PlantNh-Kcr: a deep learning model for predicting non-histone crotonylation sites in plants
Lysine crotonylation (Kcr) is a crucial protein post-translational modification found in histone and non-histone proteins. It plays a pivotal role in regulating diverse biological processes in both animals and... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 15, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Yanming Jiang, Renxiang Yan and Xiaofeng Wang Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Optimizing speed breeding and seed/pod chip based genotyping techniques in pigeonpea: A way forward for high throughput line development
The challenge of pigeonpea breeding lies in its photosensitivity and seasonal specificity. This poses a problem to the breeder, as it restricts to single generation advancement in a year. Currently, the cross ... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 14, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Prakash I. Gangashetty, Shruthi H. Belliappa, Naresh Bomma, Vinutha Kanuganahalli, Sobhan Babu Sajja, Sunita Choudhary, Ramanagouda Gaviyappanavar, Deekshitha Bomireddy, V. Anil Kumar, Jwala Pranati, Mamta Sharma and Manish K. Pandey Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
A Cotyledon-based Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (Cotyledon-VIGS) approach to study specialized metabolism in medicinal plants
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is widely used in plant functional genomics. However, the efficiency of VIGS in young plantlets varies across plant species. Additionally, VIGS is not optimized for many pla... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 12, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Yongliang Liu, Ruiqing Lyu, Joshua J. Singleton, Barunava Patra, Sitakanta Pattanaik and Ling Yuan Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Prediction of fruit characteristics of grafted plants of Camellia oleifera by deep neural networks
Camellia oleifera, an essential woody oil tree in China, propagates through grafting. However, in production, it has been found that the interaction between rootstocks and scions may affect fruit characteristics.... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 4, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Fan Yang, Yuhuan Zhou, Jiayi Du, Kailiang Wang, Leyan Lv and Wei Long Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: A deep learning model for predicting risks of crop pests and diseases from sequential environmental data
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Source: Plant Methods - February 4, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Sangyeon Lee and Choa Mun Yun Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Small- and medium-sized rice fields identification in hilly areas using all available sentinel-1/2 images
Mastering the spatial distribution and planting area of paddy can provide a scientific basis for monitoring rice production, and planning grain production layout. Previous remote sensing studies on paddy conce... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 4, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Lihua Wang, Hao Ma, Yanghua Gao, Shengbo Chen, Songling Yang, Peng Lu, Li Fan and Yumiao Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Completing the picture of field-grown cereal crops: a new method for detailed leaf surface models in wheat
The leaf angle distribution (LAD) is an important structural parameter of agricultural crops that influences light interception, radiation fluxes and consequently plant performance. Therefore, LAD and its para... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 3, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Marie Thei ß, Angelina Steier, Uwe Rascher and Mark Müller-Linow Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
A hyperspectral deep learning attention model for predicting lettuce chlorophyll content
The phenotypic traits of leaves are the direct reflection of the agronomic traits in the growth process of leafy vegetables, which plays a vital role in the selection of high-quality leafy vegetable varieties.... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 3, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Ziran Ye, Xiangfeng Tan, Mengdi Dai, Xuting Chen, Yuanxiang Zhong, Yi Zhang, Yunjie Ruan and Dedong Kong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Editing of the ethylene biosynthesis gene in carnation using CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex
The study aimed to edit ethylene (ET) biosynthesis genes [1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthetase 1 (ACS1) and ACC oxidase 1 (ACO1)] in carnation using the CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) compl... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 2, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oluwaseun Suleimon Adedeji, Aung Htay Naing, Hyunhee Kang, Junping Xu, Mi Young Chung and Chang Kil Kim Tags: Research Source Type: research
SeptoSympto: a precise image analysis of Septoria tritici blotch disease symptoms using deep learning methods on scanned images
Investigations on plant-pathogen interactions require quantitative, accurate, and rapid phenotyping of crop diseases. However, visual assessment of disease symptoms is preferred over available numerical tools ... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 1, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Laura Mathieu, Maxime Reder, Ali Siah, Aur élie Ducasse, Camilla Langlands-Perry, Thierry C. Marcel, Jean-Benoît Morel, Cyrille Saintenac and Elsa Ballini Tags: Research Source Type: research
Using near-infrared spectroscopy to predict nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations of herbarium specimens under different storage conditions
Herbaria are becoming increasingly important as archives of biodiversity, and play a central role in taxonomic and biogeographic studies. There is also an ongoing interest in functional traits and the way they... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - February 1, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Paul K ühn, Tobias Proß, Christine Römermann, Karsten Wesche and Helge Bruelheide Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Efficient transformation of the isolated microspores of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) by particle bombardment
The low efficiency of genetic transformation in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) is the key problem affecting functional verification. Particle bombardment is a widely used method along with the... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - January 30, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Yujia Liu, Shujiang Zhang, Shifan Zhang, Hui Zhang, Guoliang Li, Rifei Sun and Fei Li Tags: Research Source Type: research
A method for small-sized wheat seedlings detection: from annotation mode to model construction
The number of seedlings is an important indicator that reflects the size of the wheat population during the seedling stage. Researchers increasingly use deep learning to detect and count wheat seedlings from u... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - January 29, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Suwan Wang, Jianqing Zhao, Yucheng Cai, Yan Li, Xuerui Qi, Xiaolei Qiu, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao and Xiaohu Zhang Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
A method to determine antifungal activity in seed exudates by nephelometry
One of the levers towards alternative solutions to pesticides is to improve seed defenses against pathogens, but a better understanding is needed on the type and regulation of existing pathways during germinat... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - January 29, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Benjamin Hubert, Muriel Marchi, Joseph Ly Vu, Camille Tranchant, Łukasz P. Tarkowski, Olivier Leprince and Julia Buitink Tags: Research Source Type: research
Improvement of germination rate and hybridization to facilitate breeding of an industrial oil crop, Euphorbia lagascae Spreng
The potential of plant-based sources of vernolic acid to provide agricultural producers with a market diversification opportunity and industrial manufacturers with a renewable, environmentally friendly chemica... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - January 24, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Maram Istaitieh, Jim F. Todd, Rene C. Van Acker, Mohsen Yoosefzadeh-Najafabadi and Istvan Rajcan Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
