[HTML][HTML] The diversity of salicylic acid biosynthesis and defense signaling in plants: Knowledge gaps and future opportunities

C Ullah, YH Chen, MA Ortega, CJ Tsai - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) is known to regulate plant immunity against
pathogens. Plants synthesize SA via the isochorismate synthase (ICS) pathway or the …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering custom morpho- and chemotypes of Populus for sustainable production of biofuels, bioproducts, and biomaterials

CR Buell, C Dardick, W Parrott, RJ Schmitz… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Humans have been modifying plant traits for thousands of years, first through selection (ie,
domestication) then modern breeding, and in the last 30 years, through biotechnology …

Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly of Populus tremula × P. alba reveals aspen‐specific megabase satellite DNA

R Zhou, JW Jenkins, Y Zeng, S Shu, H Jang… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Populus species play a foundational role in diverse ecosystems and are important
renewable feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts. Hybrid aspen Populus tremula× P …

Unravelling the due importance of pseudogenes and their resurrection in plants

S Yadav, G Kalwan, S Meena, SS Gill… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The complexities of a genome are underpinned to the vast expanses of the intergenic
region, which constitutes∼ 97–98% of the genome. This region is essentially composed of …

[HTML][HTML] Apple CRISPR-Cas9—A Recipe for Successful Targeting of AGAMOUS-like Genes in Domestic Apple

S Jacobson, N Bondarchuk, TA Nguyen, A Canada… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fruit trees and other fruiting hardwood perennials are economically valuable, and there is
interest in developing improved varieties. Both conventional breeding and biotechnology …

CRISPR Empowers Tree Bioengineering for a Sustainable Future

G Li, Y Qi - The CRISPR Journal, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Trees have graced the earth for an astounding span of* 370 million years. In 2015, it was
estimated that the global tree population had reached a staggering 3.07 trillion. 1 Serving as …