Progress in the development of garden asparagus resistant to Asparagus virus 1 (AV-1) [PDF]
, 2020 A genetically determined resistance to the Asparagus virus 1 was identified within the Mediterranean wild relative Asparagus amarus. Field experiments under climatic conditions in Germany showed for A.
Nothnagel, T. +6 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Due to the restricted genetic diversity among current asparagus cultivars, wild relatives are of particular interest as a source of resistance. In this study, seventeen cultivars and wild relatives were tested for their resistance to Fusarium oxysporum ...
Julia Jacobi +3 more
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Karyological and nuclear DNA content variation of the genus Asparagus
PLoS ONE, 2022 Asparagus wild relatives could be a promising possibility to extent the genetic variability of garden asparagus and for new cultivars with favorable traits such as high yield stability, disease resistance and stress tolerance.
Susann Plath +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 The Asparagus genus includes approximately 240 species, the most important of which is garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.), as this is a vegetable crop cultivated worldwide for its edible spear. Along with garden asparagus, other species are also
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Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) Breeding
, 2021 Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is an important horticultural plant worldwide. The proposed Center of Origin of this crop comprises Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Siberia. Asparagus officinalis is a monocotyledonous, perennial, diploid, dioecious species with a chromosome number of 2n = 2x = 20.
Moreno, Roberto +3 more
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Origin of purple asparagus cultivar ‘Pacific Purple’ based on the sequence of sex determination gene
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Garden asparagus is one of the most important crops worldwide. Since this crop is dioecious and male plants generally have higher yields compared to female plants, several DNA markers for sex identification have been developed for acceleration of ...
Akira Kanno, Nana Hirobe, Lei Zhang
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First Report of Cercospora Blight of Asparagus officinalis Caused by Cercospora asparagi in New York [PDF]
, 2017 In October 2016, disease was observed on stems and branches of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) in an organic crop at a fresh market farm in Ontario Co., NY. Lesions were small (
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Simultaneous Analysis of Diosgenin and Sarsasapogenin in Asparagus officinalis Byproduct by Thin-layer Chromatography [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction - Asparagus officinalis L. has several biological activities including antifungal, antiviral and antitumoral activities due to the steroidal saponins. Normally diosgenin and sarsasapogenin are analysed separately by thin-layer chromatography
Zhao, B +4 more
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DataSheet_1_The garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) mitochondrial genome revealed rich sequence variation throughout whole sequencing data.xlsx [PDF]
, 2023 Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a horticultural crop with high nutritional and medical value, considered an ideal plant for sex determination research among many dioecious plants, whose genomic information can support genetic analysis and ...
Wentao Sheng (6053645) +3 more
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Wild Asparagus Shoots Constitute a Healthy Source of Bioactive Compounds
Molecules, 2023 Wild Asparagus shoots are consumed worldwide, although most species remain understudied. In this work, a total of four wild Asparagus species were collected from different locations and analyzed compared with farmed A. officinalis.
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