A5038949389- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Phytase and its Applications
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Coconut Research and Applications
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Papaya Research and Applications
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Heavy metals in environment
Secretaría de Investigación, Innovación y Educación Superior
2013-2025
Queensland University of Technology
2008-2017
Banana (Musa spp.) is a staple food for more than 400 million people. Over 40% of world production and virtually all the export trade based on Cavendish banana. However, banana under threat from virulent fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4) which no acceptable resistant replacement has been identified. Here we report identification transgenic with resistance to TR4. In our 3-year field trial, two lines Cavendish, one transformed RGA2, gene isolated TR4-resistant...
The banana gene MaWRKY45 encodes a WRKY transcription factor (TF) that is closely related to OsWRKY45, which master regulator of defense responses in rice. with proven transactivation activity and nuclear localization. Its expression upregulated by the phytohormones salicylic acid (SA) jasmonic (JA). Despite these findings, its transcriptome-wide impact during overexpression remains unexplored. Accordingly, present study employed Infiltration-RNAseq method identify differentially expressed...
Microalgae are currently a very promising source of biomass and triacylglycerol (TAG) for biofuels. In previous study, we identified Chlorella saccharophila as suitable oil biodiesel production because it showed high lipid content with an appropriate fatty acid methyl esters profile. To improve the TAG accumulation in C. saccharophila, this study evaluated effect abscisic (ABA) addition on cell concentration, microalga. First, effects four ABA concentrations (1, 4, 10, 20 μM) added at...
Most of the commercial papaya genotypes show susceptibility to water deficit stress and require high volumes irrigation yield properly. To tackle this problem, we have collected wild native Carica that proved better physiological performance under than cultivar grown in Mexico. In present study, plants from a genotype were subjected (WDS), their response was characterized molecular terms. The parameters measured (water potential, photosynthesis, Fv/Fm electrolyte leakage) confirmed showed...
WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play key roles in plant defense responses through phytohormone signaling pathways. However, their functions tropical fruit crops, especially banana, remain largely unknown. Several genes from the model plants rice (OsWRKY45) and Arabidopsis (AtWRKY18, AtWRKY60, AtWRKY70) have shown to be attractive TFs for engineering disease resistance. In this study, we isolated four banana cDNAs (MaWRKY18, MaWRKY45, MaWRKY60, MaWRKY70) with homology these ArabidopsisWRKY...
Banana is the most popular fruit in world, with a relevant role food security for more than 400 million people. However, fungal diseases cause substantial losses every year. A better understanding of banana immune system should facilitate development new disease-resistant cultivars. In this study, we performed genome-wide analysis leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein (LRR-RLP) disease resistance gene family wild banana. We identified 78 LRR-RLP genes genome. Remarkably, seven MaLRR-RLPs...