Whole-Genome Resequencing Identifies SNPs in Sucrose Synthase and Sugar Transporter Genes Associated with Sweetness in Coconut.

Coconut ( L.) is an important agricultural commodity with substantial economic and nutritional value, widely used for various products, including coconut water. The sweetness is an important quality trait of coconut water, which is influenced by genetic and environmental factors.

Rice mutants, selected under severe drought stress, show reduced stomatal density and improved water use efficiency under restricted water conditions.

Introduction: Rice is among the least water-use-efficient crops, and rice plants utilise most of their water uptake for transpirational cooling via stomata. To improve water-use efficiency (WUE) in rice, reducing stomatal density and size could help optimise transpiration and photosynthesis.

Methodology: In this study, we compared two series of purple rice stomata mutants: the Stomatal Model Mutant (SMM) identified by microscopic observation of flag-leaf stomata, and the Drought-selected Model Mutant (DMM) generated through screening under severe water stress.

Functional Bph14 from Rathu Heenati promotes resistance to BPH at the early seedling stage of rice (Oryza sativa L.) as revealed by QTL-seq.

A QTL associated with BPH resistance at the early seedling stage was identified on chromosome 3. Functional Bph14 in Rathu Heenati was associated with BPH resistance at the early seedling stage. Brown planthopper (BPH; Nilaparvata lugens Stål) is considered the most important rice pest in many Asian countries.

Candidate genes affecting stomatal density in rice (Oryza sativa L.) identified by genome-wide association.

Stomata regulate photosynthesis and water loss. They have been an active subject of research for centuries, but our knowledge of the genetic components that regulate stomatal development in crops remains very limited in comparison to the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Leaf stomatal density was found to vary by over 2.

Primary Root Excision Induces ERF071, Which Mediates the Development of Lateral Roots in Makapuno Coconut ().

Coconut ( L.) is widely recognized as one of nature's most beneficial plants. Makapuno, a special type of coconut with a soft, jelly-like endosperm, is a high-value commercial coconut and an expensive delicacy with a high cost of planting material.

Induced Genetic Variations in Stomatal Density and Size of Rice Strongly Affects Water Use Efficiency and Responses to Drought Stresses.

Rice ( L.) is an important food crop relied upon by billions of people worldwide. However, with increasing pressure from climate change and rapid population growth, cultivation is very water-intensive.

A SNP of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) enhances an aroma (2-acetyl-1-pyrroline) in sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) and ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula).

Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) and ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) are two important species of the genus Luffa and are good sources of human nutrition and herbal medicines. As a vegetable, aromatic luffa is more preferred by consumers than nonaromatic luffa.

Identification and Validation of a QTL for Bacterial Leaf Streak Resistance in Rice ( L.) against Thai Strains.

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world and is of vital importance to many countries. Various diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses constantly threaten rice plants and cause yield losses. Bacterial leaf streak disease (BLS) caused by pv.

Rice Stomatal Mega-Papillae Restrict Water Loss and Pathogen Entry.

Rice () is a water-intensive crop, and like other plants uses stomata to balance CO uptake with water-loss. To identify agronomic traits related to rice stomatal complexes, an anatomical screen of 64 Thai and 100 global rice cultivars was undertaken. Epidermal outgrowths called papillae were identified on the stomatal subsidiary cells of all cultivars.