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Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Breeding: History, Improvement, Production and Future Opportunities
Soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., has been grown as a forage and as an important protein and oil crop for thousands of years. Domestication, breeding improvements and enhanced crop** systems have made soybeans t...
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Ethylene inhibitors promote in vitro regeneration of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)
Ethylene is a plant growth regulator that is known to influence in vitro morphogenesis. This study investigated the effects of three ethylene inhibitors, silver nitrate (AgNO3), 2,5-norbornadiene, and cobalt chlo...
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Transgenic spinach plants expressing the coat protein of cucumber mosaic virus
Transgenic spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) plants expressing cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) coat protein genes were regenerated. Leaf and hypocotyl explants from two spinach cultivars, ‘Fall Green’ and ‘High Pack,’ w...
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Callus induction and plant regeneration of U.S. rice genotypes as affected by medium constituents
This study was conducted to establish and optimize a regeneration system for adapted U.S. rice genotypes including three commercial rice cultivars (LaGrue, Katy, and Alan) and two Arkansas breeding lines. Fact...
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Virus Tolerance, Plant Performance of Transgenic Tomato Plants Expressing Coat Protein from Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Two transgenic tomato plants that express the coat protein (CP) of the common (U1) strain of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) were produced from cultivar VF36 using gene transfer techniques. CP–expressing plants were p...
