Altering root system architecture in barley without impacting above-ground traits
Plant Science Research WeeklyRoots are important for acquiring water and nutrients from the soil; however root system architecture is poorly understood in cereal crops. Here Aldiss et al. used CRISPR/Cas9 to generate barley mutants in the auxin transporter PIN-FORMED2 (PIN2). Seedlings were grown in chambers and after four days…
SWEET11b transports sugar and cytokinins in barley grains
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRadchuk et al. explore the physiological role of SWEETs in barley grain development.
By Volodymyr Radchuk and Ljudmilla Borisjuk
Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
Background: Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporter (SWEET) is a large…
Faster and easier access to genetic information with long-read sequencing
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMascher et al. use long-read sequencing to explore the complex genome of barley. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab077
Martin Mascher, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben, Germany
Mona Schreiber, University of Marburg, Germany
Background: The…