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FOCUS ISSUE ON THE GRASSES

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    Splendor in the Grasses

    Elizabeth A. Kellogg, C. Robin Buell

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 1-3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.900281

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    Increasing Crop Productivity to Meet Global Needs for Feed, Food, and Fuel

    Michael D. Edgerton

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 7-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.130195
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    The Development of Endosperm in Grasses

    Paolo A. Sabelli, Brian A. Larkins

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 14-26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129437
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    Revolutionary Times in Our Understanding of Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Remodeling in the Grasses

    Geoffrey B. Fincher

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 27-37; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.130096
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    Translational Biology: From Arabidopsis Flowers to Grass Inflorescence Architecture

    Beth E. Thompson, Sarah Hake

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 38-45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129619
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    Hormonal Regulation of Branching in Grasses

    Paula McSteen

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 46-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129056
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    Mechanisms of Floral Induction in Grasses: Something Borrowed, Something New

    Joseph Colasanti, Viktoriya Coneva

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 56-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.130500
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    Genes and Mutations Underlying Domestication Transitions in Grasses

    Tao Sang

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 63-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128827
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    Genetic Control of Carbon Partitioning in Grasses: Roles of Sucrose Transporters and Tie-dyed Loci in Phloem Loading

    David M. Braun, Thomas L. Slewinski

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 71-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129049
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    Integrating Phylogeny into Studies of C₄ Variation in the Grasses

    Pascal-Antoine Christin, Nicolas Salamin, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Alberto Vicentini, Guillaume Besnard

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 82-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128553
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    Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Response to Abiotic Stresses in Arabidopsis and Grasses

    Kazuo Nakashima, Yusuke Ito, Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 88-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129791
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    Indirect Defense Responses to Herbivory in Grasses

    Jörg Degenhardt

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 96-102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128975
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    For Blighted Waves of Grain: Fusarium graminearum in the Postgenomics Era

    Frances Trail

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 103-110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129684
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    Poaceae Genomes: Going from Unattainable to Becoming a Model Clade for Comparative Plant Genomics

    C. Robin Buell

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 111-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128926
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    Synergy of Two Reference Genomes for the Grass Family

    Joachim Messing

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 117-124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128520
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    Comparative Genomics of Grasses Promises a Bountiful Harvest

    Andrew H. Paterson, John E. Bowers, Frank A. Feltus, Haibao Tang, Lifeng Lin, Xiyin Wang

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 125-131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129262
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    Genomic and Genetic Database Resources for the Grasses

    Kevin L. Childs

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 132-136; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129593
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    Foxtail Millet: A Sequence-Driven Grass Model System

    Andrew N. Doust, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Katrien M. Devos, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 137-141; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129627
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    The International Barley Sequencing Consortium—At the Threshold of Efficient Access to the Barley Genome

    Daniela Schulte, Timothy J. Close, Andreas Graner, Peter Langridge, Takashi Matsumoto, Gary Muehlbauer, Kazuhiro Sato, Alan H. Schulman, Robbie Waugh, Roger P. Wise, Nils Stein

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 142-147; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128967
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    Cereal Germplasm Resources

    Martin M. Sachs

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 148-151; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129205
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    Resources for Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in the Grasses

    Steven R. Scofield, Richard S. Nelson

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 152-157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128702
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    TILLING in Grass Species

    Clifford F. Weil

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 158-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128785
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    Mutant Resources in Rice for Functional Genomics of the Grasses

    Arjun Krishnan, Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Gynheung An, Yue-ie C. Hsing, Chang-deok Han, Myung Chul Lee, Su-May Yu, Narayana Upadhyaya, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Qifa Zhang, Venkatesan Sundaresan, Hirohiko Hirochika, Hei Leung, Andy Pereira

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 165-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128918

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    A Recommendation for Naming Transcription Factor Proteins in the Grasses

    John Gray, Michael Bevan, Thomas Brutnell, C. Robin Buell, Karen Cone, Sarah Hake, David Jackson, Elizabeth Kellogg, Carolyn Lawrence, Susan McCouch, Todd Mockler, Stephen Moose, Andrew Paterson, Thomas Peterson, Daniel Rokshar, Glaucia Mendes Souza, Nathan Springer, Nils Stein, Marja Timmermans, Guo-Liang Wang, Erich Grotewold

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 4-6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128504

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    GRASSIUS: A Platform for Comparative Regulatory Genomics across the Grasses

    Alper Yilmaz, Milton Y. Nishiyama Jr., Bernardo Garcia Fuentes, Glaucia Mendes Souza, Daniel Janies, John Gray, Erich Grotewold

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 171-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128579

• RESEARCH ARTICLES

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    Tie-dyed1 Encodes a Novel, Phloem-Expressed Transmembrane Protein That Functions in Carbohydrate Partitioning

    Yi Ma, Thomas L. Slewinski, R. Frank Baker, David M. Braun

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 181-194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.130971
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    High Glycolate Oxidase Activity Is Required for Survival of Maize in Normal Air

    Israel Zelitch, Neil P. Schultes, Richard B. Peterson, Patrick Brown, Thomas P. Brutnell

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 195-204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128439
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    suppressor of sessile spikelets1 Functions in the ramosa Pathway Controlling Meristem Determinacy in Maize

    Xianting Wu, Andrea Skirpan, Paula McSteen

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 205-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.125005
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    The ATG Autophagic Conjugation System in Maize: ATG Transcripts and Abundance of the ATG8-Lipid Adduct Are Regulated by Development and Nutrient Availability

    Taijoon Chung, Anongpat Suttangkakul, Richard D. Vierstra

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 220-234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.126714
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    RETARDED PALEA1 Controls Palea Development and Floral Zygomorphy in Rice

    Zheng Yuan, Shan Gao, Da-Wei Xue, Da Luo, Lan-Tian Li, Shu-Yan Ding, Xuan Yao, Zoe A. Wilson, Qian Qian, Da-Bing Zhang

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 235-244; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128231
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    Genetic and Molecular Characterization of the VRN2 Loci in Tetraploid Wheat

    Assaf Distelfeld, Gabriela Tranquilli, Chengxia Li, Liuling Yan, Jorge Dubcovsky

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 245-257; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129353
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    Analysis of Intraspecies Diversity in Wheat and Barley Genomes Identifies Breakpoints of Ancient Haplotypes and Provides Insight into the Structure of Diploid and Hexaploid Triticeae Gene Pools

    Thomas Wicker, Simon G. Krattinger, Evans S. Lagudah, Takao Komatsuda, Mohammad Pourkheirandish, Takashi Matsumoto, Sylvie Cloutier, Laurenz Reiser, Hiroyuki Kanamori, Kazuhiro Sato, Dragan Perovic, Nils Stein, Beat Keller

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 258-270; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129734
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    Blufensin1 Negatively Impacts Basal Defense in Response to Barley Powdery Mildew

    Yan Meng, Matthew J. Moscou, Roger P. Wise

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 271-285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129031
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    A Germin-Like Protein Gene Family Functions as a Complex Quantitative Trait Locus Conferring Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Rice

    Patricia M. Manosalva, Rebecca M. Davidson, Bin Liu, Xiaoyuan Zhu, Scot H. Hulbert, Hei Leung, Jan E. Leach

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 286-296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128348
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    OsFRDL1 Is a Citrate Transporter Required for Efficient Translocation of Iron in Rice

    Kengo Yokosho, Naoki Yamaji, Daisei Ueno, Namiki Mitani, Jian Feng Ma

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 297-305; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.128132
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    Antiquity and Function of CASTOR and POLLUX, the Twin Ion Channel-Encoding Genes Key to the Evolution of Root Symbioses in Plants

    Caiyan Chen, Cui Fan, Muqiang Gao, Hongyan Zhu

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 306-317; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.131540
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    Characterization of an Autonomously Activated Plant ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase

    Susan K. Boehlein, Janine R. Shaw, Jon D. Stewart, L. Curtis Hannah

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 318-326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.126862
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    Transforming a Fructan:Fructan 6G-Fructosyltransferase from Perennial Ryegrass into a Sucrose:Sucrose 1-Fructosyltransferase

    Bertrand Lasseur, Lindsey Schroeven, Willem Lammens, Katrien Le Roy, German Spangenberg, Hélène Manduzio, Rudy Vergauwen, Jérémy Lothier, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Wim Van den Ende

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 327-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.125559
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    A Second Mechanism for Aluminum Resistance in Wheat Relies on the Constitutive Efflux of Citrate from Roots

    Peter R. Ryan, Harsh Raman, Sanjay Gupta, Walter J. Horst, Emmanuel Delhaize

    Plant Physiol. Jan 2009, 149 (1) 340-351; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129155