Genomic selection in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) [PDF]
, 2014 Genomic selection (GS) can increase the genetic gain in plants. In perennial crops, this can be achieved via shortened breeding cycles and increased selection intensity. Our objective was to obtain the first empirical estimate of GS accuracy in oil palm (
Bouvet, Jean-Marc +11 more
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Determination of chemical properties in ‘calçot’ (Allium cepa L.) by near infrared spectroscopy and multivariate calibration [PDF]
, 2018 ‘Calçots’, the immature floral stems of second-year onion resprouts, are an economically important traditional crop in Catalonia (Spain). Classical approaches to evaluating the chemical properties of ‘calçots’ are time consuming and expensive; near ...
Boqué, Ricard +5 more
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Breeding Strawberries for Fruit Firmness1
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1979 Abstract Heritability estimates for fruit firmness of strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) based on the regression of mean offspring performance on average parent performance varied from 0.49 to 0.67 over a 4 year period.
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R&D and private investment: How to conserve indigenous fruit biodiversity of Southern Africa [PDF]
Indigenous fruits contribute widely to rural incomes in Southern Africa but their availability is declining. A domestication program aims to increase farm-household income and conserve biodiversity through farmer-led tree planting.
Mithöfer, Dagmar +2 more
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State of the art of existing breeding initiatives & actions planned to strengthen collaborations [PDF]
, 2019 State of the art of existing breeding initiatives3Introduction In order to strengthen organic breeding, it is important to know the state of the art of existing initiatives, programs and networks of organic breeding and breeding for organic, and in what ...
Messmer, Monika +2 more
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, 2020 Numbering in the tens of millions of birds, grackle populations in North America can cause a variety of conflicts with people. Grackles eat agricultural crops and livestock feed, damage property, spread pathogens, and collide with aircraft.
Bergman, David L., Bodenchuk, Michael J.
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The management of tree genetic resources and the livelihoods of rural communities in the tropics: non-timber forest products, smallholder agroforestry practices and tree commodity crops [PDF]
, 2015 Products and services provided by trees in forests and farmland support the needs and promote the wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people in the tropics.
Clement, C.R. +10 more
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Strawberry breeding for disease resistance in Dresden [PDF]
, 2008 Verticillium resistance is one of the most important breeding goals in strawberry resistance breeding at Dresden-Pillnitz. Resistance evaluation of cultivars, advanced selections and seedlings is realized under natural conditions at a provocation field
Hanke, M.-V., Olbricht, K.
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Variation in the impact of stem scar and cuticle on water loss in highbush blueberry fruit argue for the use of water permeance as a selection criterion in breeding [PDF]
, 2017 The role of fruit scar on water loss from fresh harvested, fully blue highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) fruit was studied on three germplasm lines from each of three half-sib families at University of Talca, Chile. The stem scar of half of the
Beaudry, Randolph M. +3 more
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The seed sector in Latvia [PDF]
, 2017 In each issue, European Seed shines the spotlight on one of the many national seed associations in Europe that are so crucial in representing the local seed sector at both the national and international levels, along sharing the sector's concerns with ...
Bruins, Marcel
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