Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

January 31, 2019

Recent updates on metabolite composition and medicinal benefits of mangosteen plant

Wan Mohd Aizat, Ili Nadhirah Jamil, Faridda Hannim Ahmad-Hashim, Normah Mohd Noor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6324 PubMed 30755827

January 11, 2019

Diverse and variable virus communities in wild plant populations revealed by metagenomic tools

Hanna Susi, Denis Filloux, Mikko J. Frilander, Philippe Roumagnac, Anna-Liisa Laine

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6140 PubMed 30648011

January 11, 2019

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the MYB transcription factor in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

Kebin Yang, Ying Li, Sining Wang, Xiurong Xu, Huayu Sun, Hansheng Zhao, Xueping Li, Zhimin Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6242 PubMed 30648007

January 14, 2019

Variation in wild pea (Pisum sativum subsp. elatius) seed dormancy and its relationship to the environment and seed coat traits

Iveta Hradilová, Martin Duchoslav, Jan Brus, Vilém Pechanec, Miroslav Hýbl, Pavel Kopecký, Lucie Smržová, Nikola Štefelová, Tadeáš Vaclávek, Michael Bariotakis, Jitka Machalová, Karel Hron, Stergios Pirintsos, Petr Smýkal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6263 PubMed 30656074

January 9, 2019

Amelioration of drought effects in wheat and cucumber by the combined application of super absorbent polymer and potential biofertilizer

Yongbin Li, Haowen Shi, Haowei Zhang, Sanfeng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6073 PubMed 30643688

January 24, 2019

Genome-wide characterization and expression analyses of the MYB superfamily genes during developmental stages in Chinese jujube

Ji Qing, Wang Dawei, Zhou Jun, Xu Yulan, Shen Bingqi, Zhou Fan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6353 PubMed 30697496

January 10, 2019

Different ecological processes determined the alpha and beta components of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity for plant communities in dryland regions of Northwest China

Jianming Wang, Chen Chen, Jingwen Li, Yiming Feng, Qi Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6220 PubMed 30648001

January 15, 2019

Duplicated flavonoid 3’-hydroxylase and flavonoid 3’, 5’-hydroxylase genes in barley genome

Alexander V. Vikhorev, Ksenia V. Strygina, Elena K. Khlestkina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6266 PubMed 30671306

January 3, 2019

Steroidal glycoalkaloids from Solanum nigrum target cytoskeletal proteins: an in silico analysis

Rumana Ahmad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6012 PubMed 30627484

January 7, 2019

Diversity analysis of the rhizospheric and endophytic bacterial communities of Senecio vulgaris L. (Asteraceae) in an invasive range

Dandan Cheng, Zhongsai Tian, Liang Feng, Lin Xu, Hongmei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6162 PubMed 30643678

January 8, 2019

Defensin-like peptides in wheat analyzed by whole-transcriptome sequencing: a focus on structural diversity and role in induced resistance

Tatyana I. Odintsova, Marina P. Slezina, Ekaterina A. Istomina, Tatyana V. Korostyleva, Artem S. Kasianov, Alexey S. Kovtun, Vsevolod J. Makeev, Larisa A. Shcherbakova, Alexander M. Kudryavtsev

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6125 PubMed 30643692

January 31, 2019

Validation of reference genes for gene expression studies in post-harvest leaves of tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Zi-wei Zhou, Hui-li Deng, Qing-yang Wu, Bin-bin Liu, Chuan Yue, Ting-ting Deng, Zhong-xiong Lai, Yun Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6385 PubMed 30723635

January 31, 2019

Transcriptome-wide characterization and functional analysis of MATE transporters in response to aluminum toxicity in Medicago sativa L.

Xueyang Min, Xiaoyu Jin, Wenxian Liu, Xingyi Wei, Zhengshe Zhang, Boniface Ndayambaza, Yanrong Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6302 PubMed 30723620

January 11, 2019

Genetic diversity and its conservation implications of Vitex rotundifolia (Lamiaceae) populations in East Asia

Yiqi Sun, Hong Yang, Qiaoyan Zhang, Luping Qin, Pan Li, Joongku Lee, Shichao Chen, Khalid Rahman, Tingguo Kang, Min Jia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6194 PubMed 30648018

January 31, 2019

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of new cytokinin metabolic genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Muhammad Shoaib, Wenlong Yang, Qiangqiang Shan, Muhammad Sajjad, Aimin Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6300 PubMed 30723619

January 28, 2019

Genome-wide identification of long non-coding RNAs in tomato plants irradiated by neutrons followed by infection with Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

Yujie Zhou, Won Kyong Cho, Hee-Seong Byun, Vivek Chavan, Eui-Joon Kil, Sukchan Lee, Seung-Woo Hong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6286 PubMed 30713817

January 9, 2019

Whole-genome comparisons of Penicillium spp. reveals secondary metabolic gene clusters and candidate genes associated with fungal aggressiveness during apple fruit decay

Guangxi Wu, Wayne M. Jurick II, Franz J. Lichtner, Hui Peng, Guohua Yin, Verneta L. Gaskins, Yanbin Yin, Sui-Sheng Hua, Kari A. Peter, Joan W. Bennett

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6170 PubMed 30643697

January 21, 2019

Genetic variability in a Brazilian apple germplasm collection with low chilling requirements

Livia Costa Mariano, Felipe Liss Zchonski, Clandio Medeiros da Silva, Paulo Roberto Da-Silva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6265 PubMed 30693149

January 31, 2019

Identification, expression, and phylogenetic analyses of terpenoid biosynthesis-related genes in secondary xylem of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) based on transcriptome analyses

Jipeng Mao, Zidi He, Jing Hao, Tianyi Liu, Jiehu Chen, Shaowei Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6124 PubMed 30723613

January 11, 2019

Life history responses of two ephemeral plant species to increased precipitation and nitrogen in the Gurbantunggut Desert

Yanfeng Chen, Lingwei Zhang, Xiang Shi, Huiliang Liu, Daoyuan Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6158 PubMed 30648013

January 10, 2019

Checklist to the Elatostema (Urticaceae) of Vietnam including 19 new records, ten new combinations, two new names and four new synonyms

Long-Fei Fu, Alex Monro, Truong Van Do, Maxim S. Nuraliev, Leonid V. Averyanov, Fang Wen, Zi-Bing Xin, Tatiana V. Maisak, Andrey N. Kuznetsov, Svetlana P. Kuznetsova, Khang Sinh Nguyen, Yi-Gang Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6188 PubMed 30648016

January 25, 2019

Impact assessment of high soil CO₂ on plant growth and soil environment: a greenhouse study

Wenmei He, Gayoung Yoo, Mohammad Moonis, Youjin Kim, Xuanlin Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6311 PubMed 30701135

January 22, 2019

Effects of dredging on the vegetation in a small lowland river

Edyta Stępień, Andrzej Zawal, Paweł Buczyński, Edyta Buczyńska, Magdalena Szenejko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6282 PubMed 30697485

January 24, 2019

Intraspecific divergences and phylogeography of Panzerina lanata (Lamiaceae) in northwest China

Yanfen Zhao, Hongxiang Zhang, Borong Pan, Mingli Zhang