A comprehensive tool in recycling plant-waste of Gossypium barbadense L agricultural and industrial waste extracts containing gossypin and gossypol: hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects
Improper management of agricultural and industrial cotton wastes causes environmental pollution and worsens the climate change challenge. Green recycling of cotton could contribute to a circular economy. One o... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - April 17, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Mona A. Mohammed, Nagat M. Amer, Heba M. I. Abdallah and Mai S. Saleh Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cryopreservation of sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) plumules using aluminium cryo-plates: influence of cryoprotection and drying
seeds that are recalcitrant to desiccation and freezing temperatures cannot be stored in gene banks under conventional conditions. However, the germplasm of some recalcitrant seeded species can be stored in li... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - April 12, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Urszula Wasile ńczyk, Mikołaj Krzysztof Wawrzyniak, João Paulo Rodrigues Martins, Paulina Kosek and Paweł Chmielarz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Optimization of preparation conditions for Salsola laricifolia protoplasts using response surface methodology and artificial neural network modeling
In this study, we optimized... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - April 7, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Hao Guo, Yuxin Xi, Kuerban Guzailinuer and Zhibin Wen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Optimization of inoculum production of Stemphylium botryosum for large-scale resistance screening of lentils
Stemphylium blight incited by Stemphylium botryosum poses a significant threat to lentil crops worldwide, inducing severe defoliation and causing substantial yield losses in susceptible varieties under favorable ... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - April 4, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Mario Gonz ález, Eleonora Barilli, Nicolas Rispail and Diego Rubiales Tags: Research Source Type: research
A system for the study of roots 3D kinematics in hydroponic culture: a study on the oscillatory features of root tip
The root of a plant is a fundamental organ for the multisensory perception of the environment. Investigating root growth dynamics as a mean of their interaction with the environment is of key importance for im... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - April 1, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Valentina Simonetti, Laura Ravazzolo, Benedetto Ruperti, Silvia Quaggiotti and Umberto Castiello Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Early detection of dark-affected plant mechanical responses using enhanced electrical signals
Mechanical damage to plants triggers local and systemic electrical signals that are eventually decoded into plant defense responses. These responses are constantly affected by other environmental stimuli in na... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 26, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Hongping Li, Nikou Fotouhi, Fan Liu, Hongchao Ji and Qian Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Improving the prediction performance of leaf water content by coupling multi-source data with machine learning in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Leaf water content (LWC) significantly affects rice growth and development. Real-time monitoring of rice leaf water status is essential to obtain high yield and water use efficiency of rice plants with precise... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 23, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Xuenan Zhang, Haocong Xu, Yehong She, Chao Hu, Tiezhong Zhu, Lele Wang, Liquan Wu, Cuicui You, Jian Ke, Qiangqiang Zhang and Haibing He Tags: Research Source Type: research
Mechanism of self-recovery of hydrophobicity after surface damage of lotus leaf
The surfaces of lotus leaves with micro- and nano-waxy cuticle structures are superhydrophobic and possess a self-healing ability to regain hydrophobicity after damage. Inspired by this phenomenon, the problem... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 21, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Li Wang, Lichun Shu, Qin Hu, Xingliang Jiang, Hang Yang, Huan Wang and Lipeng Rao Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
HairNet2: deep learning to quantify cotton leaf hairiness, a complex genetic and environmental trait
Cotton accounts for 80% of the global natural fibre production. Its leaf hairiness affects insect resistance, fibre yield, and economic value. However, this phenotype is still qualitatively assessed by visuall... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 19, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Moshiur Farazi, Warren C. Conaty, Lucy Egan, Susan P. J. Thompson, Iain W. Wilson, Shiming Liu, Warwick N. Stiller, Lars Petersson and Vivien Rolland Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
New improvements in grapevine genome editing: high efficiency biallelic homozygous knock-out from regenerated plantlets by using an optimized zCas9i
For ten years, CRISPR/cas9 system has become a very useful tool for obtaining site-specific mutations on targeted genes in many plant organisms. This technology opens up a wide range of possibilities for impro... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 18, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: J érémy Villette, Fatma Lecourieux, Eliot Bastiancig, Marie-Claire Héloir and Benoit Poinssot Tags: Research Source Type: research
Characterizing reference genes for high-fidelity gene expression analysis under different abiotic stresses and elicitor treatments in fenugreek leaves
Quantifying gene expression is a critical aspect of applied genomics research across all organisms, and real-time PCR has emerged as a powerful tool for this purpose. However, selecting appropriate internal co... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 16, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Amin Ebrahimi, Shahrokh Gharanjik, Elham Azadvari and Sajad Rashidi-Monfared Tags: Research Source Type: research
Profiling of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid and selected phytohormones in Arabidopsis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Gaseous phytohormone ethylene levels are directly influenced by the production of its immediate non-volatile precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC). Owing to the strongly acidic character of the... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 16, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Michal Karady, Pavel Hlad ík, Kateřina Cermanová, Petra Jiroutová, Ioanna Antoniadi, Rubén Casanova-Sáez, Karin Ljung and Ondřej Novák Tags: Research Source Type: research
Maximizing efficiency in sunflower breeding through historical data optimization
Genomic selection (GS) has become an increasingly popular tool in plant breeding programs, propelled by declining genotyping costs, an increase in computational power, and rediscovery of the best linear unbias... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 16, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Javier Fern ández-González, Bertrand Haquin, Eliette Combes, Karine Bernard, Alix Allard and Julio Isidro y Sánchez Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Optimization of the selection of suitable harvesting periods for medicinal plants: taking Dendrobium officinale as an example
Dendrobium officinale is a medicinal plant with high commercial value. The Dendrobium officinale market in Yunnan is affected by the standardization of medicinal material quality control and the increase in marke... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 16, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Peiyuan Li, Tao shen, Li Li and Yuanzhong Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
AraDQ: an automated digital phenotyping software for quantifying disease symptoms of flood-inoculated Arabidopsis seedlings
Plant scientists have largely relied on pathogen growth assays and/or transcript analysis of stress-responsive genes for quantification of disease severity and susceptibility. These methods are destructive to ... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - March 16, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Jae Hoon Lee, Unseok Lee, Ji Hye Yoo, Taek Sung Lee, Je Hyeong Jung and Hyoung Seok Kim Tags: Software Source Type: research
