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Open AccessInsights into the cumulative effect of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Fusarium acutatum causing anthracnose-twister disease complex of onion
Colletotrichum is an important plant pathogenic fungi that causes anthracnose/-twister disease in onion. This disease was prevalent in the monsoon season from August to November months and the symptoms were obser...
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Exploring gender-based diversity for phenolic and organic acid profiles in the genetic resource of betel vine (Piper betle L.) from India as revealed through high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC–DAD)
Betel vine (Piper betle L.) is a dioecious plant and has paved way for researchers to explore the available genetic resources for the biochemical compounds. In the study, twenty sexually dimorphic genotypes of be...
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Horny gourd (Cucumis metuliferus L.): a hidden vegetable boon for human nutrition
The Horny gourd or Horn gourd (Cucumis metuliferus L.) is an under utilized vegetable crop, which is neither grown commercially on large scale nor traded widely. It has drawn less attention due to their poor agro...
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Mangalore melon (Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis var. acidulus): a neglected and underutilized vegetable of the western ghats of India
Mangalore melon (Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis var. acidulus) is found in the Western Ghats of India. It is a breeding treasure for extending the shelf life of melons more than six months storability of fruits, and ...
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Allele mining through TILLING and EcoTILLING approaches in vegetable crops
The present review illustrates a comprehensive overview of the allele mining for genetic improvement in vegetable crops, and allele exploration methods and their utilization in various applications related to ...
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Interaction of scions and rootstocks against bacterial wilt, and grafting effects on plant growth and yield of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
The growth and yield traits of brinjal grafts, and their bacterial wilt resistance was differed significantly among the combinations of grafts. The maximum plant height, fruits per cluster, and fruits per graf...
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Allelic variability and transferability of atp6 gene among Allium species
The genus Allium L. is one of biggest genera comprises of around 1000 species, in which only few crops are cultivated widely namely onion (Allium cepa L.), garlic (A. sativum L.), bunching onion (A. fistulosum L....
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Molecular and morphological diversity among the cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] genotypes
Cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] is an important vegetable crop of industrial importance known as gaur, it is a self-pollinating and deep rooting crop, thus it is well adapted to semi-arid and ar...
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Inheritance of purple colour and its different flavonoids profiling in F2 populations of tropical carrot (Daucus carota L.)
The results of the inheritance study revealed that the purple root epiderm (Pe) and cortex (Pcx) colour were dominant over the yellow colour of epiderm (ye) and cortex (ycx), respectively and were governed by a s...
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Molecular characterization of short-day onion genotypes by intron length polymorphic (ILP) markers
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an economically important vegetable that is in high demand around the world. It is a highly cross pollinated crop, which could result in increased diversity and variability. As a result,...
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Complement test for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability testing of kharif onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties
The distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) testing is important for varietal identification and protection of plant variety. It has become one of the important assays in scientific studies and consequ...
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Genetic enhancement of onion germplasm through population improvement
Sustainable onion breeding relies on genetic values of the germplasm. Descriptive statistics for the breeding values for economical traits revealed the maximum variability among the 62 onion genotypes studied....
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Interspecific hybridization in Allium crops: status and prospectus
Alliums are essential crops in daily diet for their flavor and medicinal value, which are highly cross pollinated crops, prone to inbreeding, or continuous selfing, and biennial crop cycles import complexity i...
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Characterization and relative mineral quantification of male gametophytes of garlic chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel)
Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) are an underutilized and neglected food crop of the Allium genus. For the future genetic development of alliums, phenotypic characterization and insights of br...
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Correction to: Validation for the prevalence of virus complex and identification of virus resistance lines among the genotypes of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)
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Genetic analysis of root traits in tropical carrots (Daucus carota L.)
Carrot root being used as vegetable and salad due to the nutritional value, hence consumers demanding carrot production. Thus, the production can be achieved by an understanding of the genetics of root traits ...
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Karchikai (Momordica cymbalaria Hook f.): an untapped cucurbit indigenous to India
The Karchikai (Momordica cymbalaria Hook f.) is a least concerned minor and underexploited tuber forming cucurbit member of the family cucurbitaceae, habitat to the Western and Eastern Ghats of India. The fruits ...
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Marker-assisted selection of Ms locus responsible for male fertility restoration in onion (Allium cepa L.)
The study aimed to identify the male-fertility restoration locus (Ms) among 72 breeding lines of onion (Allium cepa L.) by genoty**, which is crucial in the development of F1 hybrid onions using cytoplasmic-gen...
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Validation for the prevalence of virus complex and identification of virus resistance lines among the genotypes of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)
The molecular identification of different viruses was done, because identification of viral disease based on phenotypic symptoms is difficult and complicated. The molecular detection results revealed that the ...
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Grafting in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.): a sustainable way of increasing the yield
The grafting success of commercial brinjal F1 hybrids on disease-resistant varieties and wild Solanum species has enumerated the effect of rootstock combinations with scions on the fruit yield of brinjal. The Gal...
