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Green-fabricated silver nanoparticles from Quercus incana leaf extract to control the early blight of tomatoes caused by Alternaria solani BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Javaria Khatoon, Ansar Mehmood, Abd ur Rehman Khalid, Muhammad Abdul Rauf Khan, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Urooj Bashir, Muhammad Raffi, Jarosław Proćków
Early blight (EB) of Tomatoes, caused by Alternaria solani, is a serious fungal disease that adversely affects tomato production. Infection is characterized by dark lesions on leaves, stems, and fruits. Several agrochemicals can be used to control infection, these chemicals may disrupt environmental equilibrium. An alternative technology is needed to address this significant fungal threat. This study
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Genetic potential and inheritance pattern of agronomic traits in faba bean under free and infested Orobanche soil conditions BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Alaa A. Soliman, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Manar I. Mousa, Elsayed Mansour, Yuhua He, Haitian Yu
Orobanche is an obligate parasite on faba bean in the Mediterranean region, causes considerable yield losses. Breeding tolerant faba bean genotypes to Orobanche is pivotal to sustain production and ensuring global food security, particularly considering the challenges posed by population growth. In the present study, seven faba bean lines and four testers were used in a line×tester mating design during
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Ecotoxicological assessment of cigarette butts on morphology and photosynthetic potential of Azolla pinnata BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Garishma Shah, Upma Bhatt, Hanwant Singh, Deepak Kumar, Jyotshana Sharma, Reto J Strasser, Vineet Soni
Cigarette butts (CBs) have become the most ubiquitous form of anthropogenic litter globally. CBs contain various hazardous chemicals that persist in the environment for longer period. These substances are susceptible to leaching into the environment through waterways. The recent study was aimed to evaluate the effects of disposed CBs on the growth and development of Azolla pinnata, an aquatic plant
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High-nitrogen fertilizer alleviated adverse effects of drought stress on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of Hosta ‘Guacamole’ BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Jiao Zhu, Youming Cai, Xin Li, Liuyan Yang, Yongchun Zhang
Several plants are facing drought stress due to climate change in recent years. In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of varying watering frequency on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of Hosta ‘Guacamole’. Moreover, we investigated the effect of high-nitrogen and -potassium fertilizers on alleviating the impacts of drought stress on the morphology, photosynthetic characteristics
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TIP aquaporins in Cyperus esculentus: genome-wide identification, expression profiles, subcellular localizations, and interaction patterns BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Zhi Zou, Yujiao Zheng, Lili Chang, Liangping Zou, Li Zhang, Yi Min, Yongguo Zhao
Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), which typically mediate water transport across vacuolar membranes, play an essential role in plant growth, development, and stress responses. However, their characterization in tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.), an oil-bearing tuber plant of the Cyperaceae family, is still in the infancy. In this study, a first genome-wide characterization of the TIP subfamily was
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QTL mapping for the flag leaf-related traits using RILs derived from Trititrigia germplasm line SN304 and wheat cultivar Yannong15 in multiple environments BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Xia Zhang, Piyi Xing, Caicai Lin, Honggang Wang, Yinguang Bao, Xingfeng Li
Developing and enriching genetic resources plays important role in the crop improvement. The flag leaf affects plant architecture and contributes to the grain yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The genetic improvement of flag leaf traits faces problems such as a limited genetic basis. Among the various genetic resources of wheat, Thinopyrum intermedium has been utilized as a valuable resource in
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Genome-wide identification and stress response analysis of BcaCPK gene family in amphidiploid Brassica carinata BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Dan Zuo, Shaolin Lei, Fang Qian, Lei Gu, Hongcheng Wang, Xuye Du, Tuo Zeng, Bin Zhu
Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) are crucial for recognizing and transmitting Ca2+ signals in plant cells, playing a vital role in growth, development, and stress response. This study aimed to identify and detect the potential roles of the CPK gene family in the amphidiploid Brassica carinata (BBCC, 2n = 34) using bioinformatics methods. Based on the published genomic information of B. carinata
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The sequential microbial breakdown of pectin is the principal incident during water retting of jute (Corchorus spp.) bast fibres BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Subhojit Datta, Lipi Chattopadhyay, Shrestha Barai, Kunal Mandal, Gouranga Kar, Bijan Majumdar
The extraction of bast fibres such as jute from plant stems involves the removal of pectin, hemicellulose, and other noncellulosic materials through a complex microbial community. A consortium of pectinolytic bacterial strains has been developed and commercialized to reduce the retting time and enhance fibre quality. However, there are currently no studies on jute that describe the structural changes
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A novel O-methyltransferase Cp4MP-OMT catalyses the final step in the biosynthesis of the volatile 1,4-dimethoxybenzene in pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) flowers BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Marion Christine Hoepflinger, Monica Barman, Stefan Dötterl, Raimund Tenhaken
Floral scents play a crucial role in attracting insect pollinators. Among the compounds attractive to pollinators is 1,4-dimethoxybenzene (1,4-DMB). It is a significant contributor to the scent profile of plants from various genera, including economically important Cucurbita species. Despite its importance, the biosynthetic pathway for the formation of 1,4-DMB was not elucidated so far. In this study
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Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes of Pulsatilla species reveals evolutionary and taxonomic status of newly discovered endangered species Pulsatilla saxatilis BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Hefei Xue, Yanping Xing, Che Bian, Wenjuan Hou, Wenxiao Men, Han Zheng, Yanyun Yang, Xixiang Ying, Tingguo Kang, Liang Xu
Pulsatilla saxatilis, a new species of the genus Pulsatilla has been discovered. The morphological information of this species has been well described, but its chloroplast genome characteristics and comparison with species of the same genus remain to be reported. Our results showed that the total length of chloroplast (cp.) genome of P. saxatilis is 162,659 bp, with a GC content of 37.5%. The cp. genome
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Characterization of a wheat stable QTL for spike length and its genetic effects on yield-related traits BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Hongke Ding, Chenyang Wang, Yibiao Cai, Kai Yu, Haibo Zhao, Faxiang Wang, Xinyao Shi, Jiajia Cheng, Han Sun, Yongzhen Wu, Ran Qin, Cheng Liu, Chunhua Zhao, Xiaohui Sun, Fa Cui
Spike length (SL) is one of the most important agronomic traits affecting yield potential and stability in wheat. In this study, a major stable quantitative trait locus (QTL) for SL, i.e., qSl-2B, was detected in multiple environments in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) mapping population, KJ-RILs, derived from a cross between Kenong 9204 (KN9204) and Jing 411 (J411). The qSl-2B QTL was mapped to the
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Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with leaf rust resistance in rye by precision mapping BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Matuszkiewicz Mateusz, Grądzielewska Agnieszka, Święcicka Magdalena, Ozturk Alperen, Mokrzycka Monika, Igbari Aramide Dolapo, Song Jie, Kilian Andrzej, Rakoczy-Trojanowska Monika
Leaf rust (LR) is among the most destructive fungal diseases of rye (Secale cereale L.). Despite intensive research using various analytical and methodological approaches, such as quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, candidate gene expression analysis, and transcriptome sequencing, the genetic basis of the rye immune response to LR remains unclear. A genome-wide association study was employed to
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Promoter variations of ClERF1 gene determines flesh firmness in watermelon BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Yimei Zhou, Qinghui Shen, Lingmin Cai, Haoshun Zhao, Kejia Zhang, Yuyuan Ma, Yongming Bo, Xiaolong Lyu, Jinghua Yang, Zhongyuan Hu, Mingfang Zhang
Flesh firmness is a critical factor that influences fruit storability, shelf-life and consumer’s preference as well. However, less is known about the key genetic factors that are associated with flesh firmness in fresh fruits like watermelon. In this study, through bulk segregant analysis (BSA-seq), we identified a quantitative trait locus (QTL) that influenced variations in flesh firmness among recombinant
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the potential lncRNA-mRNA modules involved in genetic male sterility and fertility of Chinese cabbage (brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Xiaochun Wei, Xiaoqing Wang, Yanyan Zhao, Weiwei Chen, Ujjal Kumar Nath, Shuangjuan Yang, Henan Su, Zhiyong Wang, Wenjing Zhang, Baoming Tian, Fang Wei, Yuxiang Yuan, Xiaowei Zhang
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a crucial role in regulating gene expression vital for the growth and development of plants. Despite this, the role of lncRNAs in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) pollen development and male fertility remains poorly understood. In this study, we characterized a recessive genic male sterile mutant (366–2 S), where the delayed degradation of tapetum
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Foliar-applied silicate potassium modulates growth, phytochemical, and physiological traits in Cichorium intybus L. under salinity stress BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Hamid Mohammadi, Soraya Abdollahi-Bastam, Ahmad Aghaee, Mansour Ghorbanpour
One of the major problems endangering plant growth and productivity worldwide is salt stress. This study aimed to assess the effects of potassium silicate (K2O3Si) on the physical, biochemical, and morphological characteristics of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) under various levels of salinity stress. The plants were treated with K2O3Si at concentrations of 0, 1, 2, and 3 mM and cultivated under different
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Impact of cobalt and proline foliar application for alleviation of salinity stress in radish BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Hira Inayat, Hassan Mehmood, Subhan Danish, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Rahul Datta
Salinity stress ranks among the most prevalent stress globally, contributing to soil deterioration. Its negative impacts on crop productivity stem from mechanisms such as osmotic stress, ion toxicity, and oxidative stress, all of which impede plant growth and yield. The effect of cobalt with proline on mitigating salinity impact in radish plants is still unclear. That’s why the current study was conducted
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Fine mapping of TFL, a major gene regulating fruit length in snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L) BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Qingwei Jiang, Peng Wang, Yuanchao Xu, Bingying Zou, Shishi Huang, Yuancai Wu, Yongqiang Li, Chuan Zhong, Wenjin Yu
Fruit length is a crucial agronomic trait of snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L); however, genes associated with fruit length have not been characterised. In this study, F2 snake gourd populations were generated by crossing the inbred lines, S1 and S2 (fruit lengths: 110 and 20 cm, respectively). Subsequently, bulk segregant analysis, sequencing, and fine-mapping were performed on the F2 population
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OsCIPK2 mediated rice root microorganisms and metabolites to improve plant nitrogen uptake BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Mengying Chen, Shizhong Feng, He Lv, Zewen Wang, Yuhang Zeng, Caihong Shao, Wenxiong Lin, Zhixing Zhang
Crop roots are colonized by large numbers of microorganisms, collectively known as the root-microbiome, which modulate plant growth, development and contribute to elemental nutrient uptake. In conditions of nitrogen limitation, the over-expressed Calcineurin B-like interacting protein kinase 2 (OsCIPK2) gene with root-specific promoter (RC) has been shown to enhance growth and nitrogen uptake in rice
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Integrated analysis of metabolome, transcriptome, and bioclimatic factors of Acer truncatum seeds reveals key candidate genes related to unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, and potentially optimal production area BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Yang Li, Fan Kong, Shangwei Wu, Wenjin Song, Yang Shao, Min Kang, Tiantian Chen, Liping Peng, Qingyan Shu
Lipids found in plant seeds are essential for controlling seed dormancy, dispersal, and defenses against biotic and abiotic stress. Additionally, these lipids provide nutrition and energy and are therefore important to the human diet as edible oils. Acer truncatum, which belongs to the Aceaceae family, is widely cultivated around the world for its ornamental value. Further because its seed oil is rich
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From buds to shoots: insights into grapevine development from the Witch’s Broom bud sport BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Eleanore J. Ritter, Peter Cousins, Michelle Quigley, Aidan Kile, Sunil K. Kenchanmane Raju, Daniel H. Chitwood, Chad Niederhuth
Bud sports occur spontaneously in plants when new growth exhibits a distinct phenotype from the rest of the parent plant. The Witch’s Broom bud sport occurs occasionally in various grapevine (Vitis vinifera) varieties and displays a suite of developmental defects, including dwarf features and reduced fertility. While it is highly detrimental for grapevine growers, it also serves as a useful tool for
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Environmental effects and their impact on yield in adjacent experimental plots of high-stem and short-stem wheat varieties BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Xiujuan Ren, Xinhua Li, Xingqi Ou, Zijuan Wang
In regional wheat trials, when short-stem wheat varieties and high-stem wheat varieties are planted adjacent to each other in small plots, changes in their marginal plot environment can lead to bias in yield evaluation. Currently, there is no relevant research revealing the degree of their mutual influence. In a regional wheat experiment, when high-stem wheat varieties and short-stem wheat varieties
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The responses of pepper plants to nitrogen form and dissolved oxygen concentration of nutrient solution in hydroponics BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Hamid Reza Roosta
The presence of oxygen in the growth medium is absolutely essential for root development and the overall metabolic processes of plants. When plants do not have an adequate oxygen supply for respiration, they can experience a condition known as hypoxia. In order to investigate the impact of different nitrogen forms and varying oxygen levels in nutrient solutions on the growth, photosynthesis, and chlorophyll
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Optimizing nutrient solution for vegetative growth of Dendrobium Tubtim Siam and Phalaenopsis Taisuco Swan through plant tissue nutrient balance estimation BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Milton G. Costa, Cibele Mantovani, Renato de Mello Prado
Orchids are grown without soil in many regions of the world, but there is a lack of studies to define the balanced and adequate nutrient solution for their cultivation, mainly in the vegetative growth phase. Therefore, this paper aims to evaluate the optimal concentration of the nutrient solution based on the proposal by Hoagland and Arnon (1950) in the vegetative growth phase capable of increasing
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Genomic insights into local adaptation and vulnerability of Quercus longinux to climate change BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Pei-Wei Sun, Jui-Tse Chang, Min-Xin Luo, Pei-Chun Liao
Climate change is expected to alter the factors that drive changes in adaptive variation. This is especially true for species with long life spans and limited dispersal capabilities. Rapid climate changes may disrupt the migration of beneficial genetic variations, making it challenging for them to keep up with changing environments. Understanding adaptive genetic variations in tree species is crucial
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Different profiles of soil phosphorous compounds depending on tree species and availability of soil phosphorus in a tropical rainforest in French Guiana BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Albert Gargallo-Garriga, Jordi Sardans, Joan Llusià, Guille Peguero, Marta Ayala-Roque, Elodie A. Courtois, Clément Stahl, Otmar Urban, Karel Klem, Pau Nolis, Miriam Pérez-Trujillo, Teodor Parella, Andreas Richter, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas
The availability of soil phosphorus (P) often limits the productivities of wet tropical lowland forests. Little is known, however, about the metabolomic profile of different chemical P compounds with potentially different uses and about the cycling of P and their variability across space under different tree species in highly diverse tropical rainforests. We hypothesised that the different strategies
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Plastid phylogenomics and fossil evidence provide new insights into the evolutionary complexity of the ‘woody clade’ in Saxifragales BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Linbo Jia, Shuying Wang, Jinjin Hu, Ke Miao, Yongjiang Huang, Yunheng Ji
The “woody clade” in Saxifragales (WCS), encompassing four woody families (Altingiaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, and Hamamelidaceae), is a phylogenetically recalcitrant node in the angiosperm tree of life, as the interfamilial relationships of the WCS remain contentious. Based on a comprehensive sampling of WCS genera, this study aims to recover a robust maternal backbone phylogeny of
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Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses provide insights into regulation mechanisms during bulbous stem development in the Chinese medicinal herb plant, Stephania kwangsiensis BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Hao Huang, Ying Wei, Shaojun Huang, Shijian Lu, Huasheng Su, Liuhui Ma, Weiping Huang
Stephania kwangsiensis Lo (Menispermaceae) is a well-known Chinese herbal medicine, and its bulbous stems are used medicinally. The storage stem of S. kwangsiensis originated from the hypocotyls. To date, there are no reports on the growth and development of S. kwangsiensis storage stems. The bulbous stem of S. kwangsiensis, the starch diameter was larger at the stable expanding stage (S3T) than at
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Exploring the synergistic effects of indole acetic acid (IAA) and compost in the phytostabilization of nickel (Ni) in cauliflower rhizosphere BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Raheel Khan, Muhammad Junaid Sarwar, Muhammad Shabaan, Hafiz Naeem Asghar, Usman Zulfiqar, Irfan Iftikhar, Nazish Aijaz, Fasih Ullah Haider, Talha Chaudhary, Walid Soufan
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination, owing to their potential links to various chronic diseases, poses a global threat to agriculture, environment, and human health. Nickel (Ni) is an essential element however, at higher concentration, it is highly phytotoxic, and affects major plant functions. Beneficial roles of plant growth regulators (PGRs) and organic amendments in mitigating the adverse impacts
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Effects of appropriate low-temperature treatment on the yield and quality of pigmented potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Bi-Cong Chen, Xiao-Jie Wu, Hua-Chun Guo, Ji-Ping Xiao
Temperature is one of the important environmental factors affecting plant growth, yield and quality. Moreover, appropriately low temperature is also beneficial for tuber coloration. The red potato variety Jianchuanhong, whose tuber color is susceptible to temperature, and the purple potato variety Huaxinyangyu, whose tuber color is stable, were used as experimental materials and subjected to 20 °C
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Developmentally dependent reprogramming of the Arabidopsis floral transcriptome under sufficient and limited water availability BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Xinwei Ma, Jun Wang, Zhao Su, Hong Ma
Environmental stresses negatively impact reproductive development and yield. Drought stress, in particular, has been examined during Arabidopsis reproductive development at morphological and transcriptomic levels. However, drought-responsive transcriptomic changes at different points in reproductive development remain unclear. Additionally, an investigation of the entire transcriptome at various stages
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Integrative physiology and transcriptome reveal salt-tolerance differences between two licorice species: Ion transport, Casparian strip formation and flavonoids biosynthesis BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Xin Li, Ying Xu, Jiade Zhang, Ke Xu, Xuerong Zheng, Jiafen Luo, Jiahui Lu
Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. are both original plants of ‘Gan Cao’ in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and G. uralensis is currently the mainstream variety of licorice and has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine. Both of these species have shown some degree of tolerance to salinity, G. inflata exhibits higher salt tolerance than G. uralensis and can grow on
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Genetic insights into superior grain number traits: a QTL analysis of wheat-Agropyron cristatum derivative pubing3228 BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Jiansheng Wang, Erwei Wang, Shiping Cheng, Aichu Ma
Agropyron cristatum (L.) is a valuable genetic resource for expanding the genetic diversity of common wheat. Pubing3228, a novel wheat-A. cristatum hybrid germplasm, exhibits several desirable agricultural traits, including high grain number per spike (GNS). Understanding the genetic architecture of GNS in Pubing3228 is crucial for enhancing wheat yield. This study aims to analyze the specific genetic
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Exogenous application of salicylic acid ameliorates salinity stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Shazia Hanif, Athar Mahmood, Talha Javed, Safura Bibi, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Saima Asghar, Zunaira Naeem, Sezai Ercisli, Mehdi Rahimi, Baber Ali
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a significant cereal crop belonging to Poaceae that is essential for human food and animal feeding. The production of barley grains was around 142.37 million tons in 2017/2018. However, the growth of barley was influenced by salinity which was enhanced by applying a foliar spray of salicylic acid. The current study investigated to evaluated the potential effect of SA
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The influence of climate change on the future distribution of two Thymus species in Iran: MaxEnt model-based prediction BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Naser Hosseini, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Hossein Mostafavi
Within a few decades, the species habitat was reshaped at an alarming rate followed by climate change, leading to mass extinction, especially for sensitive species. Species distribution models (SDMs), which estimate both present and future species distribution, have been extensively developed to investigate the impacts of climate change on species distribution and assess habitat suitability. In the
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Impact of nitrogen fertilizer sustainability on corn crop yield: the role of beneficial microbial inoculation interactions BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Fernando Shintate Galindo, Paulo Humberto Pagliari, Edson Cabral da Silva, Bruno Horschut de Lima, Guilherme Carlos Fernandes, Cassio Carlette Thiengo, João Victor Silva Bernardes, Arshad Jalal, Carlos Eduardo Silva Oliveira, Lucila de Sousa Vilela, Enes Furlani Junior, Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira, Vagner do Nascimento, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho, José Lavres
Considering the challenges posed by nitrogen (N) pollution and its impact on food security and sustainability, it is crucial to develop management techniques that optimize N fertilization in croplands. Our research intended to explore the potential benefits of co-inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense and Bacillus subtilis combined with N application rates on corn plants. The study focused on evaluating
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of ARF gene family in embryonic development of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Yue Zhang, Wei Wu, Hailong Shen, Ling Yang
The Auxin Responsive Factor (ARF) family plays a crucial role in mediating auxin signal transduction and is vital for plant growth and development. However, the function of ARF genes in Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis), a conifer species of significant economic value, remains unclear. This study utilized the whole genome of Korean pine to conduct bioinformatics analysis, resulting in the identification
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Cold-stress induced metabolomic and transcriptomic changes in leaves of three mango varieties with different cold tolerance BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Yu Kong, Xianbin Hou, Zhenglu Liu, Yufeng Li
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is grown in Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Fujian provinces and Guanxi autonomous region of China. However, trees growing in these areas suffer severe cold stress during winter, which affects the yield. To this regard, data on global metabolome and transcriptome profiles of leaves are limited. Here, we used combined metabolome and transcriptome analyses of leaves
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Mutation mapping of a variegated EMS tomato reveals an FtsH-like protein precursor potentially causing patches of four phenotype classes in the leaves with distinctive internal morphology BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Punyavee Dechkrong, Sornsawan Srima, Siriphan Sukkhaeng, Winai Utkhao, Piyanan Thanomchat, Hans de Jong, Pumipat Tongyoo
Leaf variegation is an intriguing phenomenon observed in many plant species. However, questions remain on its mechanisms causing patterns of different colours. In this study, we describe a tomato plant detected in an M2 population of EMS mutagenised seeds, showing variegated leaves with sectors of dark green (DG), medium green (MG), light green (LG) hues, and white (WH). Cells and tissues of these
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Correction: Comprehensive genomic analysis of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus paralicheniformis associated with the pearl millet panicle reveals their antimicrobial potential against important plant pathogens BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Mushineni Ashajyothi, Shivannegowda Mahadevakumar, Y. N. Venkatesh, Pullabhotla V. S. R. N. Sarma, Chalasani Danteswari, Alexander Balamurugan, Ganesan Prakash, Vikas Khandelwal, C. Tarasatyavathi, Appa Rao Podile, Kirankumar S. Mysore, Siddaiah Chandranayaka
Correction: BMC Plant Biol 24, 197 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-04881-4 Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the author name of Kirankumar S. Mysore. The incorrect author name is: Mysore S. Kirankumar The correct author name is: Kirankumar S. Mysore The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.
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Analysis of endophytic bacterial diversity in seeds of different genotypes of cotton and the suppression of Verticillium wilt pathogen infection by a synthetic microbial community BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Chong-Die Wu, Yong-Bin Fan, Xue Chen, Jiang-Wei Cao, Jing-Yi Ye, Meng-Lei Feng, Xing-Xing Liu, Wen-Jing Sun, Rui-Na Liu, Ai-Ying Wang
In agricultural production, fungal diseases significantly impact the yield and quality of cotton (Gossypium spp.) with Verticillium wilt posing a particularly severe threat. This study is focused on investigating the effectiveness of endophytic microbial communities present in the seeds of disease-resistant cotton genotypes in the control of cotton Verticillium wilt. The technique of 16S ribosomal
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High-throughput diagnostic markers for foliar fungal disease resistance and high oleic acid content in groundnut BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Manish K. Pandey, Sunil S. Gangurde, Yaduru Shasidhar, Vinay Sharma, Sandip M. Kale, Aamir W. Khan, Priya Shah, Pushpesh Joshi, Ramesh S. Bhat, Pasupuleti Janila, Sandip K. Bera, Rajeev K. Varshney
Foliar diseases namely late leaf spot (LLS) and leaf rust (LR) reduce yield and deteriorate fodder quality in groundnut. Also the high oleic acid content has emerged as one of the most important traits for industries and consumers due to its increased shelf life and health benefits. Genetic mapping combined with pooled sequencing approaches identified candidate resistance genes (LLSR1 and LLSR2 for
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A chromosome-level genome reveals genome evolution and molecular basis of anthraquinone biosynthesis in Rheum palmatum BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Tianyi Zhang, Lipan Zhou, Yang Pu, Yadi Tang, Jie Liu, Li Yang, Tao Zhou, Li Feng, Xumei Wang
Rhubarb is one of common traditional Chinese medicine with a diverse array of therapeutic efficacies. Despite its widespread use, molecular research into rhubarb remains limited, constraining our comprehension of the geoherbalism. We assembled the genome of Rheum palmatum L., one of the source plants of rhubarb, to elucidate its genome evolution and unpack the biosynthetic pathways of its bioactive
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The genome of Citrus australasica reveals disease resistance and other species specific genes BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Upuli Nakandala, Agnelo Furtado, Ardashir Kharabian Masouleh, Malcolm W. Smith, Darren C. Williams, Robert J. Henry
The finger lime (Citrus australasica), one of six Australian endemic citrus species shows a high natural phenotypic diversity and novel characteristics. The wide variation and unique horticultural features have made this lime an attractive candidate for domestication. Currently no haplotype resolved genome is available for this species. Here we present a high quality, haplotype-resolved reference genome
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Comparative transcriptome analysis provides molecular insights into heterosis of waterlogging tolerance in Chrysanthemum indicum BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Jiangshuo Su, Limin Zhao, Yingnan Yang, Yang Yang, Xuefeng Zhang, Zhiyong Guan, Weimin Fang, Fadi Chen, Fei Zhang
Heterosis breeding is one of the most important breeding methods for chrysanthemum. To date, the genetic mechanisms of heterosis for waterlogging tolerance in chrysanthemum are still unclear. This study aims to analyze the expression profiles and potential heterosis-related genes of two hybrid lines and their parents with extreme differences in waterlogging tolerance under control and waterlogging
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Vineyard microclimate alterations induced by black inter-row mulch through transcriptome reshaped the flavoromics of cabernet sauvignon grapes BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Meng-Bo Tian, Yu Wang, Xiao-Tong Gao, Hao-Cheng Lu, Qi Zhang, Xiao Han, Hui-Qing Li, Ning Shi, Chang-Qing Duan, Jun Wang
Weed control is essential for agricultural floor management in vineyards and the inter-row mulching is an eco-friendly practice to inhibit weed growth via filtering out photosynthetically active radiation. Besides weed suppression, inter-row mulching can influence grapevine growth and the accumulation of metabolites in grape berries. However, the complex interaction of multiple factors in the field
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Transcriptional and metabolic profiling of sulfur starvation response in two monocots BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Ivan Zenzen, Daniela Cassol, Philipp Westhoff, Stanislav Kopriva, Daniela Ristova
Sulfur (S) is a mineral nutrient essential for plant growth and development, which is incorporated into diverse molecules fundamental for primary and secondary metabolism, plant defense, signaling, and maintaining cellular homeostasis. Although, S starvation response is well documented in the dicot model Arabidopsis thaliana, it is not clear if the same transcriptional networks control the response
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Comparative physiology and transcriptome response patterns in cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive varieties of Solanum melongena BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Peng cai, Yanhong lan, Fangyi Gong, Chun Li, Feng Xia, Yifan Li, Chao Fang
Climate change has led to severe cold events, adversely impacting global crop production. Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), a significant economic crop, is highly susceptible to cold damage, affecting both yield and quality. Unraveling the molecular mechanisms governing cold resistance, including the identification of key genes and comprehensive transcriptional regulatory pathways, is crucial for developing
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Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete multichromosomal mitochondrial genome of Cymbidium ensifolium, an orchid of high economic and ornamental value BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Baoming Shen, Airong Shen, Lina Liu, Yun Tan, Sainan Li, Zhuming Tan
Orchidaceae is one of the largest groups of angiosperms, and most species have high economic value and scientific research value due to their ornamental and medicinal properties. In China, Chinese Cymbidium is a popular ornamental orchid with high economic value and a long history. However, to date, no detailed information on the mitochondrial genome of any species of Chinese Cymbidium has been published
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Chloroplast genomes of Caragana tibetica and Caragana turkestanica: structures and comparative analysis BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 LiE Liu, HongYan Li, JiaXin Li, XinJuan Li, Na Hu, Jing Sun, Wu Zhou
The genus Caragana encompasses multiple plant species that possess medicinal and ecological value. However, some species of Caragana are quite similar in morphology, so identifying species in this genus based on their morphological characteristics is considerably complex. In our research, illumina paired-end sequencing was employed to investigate the genetic organization and structure of Caragana tibetica
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Morphological and pomological assessments of seedling-originated walnut (Juglans regia L.) trees to select the promising late-leafing genotypes BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Fariba Einollahi, Ali Khadivi
In many parts of the world, including Iran, walnut (Juglans regia L.) production is limited by late-spring frosts. Therefore, the use of late-leafing walnuts in areas with late-spring frost is the most important method to improve yield. In the present study, the phenotypic diversity of 141 seedling genotypes of walnut available in the Senejan area, Arak region, Markazi province, Iran was studied based
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Improving strawberry plant resilience to salinity and alkalinity through the use of diverse spectra of supplemental lighting BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Mohammad Reza Malekzadeh, Hamid Reza Roosta, Majid Esmaeilizadeh, Piotr Dabrowski, Hazem M. Kalaji
This study explores the impact of various light spectra on the photosynthetic performance of strawberry plants subjected to salinity, alkalinity, and combined salinity/alkalinity stress. We employed supplemental lighting through Light-emitting Diodes (LEDs) with specific wavelengths: monochromatic blue (460 nm), monochromatic red (660 nm), dichromatic blue/red (1:3 ratio), and white/yellow (400–700 nm)
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Comparative secretome analysis of Striga and Cuscuta species identifies candidate virulence factors for two evolutionarily independent parasitic plant lineages BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 James M. Bradley, Roger K. Butlin, Julie D. Scholes
Many parasitic plants of the genera Striga and Cuscuta inflict huge agricultural damage worldwide. To form and maintain a connection with a host plant, parasitic plants deploy virulence factors (VFs) that interact with host biology. They possess a secretome that represents the complement of proteins secreted from cells and like other plant parasites such as fungi, bacteria or nematodes, some secreted
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Comprehensive deciphering the alternative splicing patterns involved in leaf morphogenesis of Liriodendron chinense BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Yaxian Zong, Fengchao Zhang, Hainan Wu, Hui Xia, Junpeng Wu, Zhonghua Tu, Lichun Yang, Huogen Li
Alternative splicing (AS), a pivotal post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism, profoundly amplifies diversity and complexity of transcriptome and proteome. Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl.) Sarg., an excellent ornamental tree species renowned for its distinctive leaf shape, which resembles the mandarin jacket. Despite the documented potential genes related to leaf development of L. chinense, the underlying
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Genome-wide investigation of UDP-Glycosyltransferase family in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Fan Yang, Lei Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Jingru Guan, Bo Wang, Xiaoying Wu, Minli Song, Aili Wei, Zhang Liu, Dongao Huo
Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) belongs to Polygonaceae family and has attracted increasing attention owing to its high nutritional value. UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) glycosylate a variety of plant secondary metabolites to control many metabolic processes during plant growth and development. However, there have been no systematic reports of UGT superfamily in F. tataricum. We identified
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The Egyptian wheat cultivar Gemmeiza-12 is a source of resistance against the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Abdelrahman M Qutb, Florence Cambon, Megan C McDonald, Cyrille Saintenac, Graeme J Kettles
Wheat is one of the world’s most important cereal crops. However, the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici can cause disease epidemics, leading to reduced yields. With climate change and development of new agricultural areas with suitable environments, Z. tritici may advance into geographical areas previously unaffected by this pathogen. It is currently unknown how Egyptian wheat will perform in the
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Exogenous ascorbic acid as a potent regulator of antioxidants, osmo-protectants, and lipid peroxidation in pea under salt stress BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Rehana Kanwal, Muhammad Faisal Maqsood, Muhammad Shahbaz, Nargis Naz, Usman Zulfiqar, Muhammad Fraz Ali, Muhammad Jamil, Faizan Khalid, Qasim Ali, Muhammad Azeem Sabir, Talha Chaudhary, Hayssam M. Ali, Waleed A. A. Alsakkaf
Pea (Pisum sativum L.), a globally cultivated leguminous crop valued for its nutritional and economic significance, faces a critical challenge of soil salinity, which significantly hampers crop growth and production worldwide. A pot experiment was carried out in the Botanical Garden, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur to alleviate the negative impacts of sodium chloride (NaCl) on pea through foliar
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Maize ZmLAZ1-3 gene negatively regulates drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Haoqiang Yu, Bingliang Liu, Qinyu Yang, Qingqing Yang, Wanchen Li, Fengling Fu
Molecular mechanisms in response to drought stress are important for the genetic improvement of maize. In our previous study, nine ZmLAZ1 members were identified in the maize genome, but the function of ZmLAZ1 was largely unknown. The ZmLAZ1-3 gene was cloned from B73, and its drought-tolerant function was elucidated by expression analysis in transgenic Arabidopsis. The expression of ZmLAZ1-3 was upregulated
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Metabolome and transcriptome analyses reveal changes of rapeseed in response to ABA signal during early seedling development BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Yaqian Chen, Jinfeng Wu, Changrui Ma, Dawei Zhang, Dinggang Zhou, Jihong Zhang, Mingli Yan
Seed germination is an important development process in plant growth. The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a critical role during seed germination. However, the mechanism of rapeseed in response to ABA is still elusive. In order to understand changes of rapeseed under exogenous ABA treatment, we explored differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs) and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs)
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Genome-wide association study and development of molecular markers for yield and quality traits in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Minjie Guo, Li Deng, Jianzhong Gu, Jianli Miao, Junhua Yin, Yang Li, Yuanjin Fang, Bingyan Huang, Ziqi Sun, Feiyan Qi, Wenzhao Dong, Zhenhua Lu, Shaowei Li, Junping Hu, Xinyou Zhang, Li Ren
This study aims to decipher the genetic basis governing yield components and quality attributes of peanuts, a critical aspect for advancing molecular breeding techniques. Integrating genotype re-sequencing and phenotypic evaluations of seven yield components and two grain quality traits across four distinct environments allowed for the execution of a genome-wide association study (GWAS). The nine phenotypic
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Physiological and oxidative stress response of carrot (Daucus carota L.) to jumping plant-louse Bactericera trigonica Hodkinson (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) infestation BMC Plant Biol. (IF 5.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Marija Đurić, Slađana Jevremović, Milana Trifunović-Momčilov, Snežana Milošević, Angelina Subotić, Dušanka Jerinić-Prodanović
Carrot is an important vegetable crop grown worldwide. The major economic problem in carrot cultivation is yellow disease caused by Bactericera trigonica, which induces biotic stress and has the greatest impact on crop productivity. Comprehensive studies on the mechanism of carrot defense response to biotic stress caused by B. trigonica infestation have yet to be conducted. The changes in photosynthetic