@incollection{johansson_perennial_2022,
	address = {New York, NY},
	series = {Methods in {Molecular} {Biology}},
	title = {The {Perennial} {Clock} {Is} an {Essential} {Timer} for {Seasonal} {Growth} {Events} and {Cold} {Hardiness}},
	isbn = {978-1-07-161912-4},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1912-4_18},
	abstract = {Over the last several decades, changes in global temperatures have led to changes in local environments affecting the growth conditions for many species. This is a trend that makes it even more important to understand how plants respond to local variations and seasonal changes in climate.To detect daily and seasonal changes as well as acute stress factors such as cold and drought, plants rely on a circadian clock. This chapter introduces the current knowledge and literature about the setup and function of the circadian clock in various tree and perennial species, with a focus on the Populus genus.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2021-12-01},
	booktitle = {Plant {Circadian} {Networks}: {Methods} and {Protocols}},
	publisher = {Springer US},
	author = {Johansson, Mikael and Ibáñez, Cristian and Takata, Naoki and Eriksson, Maria E.},
	editor = {Staiger, Dorothee and Davis, Seth and Davis, Amanda Melaragno},
	year = {2022},
	doi = {10.1007/978-1-0716-1912-4_18},
	keywords = {Bud burst, Bud set, Circadian clock, Cold tolerance, Growth, Perennial plants, Populus, Seasonal regulation},
	pages = {227--242},
}

Over the last several decades, changes in global temperatures have led to changes in local environments affecting the growth conditions for many species. This is a trend that makes it even more important to understand how plants respond to local variations and seasonal changes in climate.To detect daily and seasonal changes as well as acute stress factors such as cold and drought, plants rely on a circadian clock. This chapter introduces the current knowledge and literature about the setup and function of the circadian clock in various tree and perennial species, with a focus on the Populus genus.

@incollection{johansson_monitoring_2022,
	address = {New York, NY},
	series = {Methods in {Molecular} {Biology}},
	title = {Monitoring {Seasonal} {Bud} {Set}, {Bud} {Burst}, and {Cold} {Hardiness} in {Populus}},
	isbn = {978-1-07-161912-4},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1912-4_17},
	abstract = {Using a perennial model plant allows the study of reoccurring seasonal events in a way that is not possible using a fast-growing annual such as A. thaliana (Arabidopsis). In this study, we present a hybrid aspen (Populus tremula × P. tremuloides) as our perennial model plant. These plants can be grown in growth chambers to shorten growth periods and manipulate day length and temperature in ways that would be impossible under natural conditions. In addition, the use of growth chambers allows easy monitoring of height and diameter expansion, accelerating the collection of data from new strategies that allow evaluation of promoters or inhibitors of growth. Here, we describe how to study and quantify responses to seasonal changes (mainly using P. tremula × P. tremuloides) by measuring growth rate and key events under different photoperiodic cycles.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2021-12-01},
	booktitle = {Plant {Circadian} {Networks}: {Methods} and {Protocols}},
	publisher = {Springer US},
	author = {Johansson, Mikael and Takata, Naoki and Ibáñez, Cristian and Eriksson, Maria E.},
	editor = {Staiger, Dorothee and Davis, Seth and Davis, Amanda Melaragno},
	year = {2022},
	doi = {10.1007/978-1-0716-1912-4_17},
	keywords = {Bud burst, Bud set, Cold acclimation, Critical day length, Freezing tolerance, Perennial, Photoperiod, Populus},
	pages = {215--226},
}

Using a perennial model plant allows the study of reoccurring seasonal events in a way that is not possible using a fast-growing annual such as A. thaliana (Arabidopsis). In this study, we present a hybrid aspen (Populus tremula × P. tremuloides) as our perennial model plant. These plants can be grown in growth chambers to shorten growth periods and manipulate day length and temperature in ways that would be impossible under natural conditions. In addition, the use of growth chambers allows easy monitoring of height and diameter expansion, accelerating the collection of data from new strategies that allow evaluation of promoters or inhibitors of growth. Here, we describe how to study and quantify responses to seasonal changes (mainly using P. tremula × P. tremuloides) by measuring growth rate and key events under different photoperiodic cycles.

@incollection{boussardon_cell_2022,
	address = {New York, NY},
	series = {Methods in {Molecular} {Biology}},
	title = {Cell {Type}–{Specific} {Isolation} of {Mitochondria} in {Arabidopsis}},
	isbn = {978-1-07-161653-6},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1653-6_2},
	abstract = {Membrane-bound organelles are unique features of eukaryotic cell structures. Among them, mitochondria host key metabolic functions and pathways, including the aerobic respiration. In plants, several procedures are available to isolate mitochondria from the other cell compartments, as high-quality purified extracts are often necessary for accurate molecular biology or biochemistry investigations. Protocols based on differential centrifugations and subsequent density gradients are an effective way to extract rather pure and intact mitochondria within a few hours. However, while mitochondria from seedlings, large leaves or tubers are relatively easy to extract, tissue-specific isolation of organelles had remained a challenge. This has recently been circumvented, only in transformable plants though, by the use of affinity-tagged mitochondria and their isolation with magnetic beads.We hereby describe a step-by-step protocol for the rapid and tissue-specific isolation of Arabidopsis thaliana mitochondria, a method named IMTACT (Isolation of Mitochondria TAgged in specific Cell Types). Cell-specific biotinylated mitochondria are isolated with streptavidin magnetic beads in less than 30 min from sampling to final extract. Key steps, enrichment, bead size comparison, and mitochondrial depletion in the sample are also reported in order to facilitate the experimental setup of the user.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2021-09-23},
	booktitle = {Plant {Mitochondria}: {Methods} and {Protocols}},
	publisher = {Springer US},
	author = {Boussardon, Clément and Keech, Olivier},
	editor = {Van Aken, Olivier and Rasmusson, Allan G.},
	year = {2022},
	keywords = {Biotin–streptavidin interaction, Editable Golden Gate plasmids, Mitochondria, Tagged outer membrane, Tissue-specific isolation},
	pages = {13--23},
}

Membrane-bound organelles are unique features of eukaryotic cell structures. Among them, mitochondria host key metabolic functions and pathways, including the aerobic respiration. In plants, several procedures are available to isolate mitochondria from the other cell compartments, as high-quality purified extracts are often necessary for accurate molecular biology or biochemistry investigations. Protocols based on differential centrifugations and subsequent density gradients are an effective way to extract rather pure and intact mitochondria within a few hours. However, while mitochondria from seedlings, large leaves or tubers are relatively easy to extract, tissue-specific isolation of organelles had remained a challenge. This has recently been circumvented, only in transformable plants though, by the use of affinity-tagged mitochondria and their isolation with magnetic beads.We hereby describe a step-by-step protocol for the rapid and tissue-specific isolation of Arabidopsis thaliana mitochondria, a method named IMTACT (Isolation of Mitochondria TAgged in specific Cell Types). Cell-specific biotinylated mitochondria are isolated with streptavidin magnetic beads in less than 30 min from sampling to final extract. Key steps, enrichment, bead size comparison, and mitochondrial depletion in the sample are also reported in order to facilitate the experimental setup of the user.