Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hude Mao, Cong Jiang, Chunlei Tang, Xiaojun Nie, Linying Du, Yuling Liu, Peng Cheng, Yunfeng Wu, Huiquan Liu, Zhensheng Kang, Xiaojie Wang
Summary: Wheat is a staple food for about 40% of the world's population. However, global warming has posed challenges to wheat production, leading to water scarcity, soil salinization, and reduced plant fertility and yield. Genetic improvement of wheat for enhanced resistance to environmental stress is a promising option to address these challenges.
Review
Plant Sciences
Jagesh Kumar Tiwari, Tanuja Buckseth, Rasna Zinta, Nisha Bhatia, Dalamu Dalamu, Sharmistha Naik, Anuj K. Poonia, Hemant B. Kardile, Clarissa Challam, Rajesh K. Singh, Satish K. Luthra, Vinod Kumar, Manoj Kumar
Summary: Potato is a vital food crop worldwide, but it faces various biotic and abiotic stresses. Recent advances in genomics, including genome editing and genomic selection, offer new opportunities for potato breeding and improvement.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Samantha Higgins, Valeryia Serada, Benjamin Herron, Kiran R. Gadhave, Dmitry Kurouski
Summary: This study investigates the accuracy of Raman spectroscopy in diagnosing both biotic and abiotic stresses in wheat. The results demonstrate that a hand-held Raman spectrometer can provide an efficient, scalable, and accurate diagnosis of these stresses in the field.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Rubab Shabbir, Talha Javed, Irfan Afzal, Ayman El Sabagh, Ahmad Ali, Oscar Vicente, Pinghua Chen
Summary: Sugarcane is a major industrial cash crop, but its complex genome and susceptibility to stressors pose challenges. Modern breeding technologies hold promise for enhancing its resilience to environmental stresses.
Review
Agronomy
Sneha Adhikari, Jyoti Kumari, Sherry Rachel Jacob, Pramod Prasad, O. P. Gangwar, Charu Lata, Rajnikant Thakur, Amit Kumar Singh, Ruchi Bansal, Sundeep Kumar, S. C. Bhardwaj, Subodh Kumar
Summary: Agricultural production is threatened by various biotic and abiotic stresses, making it difficult to meet global food demand. However, untapped and unexplored landraces can provide a source of genetic variability to improve crop resilience and yield under changing climatic conditions.
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Amandeep Kaur, Alok Madhu, Alok Sharma, Kashmir Singh, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
Summary: This study identified three Piezo genes in the Triticum aestivum genome and found that they are involved in plant growth and development and response to various stresses, potentially related to calcium ion signaling.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hakim Manghwar, Amjad Hussain, Qurban Ali, Fen Liu
Summary: Plants respond to stress through the regulation of phytohormones, including the important role played by brassinosteroids (BRs) in alleviating different stresses. Studies have shown that BRs are vital for plant growth and development and play a significant role in combating various stresses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Li Lin, Jian Wu, Mingyi Jiang, Youping Wang
Summary: Global warming and population growth have increased the need for plants to rescue themselves in unfavorable environments to meet food requirements. Stress signal sensing plays a crucial role in determining the appropriate response and ultimately the survival of plants. Plant mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are key in regulating responses to major environmental stresses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adnan Iqbal, Joanna Bocian, Amir Hameed, Waclaw Orczyk, Anna Nadolska-Orczyk
Summary: This review provides insight into the cis-regulation of genes by wheat NACs (TaNACs) for the improvement in yield-related traits and discusses the current potential, knowledge gaps, and prospects of TaNACs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yongchao Hao, Ming Hao, Yingjie Cui, Lingrang Kong, Hongwei Wang
Summary: In this study, a genome-wide analysis of the DHN gene family in wheat and its relatives was conducted, revealing the potential role of these genes in wheat's adaptation to various abiotic stress conditions. Furthermore, the study identified the crucial cooperation of multiple DHN proteins in plant stress response.
Article
Plant Sciences
M. L. Ahire, P. S. Mundada, T. D. Nikam, V. A. Bapat, Suprasanna Penna
Summary: Food security relies on plant productivity and resilience to climate change, which can be enhanced by silicon's regulation of various mechanisms in plants. Silicon aids in improving plant growth productivity, alleviating biotic and abiotic stress conditions, and plays a role in osmotic adjustment, metabolic processes, and phytohormones. Further research on silicon transporters and regulatory genes is needed for better understanding and application in different stress conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xue Qiu, Guanghua Sun, Fen Liu, Weiming Hu
Summary: Phytochromes, as receptors for red and far-red light, not only regulate plant growth and development but also mediate resistance to various stresses. Recent studies have shown that phytochrome signaling pathways play a crucial role in enabling plants to cope with abiotic and biotic stresses. This paper reviews the mechanisms of action of phytochromes in plant resistance to adversity and discusses the importance of modulating genes involved in phytochrome signaling pathways for coordinating plant growth, development, and stress responses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Biochemical Research Methods
Klara Kosova, Ilja Tom Prasil, Miroslav Klima, Zdenek Nesvadba, Pavel Vitamvas, Jaroslava Ovesna
Summary: Wheat and barley, as part of the Triticeae group, show a wide range of genotypes and phenotypic plasticity. The publication and annotation of reference genome sequences for spring barley Morex and Chinese Spring wheat have allowed for precise identification and annotation of proteins. Proteomic studies in wheat and barley focus on their responses to environmental stresses, with a particular emphasis on differentially abundant proteins between genotypes.
JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jing Yuan, Xi Wang, Shengtao Qu, Tian Shen, Mingjun Li, Lingcheng Zhu
Summary: This review summarizes the functions of miR156 or miR156-SPL module in plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, highlighting the important role of miRNAs in plant stress tolerance.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Pasqualina Colasuonno, Ilaria Marcotuli, Agata Gadaleta, Jose Miguel Soriano
Summary: Durum wheat breeding programs focus on improving its main agronomic traits, which involve complex characteristics with quantitative inheritance. The use of genetic maps, molecular markers, phenotyping data, and next-generation sequencing technologies has enabled the development of high-density genetic maps for localizing candidate loci within a complex genome. Research on identified QTL, fine mapping, and cloning of genes related to key traits, as well as the impact of molecular markers and sequence data on genetic maps and QTL characterization, are summarized for accelerating durum wheat breeding programs.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ahmet Cat, Mehmet Tekin, Kadir Akan, Taner Akar, Mursel Catal
Summary: This study identified 38 Pst races from 140 isolates collected from different regions of Turkey, including 25 races that were not previously reported. The results showed that some Pst races had high frequencies of virulence to resistant genes against stripe rust, providing insights into pathogen migration and potential for developing resistant wheat cultivars.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Nicholas Garst, Vikas Belamkar, Amanda Easterly, Mary J. J. Guttieri, Hannah Stoll, Amir M. H. Ibrahim, P. Stephen Baenziger
Summary: Hybrid wheat has the potential to yield more than conventional inbred cultivars, but the production cost of hybrid seed needs to be minimized for commercial success. This research identified anther extrusion, pollen 50 date, plant height, and pollination duration as the most important traits for hybrid seed production. These traits varied among genotypes and showed significant differences among years, but consistent performance patterns were observed.
Article
Agronomy
P. S. Baenziger, K. A. Frels, J. Boehm, V. Belamkar, D. J. Rose, L. Xu, S. M. Finnie, S. N. Wegulo, T. Regassa, A. C. Easterly, C. F. Creech, D. K. Santra, R. N. Klein, Y. Jin, J. Kolmer, M. -S. Chen, R. L. Bowden, M. J. Guttieri, G. Bai, I. El-Basyoni Salah, S. D. Masterson, J. Poland
Summary: A new hard white winter wheat variety, NW13493, was developed for the Great Plains region. It has white kernels, good agronomic performance, disease resistance, and suitable quality for making bread. NW13493 was licensed to Bay State Milling Company and released in February 2021. It shows excellent winter survival, agronomic performance, disease resistance, and end-use quality for bread making.
JOURNAL OF PLANT REGISTRATIONS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
P. S. Baenziger, S. D. Masterson, J. D. Boehm, V Belamkar, M. D. Barnett, D. J. Rose, L. Xu, S. N. Wegulo, T. Regassa, A. C. Easterly, C. F. Creech, D. K. Santra, G. R. Kruger, G. W. Hergert, R. N. Klein, Y. Jin, J. Kolmer, M. -S Chen, G. L. Hein, R. L. Bowden, M. J. Guttieri, G. Bai, I. El-Basyoni Salah, J. Poland
Summary: LCS Valiant is a wheat cultivar developed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and USDA-ARS, known for its early maturity, strong adaptability, disease resistance, and good quality for making bread.
JOURNAL OF PLANT REGISTRATIONS
(2023)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Salah-Eddine Laasli, Fouad Mokrini, Abdelfattah A. A. Dababat, Ebubekir Yuksel, Mustafa Imren, Said Amiri, Rachid Lahlali
Summary: The olive tree is an important crop in North Africa, but plant-parasitic nematodes cause economic and yield losses in olive nurseries. There is limited research on the impact of these nematodes on olive orchards and nurseries. This review provides an update on the current status of these nematodes in North African countries, highlighting their diversity and damage to olive trees, their role as bioindicators, and current management strategies.
JOURNAL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PROTECTION
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Arife Gumus Askar, Ebubekir Yuksel, Refik Bozbuga, Atilla Ocal, Halil Kutuk, Dilek Dincer, Ramazan Canhilal, Abdelfattah A. A. Dababat, Mustafa Imren
Summary: Wireworms are common insect pests that pose a threat to potato production. Traditional chemical insecticides often fail to effectively control wireworms due to limited available options and the habits of the larvae. In recent years, the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) has emerged as an eco-friendly approach to control soil-dwelling pests such as wireworms. In this study, the susceptibility of two common wireworm species in Turkish potato cultivation, Agriotes sputator and A. rufipalpis, to native EPN strains was evaluated. The results suggest that EPNs have great potential in controlling wireworm larvae, with certain strains causing significant mortality.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Buket Cetiner, Vladimir P. Shamanin, Zeynep H. Tekin-Cakmak, Inna V. Pototskaya, Filiz Koksel, Sergey S. Shepelev, Amanzhol N. Aydarov, Bayram Ozdemir, Alexey I. Morgounov, Hamit Koksel
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the potential of intermediate wheatgrass as a novel ingredient in breadmaking. The results showed that the addition of intermediate wheatgrass significantly affected the gluten content and quality, as well as the characteristics of the bread. The bread volume was highest and firmness was lowest with 15% substitution of intermediate wheatgrass.
Article
Plant Sciences
Akerke Amalova, Kanat Yermekbayev, Simon Griffiths, Mark Owen Winfield, Alexey Morgounov, Saule Abugalieva, Yerlan Turuspekov
Summary: In this study, 115 modern winter wheat cultivars from Central Asian countries were analyzed and compared with germplasms from other regions. The results showed that samples from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan grouped with samples from Russia, while samples from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan grouped with samples from Afghanistan. The genetic diversity index of Central Asian wheat was comparable to that of other regions studied. The SNP markers identified in Central Asian wheat can be used in breeding projects to enhance plant adaptation and stress resistance.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shamseldeen Eltaher, Mostafa Hashem, Asmaa A. M. Ahmed, P. Stephen Baenziger, Andreas Boerner, Ahmed Sallam
Summary: With the advances in DNA markers, KASP markers have the potential to accelerate breeding programs and improve drought tolerance. In this study, two previously reported KASP markers, TaDreb-B1 and 1-FEH w3, were investigated for marker-assisted selection of drought tolerance. The results showed that TaDreb-B1 marker provided better consistency in improving drought tolerance than 1-FEH w3.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ebubekir Yuksel, Mustafa Imren, Goksel Ozer, Refik Bozbuga, Abdelfattah A. A. Dababat, Ramazan Canhilal
Summary: This study conducted a field survey in the central Anatolia region of Turkiye to reveal the occurrence, distribution, and diversity of root lesion nematodes (RLNs) in apple orchards. Through morphological, morphometric, and molecular studies, five species of RLNs were identified. The results confirmed that RLNs were the most threatening plant parasitic nematodes in the surveyed apple orchards.
JOURNAL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PROTECTION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
R. Bozbuga, S. Yildiz, E. Yuksel, G. Ozer, A. A. Dababat, M. Imren
Summary: Citrus plants are susceptible to various nematode species, with the citrus root nematode causing significant damage worldwide. This study assessed nematode species and density, host preference, and molecular and morphological characteristics. The lowest nematode density was found in C. reticulata in Mersin, while the highest density was in C. sinensis in Hatay. The research revealed that citrus nematode populations fluctuate according to specific citrus species and are influenced by environmental and ecological factors.
Article
Plant Sciences
Btissam Zoubi, Fouad Mokrini, Mohammed Amer, Ghoulam Cherki, Meriem Rafya, Abderrazak Benkebboura, Oumaima Akachoud, Salah-Eddine Laasli, Abdelilah Iraqi Housseini, Abdelfattah A. A. Dababat, Rachid Lahlali, Ahmed Qaddoury
Summary: The essential oils (EOs) of seven aromatic and medicinal plants (AMP) showed high toxicity against Tylenchulus semipenetrans, with rosemary and thyme being the most effective. These EOs could serve as organic nematicidal products against T. semipenetrans.
ARCHIVES OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY AND PLANT PROTECTION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Deniz Dagli, Nagihan Duman, Ebubekir Yuksel, Senol Yildiz, Goeksel Ozer, Abdelfattah Dababat, Mustafa Imren
Summary: This study characterized and identified twenty-four Heterodera populations collected from wheat production fields in Turkey using morphological and molecular techniques. The nematode populations were identified as Heterodera avenae, H. filipjevi, and H. latipons through morphometric analysis and confirmed by molecular methods. The ITS sequencing analysis and phylogenetic analysis further supported the species identification. Diagnostic tests based on species-specific markers and ITS-RFLP patterns were developed for detecting and distinguishing Heterodera species.
TROPICAL PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Food Science & Technology
P. Stephen Baenziger, Katherine Frels, Steve Greenspan, Julie Jones, Alison Lovegrove, Devin Rose, Peter Shewry, Rod Wallace
Article
Plant Sciences
Olgac Dogu Yilmaz, Aziz Karakaya, Gul Erginbas-Orakci, Sinan Aydogan, Karim Ammar, Abdelfattah A. Dababat
Summary: Fusarium pseudograminearum is a common pathogen that causes crown rot in wheat plants, resulting in yield losses. Controlling the disease by identifying resistant durum wheat genotypes is the best approach due to limited control options. In this study, out of 199 genotypes tested, two showed resistance to F. pseudograminearum at both seedling and adult plant stages, indicating promise for breeding programmes.
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES-CHARACTERIZATION AND UTILIZATION
(2023)