The role of iron nanoparticles on morpho-physiological traits and genes expression (IRT and CAT) in rue (Ruta graveolens).

The iron nanoparticles with different physic-chemical properties induce inconsistent effects on various studied plant species. Thus, the effect of ferric oxide (FeO) nanoparticles was compared with FeO microparticles and FeSOcomplexes of EDTA for major physiological and gene expression in Rue (Ruta graveolens). Iron root content increased as Fe-MPs + EDTA ˂˂ Fe-NPs + EDTA˂ FeSO + EDTA.

Retraction Note: Comparison of traditional and new generation DNA markers declares high genetic diversity and differentiated population structure of wild almond species.

Editor's Note: this Article has been retracted; the Retraction Note is available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72522-x.

Molecular insights of genetic variation in milk thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn.) populations collected from southwest Iran.

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is among the world's popular medicinal plants. Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) marker system was utilized to investigate the genetic variability of 80 S. marianum genotypes from eight populations in Iran.

Production of a new mucilage compound in Lepidium sativum callus by optimizing in vitro growth conditions.

The mucilage in Lepidium sativum L. is considered a biologically active compound with diverse medicinal properties. Different explants (hypocotyls and leaf) were transferred to Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with twelve different plant growth regulator combinations under two different incubations (light and dark).

Comparison of traditional and new generation DNA markers declares high genetic diversity and differentiated population structure of wild almond species.

Wild almond species as sources of genetic variation may have crucial importance in breeding. A total of 389 accessions of 18 species have been analysed using inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP), retrotransposon-microsatellite amplified polymorphism (REMAP), sequence-specific amplification polymorphism (S-SAP), amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and simple sequence repeats (SSR). Retrotransposon markers indicated the presence and movement of some Ty3-gypsy and Ty1-copia-elements in almond genome.