A5009004387- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Ion Channels and Receptors
- Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Banana Cultivation and Research
University of Georgia
2018-2023
The Ohio State University
2018
Shapes of edible plant organs vary dramatically among and within crop plants. To explain ultimately employ this variation towards improvement, we determined the genetic, molecular cellular bases fruit shape diversity in tomato. Through positional cloning, protein interaction studies, genome editing, report that OVATE Family Proteins TONNEAU1 Recruiting Motif proteins regulate cell division patterns ovary development to alter final shape. The physical interactions between members these two...
Pepper species (Capsicum spp.) are widely used as food, spice, decoration, and medicine. Despite the recent old-world culinary impact, more than 50 commercially recognized pod types have been recorded worldwide from three taxonomic complexes (A, B, P). The current study aimed to apply a pan-plastome approach resolve plastomic boundaries among those identify effective loci for taxonomical resolution molecular identification of studied species/varieties. High-resolution pan-plastomes five two...
The mechanisms that regulate the vast diversity of plant organ shapes such as fruit remain to be fully elucidated. TONNEAU1 Recruiting Motif proteins (TRMs) have been implicated in control a number species, including tomato. However, role many them is unknown. TRMs interact with Ovate Family Proteins (OFPs) via M8 domain. planta function TRM-OFP interaction regulating shape We used CRISPR/Cas9 generate knockout mutants TRM from different subclades and in-frame within domain investigate their...
Abstract Studies of genetic diversity among phenotypically distinct crop landraces improve our understanding fruit evolution and genome structure under domestication. Chile peppers ( Capsicum spp. L.) are economically valuable culturally important species, extensive phenotypic variation exists in southern Mexico, a center C. annuum diversity. We collected 103 chile pepper seed accessions from 22 named across 27 locations Mexico. genotyped these with genotyping by sequencing GBS ), yielding...
The sizes of plant organs such as fruit and seed are crucial yield components. Tomato KLUH underlies the locus fw3.2, an important regulator weight. However, mechanism by which expression levels affect organ size is poorly understood. We found that higher SlKLUH increased cell proliferation in pericarp within 5 d post-anthesis tomato near-isogenic lines. Differential gene analyses showed lower was associated with genes involved lipid metabolism. Lipidomic analysis revealed repression mainly...
Fruit flavor is defined as the perception of food by olfactory and gustatory systems, one main determinants fruit quality. Tomato largely determined balance sugars, acids volatile compounds. Several genes controlling levels these metabolites in tomato have been cloned, including LIN5 , ALMT9 AAT1 CXE1 LoxC . The aim this study was to identify any association with trait variation describe genetic diversity at loci red-fruited clade comprised wild ancestor Solanum pimpinellifolium...