Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is a major sugar-producing crop worldwide, yet rhizomania, root-knot nematode, and root rot diseases severely constrain its yield and quality. Screening resistant germplasm is critical for disease-resistant breeding and sustainable sugar beet production. In this study, we evaluated the dis...
A time-course whole-transcriptome analysis across five vernalization stages and identified 3,598 mRNAs that were specifically altered only after sufficient cold exposure suggest a new regulatory framework for vernalization in a non-model crop and may provide a foundation for breeding bolting-tolerant varieties.
Xi-Xuan Zhou, Zheng-Zhi Zhong, Liu-Ming Wang et al.· Frontiers in Plant Science· 0 citations
A role for HmaERF87 as a positive regulator of H. macrophylla resistance to leaf spot disease is supported and three infection-induced candidate genes were selected for functional validation using virus-induced gene silencing in hydrangea leaf discs to provide a candidate gene for further studies of disease resistance...
