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Alpine plant spins own wool
Analysis of the "wool" coat on the evergreen alpine plant, Dionysia tapetodes reveals a flavone-based woolly fibres extrude from micron-sized holes in glandular trichomes.
GWAS and non-model crops
Authors present steps and provides guidelines for efficient GWAS implementation in sesame, a non-model crop in this recent review.
Multifaceted roles of the Maize cell wall
There is no unanimous cell wall ideotype that can be tweaked to simultaneously fit the requirements for various uses, and maize plants should be specifically bred for each particular application researchers find.
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Mapping QTL for spike fertility and related traits in two doubled haploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) populations
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Comparative metabolomics analysis of different sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) tissues reveals a tissue-specific accumulation of metabolites
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Metabolome and transcriptome profiling provide insights into green apple peel reveals light- and UV-B-responsive pathway in anthocyanins accumulation
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A consensus and saturated genetic map provides insight into genome anchoring, synteny of Solanaceae and leaf- and fruit-related QTLs in wolfberry (Lycium Linn.)
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Genome-wide identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase gene family in Gossypium raimondii and the function of their corresponding orthologs in tetraploid cultivated cotton
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Effects of abiotic stress on plants: a systems biology perspective
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A CRISPR/Cas9 toolkit for multiplex genome editing in plants
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Large-scale microsatellite development in grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.), an orphan legume of the arid areas
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OsGRAS23, a rice GRAS transcription factor gene, is involved in drought stress response through regulating expression of stress-responsive genes
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June: Water and Sanitation.
In celebration of World Environment Day on the 5th June, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Water and Sanitation. We have collated open-access content from across our journals to highlight research into clean water, investigating links between water and health and our overall relationship with water.
Collection: Genome editing technologies and applications
BMC Plant Biology, together with BMC Biotechnology, present the latest collection of articles on the advances in genome editing technologies and applications. Click to read the full collection.
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BMC Plant Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of plant biology, including molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole organism research.
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The inclusive threshold policy for publication in BMC journals including BMC Plant Biology means that editorial decisions are largely based on the soundness of the research presented rather than the novelty or potential impact of the work. Here our Editors discuss what is required to ensure that research meets the requirement of scientific soundness.
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