Return of the Lemnaceae: duckweed as a model plant system in the genomics and postgenomics era

K Acosta, KJ Appenroth, L Borisjuk, M Edelman… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The aquatic Lemnaceae family, commonly called duckweed, comprises some of the smallest
and fastest growing angiosperms known on Earth. Their tiny size, rapid growth by clonal …

Integrating circadian dynamics with physiological processes in plants

K Greenham, CR McClung - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2015 - nature.com
The plant circadian clock coordinates the responses to multiple and often simultaneous
environmental challenges that the sessile plant cannot avoid. These responses must be …

Underwater CAM photosynthesis elucidated by Isoetes genome

D Wickell, LY Kuo, HP Yang, A Dhabalia Ashok… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
To conserve water in arid environments, numerous plant lineages have independently
evolved Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Interestingly, Isoetes, an aquatic lycophyte …

Genome-wide identification of CCA1 targets uncovers an expanded clock network in Arabidopsis

DH Nagel, CJ Doherty… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The circadian clock in Arabidopsis exerts a critical role in timing multiple biological
processes and stress responses through the regulation of up to 80% of the transcriptome. As …

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis of GmLHY genes alters plant height and internode length in soybean

Q Cheng, L Dong, T Su, T Li, Z Gan, H Nan, S Lu… - BMC plant biology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Soybean (Glycine max) is an economically important oil and protein
crop. Plant height is a key trait that significantly impacts the yield of soybean; however …

Circadian clock genes universally control key agricultural traits

C Bendix, CM Marshall, FG Harmon - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Circadian clocks are endogenous timers that enable plants to synchronize biological
processes with daily and seasonal environmental conditions in order to allocate resources …

Domestication selected for deceleration of the circadian clock in cultivated tomato

NA Müller, CL Wijnen, A Srinivasan, M Ryngajllo… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The circadian clock is a critical regulator of plant physiology and development, controlling
key agricultural traits in crop plants. In addition, natural variation in circadian rhythms is …

Circadian regulation of abiotic stress tolerance in plants

J Grundy, C Stoker, IA Carré - Frontiers in plant science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Extremes of temperatures, drought and salinity cause widespread crop losses throughout
the world and impose severe limitations on the amount of land that can be used for …

EGRINs (Environmental Gene Regulatory Influence Networks) in rice that function in the response to water deficit, high temperature, and agricultural environments

O Wilkins, C Hafemeister, A Plessis… - The Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Environmental gene regulatory influence networks (EGRINs) coordinate the timing and rate
of gene expression in response to environmental signals. EGRINs encompass many layers …

The adaptive nature of the plant circadian clock in natural environments

MW Oravec, K Greenham - Plant Physiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The plant circadian clock coordinates developmental, physiological, and metabolic
processes with diel changes in light and temperature throughout the year. The balance …