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Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Incidence in Potato Breeding Populations with Late Blight Resistance and Identification of Breeding Lines with a Potential Fertility Restorer Mechanism

Plants, 2022
Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in potato is a common reproductive issue in late blight breeding programs since resistant sources usually have a wild cytoplasmic background (W or D).
Monica Santayana, Mariela Aponte, Moctar Kante, Raúl Eyzaguirre, Manuel Gastelo, Hannele Lindqvist-Kreuze   +5 more
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Apposite macronutrient fertilization (AMNF) – an effective modus operandi for potato crop

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021
Potato is regarded as an important food crop, owing to its short duration, broader adaptability, nutritive supremacy and immediate returns. For getting more yields, farmers of Punjab are going for over fertilization of some nutrient and under ...
PRINCE KUMAR, JAGDEV SHARMA, DIPAK KUMAR, VINEETA SHARMA, V K DUA, ANIL SHARMA, RAJ KUMAR, MANOJ KUMAR   +7 more
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Evaluation of Pollen Fertility in Solanum tuberosum with Different Cytoplasm Types [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The interaction between cytoplasmic and nuclear genomes significantly influences the development of reproductive structures and the formation of viable pollen in potato, which holds considerable agronomic importance.
Sivolapova A.B., Gins E.M., Egorova A.S., Polivanova O.B., Goryunova S.V.   +4 more
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Priority quality traits for gendered sweetpotato breeding in Mozambique

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionSweetpotato breeders strive to develop varieties that address productivity challenges farmers face in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, adoption of these varieties is low, partly attributed to limited attention to attributes desired by the ...
Sarah Mayanja, Samuel Edgar Tinyiro, David Martin Ogwal, Godwill Makunde, Abdul Naico, Mariam Nakitto, Reuben Ssali, Maria Andrade   +7 more
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Access to lowland areas for vine conservation: a key determinant of increased utilization of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Niassa province, Mozambique

Open Agriculture, 2017
The objective of this study is to evaluate the use of lowland areas for vine conservation to improve the availability and access of planting material during the main planting period and subsequently improve access to Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP ...
Rakotoarisoa Benjamin E., Francisco Edgar A., Jaisse Mario, Naico Abdul, Makunde Godwill, Andrade Maria I., Muzhingi Tawanda   +6 more
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Maintenance of potato varieties in in vitro and field collections of the Russian Potato Research Centre

Биотехнология и селекция растений, 2022
The main biological feature of potato varieties is vegetative reproduction. This mode of reproduction can be associated with problems due to the physiological ageing of the crop and the accumulation of specific pathogens causing reduced tuber yields.
E. V. Oves, N. A. Gaitova, O. A. Shishkina   +2 more
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Resistance Evaluation for Native Potato Accessions against Late Blight Disease and Potato Cyst Nematodes by Molecular Markers and Phenotypic Screening in India

Life, 2022
The potato originated in southern Peru and north-western Bolivia (South America). However, native accessions have also been cultivated in India for many years.
Dalamu, Jagesh Kumar Tiwari, Aarti Bairwa, Nisha Bhatia, Rasna Zinta, Nimisha Kaushal, Vinod Kumar, Ashwani K. Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Babita Choudhary, Satish Kumar Luthra, Tanuja Buckseth, Rajesh K. Singh, Ajay K. Thakur, Manoj Kumar, Devendra Kumar   +15 more
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The Influence of Plant Dispersion on Movement Patterns of the Colorado Potato Beetle, \u3ci\u3eLeptinotarsa Decemlineata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]

, 2017
The influence of plant dispersion on movements of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), was studied with mark-recapture techniques.
Bach, Catherine E
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A hot potato [PDF]

Current Biology, 1998
A new story — the discovery that genetically engineered food damages the immune system — seems set to join the misleading half-truths so often paraded by the media in the campaign to convince us of the dangers of genetic manipulation.The concept originated with a BBC Television World in Action programme on 10 August, which described experiments in ...
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Association Between Nutrition Social Behavior Change Communication and Improved Caregiver Health and Nutrition Knowledge and Practices in Rural Tanzania

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundEfforts to improve infant and young child feeding practices include the use of nutrition behavior change communication among caregivers of children under 5 years.
Frederick Kobina Ebo Grant, Robert Ackatia-Armah, Haile Selassie Okuku, Rogers Kakuhenzire   +3 more
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