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A first look at sea-lavenders genomics – can genome wide SNP information tip th...
Pina Martins, Francisco; Caperta, Ana D.; Conceição, Sofia I. R.; Nunes, Vera L.; Marques, Isabel; Paulo, Octávio S.Background Sea-lavenders (Limonium Mill., Plumbaginaceae) are a cosmopolitan group of diploid and polyploid plants often adapted to extreme saline environments, with a mostly Tethyan distribution, occurring in the Mediterranean, Irano-Turanian, Euro-Siberian and in the New World. The halophylic Limonium vulgare polyploid complex in particular, presents a large distribution throughout extreme salt-marsh habitats...
Ovule transcriptome analysis discloses deregulation of genes and pathways in se...
Caperta, Ana D.; Fernandes, Isabel; Conceição, Sofia I. R.; Marques, Isabel; Róis, Ana S.; Paulo, Octávio S.The genus Limonium Mill. (sea lavenders) includes species with sexual and apomixis reproductive strategies, although the genes involved in these processes are unknown. To explore the mechanisms beyond these reproduction modes, transcriptome profiling of sexual, male sterile, and facultative apomictic species was carried out using ovules from different developmental stages. In total, 15,166 unigenes were found t...
A first look at sea‑lavenders genomics – can genome wide SNP information tip th...
Pina‑Martins, Francisco; Caperta, Ana D.; Conceição, Sofa I. R.; Nunes, Vera L.; Marques, Isabel; Paulo, Octávio S.Sea-lavenders (Limonium Mill., Plumbaginaceae) are a cosmopolitan group of diploid and polyploid plants often adapted to extreme saline environments, with a mostly Tethyan distribution, occurring in the Mediter‑ ranean, Irano-Turanian, Euro-Siberian and in the New World. The halophylic Limonium vulgare polyploid complex in particular, presents a large distribution throughout extreme salt-marsh habitats and show...
Ovule Transcriptome Analysis Discloses Deregulation of Genes and Pathways in Se...
Caperta, Ana D.; Fernandes, Isabel; Conceição, Sofia I. R.; Marques, Isabel; Róis, Ana S.; Paulo, Octávio S.The genus Limonium Mill. (sea lavenders) includes species with sexual and apomixis reproductive strategies, although the genes involved in these processes are unknown. To explore the mechanisms beyond these reproduction modes, transcriptome profiling of sexual, male sterile, and facultative apomictic species was carried out using ovules from different developmental stages. In total, 15,166 unigenes were found t...
Germination and sustainable cultivation of succulent halophytes using resources...
Cortinhas, Ana; Ferreira, Teresa; Abreu, Maria Manuela; Caperta, Ana D.The degradation of estuarine areas has been a growing concern in recent years, as these ecosystems offer several services. The Arthrocnemum and Suaeda genera produce useful compounds with various applications, which have led to their overexploitation in their native habitats. The main goal of this study is to use green technologies for sustainable cultivation of two species bioindicators of Mediterranean saltma...
Halotolerant endophytes promote grapevine regrowth after salt-induced defoliation
Navarro-Torre, Salvadora; Ferrario, Sara; Caperta, Ana D.; Victorino, Gonçalo; Bailly, Marion; Sousa, Vicelina; Viegas, Wanda; Nogales, AmaiaSalinity is an important problem for agriculture in the Mediterranean area, and thus, it is essential to develop mitigation strategies to reduce its impact. The main objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (H-PGPB) in improving grapevine salt stress tolerance. Grapevines grafted onto a salt-sensitive rootstock were inoculated with a consortium of H-P...
Conservation of a Critically Endangered Endemic Halophyte of West Portugal: A M...
Cortinhas, Ana; Ferreira, Teresa; Abreu, Maria Manuela; Caperta, Ana D.The soil system has been frequently overlooked during plant reintroduction planning and practice since working with soils and plant roots can be difficult, particularly in saline environments. Coastal saline environments are major contributors to regional and global biodiversity and an important source of endemic species. However, various species are in decline or considered threatened, particularly halophytes ...
Reproductive output and insect behavior in hybrids and apomicts from Limonium o...
Conceição, Sofia I.R.; Fernandes, Joana; Borges da Silva, Elsa; Caperta, Ana D.Ex situ plant collections established from seeds of natural populations are key tools for understanding mating systems of intricate taxonomic complexes, as in the Limonium Mill. genus (sea lavenders, Plumbaginaceae). Plants show a polymorphic sexual system associated to flower polymorphisms such as ancillary pollen and stigma and/or heterostyly that prevents self and intramorph mating. The main objectives of th...
Harnessing sediments of coastal aquaculture ponds through technosols constructi...
Cortinhas, Ana; Caperta, Ana D.; Teixeira, Generosa; Carvalho, Luísa; Abreu, Maria ManuelaThe Mediterranean aquaculture has been developed mostly in brackish environment in inactive coastal salt production areas. This study aims to utilise Technosols made with aquaculture sediments for Limonium algarvense Erben cultivation. This species that has nutraceutical potential thrives in halophilic environments in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco. A microcosm assay was set up with plant...
Secretory structures in plants: Lessons from the Plumbaginaceae on their origin...
Caperta, Ana D.; Róis, Ana S.; Teixeira, Generosa; Garcia‐Caparros, Pedro; Flowers, Timothy J.The Plumbaginaceae (non-core Caryophyllales) is a family well known for species adapted to a wide range of arid and saline habitats. Of its salt-tolerant species, at least 45 are in the genus Limonium; two in each of Aegialitis, Limoniastrum and Myriolimon, and one each in Psylliostachys, Armeria, Ceratostigma, Goniolimon and Plumbago. All the halophytic members of the family have salt glands and salt glands ar...