In recent years, molecular markers have been utilized for a variety of applications including
examination of genetic relationships between individuals, mapping of useful genes …

Plants are members of complex communities and interact both with antagonists and
beneficial organisms. An important question in plant defense-signaling research is how …

Despite the central importance of noncoding DNA to gene regulation and evolution,
understanding of the extent of selection on plant noncoding DNA remains limited compared …

The widespread availability of nano-enabled products in the global market may lead to the
release of a substantial amount of engineered nanoparticles in the environment, which …

Brassicaceae is an important family at both the agronomic and scientific level. The family not
only inlcudes several model species, but it is also becoming an evolutionary model at the …

In the Brassicaceae, compatible pollen–pistil interactions result in pollen adhesion to the
stigma, while pollen grains from unrelated plant species are largely ignored. There can also …

Abstract Crucifers (Brassicaceae, Cruciferae) are a large family comprising some 338
genera and c. 3,700 species. The family includes important crops as well as several model …

Biotechnology is integral to the application of robust, high through-put detection of species-
specific and species or genus-transferred microsatellites, or simple sequence repeat (SSR) …

Main conclusion This review will provide evidence for the indispensable function of these
elements in regulating plant development and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, as …

DIR1 is a lipid transfer protein (LTP) postulated to complex with and/or chaperone a signal
(s) to distant leaves during Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR) in Arabidopsis. DIR1 was …