: The study investigated the tissue culture responses of two wheat genotypes to CuSO4, AgNO3, and their nanoparticles, finding significant differences in embryogenic callus induction and regeneration potential between the genotypes. CuNPs and AgNPs were shown to increase embryogenic callus formation and regeneration efficiency, demonstrating their potential to enhance somatic embryogenesis and regeneration of mature wheat embryos.
GM CROPS & FOOD-BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD CHAIN
(2021)
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Agronomy
Chaoyue Hu, Fengtao Wang, Jing Feng, Cai Sun, Jiyuan Guo, Xiaowei Lang, Jinghuang Hu, Bin Bai, Wentao Zhang, Hongjie Li, Ruiming Lin, Shichang Xu
Summary: A new potential durable resistance gene YrBm for stripe rust in wheat was mapped on chromosome arm 4BL, and closely flanking SSR markers were developed and validated for marker-assisted selection. The identified resistance gene YrBm can contribute to disease control and breeding for stripe rust resistance in wheat.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2022)
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Food Science & Technology
Saheed A. Salami, Michael N. O'Grady, Giuseppe Luciano, Alessandro Priolo, Mark McGee, Aidan P. Moloney, Joseph P. Kerry
Summary: The study found that feeding diets containing distillers' grains can increase the proportion of conjugated linoleic acids in beef, but decrease the lipid and color stability. However, the diets did not negatively impact the texture and eating quality attributes of beef.
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Plant Sciences
Tomoko Nozoye, Yasir S. A. Gorafi, Naoki Ube, Fan Wang, Hiromi Nakanishi, Atsushi Ishihara, Takayoshi Ishii, Hisashi Tsujimoto
Summary: This study analyzed the physiological traits of multiple Ae. tauschii individuals and identified candidate genes associated with iron homeostasis. The results suggest that Ae. tauschii may have alleles that can improve iron homeostasis, which can be used to cultivate iron-deficiency-tolerant or iron-biofortified bread wheat.
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES-CHARACTERIZATION AND UTILIZATION
(2023)