Phytophthora root rot modifies the composition of the avocado rhizosphere microbiome and increases the abundance of opportunistic fungal pathogens

IA Solís-García, O Ceballos-Luna… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The structure and function of rhizosphere microbial communities are affected by the plant
health status. In this study, we investigated the effect of root rot on the avocado rhizosphere …

Characterization of Lasiodiplodia species associated with grapevines in Mexico

EA Rangel Montoya, M Paolinelli, PE Rolshausen… - 2021 - torrossa.com
Botryosphaeria dieback is one of the most prevalent grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs), and
is caused by fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae. Fungi invade grapevine vascular systems …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity, structure and effective population size of old-growth vs. second-growth populations of keystone and long-lived conifer, eastern white pine …

OP Rajora, JWR Zinck - Frontiers in genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Whether old-growth (OG) forests have higher genetic diversity and effective population size,
consequently higher conservation value and climate adaptive potential than second-growth …

Targeted conservation management of white pines in China: Integrating phylogeographic structure, niche modeling, and conservation gap analyses

L Lin, J He, R Lyu, Y Luo, M Yao, L Xie, G Cui - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract White pines (Pinus subsect. Strobus) are important in many Northern Hemisphere
forest ecosystems, and white pine species are often narrowly distributed or even …

Postharvest senescent dark spot development mechanism of Musa acuminata (“Khai” banana) peel associated with chlorophyll degradation and stomata cell death

N Pongprasert, V Srilaong… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The occurrence of the postharvest physiological disorder of dark spots on the peel of the
ripened “Khai” banana has led to a reduction in its commercial value. The objective of the …

Parent–offspring variation transmission in full-sib families revealed predominantly paternal inheritance of chloroplast DNA in Pinus massoniana (Pinaceae)

ZX Ni, PY Zhou, Y Xin, M Xu, LA Xu - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2021 - Springer
The inheritance of chloroplast genome DNA (cpDNA) differs from that of the nuclear
genome. The cpDNAs of most species originate from the female parent, whereas some …

Evolutionary effects of geographic and climatic isolation between Rhododendron tsusiophyllum populations on the Izu Islands and mainland Honshu of Japan

W Yoichi, M Takahashi, AJ Nagano, K Uehara, H Abe - Heredity, 2021 - nature.com
Geographic and environmental isolations of islands and the mainland offer excellent
opportunity to investigate colonization and survival dynamics of island populations. We …

How co-distribution of two related azaleas (Rhododendron) developed in the Japanese archipelago: insights from evolutionary and demographic analyses

W Yoichi, E Ono, Y Tsunamoto, A Matsuo… - Tree Genetics & …, 2021 - Springer
Plants growing in similar climates with extensively overlapping distributions may exhibit
similar phylogeographic patterns, due to similarities in range shifts during past climatic …

Biopolymer production by bacteria isolated from native stingless bee honey, Scaptotrigona jujuyensis

SV María, GDC Katia, A Florencia, ML María… - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
The products of stingless bees have been used in traditional medicine. These products have
gained economic potential not only for their historical valuation but also to produce added …

[HTML][HTML] Crossability of Putative Hybrids of Pinus sylvestris and Pinus mugo with Their Parents

M Klobucnik, M Galgoci, P Bolecek, D Gömöry… - American Journal of …, 2021 - scirp.org
Artificial hybridization experiment with the Pinus sylvestris and Pinus mugo putative hybrid
individuals and their parents revealed a selective nature of their crossability conditioned by …