Publications by authors named "H Souto Romero"

is the pathogen causing bud rot in oil palm ). This pathogen secretes effector proteins that manipulate host defenses, contributing to disease progression. In this study, we systematically investigated the role of specific effector proteins in suppressing programmed cell death (PCD) in oil palm leaflets.

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Article Synopsis
  • Water deficiency and drought can significantly affect crop cultivation and productivity, particularly for oil palm, the main source of vegetable oil.
  • The study tested 12 oil palm genotypes under drought stress, finding that one genotype was the most efficient in photosynthesis, followed by a hybrid and another genotype.
  • Despite validating 11 drought tolerance-related genes, no genetic differences were observed, indicating that selected genotypes can guide breeding programs focused on improving oil palm resilience to drought.
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Background: Monocytes are susceptible to HIV infection, form HIV reservoirs, and contribute to central nervous system complications (e.g., cognitive impairment) in virally suppressed women with HIV(vsWWH).

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Oil palm ( Jacq.) is a highly productive crop economically significant for food, cosmetics, and biofuels. Abiotic stresses such as low water availability, salt accumulation, and high temperatures severely impact oil palm growth, physiology, and yield by restricting water flux among soil, plants, and the environment.

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, a hemibiotrophic oomycete, causes diseases in several economically important tropical crops, such as oil palm, which it is responsible for a devastating disease called bud rot (BR). Despite recent progress in understanding host resistance and virulence mechanisms, many aspects remain unknown in isolates from oil palm. Model pathosystems are useful for understanding the molecular interactions between pathogens and hosts.

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