Publications by authors named "Simona Gresikova"
Plant viruses threaten agricultural production by reducing the yield, quality, and economical benefits. Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) from the genus causes serious losses in the quantity and quality of tomato production. The management of plant protection is very difficult, mainly due to the vector-less transmission of ToMV.
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- Species from the Celastraceae family contain unique genes that can alter oil content and fatty acid composition in vegetable oils.
- Researchers identified and isolated a gene coding for diacylglycerol acetyltransferase (DAcT) that allows plants to create acetylated triacylglycerols.
- This gene was successfully modified, cloned, and inserted into tobacco plants, leading to confirmed overexpression and variable production of acetylated triacylglycerols in the transgenic plants' immature seeds.