Crop production needs to increase to secure future food supplies, while reducing its impact
on ecosystems. Detailed characterization of plant genomes and genetic diversity is crucial for …

The T-DNA region of Agrobacterium tumefaciens tumour-inducing plasmids of the nopaline
type 1 contains a gene coding for the enzyme nopaline synthase. This gene is expressed …

Although the size of an organism is a defining feature, little is known about the mechanisms
that set the final size of organs and whole organisms. Here we describe Arabidopsis DA1, …

Sugars are essential to plant growth and metabolism, both as energy source and as
structural components. Sugar production and use are in part controlled at the level of gene …

Crop production systems need to expand their outputs sustainably to feed a burgeoning
human population. Advances in genome sequencing technologies combined with efficient trait …

We have used the Escherichia coli beta‐glucuronidase gene (GUS) as a gene fusion marker
for analysis of gene expression in transformed plants. Higher plants tested lack intrinsic …

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a globally important crop, accounting for 20 per cent of
the calories consumed by humans. Major efforts are underway worldwide to increase wheat …

Aegilops tauschii is the diploid progenitor of the D genome of hexaploid wheat 1 (Triticum
aestivum, genomes AABBDD) and an important genetic resource for wheat 2 , 3 , 4 . The large …

Plants both produce and utilize carbohydrates and have developed mechanisms to regulate
their sugar status and co‐ordinate carbohydrate partitioning. High sugar levels result in a …

Advances in genome sequencing and assembly technologies are generating many high-quality
genome sequences, but assemblies of large, repeat-rich polyploid genomes, such as …