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Roland Schafleitner
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Open AccessMolecular markers associated with resistance to squash leaf curl China virus and tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poir.) breeding line AVPU1426
Virus diseases are a major production constraint for pumpkin. Recessive resistance to squash leaf curl China virus and tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus has been mapped in Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Poir.) br...
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Open AccessAdoption and impact of improved amaranth cultivars in Tanzania using DNA fingerprinting
Traditional vegetables are very important for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa but have not received much attention in crop improvement research. One exception is amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) for ...
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Open AccessWhole genome resequencing and complementation tests reveal candidate loci contributing to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia sp.) resistance in tomato
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most economically important vegetable crops worldwide. Bacterial wilt (BW), caused by the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex, has been reported as the second most i...
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Open AccessDynamical climatic model for time to flowering in Vigna radiata
Phenology data collected recently for about 300 accessions of Vigna radiata (mungbean) is an invaluable resource for investigation of impacts of climatic factors on plant development.
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Open AccessGenome-wide association study in accessions of the mini-core collection of mungbean (Vigna radiata) from the World Vegetable Gene Bank (Taiwan)
Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek, or green gram) is important tropical and sub-tropical legume and a rich source of dietary protein and micronutrients. In this study we employ GWAS to examine the genetic b...
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Open AccessConstruction of a single nucleotide polymorphism marker based QTL map and validation of resistance loci to bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex in tomato
Bacterial wilt (BW), caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex is one of the major biotic factors limiting tomato production in the humid tropics. Pyramiding of resistance genes through marker-assisted sel...
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Population Structure of the World Vegetable Center Mungbean Mini Core Collection and Genome-Wide Association Map** of Loci Associated with Variation of Seed Coat Luster
Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata] is an important legume crop for South East Asia. Smallholder farmers rely on this crop to diversify income streams and enrich soils through N-fixation. To pro...
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Open AccessMap** patterns of abiotic and biotic stress resilience uncovers conservation gaps and breeding potential of Vigna wild relatives
This study provides insights in patterns of distribution of abiotic and biotic stress resilience across Vigna gene pools to enhance the use and conservation of these genetic resources for legume breeding. Vigna i...
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Future Prospects and Challenges
Legume crops play a key role for producing proteins for human and animal nutrition. Sustainable increase of plant protein production is essential to satisfy the rising demand of a growing world population. Bre...
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Molecular Marker Resources and Their Application
Molecular markers are DNA fragments or sequence tags that are associated with a certain location of the genome of an organism. Markers have been used in mungbean to analyze the genetic diversity among germplas...
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Collections of Mungbean [Vigna radiata) (L.) R. Wilczek] and urdbean [V. mungo (L.) Hepper] in Vavilov Institute (VIR): traits diversity and trends in the breeding process over the last 100 years
Mungbean (Vigna radiata) (L.) R.Wilczek and urdbean (V. mungo) (L.) Hepper are two warm-season legumes that are nutritionally dense and contribute to food security. Despite their value, they have historically bee...
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Open AccessPCR-based assays for validation of single nucleotide polymorphism markers in rice and mungbean
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers are the method of choice for genetic analyses including diversity and quantitative trait loci (QTL) studies. Marker validation is essential for QTL studies, but the...
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Open AccessIdentification of single nucleotide polymorphism markers associated with resistance to bruchids (Callosobruchus spp.) in wild mungbean (Vigna radiata var. sublobata) and cultivated V. radiata through genoty** by sequencing and quantitative trait locus analysis
Bruchid beetles are an important storage pest of grain legumes. Callosobruchus sp. infect mungbean (Vigna radiata) at low levels in the field, multiply during grain storage and can destroy seed stocks in a few mo...
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Open AccessYield and Physiological Response of Potatoes Indicate Different Strategies to Cope with Drought Stress and Nitrogen Fertilization
Access to Water and Nitrogen (N) are key challenges in potato crop management that could be optimized through understanding related agronomic and physiological traits. The responses to water deficit and two le...
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Resistance to viral yellow leaf curl in tomato through RNAi targeting two Begomovirus species strains
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease caused by different begomovirus species leads to substantial tomato production losses worldwide. In Taiwan, the monopartite tomato leaf curl Taiwan virus (ToLCTWV) and bi-partit...
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Open AccessGenomic and transcriptomic comparison of nucleotide variations for insights into bruchid resistance of mungbean (Vigna radiata [L.] R. Wilczek)
Mungbean (Vigna radiata [L.] R. Wilczek) is an important legume crop with high nutritional value in South and Southeast Asia. The crop plant is susceptible to a storage pest caused by bruchids (Callosobruchus spp...
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Open AccessThe AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center mungbean (Vigna radiata) core and mini core collections
Large ex situ germplasm collections generally harbor a wide range of crop diversity. AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is holding in trust the world’s second largest mungbean (Vigna radiata) germplasm collection...
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Characterization and map** of a QTL derived from Solanum habrochaites associated with elevated rutin content (quercetin-3-rutinoside) in tomato
Consumption of flavonoids found in fruits and vegetables is linked to beneficial health outcomes. Tomato is among the most widely consumed and economically important vegetables worldwide and improvement of the...
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Open AccessGenome sequence of mungbean and insights into evolution within Vigna species
Mungbean (Vigna radiata) is a fast-growing, warm-season legume crop that is primarily cultivated in develo** countries of Asia. Here we construct a draft genome sequence of mungbean to facilitate genome researc...
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The major quantitative trait locus for mungbean yellow mosaic Indian virus resistance is tightly linked in repulsion phase to the major bruchid resistance locus in a cross between mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] and its wild relative Vigna radiata ssp. sublobata
Mungbean yellow mosaic Indian virus (MYMIV) and bruchid infestation are severe production constraints of mungbean in South Asia, a major global mungbean production area. Marker-assisted selection for resistanc...
