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A comparison of marker-based estimators of inbreeding and inbreeding depression

open access: yesGenetics Selection Evolution, 2022
Background The availability of genome-wide marker data allows estimation of inbreeding coefficients (F, the probability of identity-by-descent, IBD) and, in turn, estimation of the rate of inbreeding depression (ΔID).
Armando Caballero   +3 more
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Comparison of Four Systems to Test the Tolerance of ‘Fortune’ Mandarin Tissue Cultured Plants to Alternaria alternata

open access: yesPlants, 2021
Alternaria brown spot is a severe disease that affects leaves and fruits on susceptible mandarin and mandarin-like cultivars, and is produced by Alternaria alternata. Consequently, there is an urge to obtain new cultivars resistant to A.
Margarita Pérez-Jiménez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A haplotype regression approach for genetic evaluation using sequences from the 1000 bull genomes Project

open access: yesSpanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018
Haplotypes from sequencing data may improve the prediction accuracy in genomic evaluations as haplotypes are in stronger linkage disequilibrium with quantitative trait loci than markers from SNP chips.
Kenza Lakhssassi, Oscar González-Recio
doaj   +1 more source

Non-linear recursive models for growth traits in the Pirenaica beef cattle breed

open access: yesAnimal, 2014
One of the main goals of selection schemes in beef cattle populations is to increase carcass weight at slaughter. Live weights at different growth stages are frequently used as selection criteria under the hypothesis that they usually have a high and ...
A. González-Rodríguez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mejora genética y costos iniciales asociados al manejo de plantaciones clonales de Swietenia macrophylla en la región noreste de Costa Rica

open access: yes, 2020
[Introducción]: La principal limitante para el cultivo comercial de Swietenia macrophylla en América tropical y subtropical ha sido el efecto devastador del ataque del barrenador Hypsipyla grandella. Complementariamente, el cultivo de S. macrophylla, que
O. Chinchilla, E. Corea, V. Meza
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Future farming: protein production for livestock feed in the EU

open access: yesSustainable Earth Reviews, 2023
Climate change can have a negative impact on agricultural production and food security. Vice versa, agricultural practices themselves contribute to climate change because of land, water, and energy use and anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses and
Wendy Mercedes Rauw   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory role of microRNA in mesenteric lymph nodes after Salmonella Typhimurium infection

open access: yesVeterinary Research, 2018
Salmonellosis is a gastrointestinal disease caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars such as Salmonella Typhimurium. This pathology is a zoonosis, and food animals with subclinical infection constitute a vast reservoir for disease.
Juber Herrera-Uribe   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Productiveness and Berry Quality of New Wine Grape Genotypes Grown under Drought Conditions in a Semi-Arid Wine-Producing Mediterranean Region

open access: yesPlants, 2022
One alternative for adapting viticulture to high temperatures and the scarcity of water is the development of new varieties adapted to such conditions.
Diego José Fernández-López   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bases para la mejora genética en Gerbera hybrida

open access: yes, 2020
Gerbera hybrida, popularly known as Daisy of Japan, is an ornamental plant that is grown in almost all regions of the planet, both as a potted plant and to be used as a cut flower.
Ayerin Carrodeguas-González, A. Orozco
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Short communication: Response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to mirror images

open access: yesSpanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017
The response of cultured rainbow trout to their mirrored image was investigated. Thirty fish were placed individually in two novel aquariums consecutively for 10 min each.
Wendy M. Rauw   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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