Pectin is a family of complex polysaccharides present in all plant primary cell walls. The
complicated structure of the pectic polysaccharides, and the retention by plants of the large …

The post-genomics era has brought with it ever increasing demands to observe and
characterise variation within biological systems. This variation has been studied at the …

Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) is a very common technique for dimensionality reduction
problems as a preprocessing step for machine learning and pattern classification …

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of cotton fibers harvested at different stages of
development were acquired using Universal Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR (UATR …

Arabinoxylans (AX) are the major polymers of wheat grain cell walls. The content and the
structure of AX polymers show large differences between tissues and between wheat …

FT-IR spectroscopy has become a powerful research tool for elucidating the structure,
physical properties and interactions of carbohydrates. It provides a new interpretive and …

Lignin deposition in plant cell walls is one of the mechanisms which allowed the
development of upright plants adapted to a terrestrial habitat. At the present time, lignins and …

The plant genes required for the growth and reproduction of plant pathogens are largely
unknown. In an effort to identify these genes, we isolated Arabidopsis mutants that do not …

The softening that accompanies ripening of commercially important fruits exacerbates
damage incurred during ship** and handling and increases pathogen susceptibility. Thus …

Pectins are a highly complex family of cell wall polysaccharides. As a result of a lack of
specific mutants, it has been difficult to study the biosynthesis of pectins and their role in …