Organic agriculture as well as good agricultural practices (GAPs) intrigues the concern of both consumers and producers of agricultural commodities. Bio-preparates of various rhizospheric microorganisms (RMOs) are potential sources of biological inputs supporting plant nutrition and health. The response of open-field potatoes to the application of RMO bio-preparates, the biofertilizer "Bioferti...

In Lebanon, potato occupies a surface of 14,800 ha corresponding to 17% of the irrigated land. The Bekaa valley is the largest production area in the country, with more than 67% of total potato production located on prime land. This crop is generally fertilized by soil application and irrigated by sprinklers with rare implementation of drip systems. Spring and summer potatoes depend entirely on...

MicroRNA156 (miR156) functions in maintaining the juvenile phase in plants. However, the mobility of this microRNA has not been demonstrated. So far, only three microRNAs, miR399,miR395, and miR172, have been shown to be mobile. We demonstrate here that miR156 is a potential graft-transmissible signal that affects plant architecture and tuberization in potato (Solanum tuberosum). Under tuber-no...

Tuber pseudoexcavatum, Tuber sinoaestivum, and Tuber indicum are the 3 most important truffles growing in southeast China; however, their cultivation is still inefficient owing to the lack of understanding regarding the composition and function of the bacterial and fungal communities from the soils around the fruit bodies and the ectomycorrhiza of these truffles. The aim of this study was to di...

Potato tuber development has proven to be a valuable model system for studying underground sink organ formation. Research on this topic has led to the identification of many genes involved in this complex process and has aided in the unravelling of the mechanisms underlying starch synthesis. However, less attention has been paid to the biochemical pathways of other important metabolites or to t...

The porang plant is a tuber-producing developed because it can increase farmers' income. Sunlight intensity and the growing environment are essential factors that affect growth yield of plants. research aims to get best shade, planting media formulation, their interaction for development outcome This study applied randomized group design with factorial pattern. first factor 50%, 70%, 90% shade....