Cultivating for success: Optimising cherry tomato cultivation

APPN infrastructure has helped improve understanding of key efficiency drivers in high production, protected environment horticulture systems.

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Phosphate availability shapes source–sink dynamics and nitrogen balance in dual-purpose hemp (Cannabis sativa L.): Insights from physiological and transcriptomic analyses

Cannabis sativa L., one of the earliest domesticated crops, was selectively bred into drug-type (high phytocannabinoid yield) and hemp-type (fibre, hu…

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Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize - Nature

The E3 ubiquitin ligase NLA postively regulates cold tolerance and negatively regulates phosphate uptake in maize, and a genetically engineered variant of this enzyme leads to improved cold ...

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Transcriptome assemblies for two drug‐type cannabis chemotypes by long‐read RNA sequencing

Generation of transcriptomes for two contrasting cannabis chemotypes by PacBio Iso-Seq serve as crucial resource for further functional studies. More than 50,000 transcripts covered 60% of gene loci...

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Phase separation of the redox sensor RCD1 mediates differential ROS signals to regulate plant growth and stress responses

This study demonstrates that RCD1 functions as a redox sensor that perceives ROS signals and undergoes a ROS-triggered phase separation transition, fine-tuning ROS signaling in response to development...

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Insights into glandular trichome biology from analysis of organ‐specific gene expression programmes in cannabis, hop and tomato

This study of three glandular trichome-producing species (cannabis, hop and tomato) defines tissue-specific transcriptomic atlases for five organs (trichome, flower, leaf, stem and root), providing c...

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Insights into glandular trichome biology from analysis of organ‐specific gene expression programmes in cannabis, hop and tomato

This study of three glandular trichome-producing species (cannabis, hop and tomato) defines tissue-specific transcriptomic atlases for five organs (trichome, flower, leaf, stem and root), providing c...

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OsWRI1a coordinates systemic growth responses to nitrogen availability in rice

Nitrogen (N) deficiency–induced increases in the root-to-shoot biomass ratio in plants are adaptive in nature but suboptimal for agriculture. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms governing this dev...

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Details - Research Associate – Plant Phenotyping, La Trobe University

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Metabolism, Perception, and Functions of Inositol (Pyro)Phosphates in Plants

Inositol phosphates and pyrophosphates are small, water-soluble molecules involved in a range of physiological processes across eukaryotic organisms, including plants. Over the past two decades, signi...

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Recent major changes to TAIR: updates to the database, website, and Arabidopsis genome

Abstract. The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) is the primary knowledgebase for Arabidopsis thaliana, providing curated genetics and genomics data,

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Aging drives a program of DNA methylation decay in plant organs

Plants display a wide range of life spans and aging rates. Although dynamic changes to DNA methylation are a hallmark of aging in mammals, it is unclear whether similar molecular signatures reflect ra...

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Phosphorus acquisition and pathogen defense: synergies versus trade-offs

During their life cycle, plants encounter simultaneous biotic and abiotic stresses. A low availability of inorganic phosphorus (P) commonly limits plant growth in natural and agricultural ecosystems. ...

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Genetic improvement of nitrogen- and phosphorus-use efficiency in crops: Old goals with new aspirations

This review synthesizes recent genetic advances in crop nitrogen- and phosphorus-use efficiency (NUE and PUE), highlighting key genes and their natural variations that underpin adaptation to soil cond...

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A Single-Cell-Resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Atlas Decodes Wheat Spike Development and Yield Potential

Summary: This study presents a comprehensive single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomic atlas of wheat spike development across five key developmental stages. By resolving cell-type-specific phytoh...

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We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person

Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.

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Function and regulatory mechanism of HvSPX4 in maintaining phosphate homeostasis in barley

A 50-bp insertion in the promoter region of HvSPX4 enhances its expression and is associated with reduced plant growth in a natural barley population under

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Activation of alternative oxidase ensures carbon supply for ethylene and carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

The alternative oxidase pathway is post-translationally activated at the onset of climacteric ripening for promoting carbon mobilization toward ethylene an

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