The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is increasingly used as the standard method for
detection and characterization of microorganisms and genetic markers in a variety of sample …

Plant stress studies are more and more based on gene expression. The analysis of gene
expression requires sensitive, precise, and reproducible measurements for specific mRNA …

Summary The Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.), a diploid species native to the mountainous
regions of Central Asia, is the major walnut species cultivated for nut production and is one …

Using existing protocols, RNA extracted from seeds rich in starch often results in poor quality
RNA, making it inappropriate for downstream applications. Though some methods are …

The isolation of high‐quality nucleic acids from cyanobacterial strains, in particular
environmental isolates, has proven far from trivial. We present novel techniques for the …

A fundamental problem in biology is to understand how fertilization initiates reproductive
development. Higher plant reproduction is unique because two fertilization events are …

Background Allopolyploid speciation requires rapid evolutionary reconciliation of two
diverged genomes and gene regulatory networks. Here we describe global patterns of gene …

Cotton fibers are single-celled seed trichomes of major economic importance. Factors that
regulate the rate and duration of cell expansion control fiber morphology and important …

The MADS domain protein AGL15 (AGAMOUS-Like 15) has been found to preferentially
accumulate in angiosperm tissues derived from double fertilization (ie the embryo …

Ethylene perception in plants is co‐ordinated by multiple hormone receptor candidates
sharing sequence commonalties with prokaryotic environmental sensor proteins known as …