Growmics

To all our Midwest plant Omics enthusiasts, join us for some brews, food, and science at southern Illinois university Carbondale.

Oats provide substantial and unique nutritional benefits and contribute to sustainable agricultural systems, but must fulfill strict industry grain milling quality standards for food use. However, conventional selection for milling quality is costly and burdensome. This research shows how incorporating kernel morphometric traits can improve genomic selection - making the tedious process cheaper and easier. https://lnkd.in/ejfQ5-K5 #biotech #biotechnology #plantscience #plantresearch #agtech #genomics #genomicselection

Can we increase crop yield by targeting photosynthesis? By improving the fundamental process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, it seems as though we could hypothetically greatly improve crop productivity. This research reviews the entire process, from light harvesting and its regulation to examining ways to enhance CO2 delivery into leaves, in order to identify processes that have the potential to be maximized for greater crop yields. https://lnkd.in/ecmwd5CU #plantscience #plantresearch #genomics #photosynthesis #biotech #biotechnology

During the process of domestication many crops have evolved significantly, with many having become more diverse and complex. These changes are driven by modifications in the genome, such as an increase in adenine and thymine nucleotides, which has been observed in many domesticated species. Here, researchers investigate the environmental factors that contribute to such a change a change to better understand how the environment impacts genome evolution. https://lnkd.in/eYqmc7TZ #plantscience #plantresearch #biotech #biotechnology #genomics #plantgenome #agtech

The cultivated strawberry has a unique domestication history that spans approximately 300 years. However, in just the last 60 years, the annual production of strawberry has increased by 8.4 million tonnes worldwide. This research shows that such incredible increases in production were driven by genetic gains from Green Revolution breeding and production advances that increased yields by 2,775%. https://lnkd.in/g6rJQ7k7 #biotech #biotechnology #plantscience #plantresearch #plantgenetics #agtech

Maize is simultaneously one of the world's most important food crops and one of the most susceptible crops to heat stress, making it a critical target for improved resilience. This review summarizes recent advances in the understanding the molecular regulations underlying high temperature sensing and response, the transcriptional regulation of heat shock factors during heat stress response, and the epigenetic factors involved in heat stress response and memory. This understanding is crucial for the development and improvement of strategies for breeding heat-tolerant maize. https://lnkd.in/ePu68rAn #biotech #biotechnology #agtech #plantscience #plantresearch

Global sorghum production is threatened by both insects and aphids. Here, researchers test hypotheses regarding crop resistance and its risk of being overcome by aphid populations. Using genetic data and field aphid experiments, they characterize resistance durability of the globally used resistance source RMES1. https://lnkd.in/edBWvYgB #biotech #biotechnology #plantscience #plantresearch #agtech

Here, researchers use a hybrid of common and giant ragweed - weeds of considerable agricultural and health related impact - to produce chromosome-level assemblies of both species. These assemblies uncovered new molecular mechanisms of herbicide resistance and sources of human allergens. Check it out below ?? https://lnkd.in/dD_MvJKD #biotech #biotechnology #plantscience #plantresearch #agtech

Pecans are a high value crop revered for their healthy fat content. However, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of the high-resolution characteristics of pecan fruit lipid composition and its dynamic changes during development. This research employs integrated transcriptomic and lipidomic analysis to provide key insights into this field of study. https://lnkd.in/e85BRFGt #biotech #biotechnology #plantresearch #plantscience #agtech

Sesame is a globally cultivated crop used for oil and food. Here, researchers compile a set of markers containing SNPs linking genes associated with high oil content that can be used for genotype screenings for the nutritional improvement of sesame. Check it out at the link below! https://lnkd.in/eNsksseE #biotechnology #biotech #agtech #plantscience #plantresearch #genetics #genomics