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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eigo Taniguchi, Kosuke Satoh, Megumi Ohkubo, Sachiyo Ue, Hiroaki Matsuhira, Yosuke Kuroda, Tomohiko Kubo, Kazuyoshi Kitazaki
Summary: Heteroplasmy, the coexistence of multiple mtDNA sequences, is well documented in plants. However, the methods and pitfalls in heteroplasmy detection have not been fully investigated. Using NGS technology, this study sequenced sugar beet lines and found more than 1000 polymorphic sites. The presence of numt in sugar beets complicates the detection of heteroplasmy.
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Environmental Sciences
Fahad Alotaibi, Atif A. Bamagoos, Fekry M. Ismaeil, Wenying Zhang, Salah Fatouh Abou-Elwafa
Summary: The study found that the application of treated filter cake in saline soils significantly improved sugar beet biofortification and reduced sugar losses during beet sugar processing. Treated filter cake decreased K%, Na%, and alpha-amino-N content in the soil, while enhancing sucrose content and quality index in beet roots, leading to an increase in recoverable sugar yield. Linear regression analysis showed that reducing soil Na+ content and increasing Ca2+ content increased the quality index and sugar loss yield. Treated filter cake shows promise as an amendment for saline soil remediation to improve sugar beet biofortification and reduce sugar losses.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Katharina Sielemann, Boas Pucker, Elena Orsini, Abdelnaser Elashry, Lukas Schulte, Prisca Viehoever, Andreas E. Mueller, Axel Schechert, Bernd Weisshaar, Daniela Holtgraewe
Summary: In this study, we identified the causal genes providing tolerance against BCN infection in sugar beet by combining experimental and bioinformatic approaches. Our findings contribute to the understanding of plant-nematode interactions and can be used to develop new management strategies against BCN.
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Agronomy
Mikel Arrieta, Glenda Willems, Jerome DePessemier, Isabelle Colas, Alexandra Burkholz, Aude Darracq, Sigrid Vanstraelen, Pieter Pacolet, Camille Barre, Paul Kempeneers, Robbie Waugh, Steve Barnes, Luke Ramsay
Summary: Heat stress treatment on sugar beet F(1) plants resulted in a significant increase in recombination frequency, particularly in pericentromeric regions. The changes were mainly induced by alterations in female meiosis, indicating reduced heterochiasmy under heat stress in sugar beet. Despite a decrease in fertility, heat stress shows potential for promoting recombination in sugar beet breeding programs.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Luc Blassel, Paul Medvedev, Rayan Chikhi
Summary: This paper explores techniques for reducing homopolymer errors in sequencing data and introduces a more general transformation method called mapping-friendly sequence reductions. Experimental results demonstrate that mapping-friendly sequence reductions can improve alignment accuracy, outperforming homopolymer compression.
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Genetics & Heredity
J. Mitchell McGrath, Andrew Funk, Paul Galewski, Shujun Ou, Belinda Townsend, Karen Davenport, Hajnalka Daligault, Shannon Johnson, Joyce Lee, Alex Hastie, Aude Darracq, Glenda Willems, Steve Barnes, Ivan Liachko, Shawn Sullivan, Sergey Koren, Adam Phillippy, Jie Wang, Tiffany Liu, Jane Pulman, Kevin Childs, Shengqiang Shu, Anastasia Yocum, Damian Fermin, Effie Mutasa-Gottgens, Piergiorgio Stevanato, Kazunori Taguchi, Rachel Naegele, Kevin M. Dorn
Summary: A contiguous assembly of the 'EL10' sugar beet genome was constructed using PacBio long-read sequencing, BioNano optical mapping, Hi-C scaffolding, and Illumina short-read error correction. The EL10.1 assembly is highly congruent with the published sugar beet reference genome, with 96.2% of the genome contained in nine chromosome-sized pseudomolecules.
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Plant Sciences
Xiaodong Li, Wenjin He, Jingping Fang, Yahui Liang, Huizhong Zhang, Duo Chen, Xingrong Wu, Ziqiang Zhang, Liang Wang, Pingan Han, Bizhou Zhang, Ting Xue, Wenzhe Zheng, Jiangfeng He, Chen Bai
Summary: Chinese scientists have successfully bred a pure line of sugar beet called IMA1 and conducted a high-quality genome assembly to improve the completeness and continuity of the sugar beet genome. Genomic association analysis identified genes associated with disease resistance, sugar yield, and pollen fertility. These findings provide valuable information for studying functional genes affecting sugar beet agronomic traits.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Maha Aljabri, Saif Alharbi, Rahmah N. Al-Qthanin, Fekry M. Ismaeil, Jiana Chen, Salah Fatouh Abou-Elwafa
Summary: Under saline soil conditions, applying treated beet sugar filter cake and molasses can enhance the root length, diameter, and leaf area of sugar beet, increase sugar content and root yield, leading to the highest recoverable sugar yield. Increasing the availability of Ca2+ or K content in the soil by applying soil amendments and molasses improves root yield, quality index, and recoverable sugar yield of sugar beet.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agronomy
Sailesh Sigdel, Amitava Chatterjee, Marisol Berti, Abbey Wick, Caley Gasch
Summary: The study indicates that interseeding cover crops in sugar beet production systems can protect the soil from erosion without negatively impacting sugar beet yield or quality. Cover crop biomass accumulation varied depending on rainfall distribution, with early interseeding producing more biomass than late interseeding. Different cover crop species and planting times affected the growth and cover provided by the cover crops.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Radoslaw Auriga, Piotr Borysiuk, Maciej Latos, Alicja Auriga, Lukasz Kwasny, Joanna Walkiewicz
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the usability of sugar beet pulp (SBP) as a substitute for wood material in particleboard production. Two variants of different board densities, 650 kg/m(3) and 550 kg/m(3), with varying percentages of SBP (0%, 25%, and 50%), were evaluated. The study measured features such as modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), thickness swelling (TS), and water absorption (WA). The results showed that boards with up to 25% SBP met the standards for general-purpose dry condition boards, but higher SBP content deteriorated some board properties.
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Genetics & Heredity
Varucha Misra, A. K. Mall, Himanshu Pandey, Santeshwari Srivastava, Avinash Sharma
Summary: The paper discusses the potential of using CRISPR/Cas 9 technology to enhance sugar beet's adaptability to challenging environments, including responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Xingfan Li, Jiyu Du, Baiquan Song, Xi Zhang, Muhammad Riaz
Summary: This study simulated the effects of Fomesafen drift deposition on sugar beet and found that a high dose of Fomesafen inhibited sugar beet growth and damaged the photosynthetic system, increasing malondialdehyde content and affecting the activity of peroxidase in leaves.
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Chemistry, Applied
Samuel J. Stubley, Olivier J. Cayre, Brent S. Murray, Isabel Celigueta Torres
Summary: Particle stabilized oil-in-water emulsions were fabricated using sugar beet pectin microgel particles with different crosslinking densities. The microgel particles showed improved physical stability compared to native sugar beet pectin, reducing droplet coarsening and creaming. The higher viscoelasticity of the microgel-stabilized emulsions was attributed to weak flocculation of droplets or the influence of the microgel on the aqueous phase.
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sonja Simic, Jovana Petrovic, Dusan Rakic, Biljana Pajin, Ivana Loncarevic, Antun Jozinovic, Aleksandar Fistes, Sanja Nikolic, Marijana Blazic, Borislav Milicevic
Summary: Adding extruded sugar beet pulp (SBPEs) to cookies can significantly increase the dietary fiber and mineral content, although it may increase cookie hardness. Adjusting the particle size of the extrudates also impacts the sensory characteristics of the cookies.
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Agronomy
Jiyu Du, Baiquan Song, Qiue Jia, Shangxuan Liu, Xingfan Li, Huajun Liu, Wengong Huang
Summary: Long-term cultivation of sugar beet affects both the yield of sugar beet and the composition of rhizosphere soil bacteria. This study analyzed sugar beet growth and rhizosphere soil bacterial diversity in both long-term cultivation fields and initial planting fields. The results showed that sugar beet leaf disease was significantly aggravated and yield was reduced in long-term cultivation fields compared to initial planting fields. The content of available phosphorus in rhizosphere soil and the diversity of the bacterial community were also significantly decreased. Different bacterial species were found in the two types of fields, and certain metabolic functions related to nutrient cycling were decreased. The diversity of rhizosphere soil bacteria was negatively correlated with leaf disease and positively correlated with sugar yield.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Katharina Sielemann, Boas Pucker, Nicola Schmidt, Prisca Viehoever, Bernd Weisshaar, Tony Heitkam, Daniela Holtgraewe
Summary: This study sequenced and assembled the plastome sequences of several species in the Beta and Patellifolia genera, and used this data to determine the phylogeny of wild beets. The results showed that the Beta genus can be divided into two sections, and there are clear differences between species in the Patellifolia genus.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hanna Marie Schilbert, Maximilian Schoene, Thomas Baier, Mareike Busche, Prisca Viehoever, Bernd Weisshaar, Daniela Holtgraewe
Summary: It was found that there are two homologous genes in the flavonol synthase gene family of B. napus, which have dual enzyme activity and play important roles in the accumulation of flavonols in seeds.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Giuseppe Andolfo, Juliane C. Dohm, Heinz Himmelbauer
Summary: The activation of plant immunity relies on R-gene receptors, but traditional methods of identifying these genes may be imprecise. A new method called HRP has been developed to better identify and annotate NB-LRR genes in plant genomes, showing increased efficiency and accuracy in comparison to previous approaches. This high-performance method has the potential to lead to the discovery of novel R-genes and the development of improved plant cultivars.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Felix L. Wascher, Nancy Stralis-Pavese, J. Mitchell McGrath, Britta Schulz, Heinz Himmelbauer, Juliane C. Dohm
Summary: The phylogeny of wild and cultivated beets is clarified using genomic analysis and it is found that Greece is the domestication site of sugar beet. This study provides comprehensive insights into the evolutionary relationships of beets.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Hanna Marie Schilbert, Boas Pucker, David Ries, Prisca Viehoever, Zeljko Micic, Felix Dreyer, Katrin Beckmann, Benjamin Wittkop, Bernd Weisshaar, Daniela Holtgraewe
Summary: In this study, mapping by sequencing (MBS) was used to identify genomic intervals associated with seed glucosinolate (GSL) content and seed protein/oil content (SPC/SOC) in rapeseed. The results revealed several new and known genomic intervals and identified potential causal genes and sequence variants. This research provides valuable insights into the genetic architecture and potential mechanisms underlying seed quality traits in rapeseed and can contribute to future breeding approaches.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Amandine Velt, Bianca Frommer, Sophie Blanc, Daniela Holtgraewe, Eric Duchene, Vincent Dumas, Jerome Grimplet, Philippe Hugueney, Catherine Kim, Marie Lahaye, Jose Tomas Matus, David Navarro-Paya, Luis Orduna, Marcela K. Tello-Ruiz, Nicola Vitulo, Doreen Ware, Camille Rustenholz
Summary: An improved version of the PN40024 genome reference, PN40024.v4, was generated using long-read sequencing and improved annotation workflows. This version successfully discriminated haplotype sequences and provided a high-quality gene annotation. The study also revealed the origin of PN40024 and helped maintain it as a gold-standard reference in grapevine research.
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bianca Frommer, Sophia Muellner, Daniela Holtgraewe, Prisca Viehoever, Bruno Huettel, Reinhard Toepfer, Bernd Weisshaar, Eva Zyprian
Summary: This study focused on the downy mildew disease caused by Plasmopara viticola and its resistance gene Rpv12. The genome sequence of a diploid Rpv12-carrier Vitis variety was analyzed, revealing two clusters of resistance-related genes within the Rpv12 locus. These findings provide a valuable genetic resource for breeding grapevines resistant to P. viticola.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaoya Shi, Shuo Cao, Xu Wang, Siyang Huang, Yue Wang, Zhongjie Liu, Wenwen Liu, Xiangpeng Leng, Yanling Peng, Nan Wang, Yiwen Wang, Zhiyao Ma, Xiaodong Xu, Fan Zhang, Hui Xue, Haixia Zhong, Yi Wang, Kekun Zhang, Amandine Velt, Komlan Avia, Daniela Holtgraewe, Jerome Grimplet, Jose Tomas Matus, Doreen Ware, Xinyu Wu, Haibo Wang, Chonghuai Liu, Yuling Fang, Camille Rustenholz, Zongming Cheng, Hua Xiao, Yongfeng Zhou
Summary: Using PacBio HiFi long reads, we have generated a telomere-to-telomere (T2T) gap-free reference genome for the grape cultivar PN40024, which is 69 Mb longer and contains 9018 more annotated genes compared to previous versions. This fully annotated reference genome provides a valuable resource for grapevine genetic studies and breeding programs.
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biology
Mareike Busche, Boas Pucker, Bernd Weisshaar, Ralf Stracke
Summary: Bananas are popular fruits that provide food security and employment in developing countries. Increasing the anthocyanin content in bananas could improve their health-promoting properties. However, little is known about the transcriptional activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in bananas.
BMC RESEARCH NOTES
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Hanna Marie Schilbert, Karin Holzenkamp, Prisca Viehoever, Daniela Holtgraewe, Christian Moellers
Summary: A homoeologous non-reciprocal translocation was discovered in the major QTL for seed lignin content in the low lignin line SGDH14, with the lignin biosynthetic gene PAL4 being deleted. The study highlights the importance of reducing seed lignin content.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Katharina Sielemann, Boas Pucker, Elena Orsini, Abdelnaser Elashry, Lukas Schulte, Prisca Viehoever, Andreas E. Mueller, Axel Schechert, Bernd Weisshaar, Daniela Holtgraewe
Summary: In this study, we identified the causal genes providing tolerance against BCN infection in sugar beet by combining experimental and bioinformatic approaches. Our findings contribute to the understanding of plant-nematode interactions and can be used to develop new management strategies against BCN.
