Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy
| Title | Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy |
|---|---|
| Type | Science Department |
| Institute | Rothamsted Research |
| Head | Freddie Theodoulou |
| Executive Assistant | Sue Steele |
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Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress
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Ruiz-Lopez, N., Perez-Sancho, J., Del Valle, A. E., Haslam, R. P., Vanneste, S., Catala, R., Perea-Resa, C., Van Damme, D., Garcia-Hernandez, S., Albert A., Vallarino, J., Lin, J., Friml, J., Macho, A. P., Salinas, J., Rosado, A., Napier, J. A., Amorim-Silva, V. and Botella, M. A. 2021. Synaptotagmins at the endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites maintain diacylglycerol homeostasis during abiotic stress. The Plant Cell. 33 (7), p. 2431–2453. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab122
Editorial: CRISPR-Cas in Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges
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Kumar, S., Rymarquis, L. A., Ezura, H. and Nekrasov, V. 2021. Editorial: CRISPR-Cas in Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 672329. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.672329
Accumulation and deposition of triacylglycerols in the starchy endosperm of wheat grain
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Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Pellny, T. K., Tosi, P., Mitchell, R. A. C., Haslam, R. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2021. Accumulation and deposition of triacylglycerols in the starchy endosperm of wheat grain. Journal of Cereal Science. 98, p. 103167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2021.103167
Remarkable recent changes in genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici
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Stephens, C., Olmez, F., Blyth, H., McDonald, M., Bansal, A., Turgay, E. B., Hahn, F., Saintenac, C., Nekrasov, V., Solomon, P., Milgate, A., Fraaije, B. A., Rudd, J. J. and Kanyuka, K. 2021. Remarkable recent changes in genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Molecular Plant Pathology. 22 (9), pp. 1121-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13101
Reduced free asparagine in wheat grain resulting from a natural deletion of TaASNB2: investigating and exploiting diversity in the asparagine synthetase gene family to improve wheat quality
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Oddy, J., Alarcon-Reverte, R., Wilkinson, M. D., Ravet, K., Raffan, S., Minter, A., Mead, A., Elmore, J. S., Moreira de Almeida, I., Cryer, N., Halford, N. G. and Pearce, S. 2021. Reduced free asparagine in wheat grain resulting from a natural deletion of TaASNB2: investigating and exploiting diversity in the asparagine synthetase gene family to improve wheat quality. BMC Plant Biology. 21 (1), p. 302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03058-7
Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2
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Raffan, S., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Hyde, L., Martignago, D., Mead, A., Hanley, S. J., Wilkinson, P., Barker, G., Edwards, K. J., Curtis, T. Y., Usher, S. L., Kosik, O. and Halford, N. G. 2021. Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2 . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19 (8), pp. 1602-1613. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13573
Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa as a source of EPA and DHA in feed for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)
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Betancor, M. B., MacEwan, A., Sprague, M., Gong, X., Montero, D., Han, L., Napier, J. A., Norambuena, F., Izquierdo, M. and Tocher, D. R. 2021. Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa as a source of EPA and DHA in feed for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Aquaculture. 530 (15 January), p. 735759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735759
Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain
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Wan, Y., Wang, Y., Shi, Z., Rentsch, D., Ward, J. L., Hassall, K. L., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Buchner, P. H., Powers, S. J., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2021. Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain. PLOS ONE. 16 (2), p. e0246763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246763
The Multi-Fungicide Resistance Status of Aspergillus fumigatus Populations in Arable Soils and the Wider European Environment
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Fraaije, B. A., Atkins, S. L., Hanley, S. J., Macdonald, A. J. and Lucas, J. 2020. The Multi-Fungicide Resistance Status of Aspergillus fumigatus Populations in Arable Soils and the Wider European Environment. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, p. 599233. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.599233
The TaCslA12 gene expressed in the wheat grain endosperm synthesizes wheat-like mannan when expressed in yeast and Arabidopsis
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Verhertbruggen, Y., Bouder, A., Vigouroux, J., Alvarado, C., Geairon, A., Guillon, F., Wilkinson, M. D., Stritt, F., Pauly, M., Lee, M. Y., Mortimer, J. C., Scheller, H. V., Mitchell, R. A. C., Voiniciuc, C., Saulnier, L. and Chateigner-Boutin, A.-L.. 2020. The TaCslA12 gene expressed in the wheat grain endosperm synthesizes wheat-like mannan when expressed in yeast and Arabidopsis . Plant Science. 302, p. 110693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110693
Genetically modified plants are an alternative to oily fish for providing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet: A summary of the findings of a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council funded project
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West, A. L., Miles, E. A., Lillicrop, K. A., Napier, J. A., Calder, P. C. and Burdge, G. C. 2020. Genetically modified plants are an alternative to oily fish for providing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet: A summary of the findings of a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council funded project. Nutrition Bulletin. 46 (1), pp. 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12478
Defning lipids and T cell receptors involved in the intrinsic allergenicity of nut proteins
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Wang, R., Ghumra, A., Cochrane, S., Fairclough, L., Broughton, R., Michaelson, L. V., Beaudoin, F. and Alcocer, M. J. C. 2020. Defning lipids and T cell receptors involved in the intrinsic allergenicity of nut proteins. Clinical and Translational Allergy. 10, p. 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13601-020-00358-3
Lipidomic Analysis of Plasma from Healthy Men and Women Shows Phospholipid Class and Molecular Species Differences between Sexes
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West, A. L., Michaelson, L. V., Miles, E. A., Haslam, R. P., Lillycrop, K. A., Georgescu, R., Han, L., Napier, J. A., Calder, P. C. and Burdge, G. C. 2020. Lipidomic Analysis of Plasma from Healthy Men and Women Shows Phospholipid Class and Molecular Species Differences between Sexes. Lipids. https://doi.org/10.1002/lipd.12293
Increased bioavailability of phenolic acids and enhanced vascular function following intake of feruloyl esterase-processed high fibre bread: A randomized, controlled, single blind, crossover human intervention trial
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Turner, A. L., Michaelson, L. V., Shewry, P. R., Lovegrove, A. and Spencer, J. P. E. 2020. Increased bioavailability of phenolic acids and enhanced vascular function following intake of feruloyl esterase-processed high fibre bread: A randomized, controlled, single blind, crossover human intervention trial. Clinical Nutrition. 40, pp. 788-795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.07.026
Inhibitors of α-Synuclein Fibrillation and Oligomer Toxicity in Rosa damascena: The All-Pervading Powers of Flavonoids and Phenolic Glycosides
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Eskandari, H., Ghanadian, M., Noleto-Dias, C., Lomax, C., Tawfike, A., Christiansen, G., Sutherland, D. S., Ward, J. L., Mohammad-Beigi, H. and Otzen, D. E. 2020. Inhibitors of α-Synuclein Fibrillation and Oligomer Toxicity in Rosa damascena: The All-Pervading Powers of Flavonoids and Phenolic Glycosides. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 11 (19), pp. 3161-3173. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00528
Population genomics of selectively neutral genetic structure and herbicide resistance in UK populations of Alopecurus myosuroides
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Dixon, A., Comont, D., Slavov, G. and Neve, P. 2020. Population genomics of selectively neutral genetic structure and herbicide resistance in UK populations of Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6174
Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on the Growth of Wheat Seedlings Subjected to Phosphate Starvation
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Cataldi, M. P., Heuer, S., Mauchline, T. H., Wilkinson, M. D., Masters-Clark, E., Di Benedetto, N. A., Corbo, M. R. and Flagella, Z. 2020. Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on the Growth of Wheat Seedlings Subjected to Phosphate Starvation . Agronomy. 10 (7), p. 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070978
Odorant binding proteins promote flight activity in the migratory insect, Helicoverpa armigera
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Wang, S., Minter, M., Homem, R. A., Michaelson, L. V., Venthur, H., Lim, K.S., Withers, A., Xi, J., Jones, C. M. and Zhou, J-J. 2020. Odorant binding proteins promote flight activity in the migratory insect, Helicoverpa armigera. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15556
Do modern types of wheat have lower quality for human health?
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Shewry, P. R., Hassall, K. L., Grausgruber, H., Andersson, A., Lampi, A-M., Piironen, V., Ward, J. L. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Do modern types of wheat have lower quality for human health? Nutrition Bulletin. 45 (4), pp. 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12461
Agriculture can help aquaculture become greener
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Napier, J. A., Haslam, R. P., Olsen, R-E., Tocher, D. R. and Betancor, M. B. 2020. Agriculture can help aquaculture become greener. Nature Food. 1, pp. 680-683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-00182-9
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ABCD subfamily transporter Pxa1/Pxa2p co-imports CoASH into the peroxisome
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Van Roermund, C. W. T., IJlst, L., Baker, A., Wanders, R. J. A., Theodoulou, F. L. and Waterham, H. R. 2020. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ABCD subfamily transporter Pxa1/Pxa2p co-imports CoASH into the peroxisome. FEBS Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.13974
Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces
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Singh, B., Simon, A. L., Halsey, K., Kurup, S., Clark, S. J. and Aradottir, G. I. 2020. Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 177 (2), pp. 184-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12616
Stress, nutrients and genotype - understanding and managing asparagine accumulation in wheat grain.
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Oddy, J., Raffan, S., Wilkinson, M. D., Elmore, J. S. and Halford, N. G. 2020. Stress, nutrients and genotype - understanding and managing asparagine accumulation in wheat grain. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 1, p. 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-020-00010-x
A willow UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in salicinoid biosynthesis
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Kulasekaran, S., Cerezo-Medina, S., Harflett, C., Lomax, C., DeJong, F., Rendour, A., Ruvo, G., Hanley, S. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2020. A willow UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in salicinoid biosynthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72 (5), p. 1634–1648. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa562
Dietary supplementation with seed oil from transgenic Camelina sativa induces similar increments in plasma and erythrocyte DHA and EPA to fish oil in healthy humans
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West, A. L., Miles, E. A., Lillycrop, K. A., Han, L., Napier, J. A., Clader, P. C. and Burdge, G. C. 2020. Dietary supplementation with seed oil from transgenic Camelina sativa induces similar increments in plasma and erythrocyte DHA and EPA to fish oil in healthy humans. British Journal Of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520002044
CRISPR-Cas9 multiplex editing of the α-amylase/trypsin inhibitor genes to reduce allergen proteins in durum wheat
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Camerlengo, F., Frittelli, A., Sparks, C. A., Doherty, A., Martignago, D., Larre, C., Lupi, R., Sestili, F. and Masci, S. 2020. CRISPR-Cas9 multiplex editing of the α-amylase/trypsin inhibitor genes to reduce allergen proteins in durum wheat. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00104
Bioengineering horizon scan 2020
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Kemp, L., Adam, L., Boehm, C. R., Breitling, R., Casagrande, R., Dando, M., Djikent, A., Evan, N. G., Hammond, R., Hills, K., Holt, L. A., Kuiken, T, Markotic, A., Millett, P., Napier, J. A., Nelson, C., O´Heigeartaigh, S. S, Osbourn, A., Palmer, M. J., Patron, N. J., Perello, E., Piyawattanametha, W., Restrepo-Schild, V., Riosrojas, C., Rhodes, C., Roessing, A., Scott, D., Shapira, P., Simuntala, C., Smith, R. D. J., Sundaram, L. S., Takano, E., Uttmark, G., Wintle, B. C., Zahra, N. B. and Sutherland, W. J. 2020. Bioengineering horizon scan 2020. eLife. 9, p. e54489. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.54489
Genetic variation in wheat grain quality is associated with differences in the galactolipid content of flour and the gas bubble properties of dough liquor
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Min, B., Salt, L., Wilde, P., Kosik, O., Hassall, K. L., Przewieslik-Allen, A., Burridge, A. J., Poole, M., Snape, J., Wingen, L., Haslam, R. P., Griffiths, S. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Genetic variation in wheat grain quality is associated with differences in the galactolipid content of flour and the gas bubble properties of dough liquor. Food Chemistry. 60, p. 100093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2020.100093
Turning sugar into oil - making photosynthesis blind to feedback inhibition
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Paul, M. J. and Eastmond, P. J. 2020. Turning sugar into oil - making photosynthesis blind to feedback inhibition. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (7), pp. 2216-2218. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz504
Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content
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Haslam, R. P., Hamilton, M. L., Economou, C., Smith, Richard T., Hassall, K. L., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2020. Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content . Biotechnology for Biofuels. 13 (87). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01726-8
Big data from small tissue extraction of high-quality RNA for RNA-Sequencing from different oilseed Brassica seed tissues during seed development
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Siles-Suarez, L., Eastmond, P. J. and Kurup, S. 2020. Big data from small tissue extraction of high-quality RNA for RNA-Sequencing from different oilseed Brassica seed tissues during seed development . Plant Methods. 16, p. 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-020-00626-0
Transitions in wheat endosperm metabolism upon transcriptional induction of oil accumulation by oat endosperm WRINKLED1
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Grimberg, A., Wilkinson, M. D., Snell, P., De Vos, R. P., Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Tawfike, A., Ward, J. L., Carlsson, A. S., Shewry, P. R. and Hofvander, P. 2020. Transitions in wheat endosperm metabolism upon transcriptional induction of oil accumulation by oat endosperm WRINKLED1 . BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02438-9
Phytochrome-dependent temperature perception modulates isoprenoid metabolism
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Bianchetti, R. E., De Luca, B., De Haro, L. A., Rosado, D., Demarco, D., Conte, M., Bermudez, L, Freschi, L., Fernie, A. R., Michaelson, L. V., Haslam, R. P., Rossi, M. and Carrari, F. 2020. Phytochrome-dependent temperature perception modulates isoprenoid metabolism. Plant Physiology. 183 (3), pp. 869-882. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.20.00019
Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity
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Ward, J. L., Moing, A., Allwood, J. W., Aharoni, A., Baker, J., Beale, M. H., Ben-Dor, S., Biais, B., Brigante, F., Burger, Y., Deborde, C., Erban, A., Faigenboim, A., Gur, A., Goodacre, R., Hansen, T. H., Jacob, D., Katzir, N., Kopka, J., Lewinsohn, E., Maucourt, M., Meir, S., Miller, S., Mumm, R., Oren, E., Paris, H. S., Rogachev, I., Rolin, D., Saar, U., Schjoerring, J. K., Tadmor, Y., Tzuri, G., Vos, R. C. D., Ward, J. L., Yeselson, E., Hall, R. D. and Schaffer, A. A. 2020. Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity. Metabolites. 10 (3), pp. 121-147. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10030121
High level accumulation of EPA and DHA in field-grown transgenic Camelina – a multi-territory evaluation of TAG accumulation and heterogeneity
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Han, L., Usher, S. L., Sandgrind, S., Hassall, K. L., Sayanova, O. V., Michaelson, L. V., Haslam, R. P. and Napier, J. A. 2020. High level accumulation of EPA and DHA in field-grown transgenic Camelina – a multi-territory evaluation of TAG accumulation and heterogeneity . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18 (11), pp. 2280-2291. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13385
Differential postprandial incorporation of 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3 into individual plasma triacylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine molecular species in humans
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West, A. L., Michaelson, L. V., Miles, E. A., Haslam, R. P., Lillycrop K. A., Georgescu, R., Han, L., Sayanova, O. V., Napier, J. A., Calder, P. C. and Burdge, G. C. 2020. Differential postprandial incorporation of 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3 into individual plasma triacylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine molecular species in humans. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1865 (8), p. 158710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158710
A modular cloning toolkit for genome editing in plants
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Hahn, F., Korolev, A., Sanjurjo-Loures, L. and Nekrasov, V. 2020. A modular cloning toolkit for genome editing in plants. BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02388-2
Miyabeacin: A new cyclodimer presents a potential role for willow in cancer therapy.
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Ward, J. L., Wu, Y., Harflett, C., Onafuye, H., Corol, D. I., Lomax, C., Macalpine, W. J., Cinatl, J., Wass, M. N., Michaelis, M. and Beale, M. H. 2020. Miyabeacin: A new cyclodimer presents a potential role for willow in cancer therapy. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 6477. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63349-1
Down‐regulation of key genes involved in carbon metabolism in Medicago truncatula results in increased lipid accumulation in vegetative tissue
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Wijekoon, C., Singer, S. D., Weselake, R. J., Petrie, J. R., Chen, G., Singh, S., Eastmond, P. J. and Acharya, S. N. 2020. Down‐regulation of key genes involved in carbon metabolism in Medicago truncatula results in increased lipid accumulation in vegetative tissue . Crop Science. 60 (4), pp. 1798-1808. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20124
Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour
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Lovegrove, A., Pellny, T. K., Hassall, K. L., Plummer, A., Wood, A., Bellisai, A., Przewieslik-Allen, A., Burridge, A. J., Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 5920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62777-3
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