Accelerating climate resilient plant breeding by applying next-generation artificial intelligence

AL Harfouche, DA Jacobson, D Kainer, JC Romero… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
Breeding crops for high yield and superior adaptability to new and variable climates is
imperative to ensure continued food security, biomass production, and ecosystem services …

MicroRNA miR396, GRF transcription factors and GIF co-regulators: a conserved plant growth regulatory module with potential for breeding and biotechnology

D Liebsch, JF Palatnik - Current opinion in plant biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•The miR396–GRF/GIF network regulates plant growth and development in
angiosperms.•GRFs and GIFs promote growth via cell proliferation and/or expansion.• …

Melatonin systemically ameliorates drought stress‐induced damage in Medicago sativa plants by modulating nitro‐oxidative homeostasis and proline metabolism

C Antoniou, G Chatzimichail… - Journal of Pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent reports have uncovered the multifunctional role of melatonin in plant physiological
responses under optimal and suboptimal environmental conditions. In this study, we …

Melatonin enhances drought resistance by regulating leaf stomatal behaviour, root growth and catalase activity in two contrasting rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) …

L Dai, J Li, H Harmens, X Zheng, C Zhang - Plant Physiology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Two contrasting rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) genotypes, Qinyou 8 (drought-sensitive) and
Q2 (drought-tolerant), were studied under drought stress with or without pretreatment with …

Next generation breeding

D Barabaschi, A Tondelli, F Desiderio, A Volante… - Plant Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The genomic revolution of the past decade has greatly improved our understanding of the
genetic make-up of living organisms. The sequencing of crop genomes has completely …

Nanotechnology advances for sustainable agriculture: current knowledge and prospects in plant growth modulation and nutrition

P Fincheira, G Tortella, AB Seabra, A Quiroz, MC Diez… - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion Advances in nanotechnology make it an important tool for improving
agricultural production. Strong evidence supports the role of nanomaterials as nutrients or …

Engineering plant architecture via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated alteration of strigolactone biosynthesis

H Butt, M Jamil, JY Wang, S Al-Babili, M Mahfouz - BMC plant biology, 2018 - Springer
Background Precision plant genome engineering holds much promise for targeted
improvement of crop traits via unprecedented single-base level control over the genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Current advances in plant-microbe communication via volatile organic compounds as an innovative strategy to improve plant growth

P Fincheira, A Quiroz, G Tortella, MC Diez… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by microorganisms have demonstrated an
important role to improve growth and tolerance against abiotic stress on plants. Most studies …

High‐throughput physiological phenotyping and screening system for the characterization of plant–environment interactions

O Halperin, A Gebremedhin, R Wallach… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We present a simple and effective high‐throughput experimental platform for simultaneous
and continuous monitoring of water relations in the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum of …

The application of artificial neural networks in modeling and predicting the effects of melatonin on morphological responses of citrus to drought stress

M Jafari, A Shahsavar - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Drought stress as one of the most devastating abiotic stresses affects agricultural and
horticultural productivity in many parts of the world. The application of melatonin can be …