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Rethinking Growth Monitoring and Promotion in the Era of Universal Health Coverage: Qualitative Assessment of Programme Delivery Challenges in Ethiopia

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) programmes have been implemented for decades in almost all countries. Despite this long history of implementation, GMP has been criticised for being ineffective, calling for a rethink of the programme. With a view of contributing evidence towards the redesign of GMP, we conducted a qualitative evaluation ...
Bereket Gebremichael, Kaleab Baye, Yetayesh Maru, Ramadhani Noor, Firehiwot Mengistu, Hiwot Darsene, Yilkal Simachew, Tegene L. Dadi, Rahel Dereje, Stanley Chitekwe   +9 more
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The TaCOMT1A‐Synthesised Sakuranetin Is a Novel Biostimulant Enhancing Drought Tolerance and Yield in Wheat

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought stress is a major limitation to global wheat production. Here, we demonstrate that the wheat gene TaCOMT1A, encoding a caffeic acid O‐methyltransferase, plays a crucial role in enhancing drought tolerance in wheat. Overexpression of TaCOMT1A significantly improved drought tolerance at the seedling stage, as evidenced by higher survival
Mingzhao Luo, Chengjie Xu, Wenjing Yang, Wensi Tang, Kai Chen, Jiaqing Guo, Qiyu Wang, Jun Chen, Zhaoshi Xu, Pierre Delaplace, Youzhi Ma, Yongbin Zhou, Ming Chen   +12 more
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Screening for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) Resistance in Early‐Maturing Tropical Maize Adapted to Sub‐Saharan Africa

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. Native genetic resistance to FAW is essential for reducing yield loss.
Adamu Masari Abubakar, Idris Ishola Adejumobi, Muhyideen Oyekunle, Tegawende Odette Bonkoungou, Usman Muhammad, Onehireba Udah, Baffour Badu‐Apraku   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Repertoire of Major Genes From Crop Wild Relatives for Breeding Disease‐Resistant Wheat, Rice, Maize, Soybean and Cotton Crops

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global food demand is predicted to rise anywhere from 59% to 98% by 2050 because of increasing population. However, the continued depletion of natural resources and increasing biotic and abiotic stresses will continue to pose significant threats to global food security in coming years.
Memoona Khalid, Hafiz Mamoon Rehman, Tsz‐Yan Cheung, Shakeel Ahmed, Ting Fung Chan, Hon‐Ming Lam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Gamma Ray–Induced Dwarf and Early Mutant of Brassica juncea With Favourable Traits for Developing High‐Yielding, Dwarf/Semi‐Dwarf Genotypes

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction of dwarfism to cereals has set a new paradigm in crop improvement programmes. To date, very little progress has been made in the development of high‐yielding dwarf/semi‐dwarf genotypes in oilseed Brassica. Previous attempts using induced mutagenesis employed in the induction of dwarfism in Brassica crops yielded limited success ...
Shankar K. Bhujbal, Archana N. Rai, Sanjay J. Jambhulkar, Archana Joshi‐Saha   +3 more
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Enhancing Predictive Ability of Agronomic and Quality Traits in Ethiopian Malting Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Using Spectral Variable Selection Methods

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Phenomic selection (PS) offers a cost‐effective, breeder‐friendly approach for public breeding programmes with limited access to genotyping or restricted financial resources for laboratory infrastructure. Since PS relies on high‐throughput phenotyping data, which is often derived from near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) of harvested seeds ...
Tigist Tadesse, Peer Wilde, Wondimu Ejerso, Dorothea Borchardt, Patrick Thorwarth, Thomas Miedaner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Analysis of East African Sorghum Genotypes for Yield Components and Iron and Zinc Composition

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a vital cereal crop in dry regions worldwide. However, in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), grain yields from currently grown varieties remain low (< 1 ton/ha) and exhibit variable nutrient composition. Therefore, the objective of this study was to undertake a genetic analysis of selected East African‐adapted ...
Charles Andiku, Hussein Shimelis, Mohammed Riyazaddin, Jacob Mashilo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Wild Emmer Wheat B3 Transcription Factor Regulates Seed Growth and Nutrient Allocation

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Seed weight (SW) and nutrient allocation are key determinants of yield and grain quality in wheat, yet the regulatory basis of naturally occurring variation in these traits remains poorly resolved. Wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides), the progenitor of modern wheat, retains extensive eco‐geographically structured genetic diversity that was
Davinder Sharma, Zechariah Haber, Manas R. Prusty, Raz Avni, Mijal Perez, Moshe Ronen, Rakesh Kumar, Arava Shatil‐Cohen, Paz Haboub, Chen Omer, Gilor Kelly, Hadar Aviv, Adi Doron‐Faigenboim, Din Moshe, Weronika Jasinska, Leah Rosental, Eitan Millet, Hanan Sela, Or Sperling, Amir Sharon, Anna Mintz Dub, Yariv Brotman, Nir Sade   +22 more
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Hydraulic Activation of Stomata Induced by Hygroscopic Fertilizer Salts Alters Crop Carbon–Water Exchange: Field Evidence From Cereal Crops

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydraulic activation of stomata (HAS), driven by hygroscopic salt films on leaf surfaces, can create an additional pathway for water loss beyond conventional stomatal vapour diffusion, yet this process remains largely overlooked in studies of plant–atmosphere interactions.
Shuaishuai Deng, Jürgen Burkhardt, Ronny Lauerwald, Christophe Flechard, Jürgen Knauer, Carmen Kalalian, Benjamin Dumont, Matthias Mauder, Christian Brümmer, Nicolas Viovy, Benjamin Loubet   +10 more
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Integrated Analysis of Grapevine Responses to Winter Pruning Reveals Temperature‐Associated, Polyphenol‐Rich Xylem Occlusions

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Perennial crops are continually wounded throughout cultivation. To limit pathogen infection and tissue dehydration, plants have evolved a range of wound responses that protect damaged tissues. These responses include changes in gene expression and the synthesis of protective compounds such as polyphenols.
Marilou Camboué, Monica Galar‐Martínez, Grégoire Loupit, Paraskevi Charalambous, Enric Zehraoui, Joseph Tran, Josep Valls Fonayet, Luis Gonzaga Santesteban, Notburga Gierlinger, Sarah Jane Cookson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source