Salah Fatouh Abou-Elwafa

TL;DR: The identification and genetic mapping of full-length homologues of the RNA-regulatory gene FLK and the chromatin-reg Regulatory genes FVE, LD, and LDL1 provide first evidence for evolutionary conservation of components of the autonomous pathway in Beta vulgaris, while also suggesting divergence or subfunctionalization of one gene.

TL;DR: The study revealed significant marker–trait associations with a high degree of genetic diversity underlying different mechanisms for adaptation to drought-prone environments, including STI, which is the best index for prediction of high yielding genotypes.

TL;DR: Co-segregation analysis in four populations indicates that the genetic control of bolting also involves previously unknown major loci not linked to B, one of which also affects bolting time and was genetically mapped to chromosome IX.

TL;DR: Clustering and expression patterns of pentatricopeptide repeat and zinc finger protein genes suggest crucial roles of those genes in phytoremediation and heavy metals tolerance.

TL;DR: The results provide a basis for further functional characterization of charcoal rot disease resistance or defense genes in sorghum and for further dissection of their molecular mechanisms.