Physiological, biochemical and phytohormone responses of to -pinene-induced allelopathy.

The -pinene is the main allelochemical of many weeds that inhibit the growth of , an important forage and ecological restoration herbage. However, the response changes of -pinene-induced allelopathy to is still unclear. Here, we investigated the physiological, biochemical and phytohormone changes of exposed to different -pinene concentrations.

Comprehensive evaluation of the allelopathic potential of .

has been widely planted together with other perennial grasses for rebuilding degraded alpine meadow atop the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, the rebuilt sown pastures begin to decline a few years after establishing. One of the possible causes for the degradation of sown grassland may come from allelopathy of planted grasses.

Cloning and functional characterization of epidermis-specific promoter MtML1 from Medicago truncatula.

Epidermis-specific promoters are necessary for ectopic expression of specific functional genes such as the cuticle-related genes. Previous studies indicated that both ECERIFERUM 6 (AtCER6) and MERISTEM L1 LAYER (ATML1) promoters from Arabidopsis thaliana can drive gene expression specifically in the epidermis of shoot apical meristems (SAMs) and leaves. However, the epidermis-specific promoters from legume plants have not been reported.