selected publications article Nutritional and genetic variation in a core set of Ethiopian Tef (Eragrostis tef) varieties. BMC Plant Biology. 2022 Over-expression of TaDWF4 increases wheat productivity under low and sufficient nitrogen through enhanced carbon assimilation.. Communications Biology. 2022 Ectopic expression of TaBG1 increases seed size and alters nutritional characteristics of the grain in wheat but does not lead to increased yields.. BMC Plant Biology. 2021 Genetic control of iron bioavailability is independent from iron concentration in a diverse winter wheat mapping population. BMC Plant Biology. 2021 Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience.. TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik. 2021 Identification of genes involved in male sterility in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) which could be used in a genic hybrid breeding system.. Plant Direct. 2020 Overcoming the trade-off between grain weight and number in wheat by the ectopic expression of expansin in developing seeds leads to increased yield potential. New Phytologist. 2020 Turning Up the Temperature on CRISPR: Increased Temperature Can Improve the Editing Efficiency of Wheat Using CRISPR/Cas9. 2020 A PSTOL-like gene, TaPSTOL, controls a number of agronomically important traits in wheat. BMC Plant Biology. 2018 Long Non-Coding RNAs as Endogenous Target Mimics and Exploration of Their Role in Low Nutrient Stress Tolerance in Plants.. Genes. 2018 Extra-Large G Proteins Expand the Repertoire of Subunits in Arabidopsis Heterotrimeric G Protein Signaling. Plant Physiology. 2015 Identification of a novel pathway involving a GATA transcription factor in yeast and possibly in plant Zn uptake and homeostasis. J. Integr. Plant Biol.. 2014 Root and shoot transcriptome analysis of two ecotypes of Noccaea caerulescens uncovers the role of NcNramp1 in Cd hyperaccumulation.. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. 2014 Characterization of the high affinity Zn transporter from Noccaea caerulescens, NcZNT1, and dissection of its promoter for its role in Zn uptake and hyperaccumulation. New Phytologist. 2012 Transport properties of members of the ZIP family in plants and their role in Zn and Mn homeostasis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2012 Elevated expression of TcHMA3 plays a key role in the extreme Cd tolerance in a Cd-hyperaccumulating ecotype of Thlaspi caerulescens. The Plant Journal. 2011 Investigating Heavy-metal Hyperaccumulation using Thlaspi caerulescens as a Model System. Annals of Botany. 2008 Investigation of Heavy Metal Hyperaccumulation at the Cellular Level: Development and Characterization of Thlaspi caerulescens Suspension Cell Lines. Plant Physiology. 2008 Transcriptional profiling of aluminum toxicity and tolerance responses in maize roots.. The New Phytologist. 2008 Estrogen receptor α as a target for indole-3-carbinol. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2006 chapter Molecular and physiological mechanisms of plant tolerance to toxic metals. Plant Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition. 2013 document Over-expression of the brassinosteroid gene TaDWF4 increases wheat productivity under low and sufficient nitrogen through enhanced carbon assimilation 2021 manuscript OsPSTOLbut notTaPSTOLcan play a role in nutrient use efficiency and works through conserved pathways in both wheat and rice 2022
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