Two Purely Inorganic Cationic Tellurite Materials Based on Group IB Metal Tetrafluoroborates with Similar Lamellar Cationic Layers: [CuF(TeO)](BF) and [AgO(TeO)(TeO)(BF)]·2HBF.

Two new purely inorganic cationic tellurite networks of Group IB metal-based tetrafluoroborates, namely, [CuF(TeO)](BF), , and [AgO(TeO)(TeO)(BF)]·2HBF, , have been hydrothermally synthesized under mild conditions. The prepared materials have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, IR and Raman spectroscopy, SEM-energy-dispersive spectroscopy, UV-vis-NIR diffuse reflectance, magnetic study, and TG analyses. Single-crystal diffraction studies show that both materials have similar cationic Cu/Ag tellurite layers with tetrafluoroborates as interlamellar charge-balancing anions.

Increasing the Grain Yield and Grain Protein Content of Common Wheat () by Introducing Missense Mutations in the Gene.

Grain yield (GY) and grain protein content (GPC) are important traits for wheat breeding and production; however, they are usually negatively correlated. The gene is the most important domestication gene in cultivated wheat because it influences many traits, including GY and GPC. Allelic variations in the gene may positively affect both GY and GPC.

Post-translational cleavage of HMW-GS allele improves the cookie-making quality in common wheat ().

Unlabelled: Wheat is a major staple food crop worldwide because of the unique properties of wheat flour. High molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GSs), which are among the most critical determinants of wheat flour quality, are responsible for the formation of glutenin polymeric structures via interchain disulfide bonds. We herein describe the identification of a new HMW-GS allele () The amino acid substitution (serine-to-asparagine) encoded in this allele resulted in a partial post-translational cleavage that produced two new peptides.

Encodes a Cell Wall Mannoprotein Conferring Sensitivity to Salicylic Acid and Virulence to Wheat.

causes head blight (FHB), a devastating disease of wheat. Salicylic acid (SA) is involved in the resistance of wheat to . Cell wall mannoprotein (CWM) is known to trigger defense responses in plants, but its role in the pathogenicity of remains unclear.