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Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets
Published in Nature genetics (01-05-2019)“…The domestication of wild emmer wheat led to the selection of modern durum wheat, grown mainly for pasta production. We describe the 10.45 gigabase (Gb)…”
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Regulation and Evolution of NLR Genes: A Close Interconnection for Plant Immunity
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (04-06-2018)“…NLR (NOD-like receptor) genes belong to one of the largest gene families in plants. Their role in plants' resistance to pathogens has been clearly described…”
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Drought tolerance improvement in crop plants: An integrated view from breeding to genomics
Published in Field crops research (01-01-2008)“…Drought is the most significant environmental stress in agriculture worldwide and improving yield under drought is a major goal of plant breeding. A review of…”
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A Major Root Architecture QTL Responding to Water Limitation in Durum Wheat
Published in Frontiers in plant science (10-04-2019)“…The optimal root system architecture (RSA) of a crop is context dependent and critical for efficient resource capture in the soil. Narrow root growth angle…”
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Functional Validation of Glutamine synthetase and Glutamate synthase Genes in Durum Wheat near Isogenic Lines with QTL for High GPC
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (04-12-2020)“…Durum wheat ( L. ssp. ) is a minor crop grown on about 17 million hectares of land worldwide. Several grain characteristics determine semolina's high end-use…”
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Grapevine comparative early transcriptomic profiling suggests that Flavescence dorée phytoplasma represses plant responses induced by vector feeding in susceptible varieties
Published in BMC genomics (26-06-2019)“…Flavescence dorée is the most serious grapevine yellows disease in Europe. It is caused by phytoplasmas which are transmitted from grapevine to grapevine by…”
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Adaptive Traits to Improve Durum Wheat Yield in Drought and Crown Rot Environments
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (24-07-2020)“…Durum wheat ( L. ssp. ) production can experience significant yield losses due to crown rot (CR) disease. Losses are usually exacerbated when disease infection…”
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Abiotic stress response in plants: When post-transcriptional and post-translational regulations control transcription
Published in Plant science (Limerick) (01-04-2008)“…The molecular response of plants to abiotic stresses has been often considered as a complex process mainly based on the modulation of transcriptional activity…”
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The Global Durum Wheat Panel (GDP): An International Platform to Identify and Exchange Beneficial Alleles
Published in Frontiers in plant science (21-12-2020)“…Representative, broad and diverse collections are a primary resource to dissect genetic diversity and meet pre-breeding and breeding goals through the…”
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Characterization of the Resistance to Powdery Mildew and Leaf Rust Carried by the Bread Wheat Cultivar Victo
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (18-03-2021)“…Leaf rust and powdery mildew are two important foliar diseases in wheat. A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population, obtained by crossing two bread wheat…”
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Genomic Approaches to Identify Molecular Bases of Crop Resistance to Diseases and to Develop Future Breeding Strategies
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (21-05-2021)“…Plant diseases are responsible for substantial crop losses each year and affect food security and agricultural sustainability. The improvement of crop…”
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Wild emmer wheat, the progenitor of modern bread wheat, exhibits great diversity in the VERNALIZATION1 gene
Published in Frontiers in plant science (06-01-2023)“…Wild emmer wheat is an excellent reservoir of genetic variability that can be utilized to improve cultivated wheat to address the challenges of the expanding…”
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QTL mapping for kernel-related traits in a durum wheat x T. dicoccum segregating population
Published in Frontiers in plant science (02-10-2023)“…Durum wheat breeding relies on grain yield improvement to meet its upcoming demand while coping with climate change. Kernel size and shape are the determinants…”
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Genetic Mapping of Loci for Resistance to Stem Rust in a Tetraploid Wheat Collection
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (06-12-2018)“…Stem rust, caused by f. sp. ( ), is a major biotic constraint to wheat production worldwide. Disease resistant cultivars are a sustainable means for the…”
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Genomic Regions From an Iranian Landrace Increase Kernel Size in Durum Wheat
Published in Frontiers in plant science (18-04-2019)“…Kernel size and shape are important parameters determining the wheat profitability, being main determinants of yield and its technological quality. In this…”
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Hv-WRKY38: a new transcription factor involved in cold- and drought-response in barley
Published in Plant molecular biology (01-05-2004)“…WRKY proteins constitute a large family of plant specific transcription factors implicated in many different processes. Here we describe Hv-WRKY38, a barley…”
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Does Plant Breeding for Antioxidant-Rich Foods Have an Impact on Human Health?
Published in Antioxidants (18-04-2022)“…Given the general beneficial effects of antioxidants-rich foods on human health and disease prevention, there is a continuous interest in plant secondary…”
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase WVIP2 highlights the versatility of protein ubiquitination
Published in Plant signaling & behavior (01-09-2012)“…Plant cells regulate many cellular processes controlling the half-life of critical proteins through ubiquitination. Previously, we characterized two…”
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Coping with Fungal Diseases in Crops: New Advances in Genomics, Breeding and Management
Published in Genes (01-09-2023)“…This Special Issue comprises a collection of eight peer-reviewed articles centered around the plant–pathogen interaction with the aim of proposing strategies…”
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Cloning, expression analysis, and functional characterization of two secretory phospholipases A2 in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)
Published in Plant science (Limerick) (01-12-2015)“…•TdsPLA2II and TdsPLA2III cDNAs were isolated from durum wheat shoots.•TdsPLA2II and TdsPLA2III recombinant proteins showed typical features of…”
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