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Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop

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Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for trait enhancement. Leveraging knowledge of plant architecture‐related traits from related species, we used CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene editing to generate a
Miguel Santo Domingo, Blaine Fitzgerald, Gina M. Robitaille, Srividya Ramakrishnan, Kerry Swartwood, Nicholas G. Karavolias, Michael C. Schatz, Joyce Van Eck, Zachary B. Lippman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollination ecology of New Zealand orchids : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University [PDF]

, 2002
The New Zealand orchid flora comprises twenty-five genera and at least 100 species occurring throughout the country. Although the number of endemic species is high (69%) only four genera are endemic to New Zealand.
Lehnebach, Carlos A
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Speciation with gene flow

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Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long, Xu Zhang, Yue Yu, Gregory L. Owens, Diana J. Rennison, Clarisse Palma‐Silva, Daniel Ortiz‐Barrientos, Loren H. Rieseberg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Road air pollution harms the reproductive success of a bee‐pollinated wildflower: A dusty threat to biodiversity

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Dust, a common form of air pollution, is particularly problematic on roadsides, which are important habitats for plants and pollinators. We investigated whether and how road dust affects plant sexual reproduction using Primula chungensis in a biodiversity hotspot. Our study provides compelling evidence that road dust can harm plant reproductive success
Yong‐Peng Cha, Yin‐Mei Ma, David W. Inouye, Zhao‐Li Tong, Zhi‐Qiang Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precocious genotypes and homozygous tendency generated by self-pollination in walnut. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol, 2018
Chen L, Dong R, Ma Q, Zhang Y, Xu S, Ning D, Chen Q, Pei D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

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Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the health‐promoting potential of Sudanese sorghum landraces: A legacy rooted in Eastern Sudan, Kassala, and the Red Sea States

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Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this study, we evaluated traditional Sudanese sorghum varieties grown in eastern deltas to better understand their natural health‐promoting properties. We found
Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim, Manhal Gobara Hamid, Ahmed Khalifa, Mahbubjon Rahmatov, Mohammed Elsafy, Tilal Abdelhalim   +5 more
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The pistil as a traffic light: Yellow‐to‐red color change likely influences pollinator visitation patterns in Saxifraga fortunei (Saxifragaceae)

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Flowers can communicate reproductive status to pollinators through visual cues. In Saxifraga fortunei, pistils often changed from yellow to red after pollination, and hoverflies and honeybees preferentially visited flowers with yellow pistils. This pattern suggests that a post‐pollination color shift confined to the pistil can reduce revisits to ...
Kazuma Takizawa, Masayasu Furukawa, Kenji Suetsugu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity

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The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and nutritional quality, leaving societies vulnerable and dependent on a narrow set of staple species.
Alexandra Sanfeliu Meliá, Pablo D. Cárdenas   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Self-Pollination in the Genus Pinus

, 1980
The problems of self-pollination among trees are a major concern to foresters. Silvicultural practices have an effect on the frequency of self-pollination.For example, a cut, such as a shelterwood or seed tree, reduces the number of individuals in the breeding population and increases the distance between individual trees.
openaire   +3 more sources