Widespread occurrence of Sinorhizobium meliloti strains with a type IV...
AbstractImproving symbiotic nitrogen fixation would reduce reliance on synthetic fertilizers, but establishment of effective bacterial strains is hampered due to competition by indigenous, less...
View ArticleImpacts of Sampling Design on Estimates of Microbial Community Diversity and...
AbstractSoil microbiota play important and diverse roles in agricultural crop nutrition and productivity. Yet, despite increasing efforts to characterize soil bacterial and fungal assemblages, it is...
View ArticlePlant defensin antibacterial mode of action against Pseudomonas species
AbstractBackgroundThough many plant defensins exhibit antibacterial activity, little is known about their antibacterial mode of action (MOA). Antimicrobial peptides with a characterized MOA induce the...
View ArticleFunctional analysis of Medicago -derived pathogen-induced gene promoters for...
AbstractThree gene promoters from the model legume species Medicago truncatula and Medicago sativa (alfalfa) pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins (MtPR5, MtPR10, and MsPR10) were isolated and...
View ArticleImpacts of cover crops and nitrogen fertilization on agricultural soil fungal...
AbstractAimsSoil microbiomes and their interactions with crop plants are important drivers of agricultural health and productivity. Our objective was to examine short-term responses of soil microbiota...
View ArticleIdentification and Characterization of Disease Resistance Genes in Alfalfa...
AbstractAlfalfa plants are susceptible to numerous diseases caused by fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, and nematode pests that significantly reduce forage yield, quality, and productive stand life. Disease...
View ArticleBiotechnology Advances in Alfalfa
AbstractUnique traits not found in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) germplasm can be introduced through genetic engineering for crop improvement. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation by co-cultivation of...
View ArticlePhenotyping seedlings for selection of root system architecture in alfalfa...
AbstractBackgroundThe root system architecture (RSA) of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) affects biomass production by influencing water and nutrient uptake, including nitrogen fixation. Further, roots are...
View ArticleFunctional analysis and development of a CRISPR/Cas9 allelic series for a...
AbstractDevelopments in genomic and genome editing technologies have facilitated the mapping, cloning, and validation of genetic variants underlying trait variation. This study combined...
View ArticlePan-transcriptome identifying master genes and regulation network in response...
AbstractAlfalfa is an important legume forage grown worldwide and its productivity is affected by environmental stresses such as drought and high salinity. In this work, three alfalfa germplasms with...
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