Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Title

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  • Functional investigation of five R2R3-MYB transcription factors associated with wood development in Eucalyptus using DAP-seq-ML 
    Takawira, Lazarus Tichararama; Bachir, Ines Hadj; Ployet, Raphael; Tulloch, Jade; Clemente, Helene San; Christie, Nanette; Ladouce, Nathalie; Dupas, Annabelle; Rai, Avanish; Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Mounet, Fabien; Hussey, Steven Grant (Springer, 2023-10)
    A multi-tiered transcriptional network regulates xylem differentiation and secondary cell wall (SCW) formation in plants, with evidence of both conserved and lineage-specific SCW network architecture. We aimed to elucidate ...
  • Functional niche partitioning occurs over body size but not nutrient reserves nor melanism in a polar Carabid beetle along an altitudinal gradient 
    Espel, Diane; Coux, Camille; Pertierra, Luis R.; Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline; Lembrechts, Jonas J.; Renault, David (MDPI, 2023-01)
    Phenotypic plasticity can favor the emergence of different morphotypes specialized in specific ranges of environmental conditions. The existence of intraspecific partitioning confers resilience at the species scale and ...
  • The functional potential of the rhizospheric microbiome of an invasive tree species, Acacia dealbata 
    Kamutando, Casper N.; Vikram, Surendra; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Greve, Michelle; Le Roux, Johannes J.; Richardson, David M.; Cowan, Don A.; Valverde, Angel (Springer, 2019-01)
    Plant-microbe interactions mediate both the invasiveness of introduced plant species and the impacts that they have in invaded ecosystems. Although the phylogenetic composition of the rhizospheric microbiome of Acacia ...
  • Fungal diversity and community composition of wheat rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils from three different agricultural production regions of South Africa 
    Gqozo, Magalane Pheladi; Bill, Malick; Siyoum, Nazareth Afewerki; Labuschagne, Nico; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2020-07)
    Understanding complex interactions among plant genotypes, environmental conditions and microbiome structure provides crucial information for sustainable farming practices towards disease control in agriculture. In this ...
  • Fungal microbiome shifts on avocado fruit associated with a combination of postharvest chemical and physical interventions 
    Bill, Malick; Gokul, Jarishma Keriuscia; Viljoen, Francois; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2022-09)
    AIM OF THE STUDY : The aim was to characterize the baseline microbial population of the avocado carposphere and understand shifts in community structure from the harvest to ready-to-eat stages. METHODS AND RESULTS : The ...
  • Fungi associated with Aizoaceae seed in the Succulent Karoo 
    Pieterse, Zelda; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Jacobs, A. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018-06)
    The Aizoaceae, commonly known as mesembs or “ice plants”, is a plant family endemic to Namaqualand, an area inside the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot in South Africa. The more than 1800 unique mesembs are in part ...
  • GC-MS analysis of curculigo orchiodes and medicinal herbs with cytotoxic, hepatoprotective attributes of ethanolic extract from Indian origin 
    Singh, Vedpal; Lall, Namrita; Wadhwani, Ashish; Dhanabal, Sangai P. (De Gruyter, 2022-03-23)
    OBJECTIVES : Liver illnesses are a major public health issue all over the world. Medicinal plants constituents a viable alternative for the development of phytopharmaceuticals with hepatoprotective activity in order to ...
  • Gender expression and inflorescence structure of Pappea capensis Eckl. and Zeyh. (Sapindaceae) 
    Robbertse, P.J. (Petrus Johannes), 1932-; Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Cloete, Michele Olivia (Elsevier, 2010-10)
    Gender and the structure of the inflorescence and flowers of Pappea capensis (Sapindaceae) are investigated in a locality around Pretoria (22–27°S and 25–32°E). The trees flower over a long period (December to April) and ...
  • Genetic differentiation and diversity of Adansonia digitata L (baobab) in Malawi using microsatellite markers 
    Munthali, C.R.Y.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Changadeya, W.J.; Akinnifesi, Festus K. (Springer, 2013-02)
    Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) belonging to Bombacaceae family, is one of the most widely used indigenous priority tree species in sub-Saharan Africa, valued in the cosmetic industry for its seed oil, and powdery fruit pulp ...
  • Genetic diversity of the myrtle rust pathogen (Austropuccinia psidii) in the Americas and Hawaii : global implications for invasive threat assessments 
    Stewart, J.E.; Ross-Davis, A.L.; Graҫa, R.N.; Alfenas, A.C.; Peever, T.L.; Hanna, J.W.; Uchida, J.Y.; Hauff, R.D.; Kadooka, C.Y.; Kim, M.-S.; Cannon, P.G.; Namba, S.; Simeto, S.; Pérez, C.A.; Rayamajhi, M.B.; Lodge, D.J.; Arguedas, M.; Medel-Ortiz, R.; López-Ramirez, M.A.; Tennant, P.; Glen, M.; Machado, P.S.; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Carnegie, A.J.; Klopfenstein, N.B. (Wiley, 2018-02)
    Since the myrtle rust pathogen (Austropuccinia psidii) was first reported (as Puccinia psidii) in Brazil on guava (Psidium guajava) in 1884, it has been found infecting diverse myrtaceous species. Because A. psidii has ...
  • Genetic parameters of interspecific hybrids of Eucalyptus grandis and E.urophylla seedings and cuttings 
    Van den Berg, Gert J.; Verryn, Steve D.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Van Deventer, Francois Johannes (JD Sauerlaender's Verlag, 2015-01)
    The current E. grandis x E. urophylla hybrid breeding strategy of South Africa’s Forestry Industry is to maintain large breeding populations of both parental species in which parents are selected based on their general ...
  • Genetic variation among and within provenances of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) in seed germination and seedling growth from selected natural populations in Malawi 
    Munthali, C.R.Y.; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Akinnifesi, Festus K. (Springer, 2012-11)
    Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) trees have a wide variety of subsistence and economic values across sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the genetic variation within and between the species is essential for management and ...
  • Geospatial analysis of meteorological drought impact on Southern Africa biomes 
    Marumbwa, Farai Maxwell; Cho, Moses Azong; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    Within Southern African biomes, droughts are recurrent with devastating impacts on ecological, economic, and human wellbeing. In this context, understanding the drought impact on vegetation is of extreme importance. However, ...
  • Germination and ultrastructural studies of seeds produced by a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree: implications for its domestication and seed storage 
    Fotouo Makouate, Helene; Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Robbertse, P.J. (Petrus Johannes), 1932- (Oxford University Press, 2015)
    Seed ageing during storage is one of the main causes of reduction in seed quality and this results in loss of vigour and failure to thrive. Finding appropriate storage conditions to ameliorate deterioration due to ageing ...
  • Germination characteristics of the grass weed Digitaria nuda (Schumach.) 
    Hugo, Elbé; Saayman-Du Toit, Anna E.J.; Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie) (Elsevier, 2014-01)
    The effect of various pre-treatments and their interaction with temperature on cumulative percentage and the rate of germination were evaluated for Digitaria nuda. Stored and fresh seeds were pre-treated with either 0.02 ...
  • Germination performance of different forage grass species at different salinity (NaCl) concentrations 
    Mangwane, Mziwanda; Madakadze, Ignacio Casper; Nherera-Chokuda, F.V.; Dube, S.; Mndela, Mthunzi (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Global fine-resolution data on springtail abundance and community structure 
    Potapov, Anton M.; Chen, Ting-Wen; Striuchkova, Anastasia V.; Alatalo, Juha M.; Alexandre, Douglas; Arbea, Javier; Ashton, Thomas; Ashwood, Frank; Babenko, Anatoly B.; Bandyopadhyaya, Ipsa; Baretta, Carolina Riviera Duarte Maluche; Baretta, Dilmar; Barnes, Andrew D.; Bellini, Bruno C.; Bendjaballah, Mohamed; Berg, Matty P.; Bernava, Verónica; Bokhorst, Stef; Bokova, Anna I.; Bolger, Thomas; Bouchard, Mathieu; Brito, Roniere A.; Buchori, Damayanti; Castaño-Meneses, Gabriela; Chauvat, Matthieu; Chomel, Mathilde; Chow, Yasuko; Chown, Steven L.; Classen, Aimee T.; Cortet, Jerome; Cuchta, Peter; De la Pedrosa, Ana Manuela; De Lima, Estevam C.A.; Deharveng, Louis E.; Doblas Miranda, Enrique; Drescher, Jochen; Eisenhauer, Nico; Ellers, Jacintha; Ferlian, Olga; Ferreira, Susana S.D.; Ferreira, Aila S.; Fiera, Cristina; Filser, Juliane; Franken, Oscar; Fujii, Saori; Koudji, Essivi Gagnon; Gao, Meixiang; Gendreau-Berthiaume, Benoit; Gers, Charles; Greve, Michelle; Hamra-Kroua, Salah; Handa, I. Tanya; Hasegawa, Motohiro; Heiniger, Charlène; Hishi, Takuo; Holmstrup, Martin; Homet, Pablo; Hoye, Toke T.; Ivask, Mari; Jacques, Bob; Janion-Scheepers, Charlene; Jochum, Malte; Joimel, Sophie; Jorge, Bruna Claudia S.; Jucevica, Edite; Kapinga, Esther M.; Kovac, Ľubomír; Krab, Eveline J.; Krogh, Paul Henning; Kuu, Annely; Kuznetsova, Natalya; Lam, Weng Ngai; Lin, Dunmei; Lindo, Zoe; Liu, Amy W.P.; Lu, Jing-Zhong; Lucianez, María Jose; Marx, Michael T.; Mawan, Amanda; McCary, Matthew A.; Minor, Maria A.; Mitchell, Grace I.; Moreno, David; Nakamori, Taizo; Negri, Ilaria; Nielsen, Uffe N.; Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl; Oliveira Filho, Luís Carlos I.; Palacios-Vargas, José G.; Pollierer, Melanie M.; Ponge, Jean-François; Potapov, Mikhail B.; Querner, Pascal; Rai, Bibishan; Raschmanová, Natália; Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz; Raymond-Léonard, Laura J.; Reis, Aline S.; Ross, Giles M.; Rousseau, Laurent; Russell, David J.; Saifutdinov, Ruslan A.; Salmon, Sandrine; Santonja, Mathieu; Saraeva, Anna K.; Sayer, Emma J.; Scheunemann, Nicole; Scholz, Cornelia; Seeber, Julia; Shaw, Peter; Shveenkova, Yulia B.; Slade, Eleanor M.; Stebaeva, Sophya; Sterzynska, Maria; Sun, Xin; Susanti, Winda Ika; Taskaeva, Anastasia A.; Tay, Li Si; Thakur, Madhav P.; Treasure, Anne M.; Tsiafouli, Maria; Twala, Mthokozisi Nkosingiphile; Uvarov, Alexei V.; Venier, Lisa A.; Widenfalk, Lina A.; Widyastuti, Rahayu; Winck, Bruna; Winkler, Daniel; Wu, Donghui; Xie, Zhijing; Yin, Rui; Zampaulo, Robson A.; Zeppelini, Douglas; Zhang, Bing; Zoughailech, Abdelmalek; Ashford, Oliver; Klauberg-Filho, Osmar; Scheu, Stefan (Nature Research, 2024-01)
    Springtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to the Antarctic and comprise an estimated ~32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially-explicit database on springtail communities ...
  • A global meta-analysis of woody plant responses to elevated CO2 : implications on biomass, growth, leaf N content, photosynthesis and water relations 
    Mndela, Mthunzi; Tjelele, Julius T.; Madakadze, Ignacio Casper; Mangwane, Mziwanda; Samuels, Igshaan M.; Muller, Francuois; Pule, Hosia T. (SpringerOpen, 2022-08-26)
    BACKGROUND : Atmospheric CO2 may double by the year 2100, thereby altering plant growth, photosynthesis, leaf nutrient contents and water relations. Specifcally, atmospheric CO2 is currently 50% higher than pre-industrial ...
  • Global research network analysis of fresh produce postharvest technology : innovative trends for loss reduction 
    Karoney, Edwin M.; Molelekoa, T.; Bill, Malick; Siyoum, Nazareth A.; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2024-02)
    Globally, fruit and vegetables (fresh produce) are important for nutrition, health, food security, and economic growth. However, this type of produce is highly impacted by huge global postharvest losses ranging between 28 ...
  • Grazing capacity, milk production and milk composition of kikuyu over-sown with annual or perennial ryegrass 
    Van der Colf, Janke; Botha, Philip R.; Meeske, R.; Truter, Wayne Frederick (Taylor and Francis, 2015-05)
    Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) is a highly productive pasture species that supports high stocking rates and milk production per hectare, but production per cow is low due to low nutritive value. The aim of this study ...