Comparative proteomic analysis of papaya bud flowers reveals metabolic signatures and pathways driving hermaphrodite development [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPapaya (Carica papaya) is a trioecious species with female, male, and hermaphrodite plants. Given the sex segregation, selecting hermaphroditic plants is vital for orchard establishment due to their greater commercial value.
Rafaela Pereira Duarte +9 more
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The genetic diversity and population structure of two endemic Amazonian quillwort (Isoetes L.) species [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Two endemic lycophyte species Isoetes cangae and Isoetes serracarajensis have been recently described in the State of Pará in the Amazon forest located in northern Brazil. Isoetes L. has survived through three mass extinctions.
Mirella Pupo Santos +15 more
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Comparative Performance of High-Yielding European Wheat Cultivars Under Contrasting Mediterranean Conditions [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Understanding the interaction between genotype performance and the target environment is the key to improving genetic gain, particularly in the context of climate change. Wheat production is seriously compromised in agricultural regions affected by water
Valter Jário de Lima +13 more
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Genome relationships and LTR-retrotransposon diversity in three cultivated Capsicum L. (Solanaceae) species [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2020 Background Plant genomes are rich in repetitive sequences, and transposable elements (TEs) are the most accumulated of them. This mobile fraction can be distinguished as Class I (retrotransposons) and Class II (transposons).
Rafael de Assis +5 more
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Editorial: Ascorbate metabolism in plants [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Luis Miguel Morales Mazorra +5 more
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Karyotype diversity and 2C DNA content in species of the Caesalpinia group [PDF]
BMC Genetics, 2018 Background The Leguminosae family is the third-largest family of angiosperms, and Caesalpinioideae is its second-largest subfamily. A great number of species (approximately 205) are found in the Caesalpinia group within this subfamily; together with ...
Polliana Silva Rodrigues +4 more
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Review: Holistic pest management against early blight disease towards sustainable agriculture. [PDF]
Pest Manag Sci, 2021 Environmental, biological, genetic, chemical and management factors that interact in pathogen systems with Alternaria spp. Abstract Alternaria species are well‐known aggressive pathogens that are widespread globally and warmer temperatures caused by climate change might increase their abundance more drastically. Early blight (EB) disease, caused mainly
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Journal of Applied Microbiology, Volume 133, Issue 3, Page 1676-1687, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Aims To examine the interaction of diagnostic techniques, initial titres of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx), sugarcane genotype and thermotherapy on ratoon stunt (RSD) control. Methods and Results Single buds of RB867515, RB92579 and RB966928 were submitted to 50°C/2 h or 52°C/30 min under factorial block design and five replications; results
Caroline Andreato +4 more
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Screening of Popcorn Genotypes for Drought Tolerance Using Canonical Correlations
Agronomy, 2020 Getting around the damage caused by drought is a worldwide challenge, particularly in Brazil, given that economy is based on agricultural activities, including popcorn growing.
Samuel Henrique Kamphorst +11 more
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UENF Rio Dourado: a new passion fruit cultivar with high yield potential [PDF]
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2016 This work aimed at introducing the characteristics of the passion fruit cultivar UENF Rio Dourado, developed from three cycles of recurrent selection, to the scientific community. The cultivar presents yield of 25 tons ha-1, mean values of 250 for number
Alexandre Pio Viana +8 more
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