Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Fruit Quality Formation in Benth.

Planch. is a fruit tree originating from China that is abundant in the wild. Actinidia eriantha Benth.

Integration of Small RNA and Transcriptome Sequencing Reveal the Roles of miR395 and ATP Sulfurylase in Developing Seeds of Chinese Kale.

Seed development is closely related to plant production and reproduction, and MicroRNAs (miRNA) is widely involved in plant development including seed development. Chinese kale, as a Brassicaceae vegetable, mainly depends on seed for proper reproduction. In the present study, Chinese kale seed and silique at different stages were selected to establish small RNA (sRNA) libraries including silique wall sRNA libraries at torpedo-embryo stage (PC), silique wall sRNA libraries at cotyledonary-embryo stage (PD), seed sRNA libraries at torpedo-embryo stage (SC), and seed sRNA libraries at cotyledonary-embryo stage (SD).

Effect of Photoperiod on Chinese Kale () Sprouts Under White or Combined Red and Blue Light.

To determine the response of Chinese kale () sprouts to photoperiods under different light sources, we used four photoperiods (0-h light/24-h dark, 8-h light/16-h dark, 12-h light/12-h dark, and 16-h light/8-h dark) to investigate their sprout growth and secondary metabolite glucosinolates (GSs) accumulation under white or combined red-and-blue (RB) light sources. We found that the 16-h light condition under RB light produced plants with the greatest dry matter. Sprouts grown under 16-h RB light condition achieved greater length than those under white light.

N-terminus plus linker domain of Mg-chelatase D subunit is essential for Mg-chelatase activity in Oryza sativa.

Mg chelatase, a key enzyme in chlorophyll biosynthesis, is comprised of I, D and H subunits. Among these subunits, the D subunit was regarded to mediate protein interactions due to its unique protein domains. However, the functional roles of the different domains of the D subunit in vivo remain unclear.