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The value of texture in berries breeding

, 2015
Texture is one of the most important traits for breeding activity in berries, considering its impact on consumer appreciation and postharvest performance.
Martinatti, P., Grisenti, M., Costa, F., Ajelli, M., Loretti, P., Poncetta, P., Giongo, L.   +6 more
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a set of apple SSRs markers spanning the apple genome, genotyping of HiDRAS plant material and validation of genotypic data

, 2009
The Pedigree Genotyping concept (van de Weg et al., 2004) forms the base of the EU-project HiDRAS, aimed at the identification of molecular markers for fruit quality and disease resistance.
Soglio, V., Barbaro, E., Rezzionico, F., Mathis, F., Boudichevskaia, A., Cova, V., van de Weg, E., Yamamoto, T., Durel, C.-E., Gianfranceschi, L., Stankiewicz-Kosyl, M., Mott, D., Silfverberg-Dilworth, E., Gessler, C., Matasci, C.L., Toller, C., Dunemann, Frank, Gobbin, D., Costa, F., Cevik, V., Voorrips, R.E., Fernandez-Fernandez, F., Evans, K., Komjanc, M., Rikkering, E., Patocchi, A.   +25 more
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Fruit Morphology Measurements of Jujube Cultivar ‘Lingwu Changzao’ (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. Lingwuchangzao) during Fruit Development

, 2021
‘Lingwu Changzao’ (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. Lingwuchangzao), a cultivar of Ziziphus in the Rhamnaceae family, is a traditional jujube cultivar in Ningxia, China.
Zhuangji Wang, Yaping Ma, Bing Cao, Dapeng Zhang, Lihua Song   +4 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Resistance Breeding in Apple at Dresden-Pillnitz

, 2014
Resistance breeding in apple has a long tradition at the Institute of Fruit Breeding now Julius Kuehn-institute in Dresden-Pillnitz. The breeding was aimed at the production of multiple resistance cultivars to allow a more sustainable and environmentally
Dunemann, F., Richter, K., Flachowsky, H., Höfer, M., Hanke, M.-V., Király, I., Peil, A.   +6 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Primocane-fruiting Blackberry Breeding [PDF]

HortScience, 2008
Primocane-fruiting blackberry breeding was initiated in the early 1990s at the University of Arkansas. The source of this trait is the diploid genotype ‘Hillquist’. Introductions from this effort are the cultivars Prime-Jim ® and Prime-Jan ® .
openaire   +1 more source