Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

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

1 citation

396 downloads

1,077 views

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

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

January 31, 2019

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

2 citations

388 downloads

1,500 views

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

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

January 31, 2019

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

2 citations

419 downloads

1,315 views

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

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

January 31, 2019

Recent updates on metabolite composition and medicinal benefits of mangosteen plant

5 citations

1,496 downloads

1,783 views

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

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

January 31, 2019

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

1 citation

288 downloads

1,476 views

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 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

409 downloads

1,190 views

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 25, 2019

Convergent origin of the narrowly lanceolate leaf in the genus Aster—with special reference to an unexpected discovery of a new Aster species from East China

290 downloads

1,132 views

Guo-Jin Zhang, Hai-Hua Hu, Tian-Gang Gao, Michael G. Gilbert, Xiao-Feng Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6288 PubMed 30701132

January 25, 2019

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

2 citations

355 downloads

1,163 views

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

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

January 24, 2019

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

251 downloads

712 views

Yanfen Zhao, Hongxiang Zhang, Borong Pan, Mingli Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6264 PubMed 30697480

January 24, 2019

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

1 citation

516 downloads

1,397 views

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

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

January 22, 2019

Effects of dredging on the vegetation in a small lowland river

3 citations

271 downloads

836 views

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

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

January 21, 2019

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

3 citations

291 downloads

1,100 views

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

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

January 17, 2019

Extremely low levels of chloroplast genome sequence variability in Astelia pumila (Asteliaceae, Asparagales)

262 downloads

1,039 views

Simon Pfanzelt, Dirk C. Albach, K. Bernhard von Hagen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6244 PubMed 30671303

January 15, 2019

Influence of light intensity, fertilizing and season on the cirsiliol content, a chemical marker of Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae)

2 citations

202 downloads

951 views

Ana Paula de Oliveira, Ivanildo Viana Borges, Emanuella Chiara Valença Pereira, Thiala Alves Feitosa, Raira Feitosa dos Santos, Raimundo Gonçalves de Oliveira-Junior, Larissa Araújo Rolim, Lucas Gustavo Ferreira Cordeiro Viana, Luciano Augusto de Araújo Ribeiro, Alan Diego da Conceição Santos, Pedro José Rolim-Neto, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6187 PubMed 30671296

January 15, 2019

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

1 citation

239 downloads

1,173 views

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

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

January 14, 2019

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

2 citations

553 downloads

1,392 views

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 11, 2019

A miniature inverted-repeat transposable element, AddIn-MITE, located inside a WD40 gene is conserved in Andropogoneae grasses

269 downloads

917 views

Clicia Grativol, Flavia Thiebaut, Sara Sangi, Patricia Montessoro, Walaci da Silva Santos, Adriana S. Hemerly, Paulo C.G. Ferreira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6080 PubMed 30648010

January 11, 2019

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

8 citations

379 downloads

1,691 views

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

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

January 11, 2019

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

1 citation

256 downloads

841 views

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

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

January 11, 2019

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

1 citation

409 downloads

1,024 views

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 11, 2019

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

5 citations

365 downloads

1,129 views

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 10, 2019

Optimization of a pretreatment and hydrolysis process for the efficient recovery of recycled sugars and unknown compounds from agricultural sweet sorghum bagasse stem pith solid waste

318 downloads

679 views

Ting-Ting Jiang, Yan Liang, Xiang Zhou, Zi-Wei Shi, Zhi-Jun Xin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6186 PubMed 30647997

January 10, 2019

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

3 citations

577 downloads

1,713 views

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 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

2 citations

411 downloads

1,071 views

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

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

January 9, 2019

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

3 citations

536 downloads