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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical and genetic assessments of Central American avocado landraces reveal novel sources of biodiversity and ancient migration patterns

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann, Heather B. Thakar, Courtney A. Hofman, Hector Neff, Logan Kistler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molinaʼs species of Lucuma: neotypifications and nomenclatural implications

Gayana: Botanica, 2021
The story of the life and botanical contributions of Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), “the first Chilean scientist”, are briefly outlined. The generic name Lucuma is considered to be validly published by Molina in 1782, and the identities of the five ...
Mats Thulin, Alicia Marticorena, Ulf Swenson   +2 more
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Animal‐Mediated Dispersal and Clonal Growth Drive Prunus cerasus Invasion in Andean Temperate Forest

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Prunus cerasus reproduces by clonality and by seed dispersal and germination. P. cerasus is invading Patagonian protected areas. The relative relevance of germination and clonal reproduction changes along the time of P. cerasus arrival at a site. Seed dispersal by foxes is primarily responsible for the spread of P. cerasus to new areas.
Matias O. Berrondo, Susana P. Bravo
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary framework and tribal circumscription of Amaranthaceae sensu stricto based on a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The evolutionary history of Amaranthaceae sensu stricto (s.s.) has been shaped by multiple whole‐genome duplications and rapid radiations, producing an ecologically diverse lineage whose internal relationships have long remained unresolved.
Tina Kiedaisch, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Ross A. McCauley, Gudrun Kadereit   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small datasets support conservation: Improving detectability for the elusive rusty‐spotted cat

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
In western circles, the value of small, locally specific data is increasingly under‐appreciated and undervalued by research metrics indexing research impact. We report novel data for the elusive, threatened, rusty‐spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) whose fundamental ecology remains virtually unknown.
Chandima Fernando, Michael A. Weston, Ravi Corea, Ranawaka A. D. D. Dilip Samaranayake, Anthony R. Rendall   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in the Gastric Microbiotas of Neighboring Populations With Divergent Risks of Gastric Cancer

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although Helicobacter pylori plays a central role in gastric cancer (GC), other microorganisms involved in gastric dysbiosis may also impact carcinogenesis. We aimed to characterize gastric dysbiosis and its role in the transition from non‐atrophic gastritis (NAG) to gastric premalignant lesions (GPLs) in two populations from Nariño,
Juan Camilo Caguazango, Karla Vinasco, Isidora Simovic, Yomaira Yépez Caicedo, Marino Coral Bedoya, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Natalia Castaño‐Rodríguez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) growth under ecological conditions of the Colombian lower montane rain forest

Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2014
High-Andean fruits are considered important for their domestic consumption and exportation potential. Among them, purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) is largely accepted in European markets.
Germán Franco, José R. Cartagena, Guillermo Correa   +2 more
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Patent landscape analysis of inventions based on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and related digital sequence information

The Journal of World Intellectual Property, EarlyView.
Abstract This article provides an overview of the patent landscape in relation to PGRFA‐based inventions involving naturally occurring (“native”) traits and related Digital Sequence Information/Genetic Sequence Data (DSI/GSD). In particular, it focuses on the potential of patent claims to limit others' uses of PGRFA and related DSI/GSD on which the ...
Claudio Chiarolla, Michael Andreas Kock, Paul Oldham, Michael Halewood, Isabel López Noriega, Jasmine Kindness   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A High‐Throughput Phenotyping Pipeline for Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) Panicles Using Image Analysis With Convolutional Neural Networks

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Quinoa is a grain crop with excellent nutritional properties that has attracted global attention for its potential contribution to future food security in a changing climate. Despite its long history of cultivation, quinoa has been improved little by modern breeding and is a niche crop outside its native cultivation area.
Flavio Lozano‐Isla, Lydia Kienbaum, Bettina I. G. Haussmann, Karl Schmid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source