[HTML][HTML] Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience

…, C Uauy, KP Voss-Fels, E Wallington… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
In the coming decades, larger genetic gains in yield will be necessary to meet projected
demand, and this must be achieved despite the destabilizing impacts of climate change on crop …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of gluten in wheat to reduce gluten content and exposure—Reviewing methods to screen for coeliac safety

…, JG Schaart, FJ Leigh, J Cockram, EJ Wallington… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ingestion of gluten proteins (gliadins and glutenins) from wheat, barley and rye can cause
coeliac disease (CD) in genetically predisposed individuals. The only remedy is a strict and …

Opportunities and challenges of automatic speech recognition systems for low-resource language speakers

T Reitmaier, E Wallington, D Kalarikalayil Raju… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) researchers are turning their attention towards
supporting low-resource languages, such as isiXhosa or Marathi, with only limited training …

Reduced stomatal density in bread wheat leads to increased water-use efficiency

…, A Mitchell, R Howells, E Wallington… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Wheat is a staple crop, frequently cultivated in water-restricted environments. Improving crop
water-use efficiency would be desirable if grain yield can be maintained. We investigated …

Arabidopsis EF‐Tu receptor enhances bacterial disease resistance in transgenic wheat

…, M Craze, S Bowden, E Wallington… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Perception of pathogen (or microbe)‐associated molecular patterns ( PAMP s/ MAMP s) by
pattern recognition receptors ( PRR s) is a key component of plant innate immunity. The …

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

…, M Craze, S Bowden, MJ Milner, EJ Wallington… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wheat is the most widely grown crop globally, providing 20% of all human calories and
protein. Achieving step changes in genetic yield potential is crucial to ensure food security, but …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient regulation of lipochitooligosaccharide recognition in plants via NSP1 and NSP2

…, T Lawrensen, H Lin, J Murray, E Wallington… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Many plants associate with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition, while legumes
also associate with nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria. Both associations rely on symbiosis …

Wheat stripe rust resistance protein WKS1 reduces the ability of the thylakoid-associated ascorbate peroxidase to detoxify reactive oxygen species

…, J Sánchez, D Fu, A Blechl, E Wallington… - The Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Stripe rust is a devastating fungal disease of wheat caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp tritici (Pst).
The WHEAT KINASE START1 (WKS1) resistance gene has an unusual combination of …

[HTML][HTML] The negative regulator SMAX1 controls mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice

…, K An, G An, HJ Bouwmeester, EJ Wallington… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Most plants associate with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that facilitate soil
nutrient acquisition. Prior to contact, partner recognition triggers reciprocal genetic remodelling …

[HTML][HTML] The fungal ribonuclease-like effector protein CSEP0064/BEC1054 represses plant immunity and interferes with degradation of host ribosomal RNA

…, T Bozkurt, S Bowden, M Craze, EJ Wallington… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The biotrophic fungal pathogen Blumeria graminis causes the powdery mildew disease of
cereals and grasses. We present the first crystal structure of a B. graminis effector of …