Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Betalains from the Amaranthus Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents.

Due to increasing consumer awareness, there is a growing demand for healthy foods by replacing synthetic colorants with natural alternatives. Amaranthus is a sustainable rich source of one such natural colorant, namely, betalains. Conventional extraction methods have various challenges, such as high solvent requirements and low extraction yield.

How ignoring market-informed crop varietal development fuels food price volatility.

Agriculture must ensure profitability for farmers and affordability for consumers. The repercussions of ignoring market signals in crop variety development are as pervasive as they are ignored. Recognizing the delicate balance required, it becomes crucial to scrutinize how current agricultural practices, while chasing high yields, often overlook the equally important market demands and environmental sustainability.

Root Cap to Soil Interface: A Driving Force Toward Plant Adaptation and Development.

Land plants have developed robust roots to grow in diverse soil ecosystems. The distal end of the root tip has a specialized organ called the 'root cap'. The root cap assists the roots in penetrating the ground, absorbing water and minerals, avoiding heavy metals and regulating the rhizosphere microbiota.

Genomic Selection in Sugarcane: Current Status and Future Prospects.

Sugarcane is a C4 and agro-industry-based crop with a high potential for biomass production. It serves as raw material for the production of sugar, ethanol, and electricity. Modern sugarcane varieties are derived from the interspecific and intergeneric hybridization between , and other wild relatives.

Improvement of Stable Restorer Lines for Blast Resistance through Functional Marker in Rice ( L.).

Two popular stable restorer lines, CB 87 R and CB 174 R, were improved for blast resistance through marker-assisted back-cross breeding (MABB). The hybrid rice development program in South India extensively depends on these two restorer lines. However, these restorer lines are highly susceptible to blast disease.

Improved host-plant resistance to Phytophthora rot and powdery mildew in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.).

Soybean is an important oilseed cum vegetable crop, susceptible to various biotic stresses which is attributed to recent decline in crop productivity. The emergence of virulent biotypes/strains of different plant pathogens necessitates the development of new crop varieties with enhanced host resistance mechanisms. Pyramiding of multiple disease-resistant genes is one of the strategies employed to develop durable disease-resistant cultivars to the prevailing and emerging biotypes of pathogens.

Genetic enhancement of phosphorus starvation tolerance through marker assisted introgression of OsPSTOL1 gene in rice genotypes harbouring bacterial blight and blast resistance.

Phosphorus (P), an essential macronutrient, is a prerequisite for various plant-growth mechanisms including root establishment/development, early/late vegetative stage development and reproductive stage development. Rice (Oryza sativa) is very sensitive to P starvation. Most cultivated genotypes have poor tolerance levels to P deficiency and consequently the grain yield is severely affected by P starvation.

Corrigendum: Shoot the Message, Not the Messenger-Combating Pathogenic Virulence in Plants by Inhibiting Quorum Sensing Mediated Signaling Molecules.

[This corrects the article on p. 556 in vol. 8, PMID: 28446917.

Functional Marker Assisted Improvement of Stable Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Lines of Rice for Bacterial Blight Resistance.

Bacterial blight (BB), caused by .oryzae is one among the major diseases in rice, which in severe condition cause losses up to 60% in total yield. Marker assisted pyramiding of three broad spectrum BB resistance genes (, and ) in prominent rice varieties is the most economical and effective strategy for the management of the BB disease.

Genome Wide Identification of Orthologous Genes Associated with Zinc and Iron Translocation in .

Genes in the family encode transcripts to store and transport bivalent metal micronutrient, particularly iron (Fe) and or zinc (Zn). These transcripts are important for a variety of functions involved in the developmental and physiological processes in many plant species, including most, if not all, Poaceae plant species and the model species Arabidopsis. Here, we present the report of a genome wide investigation of orthologous genes in and the identification of 7 single copy genes.

Shoot the Message, Not the Messenger-Combating Pathogenic Virulence in Plants by Inhibiting Quorum Sensing Mediated Signaling Molecules.

Immunity, virulence, biofilm formation, and survival in the host environment are regulated by the versatile nature of density dependent microbial cell signaling, also called quorum sensing (QS). The QS molecules can associate with host plant tissues and, at times, cause a change in its gene expression at the downstream level through inter-kingdom cross talking. Progress in controlling QS through fungicide/bactericide in pathogenic microscopic organisms has lead to a rise of antibiotic resistance pathogens.