The Use of Gene Modification and Advanced Molecular Structure Analyses towards Improving Alfalfa Forage

MicroRNA156 improves drought stress tolerance in alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) by silencing SPL13

(2017) Muhammad Arshad et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Comparative transcriptome investigation of global gene expression changes caused by miR156 overexpression in Medicago sativa

(2016) Ruimin Gao et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Condensed Tannins in Sainfoin: Composition, Concentration, and Effects on Nutritive and Feeding Value of Sainfoin Forage

(2015) Yuxi Wang et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Transformation with TT8 and HB12 RNAi Constructs in Model Forage (Medicago sativa, Alfalfa) Affects Carbohydrate Structure and Metabolic Characteristics in Ruminant Livestock Systems

(2015) Xinxin Li et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Enhanced tolerance and remediation to mixed contaminates of PCBs and 2,4-DCP by transgenic alfalfa plants expressing the 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl-1,2-dioxygenase

(2015) Yan Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Ectopic expression of LjmiR156 delays flowering, enhances shoot branching, and improves forage quality in alfalfa

(2015) Banyar Aung et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Co-downregulation of the hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase and coumarate 3-hydroxylase significantly increases cellulose content in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2015) Zongyong Tong et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa) with increased sucrose phosphate synthase activity shows enhanced growth when grown under N2-fixing conditions

(2015) Sayed Gebril et al.   PLANTA

Assessment of Heat Shock Protein 70 Induction by Heat in Alfalfa Varieties and Constitutive Overexpression in Transgenic Plants

(2015) Nicoletta Ferradini et al.   PLoS One

Transgenic Alfalfa Plants Expressing the Sweetpotato Orange Gene Exhibit Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance

(2015) Zhi Wang et al.   PLoS One

Transcriptional control of flavonoid biosynthesis by MYB–bHLH–WDR complexes

(2015) Wenjia Xu et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Control of Vegetative to Reproductive Phase Transition Improves Biomass Yield and Simultaneously Reduces Lignin Content in Medicago truncatula

(2014) Million Tadege et al.   BioEnergy Research

Expression of a fungal ferulic acid esterase in alfalfa modifies cell wall digestibility

(2014) Ajay Badhan et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Overexpression of an alfalfa GDP-mannose 3, 5-epimerase gene enhances acid, drought and salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis by increasing ascorbate accumulation

(2014) Lichao Ma et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Using a Non-invasive Technique in Nutrition: Synchrotron Radiation Infrared Microspectroscopy Spectroscopic Characterization of Oil Seeds Treated with Different Processing Conditions on Molecular Spectral Factors Influencing Nutrient Delivery

(2014) Xuewei Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Transgenic expression of rotavirus capsid protein (VP7) in alfalfa for edible vaccine

(2014) Jong Bum Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Using Fourier transform IR spectroscopy to analyze biological materials

(2014) Matthew J Baker et al.   Nature Protocols

MicroRNA156 as a promising tool for alfalfa improvement

(2014) Banyar Aung et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Overexpression of Glycine soja WRKY20 enhances both drought and salt tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2014) Lili Tang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

The wheat NHX antiporter gene TaNHX2 confers salt tolerance in transgenic alfalfa by increasing the retention capacity of intracellular potassium

(2014) Yan-Min Zhang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Co-Expression of Bacterial Aspartate Kinase and Adenylylsulfate Reductase Genes Substantially Increases Sulfur Amino Acid Levels in Transgenic Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2014) Zongyong Tong et al.   PLoS One

Biodegradation of atrazine by three transgenic grasses and alfalfa expressing a modified bacterial atrazine chlorohydrolase gene

(2014) Andrew W. Vail et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Progress towards developing bloat-safe legumes for the farming industry

(2014) Kerry Hancock et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Expression of recombinant human lactoferrin in transgenic alfalfa plants

(2013) G. Stefanova et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Genomic Selection in Forage Breeding: Accuracy and Methods

(2013) Rosangela Maria Simeão Resende et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Lignin plays a negative role in the biochemical process for producing lignocellulosic biofuels

(2013) Yining Zeng et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Exploring bacterial lignin degradation

(2013) Margaret E Brown et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Expression of wild soybean WRKY20 in Arabidopsis enhances drought tolerance and regulates ABA signalling

(2013) Xiao Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Protein molecular structures in alfalfa hay cut at three stages of maturity and in the afternoon and morning and relationship with nutrient availability in ruminants

(2013) Mojtaba Yari et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Can genetic engineering of lignin deposition be accomplished without an unacceptable yield penalty?

(2012) Nicholas D Bonawitz et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The vacuolar Na+ - H+ antiport gene TaNHX2 confers salt tolerance on transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

(2012) Yan-Min Zhang et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Foam stability of leaves from anthocyanidin-accumulating Lc-alfalfa and relation to molecular structures detected by fourier-transformed infrared-vibration spectroscopy

(2012) A. Jonker et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Metabolic characteristics of proteins and biomolecular spectroscopic profiles in different batches of feedstock (wheat) and their co-products (wheat distillers dried grains with solubles) from the same bioethanol processing plant

(2012) Inoka H. Gamage et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Identification and characterization of MYB-bHLH-WD40 regulatory complexes controlling proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) fruits

(2012) Jan G. Schaart et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

MtPAR MYB transcription factor acts as an on switch for proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula

(2012) J. Verdier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spectroscopic impact on protein and carbohydrate inherent molecular structures of barley, oat and corn combined with wheat DDGS

(2012) S. Abeysekara et al.   SPECTROSCOPY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

Molecular regulation of seed and fruit set

(2012) Yong-Ling Ruan et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Efficacy of a BVDV subunit vaccine produced in alfalfa transgenic plants

(2012) María Sol Pérez Aguirreburualde et al.   VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

A comparative study between lignin down regulated alfalfa lines and their respective unmodified controls on the nutritional characteristics of hay

(2011) G. Getachew et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Frothy bloat in ruminants: Cause, occurrence, and mitigation strategies

(2011) Yuxi Wang et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis of Seed Coats of Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): A Potential Tool for Breeding and Quality Evaluation

(2011) Marçal Plans et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Biotechnological advancements in alfalfa improvement

(2011) Suresh Kumar   JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS

Transgenic expression of phytase and acid phosphatase genes in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) leads to improved phosphate uptake in natural soils

(2011) Xue-Feng Ma et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Negative Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis inArabidopsisby a miR156-Targeted SPL Transcription Factor

(2011) Jin-Ying Gou et al.   PLANT CELL

Relationship of protein molecular structure to metabolisable proteins in different types of dried distillers grains with solubles: a novel approach

(2010) Peiqiang Yu et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Nutrient composition and degradation profiles of anthocyanidin-accumulating Lc-alfalfa populations

(2010) A. Jonker et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Structural Makeup, Biopolymer Conformation, and Biodegradation Characteristics of a Newly Developed Super Genotype of Oats (CDC SO-I versus Conventional Varieties): A Novel Approach

(2010) Daalkhaijav Damiran et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Plant-based food and feed protein structure changes induced by gene-transformation, heating and bio-ethanol processing: A synchrotron-based molecular structure and nutrition research program

(2010) Peiqiang Yu   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

(2010) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy prediction of neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrates in timothy and alfalfa

(2009) Z. Nie et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Heat-induced protein structure and subfractions in relation to protein degradation kinetics and intestinal availability in dairy cattle

(2009) K. Doiron et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

MYB58 and MYB63 Are Transcriptional Activators of the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway during Secondary Cell Wall Formation in Arabidopsis

(2009) J. Zhou et al.   PLANT CELL

Molecular basis of protein structure in proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin-enhanced Lc-transgenic alfalfa in relation to nutritive value using synchrotron-radiation FTIR microspectroscopy: A novel approach

(2009) Peiqiang Yu et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

Overexpression of phytoene synthase gene from Salicornia europaea alters response to reactive oxygen species under salt stress in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2008) Heping Han et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS