Plant evolution driven by interactions with symbiotic and pathogenic microbes
PM Delaux, S Schornack - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Microbial interactions have shaped plant diversity in terrestrial ecosystems.
By forming mutually beneficial symbioses, microbes helped plants colonize land more than …
By forming mutually beneficial symbioses, microbes helped plants colonize land more than …
Exploiting biological nitrogen fixation: a route towards a sustainable agriculture
For all living organisms, nitrogen is an essential element, while being the most limiting in
ecosystems and for crop production. Despite the significant contribution of synthetic …
ecosystems and for crop production. Despite the significant contribution of synthetic …
Specialized metabolic functions of keystone taxa sustain soil microbiome stability
Background The relationship between biodiversity and soil microbiome stability remains
poorly understood. Here, we investigated the impacts of bacterial phylogenetic diversity on …
poorly understood. Here, we investigated the impacts of bacterial phylogenetic diversity on …
The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants
Plant economics run on carbon and nutrients instead of money. Leaf strategies
aboveground span an economic spectrum from “live fast and die young” to “slow and …
aboveground span an economic spectrum from “live fast and die young” to “slow and …
Effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in rhizobia
K Lindström, SA Mousavi - Microbial biotechnology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological nitrogen fixation in rhizobia occurs primarily in root or stem nodules and is
induced by the bacteria present in legume plants. This symbiotic process has fascinated …
induced by the bacteria present in legume plants. This symbiotic process has fascinated …
Genetic strategies for improving crop yields
The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …
A plant's diet, surviving in a variable nutrient environment
GED Oldroyd, O Leyser - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND Although plants are dependent on the capture of a number of elemental
nutrients from the soil, the principal nutrients that limit plant productivity are nitrogen (N) and …
nutrients from the soil, the principal nutrients that limit plant productivity are nitrogen (N) and …
Current progress in nitrogen fixing plants and microbiome research
In agroecosystems, nitrogen is one of the major nutrients limiting plant growth. To meet the
increased nitrogen demand in agriculture, synthetic fertilizers have been used extensively in …
increased nitrogen demand in agriculture, synthetic fertilizers have been used extensively in …
TSEBRA: transcript selector for BRAKER
Background BRAKER is a suite of automatic pipelines, BRAKER1 and BRAKER2, for the
accurate annotation of protein-coding genes in eukaryotic genomes. Each pipeline trains …
accurate annotation of protein-coding genes in eukaryotic genomes. Each pipeline trains …
Nuclear phylotranscriptomics and phylogenomics support numerous polyploidization events and hypotheses for the evolution of rhizobial nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in …
Fabaceae are the third largest angiosperm family, with 765 genera and∼ 19 500 species.
They are important both economically and ecologically, and global Fabaceae crops are …
They are important both economically and ecologically, and global Fabaceae crops are …