Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a devastating disease of
wheat and barley that leads to reduced yield and mycotoxin contamination of grain, making …

Next generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing genomics and is providing novel
insights into genome organization, evolution and function. The number of plant genomes …

Oleaginous microalgae are promising feedstock for biofuels, yet the genetic diversity, origin
and evolution of oleaginous traits remain largely unknown. Here we present a detailed …

Cycles of whole-genome duplication (WGD) and diploidization are hallmarks of eukaryotic
genome evolution and speciation. Polyploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) has had a massive …

Iron (Fe) uptake in graminaceous plant species occurs via the release and uptake of Fe-
chelating compounds known as mugineic acid family phytosiderophores (MAs). In the MAs …

Diploid Aegilops umbellulata and Ae. comosa and their natural allotetraploid hybrids Ae.
biuncialis and Ae. geniculata are important wild gene sources for wheat. With the aim of …

Graminaceous plants take up iron (Fe) from soil using specialized chelating agents known
as phytosiderophores, which largely comprise mugineic acids (MAs). Biosynthesis of MAs …

Reverse genetic techniques harnessing mutational approaches are powerful tools that can
provide substantial insight into gene function in plants. However, as compared to diploid …

Alternative oxidase (AOX) is an important terminal oxidase involved in the alternative
oxidation pathway in plants, which is closely related to various biotic and abiotic stress …

Recombination UVB (sensitivity) like (RuvBL) helicase genes represent a conserved family
of genes, which are known to be involved in providing tolerance against abiotic stresses like …