[HTML][HTML] From model organism to application: bacteria-induced growth and development of the green seaweed Ulva and the potential of microbe leveraging in algal …

T Wichard - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The marine green macroalga Ulva (Chlorophyta, Ulvales), also known as sea lettuce,
coexists with a diverse microbiome. Many Ulva species proliferate in nature and form green …

Advances and promises of epigenetics for forest trees

J Amaral, Z Ribeyre, J Vigneaud, MD Sow, R Fichot… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of tree genetic variability in the ability of forests to respond and adapt to
environmental changes is crucial in forest management and conservation. Along with …

Harnessing heterosis and male sterility in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill]: A critical revisit

A Ramlal, A Nautiyal, P Baweja… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soybean is a predominantly self-pollinated crop. It is also one of the important oilseed
legumes. Soybean is an excellent crop having industrial, traditional, culinary, feeding, and …

Revisiting plant heterosis—from field scale to molecules

A Rehman, T Dang, S Qamar, A Ilyas, R Fatema… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heterosis refers to the increase in biomass, stature, fertility, and other characters that impart
superior performance to the F1 progeny over genetically diverged parents. The …

Application of phenomics to elucidate the influence of rootstocks on drought response of tomato

PS Khapte, P Kumar, GC Wakchaure, KK Jangid… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cultivation of nutritionally and economically important crops like tomato are often
threatened by dry spells due to drought as these crops largely depend on an assured water …

Epigenetic Regulation in Heterosis and Environmental Stress: The Challenge of Producing Hybrid Epigenomes to Face Climate Change

F Duarte-Aké, R Us-Camas, C De-la-Peña - Epigenomes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic regulation has the potential to revolutionize plant breeding and improve crop
yields by regulating gene expression in plants. DNA methylation and histone modifications …

Exploring Heterosis in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

M Napolitano, N Terzaroli, S Kashyap, L Russi… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heterosis is the superiority of an F1 hybrid over its parents. Since this phenomenon is still
unclear in melon, a half diallel experiment based on eight genetically distant breeding lines …

Dynamic roles of small RNAs and DNA methylation associated with heterosis in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

R Hamid, F Jacob, Z Ghorbanzadeh, L Jafari… - BMC Plant …, 2023 - Springer
Background Heterosis is a complex phenomenon wherein the hybrids outperform their
parents. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanism by which hybridization leads …

Ratooning Annual Cotton (Gossypium spp.) for Perennial Utilization of Heterosis

X Zhang, Z Zhang, R Zhou, Q Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This paper reviews an important topic within the broader framework of the use of ratoon
cotton for the development of a cost-saving and efficient method for the perennial production …

Combined influence of grafting and type of protected environment structure on agronomic and physiological traits of single-and cluster-fruit-bearing cucumber hybrids

PS Khapte, P Kumar, NR Panwar, U Burman… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protected vegetable cultivation is a fast-growing sector in which grafting plays a crucial role
for success. Cucumber is predominantly grown under protected conditions. The popular …