Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Francesca Desiderio, Salim Bourras, Elisabetta Mazzucotelli, Diego Rubiales, Beat Keller, Luigi Cattivelli, Giampiero Vale
Summary: Resistance Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) to leaf rust and powdery mildew were identified in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of wheat, with potential new sources of resistance being discovered. Major QTLs were found in response to Blumeria graminis and Puccinia triticina, possibly representing novel functional resistance genes. Polymorphisms between known resistance loci and identified QTLs suggest the presence of new allelic variants in wheat.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Qiao Wang, Jia Guo, Pengfei Jin, Mengying Guo, Jun Guo, Peng Cheng, Qiang Li, Baotong Wang
Summary: The defense response of wheat against wheat stripe rust and powdery mildew is different. Functional categories, including antioxidant activity and immune system process, exhibited obvious differences between the two infections. TaGSTU6 was found to play an important role in resistance to powdery mildew, and its interaction with TaCBSX3 is crucial for wheat resistance to powdery mildew.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mingzhu Li, Yanzhen Wang, Xiaojuan Liu, Xingfeng Li, Honggang Wang, Yinguang Bao
Summary: SN19647 is a novel wheat substitution line resistant to powdery mildew and leaf rust, characterized by chromosomal substitution events from Thinopyrum ponticum and structural variation on wheat chromosomes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yuli Jin, Fengyu Shi, Weihua Liu, Xiaoyi Fu, Tiantian Gu, Guohao Han, Zhipeng Shi, Yuan Sheng, Hongxing Xu, Lihui Li, Diaoguo An
Summary: Wheat accessions with high resistance to powdery mildew and leaf rust were identified in this study, providing valuable information for wheat breeding programs and indicating the presence of potential novel resistance genes.
Article
Agronomy
Shirui Xu, Xiajie Ji, Suli Sun, Haiming Han, Jinpeng Zhang, Shenghui Zhou, Xinming Yang, Xiuquan Li, Lihui Li, Weihua Liu
Summary: In this study, new wheat-A. cristatum 2P translocation lines were induced using ionizing radiation, resulting in 10 plants with reduced 2P chromatin and 6 plants without visible 2P chromosomal fragments. Moreover, four lines were resistant to both powdery mildew and leaf rust, while two lines were resistant only to leaf rust.
MOLECULAR BREEDING
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bita Naseri
Summary: This four-year research identified the best predictors of wheat diseases and yield across different cultivars and planting dates. By using exponential and Gaussian models, as well as factor analysis and multivariate regression, the study provided valuable insights for disease management and yield prediction in wheat cultivation.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaolu Wang, Ran Han, Zhiwei Chen, Jianbo Li, Tong Zhu, Jun Guo, Wenjing Xu, Yan Zi, Faji Li, Shengnan Zhai, Haosheng Li, Jianjun Liu, Aifeng Liu, Dungong Cheng, Jianmin Song, Juqing Jia, Pengtao Ma, Cheng Liu
Summary: In this study, chromosome-specific molecular markers were developed to identify wheat lines with disease resistance from Aegilops bicornis. It was found that transferring chromosome 3S(b) from A. bicornis to wheat can increase resistance to powdery mildew and tiller number.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shengnan Li, Dexing Lin, Yunwei Zhang, Min Deng, Yongxing Chen, Bin Lv, Boshu Li, Yuan Lei, Yanpeng Wang, Long Zhao, Yueting Liang, Jinxing Liu, Kunling Chen, Zhiyong Liu, Jun Xiao, Jin-Long Qiu, Caixia Gao
Summary: Disruption of susceptibility genes in crops can confer disease resistance, but often leads to undesired effects. This study identifies a mutant wheat variety with a targeted deletion in a specific gene that retains crop growth and yields while conferring robust resistance to powdery mildew.
Review
Agronomy
Bo Wang, Ting Meng, Bei Xiao, Tianying Yu, Tingyan Yue, Yuli Jin, Pengtao Ma
Summary: Powdery mildew of wheat is a highly destructive disease that poses a serious threat to crop yield and quality worldwide. Genetic research on powdery mildew (Pm) resistance has made significant progress, with the identification and cloning of many Pm genes from wheat and its wild and domesticated relatives. Moreover, modern breeding strategies, such as high-throughput sequencing and genome editing, are being developed to enhance intelligence and customization in breeding for powdery mildew resistance in wheat.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yan Yan, Yue-Ting Guo, Chao-Yan Chang, Xiao-Ming Li, Mei-Qi Zhang, Ci-Hang Ding, Dangqun Cui, Congwei Sun, Yan Ren, Meng-Lu Wang, Chaojie Xie, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Feng Chen, Jin-Ying Gou
Summary: Wheat HSP90.2 is a crucial molecular chaperone involved in protein folding during pathogen infection. The interaction between HSP90.2 and 2Q2 protein reveals the significant role of HSP90.2 in wheat resistance against powdery mildew, and identifies 2Q2 as a novel Pm-resistant gene.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kamiran Aron Hamow, Zsuzsanna Ambrozy, Katalin Puskas, Imre Majlath, Monika Cseplo, Reka Matyus, Katalin Posta, Peter Lukacs, Laszlo Sagi
Summary: This study identified six specific biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in wheat plants infected with powdery mildew, with three of them being the most abundant in symptomatic plants. These BVOCs serve as potential biomarkers for differentiating between healthy plants and those infected with mildew, even at early stages. They have promising applications in chemotyping and environmental monitoring in agricultural settings.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
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.
Article
Plant Sciences
Huan Guo, Hong Zhang, Guanghao Wang, Changyou Wang, Yajuan Wang, Xinlun Liu, Wanquan Ji
Summary: Wheat HSPs, encoded by conserved gene families, play important roles in plant development and stress responses. This study classified TaDnaJs and TaHsp70s into different groups and found diverse structural organization in TaDnaJ but a conserved J-domain. The expression patterns of HSP-encoding genes vary in response to different fungal stresses, indicating potential functional roles in wheat responses to fungal infections.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yuanyuan Zuo, Shoufen Dai, Zhongping Song, Qin Xiang, Wenjia Li, Gang Liu, Jian Li, Donghe Xu, Zehong Yan
Summary: This study identified three distant hybrid lines between wheat and Aegilops comosa, and confirmed that two of them have resistance to stripe rust and powdery mildew. The results demonstrate the potential application value of these distant hybrid lines in wheat breeding.
Review
Plant Sciences
Shenghao Zou, Yang Xu, Qianqian Li, Yali Wei, Youlian Zhang, Dingzhong Tang
Summary: Powdery mildew is a devastating disease on wheat caused by the pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici. The complex genome of wheat has hindered the identification of resistance genes, but recent advances in sequencing, genomics, and gene isolation techniques have enabled progress in this area. The current research on wheat powdery mildew resistance focuses on multilayered resistance and manipulation of susceptibility genes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Noor Saleem, Usman Aziz, Muhammad Ali, Xiangling Liu, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Rana M. M. Alshegaihi, Gniewko Niedbala, Amr Elkelish, Meng Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the evolutionary differentiation of HSDs in 64 sequenced plant genomes. Results reveal that HSD1 is widely distributed in plant species, while HSD5 is restricted to land plants. HSD1 originated in bryophytes and then spread to non-vascular and vascular plants, followed by the appearance of HSD5 in land plants. Gene structure, duplication, and physicochemical properties suggest that HSDs in plants have multiple functions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Asmaa Sh. M. Daoush, Mohamed H. Hendawey, Rabaa Yaseen, Ahmed S. M. El-Nuby, Tarek M. Bedair, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Nawal Al-Hoshani, Ahmed Shaaban, Anum Bashir, Lin Li
Summary: Tomato plants are susceptible to infection by plant-parasitic nematodes, but the biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles show potential as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly biocontrol agent for RKN management in tomato plants. The nanoparticles significantly reduced the number of galls, egg mass, and eggs/egg mass of the nematode, and improved tomato growth and enzyme activity.
Article
Fisheries
Walaa El-Houseiny, Reham G. A. Anter, Ahmed H. Arisha, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Fatmah Ahmed Safhi, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Yasmina M. Abd El-Hakim, Engy M. M. Mohamed
Summary: The study investigated the effects of chronic herbicide exposure on catfish in terms of growth, hematobiochemical parameters, immune response, gene expression, and resistance to parasites. The study also examined the protective role of Wormwood against herbicide exposure. The results showed that herbicide exposure had negative consequences on catfish, but the inclusion of Wormwood in the diet helped mitigate these effects.
Article
Fisheries
Hiam Elabd, Heba H. H. Mahboub, Shimaa M. R. Salem, Abdelwahab M. M. Abdelwahab, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Mohamed Shaalan, Sameh H. H. Ismail, Abdelfattah M. M. Abdelfattah, A. Khalid, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Heba S. S. Hamed, Hadeer Youssuf
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with nano-curcumin and a nano-curcumin/chitosan blend on growth performance, digestibility, immune response, antioxidant status, intestinal morphometric characters, and gene regulation in Nile tilapia. The results showed that the supplementation improved growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, immune response markers, liver function, and antioxidant status. Furthermore, it also led to improvements in intestinal morphometric characters and gene expression. Overall, nano-curcumin and the blend can be used as natural additives to promote various aspects of Nile tilapia's health and performance.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohamed I. Ghazy, Hassan Sh. Hamad, Elsayed E. Gewaily, Eman M. Bleih, Elsayed F. A. Arafat, Wael H. EL-Kallawy, Sabry A. EL-Naem, Medhat Rehan, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Diaa Abd El Moneim
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of water deficit and exogenous application of kinetin hormone on the growth and yield of hybrid rice. The results showed that prolonging irrigation intervals and applying 30 mg L-1 kinetin significantly enhanced plant growth, floral traits, and root traits, leading to increased seed production.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ahmed A. Saleh, Hossam M. El-Tahan, Mohammed Shaban, Wael A. Morsy, Salwa Genedy, Mohammed H. Alzawqari, Hatem M. El-Tahan, Mustafa Shukry, Tarek A. Ebeid, Amira El-Keredy, Khairiah Alwutayd, Rashed A. Alhotan, Mohammed A. A. Al-Badwi, Elsayed Osman Sewlim Hussein, In Ho Kim, Sungbo Cho, Abdel-Moneim Eid Abdel-Moneim
Summary: Global warming and climate changes have a detrimental impact on poultry production. This study found that adding betaine and organic minerals can improve the growth performance of broiler chickens and mitigate the negative impacts of heat stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Iqra Naseer, Sumera Javad, Sumera Iqbal, Anis Ali Shah, Khairiah Alwutayd, Hamada AbdElgawad
Summary: The use of zinc oxide nanoparticles can improve plant growth and development in agriculture. This study compared the effects of nano-priming and foliar nano-spray treatments on Zea mays L. plants using zinc oxide nanoparticles. Results showed that priming treatment with 200 mg/L of zinc oxide nanoparticles significantly enhanced the growth and biochemical indicators of corn plants, including germination, leaf length, plant height, and leaf number. Zinc oxide nanoparticles also increased sugar, chlorophyll, and carotenoid content, as well as photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and yield attributes.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Muhammad Younis, Sadam Hussain, Ghadeer M. Albadrani, Khairiah Alwutayd, Jinjin Wang, Shaista Jabeen, Safdar Ali, Ilkay Yavas, Saddam Hussain
Summary: The optimal nitrogen application rate, source, and timing are crucial for achieving high wheat yield. This study examined the effects of various nitrogen sources (common urea, Zn-coated urea, neem-coated urea, and polymer-coated urea) and application methods (basal and split application) on wheat growth, physiology, yield, and related traits. The results showed that neem-coated urea applied in splits was the most effective source, followed by Zn-coated, polymer-coated, and common urea. Split application also improved growth and overall yield compared to basal application.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF FIELD CROPS
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Marwa I. Abd El-Hamid, Reham M. El-Tarabili, Mosa M. Bahnass, Mohammed Abdulrahman Alshahrani, Ahmed Saif, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Fatmah Ahmed Safhi, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Noaf Abdullah N. Alblwi, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Ayman Abo Elmaaty, Helal F. Al-harthi, Mahmoud M. Bendary
Summary: This study evaluated the multidrug resistance and multivirulence profiles of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from cows with mastitis. All isolates were found to be biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. The tested essential oils (EOs) demonstrated antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities that matched with the phenotypic evaluation and molecular docking studies. Synergistic interactions between the investigated EOs and methicillin or vancomycin were detected. Additionally, 13 isolates showed a change in antimicrobial resistance patterns to sensitive phenotypes after treatment with any of the investigated EOs. Combining the EOs with available antimicrobial drugs can prevent treatment failure of bovine mastitis caused by resistant S. aureus.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Wael A. Fathy, Natascha Techen, Khaled N. M. Elsayed, Ehab A. Essawy, Eman Tawfik, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Mohamed S. Abdelhameed, Ola Hammouda, Samir A. Ross
Summary: The absence of proper identification and documentation of microalgae is a common concern in the field of applied phycology, algal physiology, and biochemistry publications. A promising solution lies in employing DNA barcoding techniques and establishing comprehensive databases of reference sequences. This study focuses on the molecular characterization and strain identification of Tetraselmis and Chlorella species using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) barcode approach.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anamika Rawat, Ronny Volz, Arsheed Sheikh, Kiruthiga G. Mariappan, Soon-Kap Kim, Naganand Rayapuram, Khairiah M. Alwutayd, Louai K. Alidrissi, Moussa Benhamed, Ikram Blilou, Heribert Hirt
Summary: IDD4, a plant-specific transcription factor, plays an important role in salt stress tolerance. Genetic disruption of IDD4 increases salt tolerance, while overexpression of IDD4 enhances salt sensitivity. Phosphorylation of IDD4 is crucial for the transcriptional reprogramming of salt stress genes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Afaf N. Abdel Rahman, Basma Ahmed Elkhadrawy, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Heba M. Abdel-Ghany, Engy Mohamed Mohamed Yassin, Asmaa Elsayyad, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Sameh H. Ismail, Heba H. Mahboub
Summary: This study is a pioneer attempt to verify the efficacy of a magnetite nanogel in mitigating waterborne lead toxicity in African catfish. The results show that the nanogel can reduce the level of lead and improve the survival and health of the catfish. Therefore, the magnetite nanogel is a novel antitoxic agent that is important for maintaining the health of African catfish.
Article
Plant Sciences
Aimen Shafique, Riffat Batool, Muhammad Rizwan, Roshan Zameer, Hafsa Arshad, Hongxing Xu, Khairiah Alwutayd, Hamada AbdElgawad, Farrukh Azeem
Summary: Potassium is crucial in the development and stress mechanism of plants. The K+ transport system in China rose was characterized using omics approaches. Several genes related to potassium transport were identified, and it was found that these genes may be involved in response to abiotic stresses.
Article
Plant Sciences
Shahroz Rahman, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Khairiah Alwutayd, Hamada Abdelgawad, Arshad Jalal, Farrukh Azeem, Muhammad Rizwan
Summary: This study investigated the bZIP gene family in sunflower using computational analysis and wetlab experiments. The researchers identified 73 bZIPs and classified them into different groups based on phylogenetic analysis. They also found that these genes are important for sunflower's response to salt stress. These findings provide a foundation for further research on plant responses to abiotic stress.
