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Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding
Crop improvement by genome editing involves the targeted alteration of genes to improve plant traits, such as stress tolerance, disease resistance or...
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Ethical and legal implications of gene editing in plant breeding: a systematic literature review
Biotechnology policies and regulations must be revised and updated to reflect the most recent advances in plant-breeding technology. New Plant...
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Population improvement via recurrent selection drives genetic gain in upland rice breeding
One of the main challenges of breeding programs is to identify superior genotypes from a large number of candidates. By gradually increasing the...
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Breeding of ornamental orchids with focus on Phalaenopsis: current approaches, tools, and challenges for this century
Ornamental orchid breeding programs have been conducted to develop commercially valuable cultivars with improved characteristics of commercial...
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Genetic Identification and Relationship Analysis of Captive Breeding Falcons
AbstractFor three species of captive breeding falcons—gyrfalcon ( Falco rusticolus ), saker falcon ( F. cherrug ), and peregrine falcon ( F. peregrinus )—a...
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Sterilized Anopheles funestus can autodisseminate sufficient pyriproxyfen to the breeding habitat under semi-field settings
BackgroundAnopheles funestus , the main malaria vector, prefer to oviposit in permanent and/or semi-permanent breeding habitats located far from...
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Identification of breeding habitats and kdr mutations in Anopheles spp. in South Korea
BackgroundMalaria is still endemic in South Korea. However, limited information is available on the current Anopheles breeding sites and the...
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Sibling species of the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae display divergent preferences for aquatic breeding sites in southern Nigeria
BackgroundWhen integrated with insecticide-treated bed nets, larval control of Anopheles mosquitoes could fast-track reductions in the incidence of...
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Molecular Marking in Brassica oleracea L. Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium Wilt
AbstractThis article presents the results of research on the identification of informative DNA marker systems providing reliable control of the...
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Gut microbiota is associated with the effect of photoperiod on seasonal breeding in male Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)
BackgroundSeasonal breeding in mammals has been widely recognized to be regulated by photoperiod, but the association of gut microbiota with...
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Genomic selection and genetic architecture of agronomic traits during modern rapeseed breeding
Rapeseed ( Brassica napus L.) is an important oil-producing crop for the world. Its adaptation, yield and quality have been considerably improved in...
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Comparative assessment of the bacterial communities associated with Anopheles darlingi immature stages and their breeding sites in the Brazilian Amazon
BackgroundThe neotropical anopheline mosquito Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria vector in the Americas. Studies on mosquito-associated...
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Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria
PurposeAvian coccidiosis is an important and widely distributed disease that affects global agricultural economies through losses. In Algeria, there...
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Progenitor species hold untapped diversity for potential climate-responsive traits for use in wheat breeding and crop improvement
Climate change will have numerous impacts on crop production worldwide necessitating a broadening of the germplasm base required to source and...
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Temporal and genomic analysis of additive genetic variance in breeding programmes
Genetic variance is a central parameter in quantitative genetics and breeding. Assessing changes in genetic variance over time as well as the genome...
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The Use of Data Integration and Knowledge Graphs in Modern Molecular Plant Breeding
Feeding nearly ten billion people by 2050 requires a year-on-year yield increase of major field crops of about 1–2%, while arable land will likely...
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Microbiome-driven breeding strategy potentially improves beef fatty acid profile benefiting human health and reduces methane emissions
BackgroundHealthier ruminant products can be achieved by adequate manipulation of the rumen microbiota to increase the flux of beneficial fatty acids...
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Reverse genetic approaches for breeding nutrient-rich and climate-resilient cereal and food legume crops
In the last decade, advancements in genomics tools and techniques have led to the discovery of many genes. Most of these genes still need to be...
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Virome in the cloaca of wild and breeding birds revealed a diversity of significant viruses
BackgroundWild birds may harbor and transmit viruses that are potentially pathogenic to humans, domestic animals, and other wildlife.
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Telomere-to-telomere Citrullus super-pangenome provides direction for watermelon breeding
To decipher the genetic diversity within the cucurbit genus Citrullus , we generated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies of 27 distinct genotypes,...
