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The New Phytologist Oct 2018
Topics: Botany; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
PubMed: 30238484
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15245 -
The New Phytologist Oct 2018
Topics: Botany; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
PubMed: 30156023
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15360 -
The New Phytologist Nov 2018
Topics: Botany; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
PubMed: 30324738
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15204 -
The New Phytologist Sep 2018
Topics: Biological Evolution; Botany; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
PubMed: 30133844
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15370 -
The New Phytologist Oct 2018
Topics: Botany; Circadian Rhythm; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century
PubMed: 30156018
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15359 -
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in... Sep 2014Patents provide an incentive to inventors, investors, and entrepreneurs to conduct research and development, especially in risky (i.e., unpredictable) fields of... (Review)
Review
Patents provide an incentive to inventors, investors, and entrepreneurs to conduct research and development, especially in risky (i.e., unpredictable) fields of technology. This review discusses whether self-replicating technologies are patentable within the United States and the issues surrounding them. Self-replicating technologies discussed include plants, bacteria, and genetic technology and the historical legal precedents that have led to the current status of the patent law. To clearly understand these issues, the review also discusses various U.S. Supreme Court cases that, although not related to self-replicating technologies, have an impact on these patentability issues. Finally, some thoughts regarding patent strategy are presented so as to maximize patent protection for these technologies.
Topics: Animals; Biomedical Technology; Botany; DNA, Recombinant; Genetic Engineering; Organisms, Genetically Modified; Patents as Topic; Supreme Court Decisions; United States
PubMed: 25256175
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a021071 -
CBE Life Sciences Education 2014In this editorial we link the articles published in this Special Focus section with the practical utility of using plants in education to transform and transcend...
In this editorial we link the articles published in this Special Focus section with the practical utility of using plants in education to transform and transcend traditional botany classes. We suggest current and future implications of research in this area.
Topics: Botany; Curriculum; Learning; Photosynthesis; Research; Science
PubMed: 25185218
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.14-06-0105 -
American Journal of Botany Jan 2019
Review
Topics: Biochemistry; Botany; Genomics; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Plants
PubMed: 30629738
DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1216 -
American Journal of Botany Apr 2021
Topics: Botany; Genomics
PubMed: 33893635
DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1642 -
Journal of Experimental Botany Feb 2016The importance of microbial root inhabitants for plant growth and health was recognized as early as 100 years ago. Recent insights reveal a close symbiotic relationship... (Review)
Review
The importance of microbial root inhabitants for plant growth and health was recognized as early as 100 years ago. Recent insights reveal a close symbiotic relationship between plants and their associated microorganisms, and high structural and functional diversity within plant microbiomes. Plants provide microbial communities with specific habitats, which can be broadly categorized as the rhizosphere, phyllosphere, and endosphere. Plant-associated microbes interact with their host in essential functional contexts. They can stimulate germination and growth, help plants fend off disease, promote stress resistance, and influence plant fitness. Therefore, plants have to be considered as metaorganisms within which the associated microbes usually outnumber the cells belonging to the plant host. The structure of the plant microbiome is determined by biotic and abiotic factors but follows ecological rules. Metaorganisms are co-evolved species assemblages. The metabolism and morphology of plants and their microbiota are intensively connected with each other, and the interplay of both maintains the functioning and fitness of the holobiont. Our study of the current literature shows that analysis of plant microbiome data has brought about a paradigm shift in our understanding of the diverse structure and functioning of the plant microbiome with respect to the following: (i) the high interplay of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists; (ii) the high specificity even at cultivar level; (iii) the vertical transmission of core microbiomes; (iv) the extraordinary function of endophytes; and (v) several unexpected functions and metabolic interactions. The plant microbiome should be recognized as an additional factor in experimental botany and breeding strategies.
Topics: Botany; Microbiota; Plants
PubMed: 26547794
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv466