Considered responsible for one million deaths in Ireland and widespread famine in the
European continent during the 1840s, late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, remains the …

Premise of the Study Image‐based phenomics is a powerful approach to capture and quantify
plant diversity. However, commercial platforms that make consistent image acquisition …

Increasing global temperatures and a growing world population create the need to develop
crop varieties that provide higher yields in warmer climates. There is growing interest in …

The Avr avirulence gene of Phytophthora infestans and R gene of the potato are the genetic
components of the gene-for-gene interaction resulting in host plant resistance. This effector-…

Quinoa is a popular seed crop, often consumed for its high nutritional quality. We studied
how heat stress in the roots or the shoots of quinoa plants affected the concentrations of 20 …

The Rpi-blb2 gene (R gene) from the Mexican wild potato species, Solanum bulbocastanum,
was introduced into the potato variety Desiree by agro-infection in order to confer …

High‐throughput phenotyping (HTP) has emerged as one of the most exciting and rapidly
evolving spaces within plant science. The successful application of phenotyping technologies …

Pectin methylesterases (PMEs) modify homogalacturonan’s chemistry and play a key role in
regulating primary cell wall mechanical properties. Here, we report on Arabidopsis AtPME2, …

Pectin methylesterases (PMEs) modify homogalacturonan’s (HG) chemistry and play a key
role in regulating primary cell wall mechanical properties. How PME activity can fine-tune …

Background Quinoa is an increasingly popular seed crop frequently studied for its tolerance
to various abiotic stresses as well as its susceptibility to heat. Estimations of quinoa pollen …