ABSTRACT Serendipita indica (S. indica) is an endophytic root fungus that sustains the growth and enhances tolerance of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, little is known on the symbiosis mediated high temperature stress (HT) tolerance regulated at microRNAs (miRNAs) level. In this study, we have elucidated the impact of miRNAs in regulating the S. indica-mediated heat tolerance in the

ABSTRACT Purple passion fruit, one of the most important fruit exports in Colombia, has been seriously affected in recent years by several viral diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the virome of asymptomatic purple passion fruit samples from commercial plots and nurseries in Antioquia (Colombia). The presence of viruses was first tested by high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of bulked

ABSTRACT Garlic virus A (GarV-A) severely damages and reduces the yield of economically important garlic crop worldwide. Here, we present the first comprehensive view of GarV-A infecting Yamuna Safed-3 (G282) of garlic (Allium sativumL.) variety from India at the complete genome sequence level. RNA-seq was performed on an Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform to obtain the full length GarV-A genome and analysed

ABSTRACT Considering the cost of two common agriculture inputs, water and nitrogen as well as their effects on the environment, optimum use of them is necessary. In this way, the production functions are applying to achieve maximum profits and environmental protection. Therefore, spilt-plot experiments were conducted on onion (Allium cepa L.) in a completely randomised block design for two years (2014/15-2015/16)

ABSTRACT The global increase in the morbidity and mortality of non-communicable chronic diseases threaten human health significantly. Therefore, in the treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases, it is needed to develop disease-specific and personalised nutrition strategies following the principles of adequate and balanced nutrition. Potential effects of vegetables and their phytomolecules on diseases

ABSTRACT Nutritional research has provided a lot of evidence about the health benefits of vegetables. The aim of this review is to analyse factors, such as the genotype, the environment where plants are grown, cultural practices, post-harvest conditions among studies related to bioactive compounds in vegetables. This study includes a Systematic review of most of the published papers related to bioactive

ABSTRACT Leaf morphogenesis in Vitis vinifera is closely associated with the biosynthesis of various metabolites, starch, and growth-related molecules. In the present study, Illumina RNA deep sequencing-based on transcriptome analysis was deployed to understand leaf morphogenesis in Vitis vinifera. The KEGG pathway analysis revealed the transcripts involved in the biosynthesis of major metabolites

ABSTRACT Two applications of cryogenic protocols are cryotherapy and cryopreservation for virus cleaning and germplasm storage. They are based on exposing explants to ultra-low temperature (−196°C) in liquid nitrogen. Ultra-low temperature in cryogenics implies abiotic stress, leading to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are the main reason for the low survival and death of explants

ABSTRACT Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) belongs to family cucurbitaceae and is grown for both fresh and processing purpose. It imparts cooling effect; consumed as salads, pickles;, rich source of vitamins, minerals; can cure jaundice-like diseases; has fragrance and is crispy in nature. To meet the increasing demand of the population, production of vegetable crops has been enhanced. Elite genotypes

ABSTRACT Fusarium wilt (FW), caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend f. sp. melonis (Leach & Currence) Snyd. & Hans (Fom) is a substantial threat to muskmelon (Cucumis meloL.) cultivation around the world. Identification of new sources of resistance and transfer of the resistance genes to elite cultivars is the effective breeding strategy to reduce the FW-associated crop losses in muskmelon. In the

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to develop a simple, robust, and reliable polymerase chain reaction-based molecular marker that can identify a critical nonsense mutation in a receptor like protein (RLP) gene of tomato. The Solyc04g014400 locus was found to code for a RLP with leucine-rich repeats, a trans-membrane domain, and characteristic three-dimensional structure. In silico analysis

ABSTRACT Self-incompatibility in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is controlled by the S haplotype consisting of three tightly linked genes: SRK, SCR/SP11, and SLG. Since many radish S haplotypes have been reported with different nomenclature by several research groups, such discrepancy has resulted in confusion. To integrate S haplotypes identified in previous studies of Korean radish breeding lines into

ABSTRACT Onion bulb initiation is photoperiod-dependent. Understanding this is crucial for adapting new varieties for growth at different latitudes, as well as aiding germplasm screening for the choice of current varieties. This study aims to gain further understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in onion bulbing process based on the parallels with well-characterised functional clock genes

ABSTRACT Experiments were conducted to examine the effect of time of planting on the performance of ‘Albion’ and ‘Camarosa’ strawberry plants in a greenhouse in Brazil. New transplants were planted in March, April, May or June in the first year, and in March, April or May in the second year. Information was collected on crown production, leaf area expansion, shoot dry weight, marketable yield and average

ABSTRACT A comparative study of some biochemical parameters and expression patterns during flower development and senescence in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia and Petunia hybrida was carried out to ascertain the differences between the two important ornamentals. Lipid peroxidation (LPO) was found to increase throughout flower development and senescence in P. hybrida whereas in N. plumbaginifolia it decreased

ABSTRACT In order to study the effect of exogenous 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) on the expression of genes associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis in the transcriptome of ‘Crimson Seedless’ grape (Vitis vinifera) peel, sequencing technology was used to compare the transcriptomes from water and ALA treated ‘Crimson Seedless’ grapes. Transcriptome sequencing was performed at two periods (d5 and d15)

ABSTRACT The information about the use of plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria (PGPEB) with ornamental plants is still scarce. This study was designed to isolate and characterize PGPEB from different plants (Gossypium, Cyperus, Corchorus olitorius and Oryza sativa) and to evaluate their potential in plant growth promotion in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.). A total of 25 isolates were obtained

ABSTRACT ZIP (Zinc-regulated transporter, Iron-regulated transporter-like Protein, ZIP) plays an important role in uptake or transport Zn or Fe in plants. So studying ZIPs in plant can help to elucidate the molecular mechanism for Zn and Fe transportation. Herein, we have cloned a novel Zn transporter gene NoZIP3 from Nasturtium officinale root using rapid-amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) method,

ABSTRACT Due to the scarcity of water resources, low quality of available water, and drought occurrence, farmer’s tendency to rain-fed farming is increased. In this study, the effect of supplemental irrigation (SI) timing in different months (Rain-fed, March, May, August, March + May) and potassium (K) application at three rates either via foliar spray (0, 1.5 and 3 kg K 1000 L−1) or fertigation (0

ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to examine whether application of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a donor of NO, can improve thermo-tolerance of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) plants through inducing antioxidant system, and up-regulating heat stress transcription factors (HSFs) and heat shock proteins (HSPs) genes. Ventana strawberry plants were exposed to various temperatures (25, 35, and 40°C)

ABSTRACT Seeds of F1 hybrid cultivars of onions have been exclusively produced by utilising cytoplasmic male-sterility (CMS). A single locus, Ms, controls restoration of male-fertility of CMS onions. When a molecular marker tagging the AcPMS1 gene, a candidate gene for the Ms locus, was used to genotype diverse breeding lines, an unusual marker genotype showing an intermediate size of PCR product was

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ABSTRACT This article studies the effect and mechanism of Si on drought and salt tolerance of Glycyrrhiza uralensis by focusing on the pathways of proline metabolism and nitrogen assimilation. G. uralensis was analysed under control, 70 mM NaCl, 15% PEG-6000 and 70 mM NaCl+15% PEG-6000 with or without Si. The results showed that Si increased P5Cs and δ-OAT activities by 16.29% and 5.85% under drought-salt

ABSTRACT Diospyros Kaki Cv (Qiyuezao) 117 is an early ripening persimmon cultivar, ready to be harvested in August. One of the pitfalls of this cultivar is the development of cracks on its surface. These cracks turn brown after astringency removal, preventing the commercialisation of this cultivar. Pre-harvest treatment with Superlon™ (containing benzyl adenine (BA) + gibberellic acid (GA4+7) at 40

ABSTRACT Understanding how strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) nutritional and quality traits are genetically regulated and correlated is an essential step towards improving marker-assisted breeding programmes in this crop. A first step to achieve this goal was to construct a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based genetic map of 140 F1 individuals of a cross between the 2 octoploid parents ‘Redgauntlet’

ABSTRACT Our aim was to screen new hyper-variable mango SSRs (MSSRs) designed from Amrapali genome sequences to find polymorphic ones between Amrapali and Sensation parental genotypes. Out of 253 MSSRs screened against Amrapali and Sensation genotypes, 212 were polymorphic, of which 8 MSSRs showed aa, bb or bb, aa allelic patterns. MSSRs showing polymorphism in terms of homozygous for ‘a’ allele in

ABSTRACT In the modern era, technology is continuously and quickly growing. Nanotechnology is one such technology which is of great concern worldwide. It is basically the manufacturing of particles, materials and products within the nano-scale. At nano scale, properties of matter are altered due to reduced molecular size and changed interactions between molecules. Nano formulations enable smaller quantity

ABSTRACT Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) plants exhibiting typical begomovirus symptoms, i.e., leaf yellowing and curling were found in Lakshmangarh, Rajasthan, India. Symptomatic and healthy leaf samples were collected and subjected to DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction, using universal primers conserved for the coat protein region of begomoviruses. The full length of viral DNA

ABSTRACT A comprehensive review of automation of irrigation based on volumetric soil water content (VSWC) in the framework of IoT (Internet of Things) is presented. The fundamentals of electromagnetic sensors based on soil dielectric permittivity and the techniques used for measuring the VSWC are briefly described. Factors affecting sensor performance that have to be considered for selecting the appropriate

ABSTRACT We examined the effects of partial rootzone drying (PRD) and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) on some physiological and agronomical traits in tropically grown sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck). Seven different irrigation strategies were applied over three consecutive years and compared regarding their effects on leaf gas exchange, vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality and gene

ABSTRACT Rose is one of the most important ornamental crops of the family Rosaceae. It is a complex crop having a patchy genome with different ploidies (2× to 10×), majorly tetraploid. With advancements in technologies, Rosa species are also being explored to understand the genetic, genomics, and molecular mechanisms behind variations of the traits. Whole-genome sequence information for the two Rosa

ABSTRACT Floriculture provides tremendous scope and opportunities and has become a major ingredient of modern lifestyle. There has been a transition in the floriculture industry as a commercial business venture with high market value and real opportunities. This research study examines the recent trends in area, production and trade of floriculture in India and at international level. It also tries

ABSTRACT Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a hardy crop packed with nutritional and medicinal benefits. Exploitation of wild pomegranate germplasm is necessary to meet the modern-breeding objectives of superior quality, high yield and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Genetic diversity and genetic relatedness among 61 cultivars of six countries and 35 wild accessions of Himalaya (India)

ABSTRACT Petaloid stamens in Paeonia lactiflora constitute an important developmental phenomenon that explain double flower formation. Although research on stamen development in model plants has progressed considerably, the underlying molecular mechanism in P. lactiflora petaloid stamens is still unclear. In this study, acomparative transcriptomic analysis was performed on two cultivars of P. lactiflora

ABSTRACT Carya illinoinensis (pecan) is a fruit crop native to Mexico and the USA and cultivated across the world. Despite the advances of the molecular markers’ technologies and their use in genetic studies of diversity and breeding, studies with this species only reticently accompanied this progress. Here we review the studies using molecular markers, the gaps, and the perspectives concerning these

ABSTRACT Amaranth is rich in betalain. Both betalain metabolites and plant growth are affected by external factors. However, studies of amaranth seedling growth and betalain metabolism are limited by a lack of appropriate reference genes for qRT-PCR analyses. We selected 13 candidate reference genes from the amaranth transcriptome database and tested their expression stability under various environmental

ABSTRACT Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is a rate-limiting enzyme of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in plants that synthesise many ubiquitous key compounds, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, lignins, and stilbenes. The first draft of the full grape genome assembly was released, but systematic analysis of the PAL family has not been completed in detail. In this study, 15 PALs were identified in

ABSTRACT Bend neck of scape and short vase life are the most important problems of cut gerbera flowers in postharvest stage. Inhibitors of laccase enzyme influence lignin formation at cut stem end of flowers. In this study, cut gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii cv. Intense) flowers were subjected to laccase enzyme inhibitors including Dithiothreitol (DTT: 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 mM), Thioglycolic acid (TGA: 0.25,

ABSTRACT Drought is an environmental stress that limits agricultural and horticultural production worldwide. Paeonia lactiflora Pall. is a perennial flowering plant with strong environmental adaptability and a good candidate for production in arid areas. Using the Illumina Hiseq platform to study the transcriptome of P. lactiflora leaves under drought stress, 62.27 Gb of clean data was obtained and

ABSTRACT Vacuolar processing enzymes (VPEs) are important cysteine proteases and function in the processing and maturation of protein precursors, plant senescence and immunity, programmed cell death, as well as sugar accumulation. This paper investigated VPEs in pear and identified as a key finding eight members of the VPE family in the pear (Pyrus) genome, and their gene structure, protein conserved

ABSTRACT Studies proving the food properties of some vegetable species are still incipient. Aiming to obtain deeper knowledge about the nutritional potentials, the scope of this work was to characterise the food compounds of interest, present in vegetables known as unconventional, in Brazil, and to group these species according to their chemical and nutritional similarities. Eight nutritional characteristics

ABSTRACT Studies proving the food properties of some vegetable species are still incipient. Aiming to obtain deeper knowledge about the nutritional potentials, the scope of this work was to characterise the food compounds of interest, present in vegetables known as unconventional, in Brazil, and to group these species according to their chemical and nutritional similarities. Eight nutritional characteristics

ABSTRACT Papaya leaf curl disease (PaLCuD) is a serious problem to the production of papaya (Carica papaya L.) in India and infection due to this virus is not limited to papaya, but to chilli and tomato. In this study, leaf samples from diseased papaya plant showing extreme leaf curling and venation were collected from New Delhi region, India during the period of 2016–2017. Rolling Circle Amplification(RCA)

ABSTRACT Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), a fruit-bearing shrub with extensive genetic and geographical diversity, effectively takes its place among several other significant global fruit crops. The global demand for pomegranate is increasing consistently since this fruit has recently been merited with the status of a ‘super fruit’; apart from its other culinary and medicinal (both ethnomedical and

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the changes of health-promoting bioactive compounds and related enzymes of ‘Hutai No.8’ grape (Vitis vinifera L.) in response to deficit irrigation. The experiment had five irrigation treatments: FI (75%–90% of FC [field water holding capacity] from budburst to full maturation), DI (same as FI except 50%–60% of FC from peasize to full maturation)

ABSTRACT Aril browning is a serious physiological disorder and major fruit quality anomaly in red-coloured pomegranates, under environmental stress such as temperature extremes. In this study, the single and combined effect of foliar nutrition with calcium, boron, and potassium on aril browning in ‘Rabab’ cultivar pomegranate (Punica granatumL.), were evaluated. Experimental factors were foliar nutrition

ABSTRACT Aril browning is a serious physiological disorder and major fruit quality anomaly in red-coloured pomegranates, under environmental stress such as temperature extremes. In this study, the single and combined effect of foliar nutrition with calcium, boron, and potassium on aril browning in ‘Rabab’ cultivar pomegranate (Punica granatumL.), were evaluated. Experimental factors were foliar nutrition

ABSTRACT Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under Mediterranean climate may be affected by internal brown spot, non-pathogenic disorder of flesh tissues leading to a dramatic depreciation of tubers. Its aetiology is still clarifying; however, some abiotic stressors, such as the high temperatures, heat and drought are noticed as crucial factors exacerbating the physiological decline. With the aim of escaping

ABSTRACT Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under Mediterranean climate may be affected by internal brown spot, non-pathogenic disorder of flesh tissues leading to a dramatic depreciation of tubers. Its aetiology is still clarifying; however, some abiotic stressors, such as the high temperatures, heat and drought are noticed as crucial factors exacerbating the physiological decline. With the aim of escaping

ABSTRACT Orchid flowers have unique floral organisation which make them indispensable to the floral industry. The MADS-box gene family encodes for transcription factors that are involved mainly in floral organisation. This study was conducted on Vanilla planifolia, which is an important orchid that is commercially exploited by the food industry for a highly valued flavour, vanillin. V. planifolia transcriptome

ABSTRACT RNAi approach was attempted to impart resistance against Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV). An intron hairpin RNA (ihpRNA) vector targeting its replicase gene was constructed in pSTARLING vector. A fragment (421 bp) of the BBrMV replicase gene isolated from the infected sucker of banana cv. Nendran (Musa AAB) was used for making ihpRNA cassette. The ihpRNA cassette (NotI fragment) was mobilised

ABSTRACT Genetic engineering techniques offer opportunities for deliberate modulation and enhance the bio-functionality and bio-availability of horticultural crops, particularly fruit and vegetable which can aid in realising the goals of food and nutritional security for the burgeoning world population. The need of the hour calls upon us to use modern-day technologies such as genetic engineering in

ABSTRACT High throughput sequencing of small RNA and RT-PCR revealed that Vitis vinifera ‘Kyoho’, the main grapevine cultivar in Hangzhou, China, was co-infected with at least three viruses, namely grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3), grapevine geminivirus A (GGVA), and grapevine fleck virus (GFkV), and five viroids, namely hop stunt viroid (HSVd), citrus viroid II (CVd-II), grapevine yellow

ABSTRACT In citrus, post-harvest treatment with ethylene or ethephon in an airtight container frequently resulted in fruit calyx drying, browning and abscission, with a consequent reduction in commercial value. To avoid these problems, pre-harvest degreening with ethepnon was performed on ‘CARA CARA’ navel orange fruits. An earlier and deeper orange colour development was obtained after treatment,

ABSTRACT Anthocyanins are the main pigments in leaves, flowers and fruits, performing diverse biological functions in plants and exhibiting benefits for human health. The purple-leaved accession of Brassicacarinata was used to study the biosynthetic mechanism of anthocyanins in this study. To elucidate the mechanisms of anthocyanin accumulation in the purple-leaved line, we employed comparative transcriptome

ABSTRACT Molecular tools were largely used to characterise native almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) cultivars, to elucidate their diversification and to establish their membership to Mediterranean germplasm pools. Hereby, the efficiency of the application of PCR techniques to study the genetic diversity of S alleles in almond was tested to identify self-incompatible cultivar combinations and groups. Hence

ABSTRACT Hot air (HA) treatment has been demonstrated to control chilling injury (CI) in peaches effectively, however, little is known about the effects of HA on the changes of sugar and organic acid. In order to explore the relationship among CI susceptibility, soluble sugar and organic acid metabolism, peach fruit (Prunus persica) were treated with HA (40°C, 4 h) and then stored at 1°C for 35 days

ABSTRACT The QTL mapping for gynoecy in cucmber (Cucumis sativus L.)was carried out by using backcross populations (BC1F2 & BC1F3) of a cross using two inbred lines; one monoecious with multiple (≥ 5) lateral branching habit cv. Pusa Uday (Indian slicing type) and gynoecious exotic line Gy14 (American pickling type) with few lateral branches (1–2). QTL detection was performed by employing QTL Ici mapping

ABSTRACT DNA methylation plays key roles in regulating genes which control somatic embryogenesis (SE) in plant. 5-Azacytidine (5-AzaC) was considered as a common inhibitor of DNA methylation. Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) SE has been established and used as model system for studying mechanism of SE in woody plants. However, effects of 5-AzaC on longan EC and the underlying mechanism at molecular

ABSTRACT Green-mature and turning cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) of a red (‘Cherry Little Wonder’) and a yellow (‘Goldilocks’) cultivar (cv) were illuminated, post-harvest, with either red (118 µmol m–2 s – 1 at 638 nm) or blue LED light (118 µmol m–2 s – 1 at 454 nm) for 48 h and subsequently stored for up to 21 days at room temperature. The effects of the treatments on colour, firmness