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Caitlin S. Byrt
Researcher at Australian National University
Publications - 61
Citations - 3451
Caitlin S. Byrt is an academic researcher from Australian National University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aquaporin & Salinity. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 54 publications receiving 2555 citations. Previous affiliations of Caitlin S. Byrt include University of Newcastle & Newcastle University.
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Wheat grain yield on saline soils is improved by an ancestral Na + transporter gene
Rana Munns,Richard A. James,Bo Xu,Bo Xu,Bo Xu,Asmini Athman,Asmini Athman,Simon J. Conn,Charlotte Jordans,Caitlin S. Byrt,Ray A. Hare,Stephen D. Tyerman,Stephen D. Tyerman,Mark Tester,Mark Tester,Darren Plett,Darren Plett,Matthew Gilliham,Matthew Gilliham +18 more
TL;DR: This work shows that a gene in the Nax2 locus, TmHKT1;5-A, encodes a Na+-selective transporter located on the plasma membrane of root cells surrounding xylem vessels, which is ideally localized to withdraw Na+ from thexylem and reduce transport of Na+ to leaves.
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Major genes for Na+ exclusion, Nax1 and Nax2 (wheat HKT1;4 and HKT1;5), decrease Na+ accumulation in bread wheat leaves under saline and waterlogged conditions
TL;DR: Two major genes for Na(+) exclusion in durum wheat, Nax1 and Nax2, were transferred into bread wheat in order to increase its capacity to restrict the accumulation of Na(+.
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HKT1;5-Like Cation Transporters Linked to Na+ Exclusion Loci in Wheat, Nax2 and Kna1
Caitlin S. Byrt,John Damien Platten,Wolfgang Spielmeyer,Richard A. James,Evans Lagudah,Elizabeth S. Dennis,Mark Tester,Rana Munns +7 more
TL;DR: Evidence that Nax2 and Kna1 are strongly associated with HKT1;5 genes is provided, providing evidence that bread wheat has a greater ability to exclude Na+ from its leaves and is more salt tolerant than durum wheat.
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Energy costs of salt tolerance in crop plants
Rana Munns,Rana Munns,David A. Day,Wieland Fricke,Michelle Watt,Borjana Arsova,Bronwyn J. Barkla,Jayakumar Bose,Caitlin S. Byrt,Caitlin S. Byrt,Zhong-Hua Chen,Kylie J. Foster,Matthew Gilliham,Sam W Henderson,Colin L. D. Jenkins,Herbert J. Kronzucker,Stanley J. Miklavcic,Darren Plett,Stuart J. Roy,Sergey Shabala,Sergey Shabala,Megan C. Shelden,Kathleen L. Soole,Nicolas L. Taylor,Mark Tester,Stefanie Wege,Lars H. Wegner,Stephen D. Tyerman +27 more
TL;DR: This review considers energy costs of salinity tolerance in crop plants and provides a framework for a quantitative assessment of costs and different sources of energy, and modifications of root system architecture that would maximise water versus ion uptake are addressed.
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Osmotic adjustment and energy limitations to plant growth in saline soil.
TL;DR: The costs of this exclusion by roots, the regulation of Na+ and Cl- transport through the plant, and the costs of osmotic adjustment with organic solutes in roots are quantified.