#cropsci — Public Fediverse posts

Can you have the best of both worlds? Xu et al. think so!
They report that the artificial thiourea derivative, Y21, serves as a GA-signaling agonist *and* an #auxin analog, promoting #seed germination and #root #development.

➡️https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70068
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#Sweet!
#Raspberry is an economically valuable #fruit and #medicine #crop. This multi-omics study highlights #genetic intricacies of the species and provides tools for #horticultural improvement at the #genomic level.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70052

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#PlantSci #CropSci #botany

Rising global temperatures impact every aspect of #agriculture.

Peng et al. review the impact of warming #soil on symbiotic nitrogen-fixing #bacteria and their crucial role in #crop success.

🌡️https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70041

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🌡️The #ClimateCrisis is making soil saltier🧂
This new study by Hao et al. highlights the potential of multiplex #genome editing for directional improvement of #agronomic traits in salt-tolerant #rice.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13926
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Do ancestral #genomes of today's #crops hold the keys to feeding the future?
Find out in this new #OpenAccess research paper from He et al.

Free to read in #JIPB! 🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13902

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New research from Jiang et al. reveals novel insights into the #molecular mechanisms underlying reciprocal enhancement of Ca²⁺ and #ABA signaling under #drought stress in #maize.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13906
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#botany

What's new and next in #PlantSci? How about this fantastic sneak peek at new work by Shi et al., looking at #Agrobacterium-mediated #genetic transformation and genome editing in commercial #oat cultivars.🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13915
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Get your Thursday off to a great start with this #OpenAccess review exploring how #hormonal #homeostasis integrates #environmental/#developmental signals to guide #carbohydrate flow in #rice grain filling and endosperm development. 🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13904
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Flowering time influences both #grain yield and #adaptability in #rice. In a new study, Wei et al. report that the florigen-like protein OsFTL1 promotes #flowering...without essential florigens Hd3a and RFT1. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13856
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Dense #planting reduces internal #light intensity and red:far-red ratio in the canopy, triggering shade avoidance responses that limit #yield enhancements. DBB2, a ZmBBX gene, is a crucial regulator of plant height and the shade avoidance response.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13859
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🚨Threat detected!🚨
Combining #molecular and #chemical analyses, #bioactivity tests and #insect performance bioassays, Chen et al. report on elicitors in the frass of striped stem borer (SSB) #larvae. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13852
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#Plants have #evolved sophisticated immune systems, but there's still so much we don't know about them! Here, Yan et al. report that #rice E3 ubiquitin ligases balance #immunity and #yield through non-proteolytic ubiquitination.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13831
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⏳New year, new #PlantScience!🥳
#Starch #biosynthesis is critical for🍞#wheat quality and yield. Here, Liu et al. reveal the crucial role of TaDL and identify the elite allele TaDL-BI associated with starch content. 👇🔓https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13815
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This remarkable new #RNA-based #adenine and #cytosine base #editing system achieves targeted and efficient A-to-G and C-to-T conversions in lettuce, with potential applications in #crop breeding and #biotechnology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13822
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For crop plants like #wheat, #plant height is essential for field performance and regional adaptability. Here, Hao et al. explore the regulatory role of miR319 in common wheat height. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13759
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Is it hot in here, or is it just me?🥵
A new study by Ma et al. explores the mechanism of #thermotolerance in perennial ryegrass and provides a #scientific basis for developing thermotolerant cultivars. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13789
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Did you know?! #Pineapple is one of the most important #tropical #fruits in the world.
This new🍍reference #genome provides a solid foundation for🍍#genomics and a valuable reference for🍍breeding. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13748
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Xiong et al. demonstrate that a two-line hybrid seed production system based on PTS1 mutation-based-HGMS lines in #maize and #wheat creates a cost-efficient approach for the effective use of maize #heterosis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13768
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This novel C2H2-type zinc-finger transcription factor regulates #ethylene-induced #orange coloration in Satsuma mandarin flavedo and may help develop the #quality and #economic efficiency of #citrus #crops
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13778
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#OpenAccess #PlantScience? Yes please!
Get a sneak peek at a highly efficient #soybean transformation system that uses GRF3-GIF1 chimeric #protein.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13767
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#PlantSci #plant #SAM #ShootApicalMeristem #meristem #CropSci #organogenesis #development #botany

Strigolactone #phytohormones modulate a wide range of processes in #plants-from shoot branching to #symbiosis of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Could they also play a role in plant defense against #pathogens?
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13734
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⌛️By 2050, the global pop. is expected to reach a staggering 9 billion, underscoring the need for global #FoodSecurity. Wang et al. explore the potential of #nanotechnology to improve #plant health.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13652
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🥦Let's talk #Brassicas! Self-incompatibility and long #growth cycles make breeding a long, tedious process, but a new in vivo #haploid #seed induction method that does not require #tissue culture may change all that!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13730
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🦠Pathogen... meet resistance!⚔️
A pair of nuclear factor Y transcription factors positively regulate jasmonate signaling and disease resistance in #Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13732
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#PlantSci #jasmonate #phytopathology #pathogen #CropSci #plant #disease #botany

🌾Bigger! Better! Stronger! Faster! ...
...oh, wait...not that last one...
Han et al. reveal that natural variation in MORE GRAINS 1 regulates #grain number and weight in #rice--important factors in #crop #yield. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13674
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Yield per unit could be the key to global #food security.
Zheng et al. discuss the potential for finding hidden treasure in #germplasm banks. 🔓👇
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13661
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Leaf #senescence is essential for #crop success.
Zhou et al. offer insights into fine-tuning #leaf functional period and #grain yield formation for #wheat breeding under different #climate conditions.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13658
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#PlantSci #physiology #JIPB #CropSci #botany

Tian et al. introduce their recent work on the use of targeted G-to-T base editing to create novel #herbicide-resistance #gene alleles in #rice--a promising tool to create #genetic diversity and generate #germplasm.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13657
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By 2050, the global pop. is expected to reach a staggering 9 billion, underscoring the need for global #FoodSecurity. In a new #JIPB review, Wang et al. explore the potential of #nanotechnology to improve #plant health.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13652
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #CropSci #botany

🍅Wait, should it be #TomatoThursday or #ThomatoThursday? In this week's feature, Dong et al. reveal that SlBEL11 regulates #flavonoid biosynthesis, fine-tuning #auxin efflux to prevent premature #fruit drop. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13627
#PlantScience #botany #PlantSci #CropSci 🍅

Is this a #corn-y post?
🌽🌽You bet!🌽🌽

#Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than 2B people. This commentary discusses the potential of #biofortification in crops like corn to combat #iron deficiency.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jipb.13623
#JIPB #CropSci #agriculture #PlantScience #botany