An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Journal; Published online: 06 Nov 2019Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields.
Gedil, M., Menkir, A.
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The Perceived Impact of the In-Trust Agreements on CGIAR Germplasm Availability: An Assessment of Bioversity International's Institutional Activities [PDF]
, 2010 This study assesses the generation and consequences of the In-Trust Agreements (ITAs) that established the legal status of the CGIAR germplasm as freely available for the benefit of humanity under the auspices of FAO. The analysis looks at the history of
CARACCIOLO di TORCHIAROLO, FRANCESCO +2 more
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Variability of Glucosinolates in Pak Choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) Germplasm
Plants, 2023 Glucosinolates are sulfur-containing phytochemicals generally abundant in cruciferous vegetables such as pak choy. Glucosinolates participate in a range of biological activities essential for promoting a healthy human body.
Seong-Hoon Kim +4 more
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Mapping adaptation of barley to droughted environments [PDF]
, 2008 Identifying barley genomic regions influencing the response of yield and its components to water deficits will aid in our understanding of the genetics of drought tolerance and the development of more drought tolerant cultivars. We assembled a population
Akar, T. +20 more
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Genetic Characterization of a Plum Landrace Collection from La Palma, Canary Islands
Agronomy, 2022 A plum collection located in the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, composed of twenty-nine European and Japanese plums was analyzed using nine simple sequence repeat (SSR) highly polymorphic loci.
Verónica Pérez +4 more
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Horticultural Science, 2012 Forty-three European (Prunus domestica L.) and twelve Damson (P. insititia L.) plum accessions originating from different and important growing regions in former Yugoslavia were studied to assess the overall degree of polymorphism, detect similarities ...
T. Milošević, N. Milošević
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Oil Palm Breeding in the Modern Era: Challenges and Opportunities
Plants, 2022 Oil palm, a cross-pollinated crop with long generation time, poses a lot of challenges in achieving sustainable oil palm with high yield and quality. The African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the most productive and versatile oil-yielding crop in
Jerome Jeyakumar John Martin +3 more
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Genetic Diversity of Selected Upland Rice Genotypes (Oryza sativa L.) for Grain Yield and Related Traits [PDF]
, 2018 Seventy-seven upland rice genotypes including popular cultivars in Nigeria and introduced varieties selected from across rice-growing regions of the world were evaluated under optimal upland ecology.
Adegbehingbe, F. +7 more
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Genebank ‐ in vitro propagation of potato and sweetpotato. CIP‐SOP056 V 3.0 [PDF]
, 2020 This procedure describes the in vitro multiplication of potato and sweetpotato germplasm for international and national germplasm distribution, as well as, in vitro conservation, phytosanitary, and cryopreservation ...
Anglin, N.L. +4 more
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Optimization of the composition of crop collections for ex situ conservation [PDF]
, 2009 Many crop genetic resources collections have been established without a clearly defined conservation goal or mandate, which has resulted in collections of considerable size, unbalanced composition and high levels of duplication.
Engels, J.M.M. +3 more
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