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A Pear Linkage Map To Identify Fire Blight Resistance QTLs.

open access: yes, 2005
The presence of different levels of resistance to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) in European pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivars suggests that QTLs related to resistance can be identified. Given the polygenic nature of this trait, two linkage maps of the
PIERANTONI, LUCA   +4 more
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The future of genetically modified crops : lessons from the Green Revolution /

open access: yes, 2004
Although the number of people in danger of malnutrition worldwide has decreased significantly in the past 30 years, thanks in part to the Green Revolution of the 20th century, an estimated 800 million people still lack adequate access to food.
Butz, William P.   +3 more
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Genetically Modified Cotton: Agrarian Distress And India’S Emerging Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Farmer suicides were first reported in Vidharbha, eastern Maharashtra, a prominent cotton growing region in India in 2005. Similar farm crises that came to light in other cotton regions and rainfed India shocked the sensibilities of the policymakers and ...
Bhardwaj, Asmita
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From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution: How will the Poor Fare?

open access: yes
The past four decades have seen two waves of agricultural technology development and diffusion to developing countries. The first wave was initiated by the Green Revolution in which an explicit strategy for technology development and diffusion targeting ...
Terri Raney, Prabhu Pingali
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Comparative evaluation of DNA extraction methods for detection of GMO in food

open access: yes, 2003
Extraction of DNA from the sample matrix is a critical step in the detection of transgenic DNA in food and feed. The extraction efficiency can be affected by several factors such as the degree of processing of the foodstuffs and the presence of PCR ...
BALZAN, STEFANIA   +5 more
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Editorial: Leeway to Operate With Plant Genetic Resources. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Plant Sci, 2020
Eriksson D   +4 more
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A cell wall-oriented genomic approach reveals a new and unexpected complexity of the softening in peaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
During ripening, fleshy fruits undergo textural changes that lead to loss of tissue firmness and consequent softening. It is a common idea that this process is the consequence of cell wall dismantling carried out by different and orderly expressed ...
CASADORO, GIORGIO   +2 more
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