Newton Portilho Carneiro

TL;DR: Positional cloning is used to identify the gene encoding a member of the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family, an aluminum-activated citrate transporter, as responsible for the major sorghum aluminum tolerance locus, AltSB, and find superior AltSB haplotypes that can be incorporated via molecular breeding and biotechnology into acid soil breeding programs, thus helping to increase crop yields in developing countries where acidic soils predominate.

TL;DR: A greater diversity of P-solubilizing microorganisms was observed in the rhizosphere of the P efficient maize genotypes suggesting that the P efficiency in these cultivars may be related to the potential to enhance microbial interactions of P+ microorganisms.

TL;DR: The complete genome sequence reveals extensive alternative pathways for energy generation, complex and extensive systems for stress adaptation and motility, and widespread utilization of quorum sensing for control of inducible systems, all of which underpin the versatility and adaptability of the organism.

TL;DR: In this article, a maize Wee1 homologue and its expression in developing endosperm was characterized using a 0.8-kb cDNA from an expressed sequence tag project, which encoded a protein of 403 aa with a calculated molecular size of 45.6 kDa.

TL;DR: The results show that control of cyclin-dependent kinase activity by Wee1 is conserved among eukaryotes, from fungi to animals and plants and imply that ZmWee1 plays a role in endoreduplication.