Publications

single and combined effects of pesticide seed dressings and herbicides on earthworms, soil microorganisms, and litter decomposition.	seed dressing, i.e., the treatment of crop seeds with insecticides and/or fungicides, aiming to protect seeds from pests and diseases, is widely used in conventional agriculture. during the growing season, those crop fields often receive additional broadband herbicide applications. however, despite this broad utilization, very little is known on potential side effects or interactions between these different pesticide classes on soil organisms. in a greenhouse pot experiment, we studied single an ...	2017	28270821
toxicity of combined mixtures of nanoparticles to plants.	an increasing production and using of nanoproducts results in releasing and dispersing nanoparticles (nps) in the environment. being released into various environment components, nps may interact with numerous pollutants, including other nps. this research aimed at assessing toxicity of combined binary mixtures of nps. the study focused on assessing mixtures of nps believed to be toxic (nano-zno+nano-cuo) and nano-zno/nano-cuo with the ones that are insignificantly toxic or non-toxic nps (nano-t ...	2017	28273569
molecular cytogenetic (fish) and genome analysis of diploid wheatgrasses and their phylogenetic relationship.	this paper reports detailed fish-based karyotypes for three diploid wheatgrass species agropyron cristatum (l.) beauv., thinopyrum bessarabicum (savul.&rayss) a. löve, pseudoroegneria spicata (pursh) a. löve, the supposed ancestors of hexaploid thinopyrum intermedium (host) barkworth & d.r.dewey, compiled using dna repeats and comparative genome analysis based on cos markers. fluorescence in situ hybridization (fish) with repetitive dna probes proved suitable for the identification of individual ...	2017	28278169
targeted segment transfer from rye chromosome 2r to wheat chromosomes 2a, 2b, and 7b.	increased chromosome instability was induced by a rye (secale cereale l.) monosomic 2r chromosome into wheat (triticum aestivum l.). centromere breakage and telomere dysfunction result in high rates of chromosome aberrations, including breakages, fissions, fusions, deletions, and translocations. plants with target traits were sequentially selected to produce a breeding population, from which 3 translocation lines with target traits have been selected. in these lines, wheat chromosomes 2a, 2b, an ...	2017	28278512
simultaneous decolorization of sulfonated azo dyes and reduction of hexavalent chromium under high salt condition by a newly isolated salt-tolerant strain bacillus circulans bwl1061.	the co-existence of dyes, cr(vi) and high concentration of salt in dyeing wastewater causes serious and complex environmental problems. in this study, a salt-tolerant strain bacillus circulans bwl1061 was reported to simultaneously remove 50mg/l methyl orange and 50mg/l cr(vi) under the anaerobic condition with 60g/l nacl. during the decolorization process, the cr(vi) reduction occurred preferentially over the dye decolorization due to the dominate utilization of electron by cr(vi). the analysis ...	2017	28284151
pouteria torta epicarp as a useful source of α-amylase inhibitor in the control of type 2 diabetes.	type 2 diabetes plays a major role in public health, affecting about 400 million adults. one of the used strategies to control type 2 diabetes is the inhibition of α-amylase activity to reduce post-prandial blood glucose levels. therefore, in past decades, the search of new α-amylase inhibitors has led to the evaluation of natural products as a source of these compounds. pouteria torta (sapotaceae) is widespread in brazil and bears edible fruits. epicarp and pulp crude extracts of fresh fruits w ...	0	28288931
evidence of intralocus recombination at the glu-3 loci in bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	recombination at the glu-3 loci was identified, and strong genetic linkage was observed only between the amplicons representing i-type and s-type genes located, respectively, at the glu-a3 and glu-b3 loci. the low-molecular weight glutenin subunits (lmw-gss) are one of the major components of wheat seed storage proteins and play a critical role in the determination of wheat end-use quality. the genes encoding this class of proteins are located at the orthologous glu-3 loci (glu-a3, glu-b3, and g ...	2017	28289804
physiological and antioxidant response of wheat (triticum aestivum) seedlings to fluoroquinolone antibiotics.	combinations of antibiotics occur in terrestrial environments due to excessive prescription, consumption, and disposal and have adverse effects, including crop toxicity. we examined short-term (20-d) toxicity of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, levofloxacin, and their mixture in a germination and a greenhouse sand culture study with wheat. we tested the hypothesis that oxidative stress plays a role in toxicity by examining stress products and antioxidants involved in ...	2017	28292725
genome-wide analysis of complex wheat gliadins, the dominant carriers of celiac disease epitopes.	gliadins, specified by six compound chromosomal loci (gli-a1/b1/d1 and gli-a2/b2/d2) in hexaploid bread wheat, are the dominant carriers of celiac disease (cd) epitopes. because of their complexity, genome-wide characterization of gliadins is a strong challenge. here, we approached this challenge by combining transcriptomic, proteomic and bioinformatic investigations. through third-generation rna sequencing, full-length transcripts were identified for 52 gliadin genes in the bread wheat cultivar ...	2017	28300172
searching for wheat resistance to aphids and wheat bulb fly in the historical watkins and gediflux wheat collections.	insect pests can reduce wheat yield by direct feeding and transmission of plant viruses. here we report results from laboratory and field phenotyping studies on a wide range of wheat, including landraces from the watkins collection deriving from before the green revolution, more modern cultivars from the gediflux collection (north-western europe) and modern uk elite varieties, for resistance to the bird cherry-oat aphid, rhopalosiphum padi (homoptera: aphididae) and the english grain aphid, sito ...	2017	28303034
responses of holocyclic and anholocyclic rhopalosiphum padi populations to low-temperature and short-photoperiod induction.	the different life cycles of aphid species make these organisms good models for studying the short-term consequences of sex. the bird cherry-oat aphid rhopalosiphum padi has a wide geographic distribution and correspondingly different life cycles. in this study, the life cycles of r. padi collected from six different regions in china were characterized experimentally by comparing the responses of holocyclic and anholocyclic populations to low-temperature and short-photoperiod induction. clones c ...	2017	28303175
measuring the effect of an abiotic stress on competition.	using recently developed solution culture techniques, the effect of a non-resource abiotic stress, nickel toxicity, was tested on intraspecific nutrient competition among wheat. the choice of an appropriate statistical model was of paramount importance in interpreting these effects. we argue that a multiplicative model is more appropriate for experiments on interactions of competition and abiotic stress. by such an analysis, nickel had no relative effect on the ability of competition to reduce p ...	1994	28307004
environmental effects on the induction of wheat chemical defences by aphid infestation.	the effects of temperature and photoperiod on the ability of wheat (triticum aestivum l.) seedlings to show induced responses (increased accumulation of hydroxamic acids, hx) upon infestation by the bird cherry-oat aphid, rhopalosiphum padi l. were evaluated under laboratory conditions. induction of hx was significantly higher at lower temperatures. no such clear trend was found for the photoperiod effect. the significant effect of environmental conditions on growth rate of seedlings and the sig ...	1996	28307399
influence of plant resistance at the third trophic level: interactions between parasitoids and entomopathogenic fungi of cereal aphids.	host-plant resistance can affect herbivorous insects and their natural enemies such as parasitoids and entomopathogenic fungi. this tritrophic effect acts on interspecific interactions between the two groups of natural enemies distantly related in phylogenetic terms. the intra- and extra-host aspects of the interaction between the cereal aphid parasitoid aphidius rhopalosiphi and the entomopathogenic fungus erynia neoaphidis developing on the grain aphid, sitobion avenae, on resistant and suscep ...	1998	28307923
transpiration efficiency of three mediterranean annual pasture species and wheat.	attempts to improve water use efficiency in regions with mediterranean climates generally focus on increasing plant transpiration relative to evaporation from the soil and increasing transpiration efficiency. our aim was to determine if transpiration efficiency differs among key species occurring in annual pastures in southern australia. two glasshouse experiments were conducted with three key pasture species, subterranean clover (trifolium subterraneum l.), capeweed [arctotheca calendula (l.) l ...	1998	28308465
plant competition for light analyzed with a multispecies canopy model : iii. influence of canopy structure in mixtures and monocultures of wheat and wild oat.	a multispecies canopy photosynthesis simulation model was used to examine the importance of canopy structure in influencing light interception and carbon gain in mixed and pure stands of wheat (triticum aestivum l.) and wild oat (avena fatua l.), a common weedy competitor of wheat. in the mixtures, the fraction of the simulated canopy photosynthesis contributed by wheat was found to decline during the growing season and this decline was closely related to reductions in the amount of leaf area in ...	1990	28311483
plant competition for light analyzed with a multispecies canopy model : i. model development and influence of enhanced uv-b conditions on photosynthesis in mixed wheat and wild oat canopies.	competition for light among species in a mixed canopy can be assessed quantitatively by a simulation model which evaluates the importance of different morphological and photosynthetic characteristics of each species. a model was developed that simulates how the foliage of all species attenuate radiation in the canopy and how much radiation is received by foliage of each species. the model can account for different kinds of foliage (leaf blades, stems, etc.) for each species. the photosynthesis a ...	1990	28312703
plant competition and disease in genetically diverse wheat populations.	the direct and indirect effects of plant genetic diversity on epidemics and the influence of disease on plant competition were investigated using the wheat (triticum aestivum)/stripe rust (puccinia striiformis) system. replacement series consisting of a susceptible and a resistant wheat genotype or two wheat genotypes susceptible to different races of stripe rust were grown in the presence and absence of the pathogen. stripe rust severity, number of seed heads, seed yield, and seed weight were d ...	1992	28313378
genetic analyses using gge model and a mixed linear model approach, and stability analyses using ammi bi-plot for late-maturity alpha-amylase activity in bread wheat genotypes.	low falling number and discounting grain when it is downgraded in class are the consequences of excessive late-maturity α-amylase activity (lmaa) in bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.). grain expressing high lmaa produces poorer quality bread products. to effectively breed for low lmaa, it is necessary to understand what genes control it and how they are expressed, particularly when genotypes are grown in different environments. in this study, an international collection (ic) of 18 spring wheat g ...	2017	28314965
degradation of n-alkanes and pahs from the heavy crude oil using salt-tolerant bacterial consortia and analysis of their catabolic genes.	in the present study, salt-tolerant strains, dietzia sp. hrj2, corynebacterium variabile hrj4, dietzia cinnamea hrj5 and bacillus tequilensis hrj6 were isolated from the dagang oil field, china. these strains degraded n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) aerobically from heavy crude oil (hco) in an experiment at 37 °c and 140 rpm. the gc/ms investigation for degradation of different chain lengths of n-alkanes (c8-c40) by individual strains showed the highest degradation of c8-c1 ...	2017	28315056
early response of wheat antioxidant system with special reference to fusarium head blight stress.	fusarium head blight (fhb) is a destructive fungal disease of wheat (triticum aestivum l.) that causes significant grain yield losses and end-use quality reduction associated with contamination by the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (don). three winter wheat varieties ('vulkan', 'kraljica' and 'golubica') were screened for fhb resistance using artificial inoculation technique under field conditions. the aim of this study was to examine a relationship between fhb resistance and the effectiveness of enzy ...	2017	28319793
tagw2, a good reflection of wheat polyploidization and evolution.	hexaploid wheat consists of three subgenomes, namely, a, b, and d. these well-characterized ancestral genomes also exist at the diploid and tetraploid levels, thereby rendering wheat as a good model species for studying polyploidization. here, we performed intra- and inter-species comparative analyses of wheat and its relatives to dissect polymorphism and differentiation of the tagw2 genes. our results showed that genetic diversity of tagw2 decreased with progression from the diploids to tetrapl ...	2017	28326096
candidate loci involved in domestication and improvement detected by a published 90k wheat snp array.	selection is one of the most important forces in crop evolution. common wheat is a major world food crop and a typical allopolyploid with a huge and complex genome. we applied four approaches to detect loci selected in wheat during domestication and improvement. a total of 7,984 candidate loci were detected, accounting for 23.3% of all 34,317 snps analysed, a much higher proportion than estimated in previous reports. we constructed a first generation wheat selection map which revealed the follow ...	2017	28327671
quantitation of the immunodominant 33-mer peptide from α-gliadin in wheat flours by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.	coeliac disease (cd) is triggered by the ingestion of gluten proteins from wheat, rye, and barley. the 33-mer peptide from α2-gliadin has frequently been described as the most important cd-immunogenic sequence within gluten. however, from more than 890 published amino acid sequences of α-gliadins, only 19 sequences contain the 33-mer. in order to make a precise assessment of the importance of the 33-mer, it is necessary to elucidate which wheat species and cultivars contain the peptide and at wh ...	2017	28327674
genetic characterization of moroccan and the exotic bread wheat cultivars using functional and random dna markers linked to the agronomic traits for genomics-assisted improvement.	genetic characterization, diversity analysis and estimate of the genetic relationship among varieties using functional and random dna markers linked to agronomic traits can provide relevant guidelines in selecting parents and designing new breeding strategies for marker-assisted wheat cultivar improvement. here, we characterize 20 moroccan and 19 exotic bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.) cultivars using 47 functional and 7 linked random dna markers associated with 21 loci of the most important t ...	2016	28330167
impact assessment of silver nanoparticles on plant growth and soil bacterial diversity.	the present study was carried out to investigate the impact of silver nanoparticles (agnps) on the growth of three different crop species, wheat (triticum aestivum, var. up2338), cowpea (vigna sinensis, var. pusa komal), and brassica (brassica juncea, var. pusa jai kisan), along with their impact on the rhizospheric bacterial diversity. three different concentrations (0, 50 and 75 ppm) of agnps were applied through foliar spray. after harvesting, shoot and root parameters were compared, and it w ...	2016	28330326
evaluation of hmw-gs 20 and 2.2 from near isogenic lines of wheat variety hd2329 for bread quality improvement.	hexaploid wheat (triticum aestivum l.) dominates the list of the most important human food sources ever. its complex genetic background is the reason behind the wide diversity that exists in nutritional as well as food end-product quality. high-molecular-weight glutenin sub-units (hmw-gs) are the main grain storage proteins in the endosperm of wheat and related species. it is well established that the composition and quantity of allelic variation in hmw-gs genes substantially affect the taste an ...	2017	28332204
time-course expression qtl atlas of the global transcriptional response of wheat to fusarium graminearum.	fusarium head blight is a devastating disease of small grain cereals such as bread wheat (triticum aestivum). the pathogen switches from a biotrophic to a nectrotrophic lifestyle in course of disease development forcing its host to adapt its defence strategies. using a genetical genomics approach we illustrate genome-wide reconfigurations of genetic control over transcript abundances between two decisive time points after inoculation with the causative pathogen fusarium graminearum. whole transc ...	2017	28332274
profiling diuraphis noxia (hemiptera: aphididae) transcript expression of the biotypes sa1 and sam feeding on various triticum aestivum varieties.	the intimate relationship between an aphid and its host is mediated by the composition of the secreted saliva. in the present study, aphid heads were sampled and transcript profiling conducted after aphids were fed on their preference host and transferred to a variety of preference and nonpreference hosts. it was found that the virulent diuraphis noxia (kurdjumov) (hemiptera: aphididae) biotype sam was able to selectively up-regulate more transcripts when confronted with feeding on a variety of ...	2017	28334389
detection of alien genetic introgressions in bread wheat using dot-blot genomic hybridisation.	simple, reliable methods for the identification of alien genetic introgressions are required in plant breeding programmes. the use of genomic dot-blot hybridisation allows the detection of small hordeum chilense genomic introgressions in the descendants of genetic crosses between wheat and h. chilense addition or substitution lines in wheat when molecular markers are difficult to use. based on genomic in situ hybridisation, dna samples from wheat lines carrying putatively h. chilense introgressi ...	2017	28337069
assessing wheat traits by spectral reflectance: do we really need to focus on predicted trait-values or directly identify the elite genotypes group?	phenotyping, via remote and proximal sensing techniques, of the agronomic and physiological traits associated with yield potential and drought adaptation could contribute to improvements in breeding programs. in the present study, 384 genotypes of wheat (triticum aestivum l.) were tested under fully irrigated (fi) and water stress (ws) conditions. the following traits were evaluated and assessed via spectral reflectance: grain yield (gy), spikes per square meter (sm2), kernels per spike (kps), t ...	2017	28337210
biochemical model of c3 photosynthesis applied to wheat at different temperatures.	we examined the effects of leaf temperature on the estimation of maximal rubisco capacity (vcmax ) from gas exchange measurements of wheat leaves using a c3 photosynthesis model. cultivars of spring wheat (triticum aestivum (l)) and triticale (x triticosecale wittmack) were grown in a greenhouse or in the field and measured at a range of temperatures under controlled conditions in a growth cabinet (2 and 21% o2 ) or in the field using natural diurnal variation in temperature, respectively. publi ...	2017	28338213
pea cultivar and wheat residues affect carbon/nitrogen dynamics in pea-triticale intercropping: a microcosms approach.	the underlying mechanisms by which legume cultivars contribute to nitrous oxide (n2o) generation are poorly understood. the aim of the present study was to explore the effects of two pea cultivars (zero4 and nitouche) intercropped with triticale, with or without wheat (triticum aestivum) residues incorporation, on soil c and n dynamics, on bacterial community structure and their links with n2o emissions. monocrops and bare soil (no plant) treatments were used as an additional control in order to ...	2017	28340454
characterization and expression patterns of key c4 photosynthetic pathway genes in bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.) under field conditions.	wheat is a c3 plant with relatively low photosynthetic efficiency and is a potential target for c4 photosynthetic pathway engineering. here we reported the characterization of four key c4 pathway genes and assessed their expression patterns and enzymatic activities at three growth stages in flag leaves of 59 bread wheat genotypes. the c4-like genes homologous to pepc, nadp-me, mdh, and ppdk in maize were identified in the a, b, and d sub-genomes of bread wheat, located on the long arms of chromo ...	2017	28340469
proteome profiling of wheat shoots from different cultivars.	wheat is a cereal grain and one of the world's major food crops. recent advances in wheat genome sequencing are by now facilitating its genomic and proteomic analyses. however, little is known about possible differences in total protein levels of hexaploid versus tetraploid wheat cultivars, and also knowledge of phosphorylated wheat proteins is still limited. here, we performed a detailed analysis of the proteome of seedling leaves from two hexaploid wheat cultivars (triticum aestivum l. pavon 7 ...	2017	28348574
characterization of the temporal and spatial expression of wheat (triticum aestivum l.) plant height at the qtl level and their influence on yield-related traits.	the temporal and spatial expression patterns of stable qtl for plant height and their influences on yield were characterized. plant height (ph) is a complex trait in wheat (triticum aestivum l.) that includes the spike length (sl) and the internode lengths from the first to the fifth internode, which are counted from the top and abbreviated as firitl, secitl, thiitl, fouitl, and fifitl, respectively. this study identified eight putative additive quantitative trait loci (qtl) for ph. in addition, ...	2017	28349175
spatiotemporal modulation of abscisic acid and gibberellin metabolism and signalling mediates the effects of suboptimal and supraoptimal temperatures on seed germination in wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	seed germination is a complex process regulated by intrinsic hormonal cues such as abscisic acid (aba) and gibberellin (ga), and environmental signals including temperature. using pharmacological, molecular and metabolomics approaches, we show that supraoptimal temperature delays wheat seed germination through maintaining elevated embryonic aba level via increased expression of aba biosynthetic genes (tanced1 and tanced2), increasing embryo aba sensitivity through upregulation of genes regulatin ...	2017	28349595
long noncoding mirna gene represses wheat β-diketone waxes.	the cuticle of terrestrial plants functions as a protective barrier against many biotic and abiotic stresses. in wheat and other triticeae, β-diketone waxes are major components of the epicuticular layer leading to the bluish-white glaucous trait in reproductive-age plants. glaucousness in durum wheat is controlled by a metabolic gene cluster at the wax1 (w1) locus and a dominant suppressor inhibitor of wax1 (iw1) on chromosome 2b. the wheat d subgenome from progenitor aegilops tauschii contains ...	2017	28351975
kp4 to control ustilago tritici in wheat: enhanced greenhouse resistance to loose smut and changes in transcript abundance of pathogen related genes in infected kp4 plants.	ustilago tritici causes loose smut, which is a seed-borne fungal disease of wheat, and responsible for yield losses up to 40%. loose smut is a threat to seed production in developing countries where small scale farmers use their own harvest as seed material. the killer protein 4 (kp4) is a virally encoded toxin from ustilago maydis and inhibits growth of susceptible races of fungi from the ustilaginales. enhanced resistance in kp4 wheat to stinking smut, which is caused by tilletia caries, had b ...	2016	28352545
isolation and characterization of the tasnrk2.10 gene and its association with agronomic traits in wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	sucrose non-fermenting 1-related protein kinases (snrks) comprise a major family of signaling genes in plants and are associated with metabolic regulation, nutrient utilization and stress responses. this gene family has been proposed to be involved in sucrose signaling. in the present study, we cloned three copies of the tasnrk2.10 gene from bread wheat on chromosomes 4a, 4b and 4d. the coding sequence (cds) is 1086 bp in length and encodes a protein of 361 amino acids that exhibits functional d ...	2017	28355304
molecular cytogenetic identification of a wheat-thinopyrum ponticum translocation line resistant to powdery mildew.	thinopyrum ponticum (2n = 70) serves as a valuable gene pool for wheat improvement. line sn0224, derived from crosses between th. ponticum and the common wheat cultivar yannong15, was identified in the present study. cytogenetic observations showed that sn0224 contains 42 chromosomes in the root-tip cells and 21 bivalents in the pollen mother cells, thereby demonstrating its cytogenetic stability. genomic in situ hybridization, probed with the total genomic dna of th. ponticum, produced hybridiz ...	2017	28360402
genomewide association study for seeding emergence and tiller number using snp markers in an elite winter wheat population.	seeding emergence and tiller number are the most important traits for wheat (triticum aestivum l.) yield, but the inheritance of seeding emergence and tillering is poorly understood. we conducted a genomewide association study focussing on seeding emergence and tiller number at different growth stages with a panel of 205 elite winter wheat accessions. the population was genotyped with a high-density illumina iselect 90k snps assay. a total of 31 loci were found to be associated with seeding emer ...	2017	28360404
adaptive nitrogen and integrated weed management in conservation agriculture: impacts on agronomic productivity, greenhouse gas emissions, and herbicide residues.	increasing nitrogen (n) immobilization and weed interference in the early phase of implementation of conservation agriculture (ca) affects crop yields. yet, higher fertilizer and herbicide use to improve productivity influences greenhouse gase emissions and herbicide residues. these tradeoffs precipitated a need for adaptive n and integrated weed management in ca-based maize (zea mays l.)-wheat [triticum aestivum (l.) emend fiori & paol] cropping system in the indo-gangetic plains (igp) to optim ...	2017	28361488
proteomic insight into the mitigation of wheat root drought stress by arbuscular mycorrhizae.	arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (amf) are plant growth promoters that ameliorate plant-water relations and the nutrient uptake of wheat. in this work, two cultivars of triticum spp., a bread and a durum wheat, grown under drought stress and inoculated or not by amf, are evaluated through a shotgun proteomic approach. the amf association had beneficial effects as compared to non-mycorrhizal roots, in both bread and durum wheat. the beneficial symbiosis was confirmed by measuring morphological and ph ...	2017	28366879
pentaploid wheat hybrids: applications, characterisation, and challenges.	interspecific hybridisation between hexaploid and tetraploid wheat species leads to the development of f1 pentaploid hybrids with unique chromosomal constitutions. pentaploid hybrids derived from bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.) and durum wheat (triticum turgidum spp. durum desf.) crosses can improve the genetic background of either parent by transferring traits of interest. the genetic variability derived from bread and durum wheat and transferred into pentaploid hybrids has the potential to ...	2017	28367153
repeat-length variation in a wheat cellulose synthase-like gene is associated with altered tiller number and stem cell wall composition.	the tiller inhibition gene (tin) that reduces tillering in wheat (triticum aestivum) is also associated with large spikes, increased grain weight, and thick leaves and stems. in this study, comparison of near-isogenic lines (nils) revealed changes in stem morphology, cell wall composition, and stem strength. microscopic analysis of stem cross-sections and chemical analysis of stem tissue indicated that cell walls in tin lines were thicker and more lignified than in free-tillering nils. increased ...	2017	28369427
heat shock factor c2a serves as a proactive mechanism for heat protection in developing grains in wheat via an aba-mediated regulatory pathway.	high temperature at grain filling can severely reduce wheat yield. heat shock factors (hsfs) are central regulators in heat acclimation. this study investigated the role of tahsfc2a, a member of the monocot-specific hsfc2 subclass, in the regulation of heat protection genes in triticum aestivum. three tahsfc2a homoeologous genes were highly expressed in wheat grains during grain filling and showed only transient up-regulation in the leaves by heat stress but were markedly up-regulated by drought ...	2018	28370204
organic farming increases richness of fungal taxa in the wheat phyllosphere.	organic farming is often advocated as an approach to mitigate biodiversity loss on agricultural land. the phyllosphere provides a habitat for diverse fungal communities that are important for plant health and productivity. however, it is still unknown how organic farming affects the diversity of phyllosphere fungi in major crops. we sampled wheat leaves from 22 organically and conventionally cultivated fields in sweden, paired based on their geographical location and wheat cultivar. fungal commu ...	2017	28370643
adp-glucose pyrophosphorylase genes, associated with kernel weight, underwent selection during wheat domestication and breeding.	adp-glucose pyrophosphorylase, comprising two small subunits and two large subunits, is considered a key enzyme in the endosperm starch synthesis pathway in wheat (triticum aestivum l.). two genes, taagp-s1-7a and taagp-l-1b, were investigated in this study. haplotypes of these genes were associated with thousand kernel weight (tkw) in different populations. mean tkws of favoured haplotypes were significantly higher than those of nonfavoured ones. two molecular markers developed to distinguish t ...	2017	28371241
insights into tan spot and stem rust resistance and susceptibility by studying the pre-green revolution global collection of wheat.	tan spot (ts), caused by the fungus pyrenophora tritici-repentis (died) drechs, is an important foliar disease of wheat and has become a threat to world wheat production since the 1970s. in this study a globally diverse pre-1940s collection of 247 wheat genotypes was evaluated against ptr toxa, p. tritici-repentis race 1, and stem rust to determine if; (i) acquisition of ptr toxa by the p. tritici-repentis from stagonospora nodorum led to increased pathogen virulence or (ii) incorporation of ts ...	2017	28381959
characterization of pyrenophora tritici-repentis (tan spot of wheat) races in baltic states and romania.	tan spot, caused by the fungus pyrenophora triticirepentis, is economically important foliar disease in latvia, lithuania, and romania; however, race structure from baltic states and romania is not known. in this study, we performed genotypic and phenotypic race characterization of a large collection of p. triticirepentis isolates from these countries to determine race structure and utilize this information for better disease management and breeding wheat for tan spot resistance. we characterize ...	2017	28381960
uncertainty in measurements of the photorespiratory co2 compensation point and its impact on models of leaf photosynthesis.	rates of carbon dioxide assimilation through photosynthesis are readily modeled using the farquhar, von caemmerer, and berry (fvcb) model based on the biochemistry of the initial rubisco-catalyzed reaction of net c3 photosynthesis. as models of co2 assimilation rate are used more broadly for simulating photosynthesis among species and across scales, it is increasingly important that their temperature dependencies are accurately parameterized. a vital component of the fvcb model, the photorespira ...	2017	28382593
salt-induced tissue-specific cytosine methylation downregulates expression of hkt genes in contrasting wheat (triticum aestivum l.) genotypes.	plants have evolved several strategies, including regulation of genes through epigenetic modifications, to cope with environmental stresses. dna methylation is dynamically regulated through the methylation and demethylation of cytosine in response to environmental perturbations. high-affinity potassium transporters (hkts) have accounted for the homeostasis of sodium and potassium ions in plants under salt stress. wheat (triticum aestivum l.) is sensitive to soil salinity, which impedes its growt ...	2017	28384069
molecular mapping of the grain iron and zinc concentration, protein content and thousand kernel weight in wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	genomic regions responsible for accumulation of grain iron concentration (fe), grain zinc concentration (zn), grain protein content (pc) and thousand kernel weight (tkw) were investigated in 286 recombinant inbred lines (rils) derived from a cross between an old indian wheat variety wh542 and a synthetic derivative (triticum dicoccon pi94624/aegilops squarrosa [409]//bcn). rils were grown in six environments and evaluated for fe, zn, pc, and tkw. the population showed the continuous distribution ...	2017	28384292
a curated gluten protein sequence database to support development of proteomics methods for determination of gluten in gluten-free foods.	the unique physiochemical properties of wheat gluten enable a diverse range of food products to be manufactured. however, gluten triggers coeliac disease, a condition which is treated using a gluten-free diet. analytical methods are required to confirm if foods are gluten-free, but current immunoassay-based methods can unreliable and proteomic methods offer an alternative but require comprehensive and well annotated sequence databases which are lacking for gluten. a manually a curated database ( ...	2017	28385663
wheatgrass extract inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor-1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in a549 cells.	epithelial-mesenchymal transition (emt) is involved in not only cancer development and metastasis but also non-cancerous conditions. hypoxia is one of the proposed critical factors contributing to formation of chronic rhinosinusitis or nasal polyposis. wheatgrass (triticum aestivum) has antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory effects. in this study, we analyzed whether wheatgrass has an inhibitory effect on the emt process in airway epithelial cells.	2017	28386380
analysis of allopolyploidy-induced rapid genetic and epigenetic changes and their relationship in wheat.	we used the conventional and methylation-sensitive randomly amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) and inter-simple sequence repeat (issr) analyses to assess genome-wide changes and explore the relationships between genetic and epigenetic variations among individuals of a newly synthesized allohexaploid wheat line whose genomic constitution is identical to that of the natural common wheat, compared with its parent plants and a natural counterpart named chinese spring. we found rapid, extensive, and pr ...	2017	28387874
osmopriming with cacl2 improves wheat (triticum aestivum l.) production under water-limited environments.	this 2-year field study investigates the potential of seed priming to mitigate losses caused by drought stress at different phenophases of wheat. wheat seeds were soaked either in distilled water or in aerated solution of cacl2 (ψs -1.25 mpa) for 18 h to accomplish hydropriming and osmopriming, respectively. the soil moisture was maintained at 90-100% field capacity (well-watered) or 45-50% field capacity at vegetative (vegetative drought) and reproductive (terminal drought) phases. allometric t ...	2017	28391467
molecular characterization and variation of the celiac disease epitope domains among α-gliadin genes in aegilops tauschii.	to explore the distribution and quantity of toxic epitopes in α-gliadins from aegilops tauschii, a total of 133 complete α-gliadin coding sequences were obtained, including 69 pseudogenes with at least one premature stop codon and 64 genes with complete open reading frames (orfs). plenty of deletions and single amino acid substitutions were found in the 4 celiac disease (cd) toxic epitope domains through multiple alignments, in which the sequence of dq2.5-glia-α2 demonstrated the most significan ...	2017	28391694
genomic and pedigree-based prediction for leaf, stem, and stripe rust resistance in wheat.	genomic prediction for seedling and adult plant resistance to wheat rusts was compared to prediction using few markers as fixed effects in a least-squares approach and pedigree-based prediction. the unceasing plant-pathogen arms race and ephemeral nature of some rust resistance genes have been challenging for wheat (triticum aestivum l.) breeding programs and farmers. hence, it is important to devise strategies for effective evaluation and exploitation of quantitative rust resistance. one promis ...	2017	28393303
chromosomal localization of genes conferring desirable agronomic traits from agropyron cristatum chromosome 1p.	agropyron cristatum (l.) gaertn. (2n = 4x = 28, pppp), a wild relative of common wheat, possesses many potentially valuable genes for wheat breeding. to transfer these genes into wheat, a series of wheat-a. cristatum derivatives have been obtained in our laboratory. in this study, a wheat-a. cristatum derivative ii-3-1 was obtained, which was proven to contain a 1p (1a) disomic substitution and 2p disomic addition line with 40 wheat chromosomes and two pairs of a. cristatum chromosomes by genomi ...	2017	28394901
effect of biochar on alleviation of cadmium toxicity in wheat (triticum aestivum l.) grown on cd-contaminated saline soil.	soil degradation by salinity and accumulation of trace elements such as cadmium (cd) in the soils are expected to become one of the most critical issues hindering sustainable production and feeding the increasing population. biochar (bc) has been known to protect the plants against soil salinity and heavy metal stress. a soil culture study was performed to evaluate the effect of bc on wheat (triticum aestivum l.) growth, biomass, and reducing cd and sodium (na) uptake grown in cd-contaminated sa ...	2017	28397121
high density mapping and haplotype analysis of the major stem-solidness locus sst1 in durum and common wheat.	breeding for solid-stemmed durum (triticum turgidum l. var durum) and common wheat (triticum aestivum l.) cultivars is one strategy to minimize yield losses caused by the wheat stem sawfly (cephus cinctus norton). major stem-solidness qtl have been localized to the long arm of chromosome 3b in both wheat species, but it is unclear if these qtl span a common genetic interval. in this study, we have improved the resolution of the qtl on chromosome 3b in a durum (kofa/w9262-260d3) and common wheat ...	2017	28399136
elite haplotypes of a protein kinase gene tasnrk2.3 associated with important agronomic traits in common wheat.	plant-specific protein kinase snrk2s play crucial roles in response to various environmental stimuli. tasnrk2.3, a snrk2 member, was involved in the response to multiple abiotic stresses in wheat. to facilitate the use of tasnrk2.3 in wheat breeding, the three genomic sequences of tasnrk2.3, originating from the a, b, and d genomes of hexaploid wheat, were obtained. sequence polymorphism assays showing 4 and 10 variations were detected at tasnrk2.3-1a and at tasnrk2.3-1b, respectively, yet no va ...	2017	28400774
genome-wide identification and characterization of nb-arc resistant genes in wheat (triticum aestivum l.) and their expression during leaf rust infection.	nb-arc domain-containing resistance genes from the wheat genome were identified, characterized and localized on chromosome arms that displayed differential yet positive response during incompatible and compatible leaf rust interactions. wheat (triticum aestivum l.) is an important cereal crop; however, its production is affected severely by numerous diseases including rusts. an efficient, cost-effective and ecologically viable approach to control pathogens is through host resistance. in wheat, h ...	2017	28401336
analysis of aneuploid lines of bread wheat to map chromosomal locations of genes controlling root hair length.	long root hairs enable the efficient uptake of poorly mobile nutrients such as phosphorus. mapping the chromosomal locations of genes that control root hair length can help exploit the natural variation within crops to develop improved cultivars. genetic stocks of the wheat cultivar 'chinese spring' were used to map genes that control root hair length.	2017	28402495
unravelling mycorrhiza-induced wheat susceptibility to the english grain aphid sitobion avenae.	arbuscular mycorrhizal (am) fungi are root symbionts that can increase or decrease aphid growth rates and reproduction, but the reason by which this happens is unknown. to investigate the underlying mechanisms of this interaction, we examined the effect of am fungi on the english grain aphid (sitobion avenae) development, reproduction, attraction, settlement and feeding behaviour on two naturally susceptible varieties triticum aestivum (l.) variety solstice and t. monococcum mdr037, and two natu ...	2017	28406246
isolation of early-responsive microrna from diuraphis noxia (hemiptera: aphididae)-resistant wheat.	the russian wheat aphid (diuraphis noxia kurdjumov) is an economically important pest of small grains in many countries. the past decades have seen the deployment of resistance-carrying wheat (triticum aestivum l.) cultivars to control d. noxia. however, the emergence of resistance-breaking biotypes is negating this strategy. the role that noncoding rna (ncrna) molecules play in the wheat-d. noxia interaction has not been studied to date. this study aimed to isolate differentially regulated micr ...	2017	28407081
night-break experiments shed light on the photoperiod1-mediated flowering.	plants utilize variation in day length (photoperiod) to anticipate seasonal changes. they respond by modulating their growth and development to maximize seed production, which in cereal crops is directly related to yield. in wheat (triticum aestivum), the acceleration of flowering under long days (ld) is dependent on the light induction of photoperiod1 (ppd1) by phytochromes. under ld, ppd1 activates flowering locus t1 (ft1), a mobile signaling protein that travels from the leaves to the shoot a ...	2017	28408541
gene-tree reconciliation with mul-trees to resolve polyploidy events.	polyploidy can have a huge impact on the evolution of species, and it is a common occurrence, especially in plants. the two types of polyploids-autopolyploids and allopolyploids-differ in the level of divergence between the genes that are brought together in the new polyploid lineage. because allopolyploids are formed via hybridization, the homoeologous copies of genes within them are at least as divergent as orthologs in the parental species that came together to form them. this means that comm ...	2017	28419377
an improved assembly and annotation of the allohexaploid wheat genome identifies complete families of agronomic genes and provides genomic evidence for chromosomal translocations.	advances in genome sequencing and assembly technologies are generating many high-quality genome sequences, but assemblies of large, repeat-rich polyploid genomes, such as that of bread wheat, remain fragmented and incomplete. we have generated a new wheat whole-genome shotgun sequence assembly using a combination of optimized data types and an assembly algorithm designed to deal with large and complex genomes. the new assembly represents >78% of the genome with a scaffold n50 of 88.8 kb that has ...	2017	28420692
evaluation of yield and drought using active and passive spectral sensing systems at the reproductive stage in wheat.	active and passive sensors are available for ground-based, high-throughput phenotyping in the field. however, these sensor systems have seldom been compared with respect to their determination of plant water status and water use efficiency related parameters under drought conditions. in this study, five passive and active reflectance sensors, including a hyperspectral passive sensor, an active flash sensor (afs), the crop circle, and the greenseeker, were evaluated to assess drought-related dest ...	2017	28424706
expression of the maize dof1 transcription factor in wheat and sorghum.	nitrogen is essential for plant growth and development. improving the ability of plants to acquire and assimilate nitrogen more efficiently is a key agronomic parameter that will augment sustainability in agriculture. a transcription factor approach was pursued to address improvement of nitrogen use efficiency in two major commodity crops. to this end, the zea mays dof1 (zmdof1) transcription factor was expressed in both wheat (triticum aestivum) and sorghum (sorghum bicolor) either constitutive ...	2017	28424717
comparative performance of multivariable agro-physiological parameters for detecting salt tolerance of wheat cultivars under simulated saline field growing conditions.	field-based trials are crucial for successfully achieving the goals of plant breeding programs aiming to screen and improve the salt tolerance of crop genotypes. in this study, simulated saline field growing conditions were designed using the subsurface water retention technique (swrt) and three saline irrigation levels (control, 60, and 120 mm nacl) to accurately appraise the suitability of a set of agro-physiological parameters including shoot biomass, grain yield, leaf water relations, gas ex ...	2017	28424718
the changes in the reproductive barrier between hexaploid wheat (triticum aestivum l.) and rye (secale cereale l.): different states lead to different fates.	the changes in the reproductive barrier between hexaploid wheat ( triticum aestivum l.) and rye ( secale cereale l.) can be induced using in situ embryo rescue of abnormal embryos, yielding stable fertile amphidiploid plants. in intergeneric crosses between hexaploid wheat (triticum aestivum l.) and rye (secale cereale l.), postzygotic barriers may occur at different stages of hybrid development. one such mechanism is embryo lethality, which is genetically determined by the interaction and expre ...	2017	28424873
effects of ambient temperature in association with photoperiod on phenology and on the expressions of major plant developmental genes in wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	in addition to its role in vernalization, temperature is an important environmental stimulus in determining plant growth and development. we used factorial combinations of two photoperiods (16h, 12h) and three temperature levels (11, 18 and 25 °c) to study the temperature responses of 19 wheat cultivars with established genetic relationships. temperature produced more significant effects on plant development than photoperiod, with strong genotypic components. wheat genotypes with ppd-d1 photoper ...	2017	28426157
toxicity of sulfadiazine and copper and their interaction to wheat (triticum aestivum l.) seedlings.	a pot experiment was carried out to investigate the single and combined effect of different concentrations of sulfadiazine (sdz) (1 and 10mgkg-1) and copper (cu) (20 and 200mgkg-1) stresses on growth, hydrogen peroxide (h2o2), malondialdehyde (mda), antioxidant enzyme activities of wheat seedlings and their accumulation. high sdz or cu level significantly inhibited the growth of wheat seedlings, but the emergence rate was only inhibited by high sdz level. the presence of cu reduced the accumulat ...	2017	28427033
global analysis of protein lysine succinylation profiles in common wheat.	protein lysine succinylation is an important post-translational modification and plays a critical regulatory role in almost every aspects of cell metabolism in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. common wheat is one of the major global cereal crops. however, to date, little is known about the functions of lysine succinylation in this plant. here, we performed a global analysis of lysine succinylation in wheat and examined its overlap with lysine acetylation.	2017	28427325
identification of candidate genes and biosynthesis pathways related to fertility conversion by wheat ktm3315a transcriptome profiling.	the aegilops kotschyi thermo-sensitive cytoplasmic male sterility (k-tcms) system may facilitate hybrid wheat (triticum aestivum l.) seed multiplication and production. the k-tcms line is completely male sterile during the normal wheat-growing season, whereas its fertility can be restored in a high-temperature environment. to elucidate the molecular mechanisms responsible for male sterility/fertility conversion and candidate genes involved with pollen development in k-tcms, we employed rna-seq t ...	2017	28428792
the influence of glu-1 and glu-3 loci on dough rheology and bread-making properties in wheat (triticum aestivum l.) doubled haploid lines.	the major determinants of wheat quality are glu-1 and glu-3 glutenin loci and environmental factors. additive effects of alleles at the glu-1 and glu-3 loci, as well as their interactions, were evaluated for dough rheology and baking properties in four groups of wheat doubled haploid lines differing in high- and low-molecular-weight glutenin composition.	2017	28429474
lecrk-v, an l-type lectin receptor kinase in haynaldia villosa, plays positive role in resistance to wheat powdery mildew.	plant sense potential microbial pathogen using pattern recognition receptors (prrs) to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (pamps). the lectin receptor-like kinase genes (lecrks) are involved in various cellular processes mediated by signal transduction pathways. in the present study, an l-type lectin receptor kinase gene lecrk-v was cloned from haynaldia villosa, a diploid wheat relative which is highly resistant to powdery mildew. the expression of lecrk-v was rapidly up-regulated ...	2018	28436098
three dominant awnless genes in common wheat: fine mapping, interaction and contribution to diversity in awn shape and length.	the awn is a long needle-like structure formed at the tip of the lemma in the florets of some grass species. it plays a role in seed dispersal and protection against animals, and can contribute to the photosynthetic activity of spikes. three main dominant inhibitors of awn development (hd, b1 and b2) are known in hexaploid wheat, but the causal genes have not been cloned yet and a genetic association with awn length diversity has been found only for the b1 allele. to analyze the prevalence of th ...	2017	28437453
virus-based microrna silencing and overexpressing in common wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	micrornas (mirnas) are a class of endogenous small non-coding rnas that arise from large rna precursors with a stem-loop structure and play important roles in plant development and responses to environmental stress. although a hundred and nineteen wheat mirnas have been identified and registered in the mirbase (release 21.0, june, 2014; http://www.mirbase.org), the functional characterization of these mirnas in wheat growth and development is lagging due to lack of effective techniques to invest ...	2017	28443107
genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression analysis of pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat.	the pht1 family of phosphate (pi) transporters mediates phosphorus (p) uptake and re-mobilization in plants. a genome-wide sequence analysis of pht1 genes in wheat (triticum aestivum) was conducted, and their expression locations and responses to p availability were further investigated. we cloned 21 tapht1 genes from the homologous alleles at tapht1.1 to 1.10 through screening a bac library and amplifying genomic sequences. the tapht1 transporters were clustered into five branches in the phylog ...	2017	28443126
wheatnet: a genome-scale functional network for hexaploid bread wheat, triticum aestivum.		2017	28450181
wheat ms2 encodes for an orphan protein that confers male sterility in grass species.	male sterility is a valuable trait for plant breeding and hybrid seed production. the dominant male-sterile gene ms2 in common wheat has facilitated the release of hundreds of breeding lines and cultivars in china. here, we describe the map-based cloning of the ms2 gene and show that ms2 confers male sterility in wheat, barley and brachypodium. ms2 appears as an orphan gene within the triticinae and expression of ms2 in anthers is associated with insertion of a retroelement into the promoter. th ...	2017	28452349
dynamic nucleolar activity in wheat × aegilops hybrids: evidence of c-genome dominance.	nor loci of c-subgenome are dominant in wheat × aegilops interspecific hybrids, which may have evolutionary implications for wheat group genome dynamics and evolution. after interspecific hybridisation, some genes are often expressed from only one of the progenitor species, shaping subsequent allopolyploid genome evolution processes. a well-known example is nucleolar dominance, i.e. the formation of cell nucleoli from chromosomes of only one parental species. we studied nucleolar organizing regi ...	2017	28456843
agricultural factors affecting fusarium communities in wheat kernels.	fusarium head blight (fhb) is a devastating disease of cereals caused by fusarium fungi. the disease is of great economic importance especially owing to reduced grain quality due to contamination by a range of mycotoxins produced by fusarium. disease control and prediction is difficult because of the many fusarium species associated with fhb. different species may respond differently to control methods and can have both competitive and synergistic interactions. therefore, it is important to unde ...	2017	28463719
puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici microrna-like rna 1 (pst-milr1), an important pathogenicity factor of pst, impairs wheat resistance to pst by suppressing the wheat pathogenesis-related 2 gene.	small rnas (srnas), an important type of pathogenicity factor, contribute to impairing host immune responses. however, little is known about srnas in puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (pst), one of the most destructive pathogens of wheat (triticum aestivum l.). here, we report a novel microrna-like rna (milrna) from pst termed microrna-like rna 1 (pst-milr1), which suppresses wheat defenses during wheat-pst interactions. we identified pst-milr1 as a novel milrna in pst. biological prediction a ...	2017	28464281
using simulation models to investigate the cumulative effects of sowing rate, sowing date and cultivar choice on weed competition.	with the increasing pressure on crop production from the evolution of herbicide resistance, farmers are increasingly adopting integrated weed management (iwm) strategies to augment their weed control. these include measures to increase the competitiveness of the crop canopy such as increased sowing rate and the use of more competitive cultivars. while there are data on the relative impact of these non-chemical weed control methods assessed in isolation, there is uncertainty about their combined ...	2017	28469287
novel insights into the effect of nitrogen on storage protein biosynthesis and protein body development in wheat caryopsis.	molecular and cytological mechanisms concerning the effects of nitrogen on wheat (triticum aestivum l.) storage protein biosynthesis and protein body development remain largely elusive. we used transcriptome sequencing, proteomics techniques, and light microscopy to investigate these issues. in total, 2585 differentially expressed genes (degs) and 57 differentially expressed proteins (deps) were found 7 days after anthesis (daa), and 2456 degs and 64 deps were detected 18 daa after nitrogen trea ...	2017	28472326
characterisation of the nicotianamine aminotransferase and deoxymugineic acid synthase genes essential to strategy ii iron uptake in bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	iron (fe) uptake in graminaceous plant species occurs via the release and uptake of fe-chelating compounds known as mugineic acid family phytosiderophores (mas). in the mas biosynthetic pathway, nicotianamine aminotransferase (naat) and deoxymugineic acid synthase (dmas) enzymes catalyse the formation of 2'-deoxymugineic acid (dma) from nicotianamine (na). here we describe the identification and characterisation of six tanaat and three tadmas1 genes in bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.). the cod ...	2017	28475636
differential representation of albumins and globulins during grain development in durum wheat and its possible functional consequences.	durum wheat (triticum turgidum ssp. durum (desf.) husn.) is an economically important crop used for the production of semolina, which is the basis of pasta and other food products. its grains provide proteins and starch for human consumption. grain development is a key process in wheat physiology; it is highly affected by a number of enzymes that control the metabolic processes governing accumulation of starch and storage proteins and ultimately grain weight. most of these enzymes are present in ...	2017	28478307
salinity stress induced alterations in antioxidant metabolism and nitrogen assimilation in wheat (triticum aestivum l) as influenced by potassium supplementation.	experiments were conducted on two wheat (triticum aestivum l) cultivars exposed to nacl stress with and without potassium (k) supplementation. salt stress induced using nacl caused oxidative stress resulting into enhancement in lipid peroxidation and altered growth as well as yield. added potassium led to significant improvement in growth having positive effects on the attributes including nitrogen and antioxidant metabolism. nacl-induced stress triggered the antioxidant defence system neverthel ...	0	28478373
the impact of drought on wheat leaf cuticle properties.	the plant cuticle is the outermost layer covering aerial tissues and is composed of cutin and waxes. the cuticle plays an important role in protection from environmental stresses and glaucousness, the bluish-white colouration of plant surfaces associated with cuticular waxes, has been suggested as a contributing factor in crop drought tolerance. however, the cuticle structure and composition is complex and it is not clear which aspects are important in determining a role in drought tolerance. th ...	2017	28482800
qtl mapping for phosphorus efficiency and morphological traits at seedling and maturity stages in wheat.	phosphorus (p) efficiency (pe), which comprises phosphorus uptake (pupe) and utilization efficiency (pute), is considered as one of the most important factors for crop yield. in the present study, 11 seedling traits and 13 maturity traits related to wheat pe and morphology were investigated using a set of recombinant inbred lines (rils) derived from the cross of "tn 18 × lm 6," under hydroponic culture trials and field trials at low p (lp) and normal p (np) levels in two different years, respect ...	2017	28484481
genome-wide analysis of wrky transcription factors in wheat (triticum aestivum l.) and differential expression under water deficit condition.	wrky proteins, which comprise one of the largest transcription factor (tf) families in the plant kingdom, play crucial roles in plant development and stress responses. despite several studies on wrkys in wheat (triticum aestivum l.), functional annotation information about wheat wrkys is limited.	2017	28484671
identification and positional distribution analysis of transcription factor binding sites for genes from the wheat fl-cdna sequences.	the binding sites of transcription factors (tfs) in upstream dna regions are called transcription factor binding sites (tfbss). tfbss are important elements for regulating gene expression. to date, there have been few studies on the profiles of tfbss in plants. in total, 4,873 sequences with 5' upstream regions from 8530 wheat fl-cdna sequences were used to predict tfbss. we found 4572 tfbss for the mads tf family, which was twice as many as for bhlh (1951), b3 (1951), hb superfamily (1914), erf ...	2017	28485207
mapk-mediated auxin signal transduction pathways regulate the malic acid secretion under aluminum stress in wheat (triticum aestivum l.).	an isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitative (itraq)-based quantitative proteomic approach was used to screen the differentially expressed proteins during control treatment (ck), aluminum (al) and al+ indole-3-acetic acid (iaa) treatment of wheat lines et8 (al-tolerant). further, the the expression levels of auxin response factor (arf), aux/iaa, mitogen activated protein kinase (mapk) 2c, and mapk1a were analyzed. results showed that 16 proteins were determined to be differentially ex ...	2017	28487539
gene introgression from common wheat into aegilops l.	group of experiments were carried out to verify possibility of gene introgression from common wheat into aegilops. the artificial indoor crossbreed was conducted using 7 genotypes from 4 wheat relative species as female, and common wheat as male. the experiment result shows that different species has variable cross ability. among the 4 aegilops species, the highest cross rate is from the combination of aegilops tauschii × triticum aestivum (46.49% for genotype ae42, 22.58% for y92), the second i ...	2017	28490951