De novo domestication in the Solanaceae: advances and challenges

K Gasparini, YG Figueiredo, WL Araújo… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Efficient genome editing (GE) accelerates the domestication of crop wild
relatives.•New crops can be rapidly created to withstand drought, flooding, and soil …

The Y locus encodes a REPRESSOR OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC GENES protein that represses carotenoid biosynthesis via interaction with APRR2 in carrot

YG Wang, YM Zhang, YH Wang, K Zhang, J Ma… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Little is known about the factors regulating carotenoid biosynthesis in roots. In this study, we
characterized DCAR_032551, the candidate gene of the Y locus responsible for the …

Advancing utilization of diverse global carrot (Daucus carota L.) germplasm with flowering habit trait ontology

J Loarca, M Liou, JC Dawson, PW Simon - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Biennial vegetable crops are challenging to breed due to long breeding cycle times. At the
same time, it is important to preserve a strong biennial growth habit, avoiding premature …

Polymorphic insertions of DcSto miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements reveal genetic diversity structure within the cultivated carrot

S Hadagali, K Stelmach-Wityk… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are a potent source of
polymorphisms in plant genomes. A genotyping system, named DcS-ILP, based on …

An anthocyanin activation gene underlies the purple central flower pigmentation in wild carrot

AQ Duan, YJ Deng, H Liu, ZS Xu, AS Xiong - Plant Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Many organisms have complex pigmentation patterns. However, how these patterns are
formed remains largely unknown. In wild carrot (Daucus carota subsp. carota), which is also …

Altering Carotene Hydroxylase Activity of DcCYP97C1 Affects Carotenoid Flux and Changes Taproot Colour in Carrot

YJ Deng, AQ Duan, T Li, SS Tan, SS Liu… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT CYP97C1 as a haem‐containing cytochrome P450 hydroxylase (P450‐type) is
important for carotene hydroxylation and xanthophyll biosynthesis. Research about this type …

Integrated volatile metabolome and transcriptome analyses provide insights into the warm aroma formation elicited by methyl jasmonate in carrot root

GL Wang, JQ Wu, YY Chen, YJ Xu, YH An… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Carrot is a highly significant vegetable cultivated worldwide and possesses a unique aroma
with abundant edible and medicinal values. However, it remains largely unknown whether …

T2T genomes of carrot and Alternaria dauci and their utility for understanding host–pathogen interactions during carrot leaf blight disease

W Liu, S Xu, C Ou, X Liu, F Zhuang… - The Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carrot (Daucus carota) is one of the most popular and nutritious vegetable crops worldwide.
However, significant yield losses occur every year due to leaf blight, a disease caused by a …

Evaluation of shoot-growth variation in diverse carrot (Daucus carota L.) germplasm for genetic improvement of stand establishment

J Loarca, M Liou, JC Dawson, PW Simon - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is a high value, nutritious, and colorful crop, but delivering carrots
from seed to table can be a struggle for carrot growers. Weed competitive ability is a critical …

Genome-wide association study of fiber quality traits in US upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

SA Gowda, H Fang, P Tyagi, F Bourland… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Key message A GWAS in an elite diversity panel, evaluated across 10 environments,
identified genomic regions regulating six fiber quality traits, facilitating genomics-assisted …