A REML method for the evidence-splitting model in network meta-analysis.

Checking for possible inconsistency between direct and indirect evidence is an important task in network meta-analysis. Recently, an evidence-splitting (ES) model has been proposed, that allows separating direct and indirect evidence in a network and hence assessing inconsistency. A salient feature of this model is that the variance for heterogeneity appears in both the mean and the variance structure.

Sustaining rice productivity through weather-resilient agricultural practices.

Background: Enhancing productivity and profitability and reducing climatic risk are the major challenges for sustaining rice production. Extreme weather can have significant and varied effects on crops, influencing agricultural productivity, crop yields and food security.

Results: In this study, a comparative evaluation of two crop management systems was performed involving farmers adopting a weather forecast-based advisory service (WFBAS) and usual farmers' practice (FP).

50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: genetic yield trends.

To assess the efficiency of genetic improvement programs, it is essential to assess the genetic trend in long-term data. The present study estimates the genetic trends for grain yield of rice varieties released between 1970 and 2020 by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. The yield of the varieties was assessed from 2001-2002 to 2020-2021 in multi-locations trials.

Assessing the between-country genetic correlation in maize yield using German and Polish official variety trials.

We assess the genetic gain and genetic correlation in maize yield using German and Polish official variety trials. The random coefficient models were fitted to assess the genetic correlation. Official variety testing is performed in many countries by statutory agencies in order to identify the best candidates and make decisions on the addition to the national list.

Impacts of Carbon Dioxide Enrichment on Landrace and Released Ethiopian Barley ( L.) Cultivars.

Barley ( L.) is an important food security crop due to its high-stress tolerance. This study explored the effects of CO enrichment (eCO) on the growth, yield, and water-use efficiency of Ethiopian barley cultivars (15 landraces, 15 released).

Appropriate sampling methods and statistics can tell apart fraud from pesticide drift in organic farming.

Pesticide residues are much lower in organic than in conventional food. The article summarizes the available residue data from the EU and the U.S.

Testing multiplicative terms in AMMI and GGE models for multienvironment trials with replicates.

For analysing multienvironment trials with replicates, a resampling-based method is proposed for testing significance of multiplicative interaction terms in AMMI and GGE models, which is superior compared to contending methods in robustness to heterogeneity of variance. The additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model and genotype main effects and genotype-by-environment interaction model are commonly used for the analysis of multienvironment trial data. Agronomists and plant breeders are frequently using these models for cultivar trials repeated across different environments and/or years.

Stability of Single-Parent Gene Expression Complementation in Maize Hybrids upon Water Deficit Stress.

Heterosis is the superior performance of F1 hybrids compared with their homozygous, genetically distinct parents. In this study, we monitored the transcriptomic divergence of the maize (Zea mays) inbred lines B73 and Mo17 and their reciprocal F1 hybrid progeny in primary roots under control and water deficit conditions simulated by polyethylene glycol treatment. Single-parent expression (SPE) of genes is an extreme instance of gene expression complementation, in which genes are active in only one of two parents but are expressed in both reciprocal hybrids.

Extensive tissue-specific transcriptomic plasticity in maize primary roots upon water deficit.

Water deficit is the most important environmental constraint severely limiting global crop growth and productivity. This study investigated early transcriptome changes in maize (Zea mays L.) primary root tissues in response to moderate water deficit conditions by RNA-Sequencing.

The Elucidation of the Interactome of 16 Arabidopsis bZIP Factors Reveals Three Independent Functional Networks.

The function of the bZIP transcription factors is strictly dependent on their ability to dimerize. Heterodimerization has proven to be highly specific and is postulated to operate as a combinatorial mechanism allowing the generation of a large variety of dimers with unique qualities by specifically combining a small set of monomers; an assumption that has not yet been tested systematically. Here, the interaction pattern and the transactivation properties of 16 Arabidopsis thaliana bZIPs are examined in transiently transformed Arabidopsis protoplasts to deliver a perspective on the relationship between bZIP dimerization and function.

A high-resolution tissue-specific proteome and phosphoproteome atlas of maize primary roots reveals functional gradients along the root axes.

A high-resolution proteome and phosphoproteome atlas of four maize (Zea mays) primary root tissues, the cortex, stele, meristematic zone, and elongation zone, was generated. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry identified 11,552 distinct nonmodified and 2,852 phosphorylated proteins across the four root tissues. Two gradients reflecting the abundance of functional protein classes along the longitudinal root axis were observed.

Transcriptomic complexity in young maize primary roots in response to low water potentials.

Background: Widespread and more frequently occurring drought conditions are a consequence of global warming and increase the demand for tolerant crop varieties to feed the growing world population. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the water deficit response of crops will enable targeted breeding strategies to develop robust cultivars.

Results: In the present study, the transcriptional response of maize (Zea mays L.

Comparative transcriptome profiling of maize coleoptilar nodes during shoot-borne root initiation.

Maize (Zea mays) develops an extensive shoot-borne root system to secure water and nutrient uptake and to provide anchorage in the soil. In this study, early coleoptilar node (first shoot node) development was subjected to a detailed morphological and histological analysis. Subsequently, microarray profiling via hybridization of oligonucleotide microarrays representing transcripts of 31,355 unique maize genes at three early stages of coleoptilar node development was performed.

Heterosis-associated proteome analyses of maize (Zea mays L.) seminal roots by quantitative label-free LC-MS.

Unlabelled: Heterosis is the superior performance of heterozygous F1-hybrid plants compared to their homozygous genetically distinct parents. Seminal roots are embryonic roots that play an important role during early maize (Zea mays L.) seedling development.

Interactive graphics: exemplified with real data applications.

Graphics are widely used in modern applied statistics because they are easy to create, convenient to use, and they can present information effectively. Static plots do not allow interacting with graphics. User interaction, on the other hand, is crucial in exploring data.