Publications by authors named "C Piasecki"
Article Synopsis
- Switchgrass has significant potential as a bioenergy crop, with a focus on enhancing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and nitrogen remobilization efficiency (NRE) to improve its quality and productivity.
- The study utilized 331 switchgrass accessions to conduct a comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) that assessed NUE and related traits, resulting in the identification of 19 unique SNPs and 32 candidate genes.
- Two promising genes from the GWAS were further analyzed, revealing their potential roles in nitrogen modulation, which could lead to the development of more nitrogen-efficient switchgrass varieties.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide an intermediate scale of spatial and spectral data collection that yields increased accuracy and consistency in data collection for morphological and physiological traits than satellites and expanded flexibility and high-throughput compared to ground-based data collection. In this study, we used UAV-based remote sensing for automated phenotyping of field-grown switchgrass (), a leading bioenergy feedstock. Using vegetation indices calculated from a UAV-based multispectral camera, statistical models were developed for rust disease caused by , leaf chlorophyll, nitrogen, and lignin contents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe evolution of herbicide-resistant weed species is a serious threat for weed control. Therefore, we need an improved understanding of how gene regulation confers herbicide resistance in order to slow the evolution of resistance. The present study analyzed differentially expressed genes after glyphosate treatment on a glyphosate-resistant Tennessee ecotype (TNR) of horseweed (), compared to a susceptible biotype (TNS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMini-synplastomes for plastid genetic engineering.
Plant Biotechnol J
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- - The development of the 'mini-synplastome' provides a new method for introducing synthetic circuits in plant plastids without disturbing the native plastome.
- - This innovative genome structure is based on the unique organization of dinoflagellate plastomes, featuring multiple minicircles instead of a single genome.
- - Mini-synplastomes aim to enhance chloroplast biotechnology by allowing easy cloning and predictable transgene expression, while remaining independent from the plant's existing genetic material.
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is an emerging powerful approach for high-throughput plant phenotyping field-grown crops. Switchgrass ( L.) is a lignocellulosic bioenergy crop for which studies on yield, sustainability, and biofuel traits are performed.
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