POLLINATOR SPECIALIZATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF POLLINATION SYNDROMES IN THE RELATED SILENE, S. CAROLINIANA, S. VIRGINICA, AND S. STELLATA [PDF]
, 2008 Pollination syndromes are the convergent expression of floral traits in unrelated species reflecting specialized interactions between plants and pollinators exerting similar selection pressures.
Reynolds, Richard James
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The evo-devo of plant speciation [PDF]
, 2017 Speciation research bridges the realms of macro- and microevolution. Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) has classically dealt with macroevolutionary questions through a comparative approach to distantly related organisms, but the field later ...
Fernández-Mazuecos, M, Glover, BJ
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The systematics and genetics of tomatoes on the Galápagos Islands (Solanum, Solanaceae) [PDF]
, 2009 Galápagos tomatoes (Solanum section Lycopersicon) have long interested scientists and plant breeders. Several morphological and physiological characters found in the endemic Galápagos tomatoes have been bred into the cultivated Solanum lycopersicum ...
Darwin, S.C.
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Development of Pearl Millet Minicore Collection for Enhanced Utilization of Germplasm [PDF]
, 2011 Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] exhibits enormous genetic diversity in the global germplasm collection. The pearl millet core collection (~10% of the entire collection), with 2094 accessions, is still large for precise evaluation to ...
Gowda, C L L +4 more
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Deciphering the Genetic Architecture of Key Female Floral Traits for Hybrid Wheat Seed Production [PDF]
, 2022 Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a staple cereal that provides 20% of the calories and proteins in human intake (Ray et al., 2013). Global population is projected to increase to 9.7 billion by 2050. Food production must increase by 70% to feed this future
Jimenez, Juan
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CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF ORYZA NIVARA AND ORYZA RUFIPOGON [PDF]
, 2014 Field experiment was conducted during wet season 2009-10 at Agricultural Research Farm, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh to evaluate and characterize thirty five wild rice accessions for fourteen quantitative and twelve qualitative traits.
A. K. SINGH +5 more
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Genetic variability of a Brazilian Capsicum frutescens germplasm collection using morphological characteristics and SSR markers. [PDF]
, 2017 Characterization studies provide essential information for the conservation and use of germplasm in plant breeding programs. In this study, 103 Capsicum frutescens L.
BIANCHETTI, L. B. +6 more
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A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Burmeistera (Campanulaceae) in Ecuador [PDF]
, 2019 The genus Burmeistera (Campanulaceae) consists of approximately 120 species of herbaceous trailing shrubs, found mostly in cloud forests from Guatemala to Peru. Taxonomic work is difficult for the genus because of its relatively recent diversification (5–
Mashburn, Brock
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Responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes to repeated drought stress under contrasting temperatures [PDF]
, 2016 Rice is an important staple food crop for a large part of the world population. Rice is a good source of dietary energy and provides a good proportion of proteins and minerals.
Mukamuhirwa, Alphonsine
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Floral Characteristics and Hybrid Performance of Potential Candidates of a Hybrid Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Program in Texas [PDF]
, 2016 Higher wheat prices, performance potential of hybrids and the availability of new next generation sequencing have sparked a renewed interest in the development of hybrid wheat.
Tadlock, Jordanna Keri
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