Genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying mangrove adaptations to intertidal environments

A Nizam, SP Meera, A Kumar - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Mangroves are halophytic plants belonging to diverse angiosperm families that are adapted
to highly stressful intertidal zones between land and sea. They are special, unique, and one …

Salt tolerance of halophytes, research questions reviewed in the perspective of saline agriculture

J Rozema, H Schat - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2013 - Elsevier
Halophytes of the lower coastal salt marsh show increased salt tolerance, and under high
salinity they grow faster than upper marsh species. We could not show reduced growth rate …

Identification of up-regulated genes in flag leaves during rice grain filling and characterization of OsNAC5, a new ABA-dependent transcription factor

RA Sperotto, FK Ricachenevsky, GL Duarte, T Boff… - Planta, 2009 - Springer
Rice is a poor source of micronutrients such as iron and zinc. To help clarify the molecular
mechanisms that regulate metal mobilization from leaves to develo** seeds, we …

Transcriptomic analysis of grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) using 454 pyrosequencing: comparison with A. tuberculatus, expression profiling in stems …

JP Délano-Frier, H Avilés-Arnaut… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Amaranthus hypochondriacus, a grain amaranth, is a C4 plant noted by its
ability to tolerate stressful conditions and produce highly nutritious seeds. These possess an …

Isolation of total RNA from tissues rich in polyphenols and polysaccharides of mangrove plants

JA Rubio-Piña, O Zapata-Pérez - Electronic journal of Biotechnology, 2011 - SciELO Chile
RNA extraction from mangrove tissues can be difficult due to the presence of polyphenolic
and polysaccharide compounds upon cell disruption. Besides, a successful RNA isolation …

Halophytes as a source of genes for abiotic stress tolerance

S Rajalakshmi, A Parida - Journal of Plant Biochemistry and …, 2012 - Springer
Agricultural productivity is majorly impacted due to various abiotic stresses, particularly
salinity and drought. Halophytes serve as an excellent resource for identifying and …

A MYB transcription factor from the grey mangrove is induced by stress and confers NaCl tolerance in tobacco

G Ganesan… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
MYB transcription factor genes play important roles in developmental and various other
processes in plants. In this study, functional characterization of AmMYB1, a single-repeat …

Genome-wide profiling and analysis of Festuca arundinacea miRNAs and transcriptomes in response to foliar glyphosate application

T Unver, M Bakar, RC Shearman, H Budak - Molecular Genetics and …, 2010 - Springer
Glyphosate is a broad spectrum herbicide which has been widely used for non-selective
weed control in turfgrass management. Festuca arundinacea cv. Falcon was shown to be …

Pharmacological effects of vitamin C & E on diclofenac sodium intoxicated rats

RA El-Shafei, RM Saleh - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the probable protective effect of vitamin C
and vitamin E on diclofenac-induced acute nephrotoxicity using biochemical, molecular and …

In silico analysis of NAC gene family in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina provides clues for adaptation to intertidal habitats

S Song, D Ma, C Xu, Z Guo, J Li, L Song, M Wei… - Plant Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, CUC2) transcription factors (TFs) constitute a plant-specific
gene family. It is reported that NAC TFs play important roles in plant growth and …