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A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of cork oak (Quercus suber) thr...

Cork oak (Quercus suber) is one of the rare trees with the ability to produce cork, a material widely used to make wine bottle stoppers, flooring and insulation materials, among many other uses. The molecular mechanisms of cork formation are still poorly understood, in great part due to the difficulty in studying a species with a long life-cycle and for which there is scarce molecular/genomic information. Cork ...

A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of cork oak (Quercus suber) thr...

Background: Cork oak (Quercus suber) is one of the rare trees with the ability to produce cork, a material widely used to make wine bottle stoppers, flooring and insulation materials, among many other uses. The molecular mechanisms of cork formation are still poorly understood, in great part due to the difficulty in studying a species with a long life-cycle and for which there is scarce molecular/genomic inform...

A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of cork oak (Quercus suber) thr...

Background: Cork oak (Quercus suber) is one of the rare trees with the ability to produce cork, a material widely used to make wine bottle stoppers, flooring and insulation materials, among many other uses. The molecular mechanisms of cork formation are still poorly understood, in great part due to the difficulty in studying a species with a long life-cycle and for which there is scarce molecular/genomic inform...

Understanding heat stress tolerance of suspended cells in the model plant popul...

A comprehensive understanding of the physiological responses of plants to extreme temperatures is essential for future strategies for plant improvement. Obvious advantages can result from the study of highly adapted plant species, such as the model tree Populus euphratica Olivier that naturally thrives under extreme temperatures, saline soils, and drought. The present paper addresses the issue of P. euphratica ...

A strategy for the identification of new abiotic stress determinants in arabido...

Since the sequencing of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome in 2000, plant researchers have faced the complex challenge of assigning function to thousands of genes. Functional discovery by in silico prediction or homology search resolved a significant number of genes, but only a minor part has been experimentally validated. Arabidopsis entry into the post-genomic era signified a massive increase in high-throughput ...

Proteases associated with post-translational modification act as modulators of ...

Analysis of ROS production and homeostasis in an arabidopsis thaliana knockout ...

Transcriptome of Quercus suber challenged by drought, salinity, and oxidative s...

The cork oak (Quercus suber) forest (the “montado”) is a unique and emblematic resource for Portugal, due to its ecological, socio-economic significance, and the commercial value of cork. Plant abiotic stresses, particularly reduced water availability and extreme temperatures, are substantial constraints to agricultural and agro-forestry production. In the particular case of cork oak, the damaging land-use poli...

Contributions to the study of the Pinus Pinaster-Botrytis cinerea interaction

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is a two-needle pine widely distributed throughout SW Europe. P. pinaster is a pioneer species and its adaptability and phenotypical characteristics make it an economically important forest species, being considered one of the three most important pines in Europe. Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic fungus, requiring the killing of plant cells for disease progression. B. ciner...

Programmed cell death following sugar and phosphate starvation in Pinus pinaste...

Examples of programmed cell death (PCD) have been shown to occur in plants at the levels of development and cell differentiation, as well as during the defence responses to abiotic and biotic stress. Suspension cells of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) do not exhibit a stationary phase at the end of the batch cell culture cycle. Immediately following the end of exponential growth, the cultures evidence a quick de...