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Agronomy
Manuella Palmeira Lavinscky, Margarete Magalhaes Souza, Goncalo Santos Silva, Viviane de Oliveira Souza, Clausio Antonio Ferreira de Melo
Summary: The study confirmed the hybrid character of Passiflora F-1 hybrids using GISH, showing irregularities in both parent and hybrid species. The results indicated the potential of both parent species to be used as paternal parents.
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Food Science & Technology
Hayati Akman, Yasar Karaduman
Summary: This study evaluated the grain technological quality parameters of different wheat species under various growing conditions, revealing that certain neglected wheat species exhibited good gluten strength for breadmaking, while others with weak gluten strength and soft endosperm texture could be utilized in soft biscuit wheat breeding programs.
JOURNAL OF CEREAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
C. Y. Chen, C. L. Kao, H. C. Chen, M. H. Huang, H. T. Li, M. D. Wu, M. J. Cheng
Summary: Several compounds were isolated from the roots of Michelia crassipes (Magnoliaceae), including a new dimer of morpholine called crassine. The structure of crassine was characterized and identified through spectral analyses.
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Peijian Shi, Yabing Jiao, Peter J. Diggle, Rolf Turner, Rong Wang, Ulo Niinemets
Summary: The study found a tendency towards regular arrangement of stomata at shorter distances, possibly due to the one-cell-spacing rule. Leaf layer did not have a significant effect on stomatal density and spatial distribution.
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Cell Biology
Xuan Yang, Binyuan Zhai, Shunxin Wang, Xiangfei Kong, Yingjin Tan, Lin Liu, Xiao Yang, Taicong Tan, Shuxian Zhang, Liangran Zhang
Summary: RNA-DNA hybrids formed at ssDNA ends of DSBs actively regulate meiotic recombination in budding yeast, affecting the efficiency of sporulation and spore viability. The accumulation of RNA-DNA hybrids competes with Rad51/Dmc1, impairs homolog bias, and decreases crossover and noncrossover recombination.
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Plant Sciences
Giulia Pasqualetto, Luisa Palmieri, Stefan Martens, Vincent G. M. Bus, David Chagne, Claudia Wiedow, Mickael A. Malnoy, Susan E. Gardiner
Summary: Apple and pear are economically important fruit crops known for their unique qualities. This research utilized comparative genomic approaches to identify genetic differences and metabolite patterns, validating the effectiveness of three marker types in detecting hybridity between apple and pear. The findings will enhance breeding of new tree fruit crops, benefiting producers and consumers through marker assisted selection of desired traits between pear and apple.
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Nan Zhao, Suhyeon Park, Yu-Qu Zhang, Ze-Long Nie, Xue-Jun Ge, Sangtae Kim, Hai-Fei Yan
Summary: This study investigates the evolutionary dynamics of biomes in southern Asia, providing insights into the late Cenozoic climatic changes. The origin of Magnolia section Michelia is linked to the occurrence of modern Asian monsoons, and the asymmetric dispersal events between the tropics and sub-tropics suggest an adaptation strategy of this section to global cooling, in line with the tropical conservatism hypothesis.
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Forestry
Yuping Li, Karl J. Niklas, Johan Gielis, Ulo Niinemets, Julian Schrader, Rong Wang, Peijian Shi
Summary: This study showed that the majority of leaf shapes conformed to the superellipse equation (SE) rather than the ellipse equation (EE), indicating potential functional advantages related to leaf shape and its influence on hydraulic conductance.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Agronomy
Agnieszka Marasek-Ciolakowska, Piotr Kaminski, Malgorzata Podwyszynska, Urszula Kowalska, Michal Starzycki, Elzbieta Starzycka-Korbas
Summary: Interspecific hybridisation plays a crucial role in the formation of allopolyploid cultivars in Brassica. This study examined the ploidy of F-1 and F-2 generations resulting from interspecific hybridisation between different Brassica lines and evaluated the effect of meiotic polyploidisation on phenotypic and anatomical traits. The results showed that F-2 hybrids had superior agronomic traits and pollen viability compared to parental lines and F-1 hybrids.
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Biology
Lin Yang, Jinhong Tian, Liu Xu, Xueli Zhao, Yuyang Song, Dawei Wang
Summary: This study sequenced six new chloroplast genomes of the endangered Magnoliaceae family and analyzed the phylogenetic relationships of 37 published chloroplast genomes in the family. The findings showed the typical quadripartite structure of chloroplast genomes in Magnoliaceae and provided insights into the intergeneric relationships of the family. These findings will contribute to adjusting the phylogenetic position of Magnoliaceae at the molecular level.
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Plant Sciences
Francesco Blasio, Pilar Prieto, Monica Pradillo, Tomas Naranjo
Summary: Hybridization and polyploidy are important forces in plant adaptation and speciation. Interspecific gene flow generates adaptive genetic variants and increases yield in crops. The frequency of interspecific hybridization varies among taxa, with an estimated 9% occurrence. Allopolyploidy is more common than homoploid hybrid speciation. Chromosome doubling after hybridization is caused by cellular defects during meiosis. Unreduced gametes, formed at a frequency of 2.52% on average, result from altered spindle organization, disrupted kinetochore functioning, abnormal cytokinesis, or loss of meiotic division. Meiotic changes leading to cytological diploidization in allopolyploids are being understood, particularly in wheat. However, the understanding of homoeologous recombination suppressor genes in other allopolyploids is limited. The merger of two genomes leads to architectural, gene expression, and molecular interaction changes, resulting in phenotypic differences. This article provides an overview of genomic and transcriptomic changes during the early stages of allopolyploid formation.
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Chemistry, Medicinal
C. Y. Chen, Y. Z. Dong, S. L. Liu, H. C. Yeh, H. T. Li, W. J. Li, M. J. Cheng
Summary: A new naphthalene-2(3H)-one derivative, yuzhenone (1), was extracted from the seed shells of Michelia champaca L. (Magnoliaceae). The structure of this compound was identified through chemical and physical analysis.
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
(2023)
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Genetics & Heredity
Yanyan Li, Meng Zhou, LingMin Wang, Junqing Wang
Summary: The study characterized the chloroplast genome of Michelia chartacea, including gene content and phylogenetic relationships with other Michelia species.
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
(2021)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
C. Y. Chen, C. L. Kao, H. C. Yeh, H. T. Li, M. D. Wu, M. J. Cheng
Summary: A new 2H-pyran compound was isolated from flowers of Michelia compressa, and its structure was determined through chemical and physical evidence.
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
C. Y. Chen, C. L. Kao, M. H. Huang, H. T. Li
Summary: In this study, several compounds were isolated and identified from the unripe flowers of Michelia fuscata, including a new glycoside. These compounds were characterized and identified by spectral analyses.
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
(2022)