Genotype-by-environment interaction and plasticity: exploring genomic responses of plants to the abiotic environment

DL Des Marais, KM Hernandez… - Annual Review of …, 2013‏ - annualreviews.org
There is considerable interest in the occurrence and molecular mechanisms of phenotypic
plasticity and genotype-by-environment interactions (G× E) in plant populations. The …

How can we harness quantitative genetic variation in crop root systems for agricultural improvement?

CN Topp, AL Bray, NA Ellis, Z Liu - Journal of integrative plant …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Root systems are a black box obscuring a comprehensive understanding of plant function,
from the ecosystem scale down to the individual. In particular, a lack of knowledge about the …

Reactive oxygen species, abscisic acid and ethylene interact to regulate sunflower seed germination

H El‐Maarouf‐Bouteau, Y Sajjad, J Bazin… - Plant, cell & …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sunflower (H elianthus annuus L.) seed dormancy is regulated by reactive oxygen species
(ROS) and can be alleviated by incubating dormant embryos in the presence of …

The genomic landscape of molecular responses to natural drought stress in Panicum hallii

JT Lovell, J Jenkins, DB Lowry, S Mamidi… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Environmental stress is a major driver of ecological community dynamics and agricultural
productivity. This is especially true for soil water availability, because drought is the greatest …

Natural Variation in Abiotic Stress Responsive Gene Expression and Local Adaptation to Climate in Arabidopsis thaliana

JR Lasky, DL Des Marais, DB Lowry… - Molecular biology …, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Gene expression varies widely in natural populations, yet the proximate and ultimate causes
of this variation are poorly known. Understanding how variation in gene expression affects …

Genetic control of abiotic stress-related specialized metabolites in sunflower

M Moroldo, N Blanchet, H Duruflé, S Bernillon, T Berton… - BMC genomics, 2024‏ - Springer
Background Abiotic stresses in plants include all the environmental conditions that
significantly reduce yields, like drought and heat. One of the most significant effects they …

Genome wide association study for drought, aflatoxin resistance, and important agronomic traits of maize hybrids in the sub-tropics

IDB Farfan, GN De La Fuente, SC Murray, T Isakeit… - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
The primary maize (Zea mays L.) production areas are in temperate regions throughout the
world and this is where most maize breeding is focused. Important but lower yielding maize …

Transcriptome analysis of sunflower genotypes with contrasting oxidative stress tolerance reveals individual-and combined-biotic and abiotic stress tolerance …

VS Ramu, A Paramanantham, V Ramegowda… - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
In nature plants are often simultaneously challenged by different biotic and abiotic stresses.
Although the mechanisms underlying plant responses against single stress have been …

The sunflower transcription factor HaWRKY76 confers drought and flood tolerance to Arabidopsis thaliana plants without yield penalty

J Raineri, KF Ribichich, RL Chan - Plant Cell Reports, 2015‏ - Springer
Key message Arabidopsis transgenic plants expressing the sunflower transcription factor
HaWRKY76 exhibit increased yield and tolerance to drought and flood stresses. The genetic …

Multi‐scale characterisation of cold response reveals immediate and long‐term impacts on cell physiology up to seed composition in sunflower

JML Leconte, M Moroldo, N Blanchet… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Early sowing can help summer crops escape drought and can mitigate the impacts of
climate change on them. However, it exposes them to cold stress during initial …