Sulfur homeostasis in plants

Q Li, Y Gao, A Yang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. S is majorly
absorbed as sulfate from soil, and is then translocated to plastids in leaves, where it is …

Comprehensive insight into an amino acid metabolic network in postharvest horticultural products: a review

Z Yuxiao, Y Guo, S Xinhua - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Amino acid (AA) metabolism plays a vital role in the central metabolism of plants. In addition
to protein biosynthesis, AAs are involved in secondary metabolite biosynthesis, signal …

Sulfur nutrition: impacts on plant development, metabolism, and stress responses

S Kopriva, M Malagoli… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Sulfur is an essential element for all organisms and has a wide variety of functions. Plant
sulfur nutrition is particularly important as plants are our primary source of the essential …

Foliar application of wood distillate boosts plant yield and nutritional parameters of chickpea

R Fedeli, A Vannini, S Celletti, V Maresca… - Annals of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the quest for eco‐friendly products with biostimulant properties, foliar application of wood
distillate (WD) was tested on the growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). WD …

Genome-wide association study and genomic selection for proteinogenic methionine in soybean seeds

WM Singer, Z Shea, D Yu, H Huang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seeds have an amino acid profile that provides excellent
viability as a food and feed protein source. However, low concentrations of an essential …

Overexpressing GmCGS2 Improves Total Amino Acid and Protein Content in Soybean Seed

Y Zhang, Q Wang, Y Liu, S Dong, Y Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important source of plant protein, the nutritional
quality of which is considerably affected by the content of the sulfur-containing amino acid …

Overexpression of Ricinus communis L. malate synthase enhances seed tolerance to abiotic stress during germination

VC Brito, CP de Almeida, RR Barbosa… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ricinus communis L. seeds can germinate at high temperatures, but further development of
the seedlings is negatively affected. This mainly caused by impairment of energy-generating …

Seed quality improvement applications in black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.)

S Ekren, IC Paylan, A Gokcol - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The black cumin plant, which forms the research material, is a plant cultivated in many
countries for various purposes. By eliminating the difficulties in seed germination, efficiency …

Genetic and molecular understanding for the development of methionine-rich maize: a holistic approach

V Devi, B Bhushan, M Gupta, M Sethi, C Kaur… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Maize (Zea mays) is the most important coarse cereal utilized as a major energy source for
animal feed and humans. However, maize grains are deficient in methionine, an essential …

Efficient breeding of pulse crops

S Kumar, P Gupta, H Choukri… - Accelerated Plant Breeding …, 2020 - Springer
Plant breeding aims to create new varieties that outperform the parents by combining
valuable traits. The breeding cycle of selection–recombination–selection–testing requires …