A high-throughput phenotyping method for sugarcane rind penetrometer resistance and breaking force characterization by near-infrared spectroscopy
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is the core crop for sugar and bioethanol production over the world. A major problem in sugarcane production is stalk lodging due to weak mechanical strength. Rind penetrometer resistan... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 28, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Yinjuan Shen, Muhammad Adnan, Fumin Ma, Liyuan Kong, Maoyao Wang, Fuhong Jiang, Qian Hu, Wei Yao, Yongfang Zhou, Muqing Zhang and Jiangfeng Huang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Protocol: an improved method for inducing sporophyte generation in the model moss Physcomitrium patens under nitrogen starvation
Land plants exhibit a haplodiplontic life cycle, whereby multicellular bodies develop in both the haploid and diploid generations. The early-diverging land plants, known as bryophytes, have a haploid-dominant ... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 26, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Emiko Yoro, Shizuka Koshimizu, Takashi Murata and Keiko Sakakibara Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Highly efficient Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation for functional analysis in woodland strawberry
The diploid woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is an excellent model plant for investigating economically significant traits and several genetic resources within the Rosaceae family. Agrobacterium rhizogenes-me... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 23, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Huiqing Yan, Dandan Ma, Peipei Yi, Guilian Sun, Xingyan Chen, Yin Yi and Xiaolong Huang Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
A deep learning model for rapid classification of tea coal disease
The common tea tree disease known as “tea coal disease” (Neocapnodium theae Hara) can have a negative impact on tea yield and quality. The majority of conventional approaches for identifying tea coal disease rely... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 9, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Yang Xu, Yilin Mao, He Li, Litao Sun, Shuangshuang Wang, Xiaojiang Li, Jiazhi Shen, Xinyue Yin, Kai Fan, Zhaotang Ding and Yu Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Establishment of an NPK nutrient monitor system in yield-graded cotton petioles under drip irrigation
The determination of nutrient content in the petiole is one of the important methods for achieving cotton fertilization management. The establishment of a monitoring system for the nutrient content of cotton p... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 4, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Zhiqiang Dong, Yang Liu, Minghua Li, Baoxia Ci, Xiaokang Feng, Shuai Wen, Xi Lu, Zheng He and Fuyu Ma Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Improved genomic prediction using machine learning with Variational Bayesian sparsity
Genomic prediction has become a powerful modelling tool for assessing line performance in plant and livestock breeding programmes. Among the genomic prediction modelling approaches, linear based models have pr... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 2, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Qingsen Yan, Mario Fruzangohar, Julian Taylor, Dong Gong, James Walter, Adam Norman, Javen Qinfeng Shi and Tristan Coram Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Open-source workflow design and management software to interrogate duckweed growth conditions and stress responses
Duckweeds, a family of floating aquatic plants, are ideal model plants for laboratory experiments because they are small, easy to cultivate, and reproduce quickly. Duckweed cultivation, for the purposes of sci... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - September 1, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Madeline Scott, Orlando de Lange, Xavaar Quaranto, Ryan Cardiff and Eric Klavins Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Establishment of virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) system in Luffa acutangula using Phytoene desaturase (PDS) and tendril synthesis related gene (TEN)
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a reverse genetics technology that can efficiently and rapidly identify plant gene functions. Although a variety of VIGS vectors have been successfully used in plants, on... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 31, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Xiaoyu Qi, Qiaoping Mo, Jing Li, Zhibo Zi, Mengyun Xu, Suju Yue, Hongbo Zhao, Haisheng Zhu and Guoping Wang Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Screening and optimisation of in vitro pollen germination medium for sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
Sweetpotato is an important vegetable and food crop that is bred through sexual crosses and systematic selection. The use of in vitro germination of sweetpotato pollen to test its viability has important theor... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 29, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Zongkuan Weng, Yitong Deng, Fen Tang, Lukuan Zhao, Lingxiao Zhao, Yuan Wang, Xibin Dai, Zhilin Zhou and Qinghe Cao Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
‘Single-Seed-SpeedBulks:’ a protocol that combines ‘speed breeding’ with a cost-efficient modified single-seed descent method for rapid-generation-advancement in oat (Avena sativa L.)
In plant breeding, one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to increase genetic gain is to reduce the breeding cycle time. In general, modern breeding methods for self-pollinated crops should strive t... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 27, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Milcah Kigoni, Megan Choi and Juan David Arbelaez Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
High-throughput phenotyping for non-destructive estimation of soybean fresh biomass using a machine learning model and temporal UAV data
Biomass accumulation as a growth indicator can be significant in achieving high and stable soybean yields. More robust genotypes have a better potential for exploiting available resources such as water or sunl... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 26, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Predrag Ran đelović, Vuk Đorđević, Jegor Miladinović, Slaven Prodanović, Marina Ćeran and Johann Vollmann Tags: Research Source Type: research
A streamlined guide RNA screening system for genome editing in Sorghum bicolor
Genome editing tools derived from clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) systems have been developed for generating targeted mutations in plants. Although these tools hold promise f... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 26, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jeong Sun Lee, Su-Ji Bae, Jin-Soo Kim, Changsoo Kim and Beum-Chang Kang Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Plant disease prescription recommendation based on electronic medical records and sentence embedding retrieval
In the era of Agri 4.0 and the popularity of Plantwise systems, the availability of Plant Electronic Medical Records has provided opportunities to extract valuable disease information and treatment knowledge. ... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 26, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Junqi Ding, Yan Qiao and Lingxian Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Applying quantitative spatial phenotypes analysis to the investigation of peltate glandular trichomes development pattern in Perilla frutescens
Glandular trichomes, often referred to as “phytochemical factories”, plays a crucial role in plant growth and metabolism. As the site for secretion and storage, the development of glandular trichomes is relate... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 25, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Zheng Jiang, Peina Zhou, Yongfang Shao, Qianqian Zhang, Wei Yue, Cheng Qu and Qinan Wu Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Improved weed segmentation in UAV imagery of sorghum fields with a combined deblurring segmentation model
Efficient and site-specific weed management is a critical step in many agricultural tasks. Image captures from drones and modern machine learning based computer vision methods can be used to assess weed infest... (Source: Plant Methods)
Source: Plant Methods - August 22, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Nikita Genze, Maximilian Wirth, Christian Schreiner, Raymond Ajekwe, Michael Grieb and Dominik G. Grimm Tags: Research Source Type: research
