Genetic diversity of Norway spruce ecotypes assessed by GBS-derived SNPs

J Korecký, J Čepl, J Stejskal, Z Faltinová, J Dvořák… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We investigated the genetic structure of three phenotypically distinct ecotypic groups of
Norway spruce (Picea abies) belonging to three elevational classes; namely, low …

Effects of combined drought and pathogen stress on growth, resistance and gene expression in young Norway spruce trees

P Krokene, I Børja, E Carneros, TD Eldhuset… - Tree …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Drought-induced mortality is a major direct effect of climate change on tree health, but
drought can also affect trees indirectly by altering their susceptibility to pathogens. Here, we …

Resistance to Bark Beetle Outbreak in Norway Spruce: Population Structure Analysis and Comparative Genomic Assessment of Surviving (LTS) and Randomly …

J Korecký, J Čepl, N Korolyova, J Stejskal, M Turčáni… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.), a timber species of significant economic and
ecological importance in the Northern Hemisphere, faces increasing threats imposed by …

Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of drought stress response in opium poppy plants during the first week of germination

K Kundrátová, M Bartas, P Pečinka, O Hejna, A Rychlá… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water deficiency is one of the most significant abiotic stresses that negatively affects growth
and reduces crop yields worldwide. Most research is focused on model plants and/or crops …

Genome-wide identification and transcription factor regulation of monolignol biosynthetic genes in Ginkgo biloba L.

J Li, W Xu, Y Zhong, J Guo, T Wang, F Fu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Ginkgo biloba L. is a widely cultivated Mesozoic relict gymnosperm, and the
wood is resource-rich. As a main component of plant cell walls, lignin serves for plant water …

Robust reference gene selection in Norway spruce: essential for real-time quantitative PCR across different tissue, stress and developmental conditions

VV Singh, A Naseer, G Sellamuthu… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Accurate gene expression analysis in Norway spruce (Picea abies) under diverse stress
conditions requires the identification of stable reference genes for normalization. Notably …

Revealing the complex relationship among hyperspectral reflectance, photosynthetic pigments, and growth in Norway spruce ecotypes

J Hejtmánek, J Stejskal, J Čepl, Z Lhotáková… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Norway spruce has a wide natural distribution range, harboring substantial physiological
and genetic variation. There are three altitudinal ecotypes described in this species. Each …

Tree community composition stabilizes ecosystem functions in response to drought

F Gottschall, S Cesarz, H Auge, KR Kovach… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In summer 2018, Central Europe was hit by an extreme drought event that widely
impacted ecosystems and markedly increased tree mortality in forest ecosystems across the …

Different Adaptive Potential of Norway Spruce Ecotypes in Response to Climate Change in Czech Long-Term Lowland Experiment

V Šimůnek, J Stejskal, J Čepl, J Korecký, Z Vacek… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a result of climate change, Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) is dying across
Europe. One of the primary reasons for this is the cultivation of unsuitable spruce …

A microRNA–microRNA crosstalk network inferred from genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism variants in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana

X Wu, X Wang, W Chen, X Liu, Y Lin, F Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To adapt to variable natural conditions, plants have evolved several strategies to respond to
different environmental stresses. MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation is one of …