Publications by authors named "Mark Owusu Adjei"

Ananas comosus var. bracteatus, known for its ornamental chimeric leaves, exhibits a colorful pattern due to a combination of central photosynthetic tissue (CP) and marginal albino tissue (MA). The leaves turn red during spring and autumn, driven by changes in pigments biosynthesis.

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Crown gall disease (CGD), caused by , is a common plant disease that leads to significant economic losses. Biological control is a sustainable and scalable method for managing CGD. In this study, we isolated three strains from the rhizosphere soil of healthy cherry trees and investigated their biocontrol activities and the underlying mechanisms against CGD of cherry trees.

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Mangoes ( L.) are an important kind of perennial fruit tree, but their biochemical testing method and transformation technology were insufficient and had not been rigorously explored. The protoplast technology is an excellent method for creating a rapid and effective tool for transient expression and transformation assays, particularly in plants that lack an Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation system.

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Chlorophyll and heme are essential molecules for photosynthesis and respiration, which are competing branches of the porphyrin metabolism pathway. Chlorophyll and heme balance regulation is very important for the growth and development of plants. The chimeric leaves of var.

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The R2R3-MYB proteins comprise the largest class of MYB transcription factors, which play an essential role in regulating anthocyanin synthesis in various plant species. var. is an important colorful anthocyanins-rich garden plant.

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There are about 4-6 slips on a fruit, and they are good materials for effective regeneration of var. . Adventitious root (AR) induction is essential for the propagation of slips.

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Background: Ananas comosus var. bracteatus is a colorful plant used as a cut flower or landscape ornamental. The unique foliage color of this plant includes both green and red leaves and, as a trait of interest, deserves investigation.

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Plant growth and development is dependent on the regulation of classes of microRNAs (miRNAs) that have emerged as important gene regulators. These miRNAs can regulate plant gene expression to function. They play an important roles in biological homeostasis and environmental response controls.

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Background: The chimeric leaves of var. are composed of normal green parts (Grs) and albino white parts (Whs). Although the underlying mechanism of albinism in var.

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Boron nitride nanosheets (BN NSs), a novel material with a structure similar to graphene, have attracted much attention due to their extraordinary properties. A deep in vivo study of the toxicity of BN NSs is indispensable, which can help to understand their potential risk and provide useful information for their safe application. However, so far as we know, the systematic in vivo toxicity evaluation of BN NSs hasn't been reported.

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