QTL × environment interactions underlie adaptive divergence in switchgrass across a large latitudinal gradient (PNAS)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe main problem to elucidate the genetic basis in regards to a plant local adaptation is the geographic and climatic biased scope of the tests. Here, Lowry et al. overcame this by evaluating the contributions of individual genetic loci to the adaptation of outcrossing switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)…
Paleogenomic insights into the origins of French grapevine diversity (Nature Plants)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe grapevine has it that some living varieties of Vitis vinifera were grown by the Romans, and maintained for over two millennia. Ramos-Madrigal et al. used target-enriched genome-wide sequencing for 28 grape seeds recovered from archeological sites dating to the Iron Age, Roman period and Middle Ages.…
The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor (Nature Gen.)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe wide variety of shape and flavor in modern cultivated tomatoes is a result of introgressions from its wild relatives. While many genetic studies were successful in the identification of wild alleles that affect tomato aroma, no tools were available to study structural variants affecting the taste,…
Immunity-growth Trade-off in Plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJing et al. reveal how danger-associated peptides inhibit root growth in plants in response to pathogen attack. Plant Cell (2018) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00145.
Background: Plants defend themselves against pathogens and pests through an innate immune system that is activated by pathogen-associated…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Andrew Scafaro
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesAndrew Scafaro, first author of A conserved sequence from heat-adapted species improves Rubisco activase thermostability in wheat
Current Position: Research Fellow (Postdoc) at The Australian National University
Education: Bachelor of Science (Class I Honours) and PhD from Macquarie University,…
Grapevine Red Blotch Virus
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Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Vítor Amorim-Silva
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesVítor Amorim-Silva, first author of TTL proteins scaffold brassinosteroid signaling components at the plasma membrane to optimize signal transduction in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, IHSM-UMA-CSIC, University of Málaga, Spain
Education: PhD in Plant Biology, University…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Zhi-Sheng Xu
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesZhi-Sheng Xu, first author of Changing Carrot Color: Insertions in DcMYB7 Alter the Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Modification
Current Position: Associate Professor in College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Education: PhD, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Guifeng Wang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesGuifeng Wang, first author of Dek40 Encodes a PBAC4 Protein Required for 20S Proteasome Biogenesis and Seed Development
Current Position: Professor for Plant Molecular Genetics, Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crops Science, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University
Education: B.S in…