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Ecogeographic analysis of pea collection sites from China to determine potential sites with abiotic stresses
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is grown widely throughout China and has undergone natural selection throughout its agricultural range over 2,000 years. Here we characterize collection site habitats to develop an understa...
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Domestication bottlenecks limit genetic diversity and constrain adaptation in narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.)
In contrast to most widespread broad-acre crops, the narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) was domesticated very recently, in breeding programmes isolated in both space and time. Whereas domestication wa...
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Chickpea evolution has selected for contrasting phenological mechanisms among different habitats
Arguably the most important adaptive criterion in annual crops is appropriate phenology that minimizes exposure to climatic stresses and maximizes productivity in target environments. To date this has been ach...
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Growth and metabolic responses of contrasting chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes to chilling stress at reproductive phase
Chilling stress (<10°C) at reproductive phase of chickpea results in abortion of flowers and pods leading to poor yield. The metabolic causes associated with cold sensitivity of chickpea are not well understoo...
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Agricultural potential of Mediterranean grain and forage legumes: 2) Anti-nutritional factor concentrations in the genus Vicia
As part of an investigation into the agricultural potential of under-exploited Mediterranean Viceae, anti-nutritional factor concentrations were measured in the seed of 7 species. These included: V. sativa(subsp....
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Genotype × environment interaction for yield and other plant attributes among undomesticated Mediterranean Vicia species
In order to investigate the agricultural potential of the genus Vicia, and identify traits associated with productivity and responsiveness to environment, 34 undomesticated Mediterranean accessions representing S...
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Agricultural potential of Mediterranean grain and forage legumes: Key differences between and within Vicia species in terms of phenology, yield, and agronomy give insight into plant adaptation to semi-arid environments
In order to identify key adaptive traits which affect productivity in Mediterranean grain and forage legumes and simultaneously determine the agricultural potential of a wide range of Vicia species, germplasm col...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Hanle-oscillations in the stimulated emission of microcavity laser
We demonstrate a new phenomenon in the emission dynamics of semiconductor microcavities. Hanle-oscillations of the electron spins modulate the gain of microcavities up to extremely high frequencies. So far, we...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Nonlinear semiconductor microcavity reflectance and photoluminescence from normal-mode coupling to lasing
The transition from the nonperturbative reversible emission regime of normal-mode coupling all the way to the perturbative regime of irreversible lasing emission is studied. The microcavity samples contain one...
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Intracellular Factors Controlling Meiosis, Mitosis and Cell Division
This report summarizes the contributions to a symposium held at the VII International Congress of Protozoology in Nairobi. Within the cell cycle of different ciliates, stages and modes controlling cell cycle l...
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Health physics practices in laboratories using3H- and14C-labeled tracers
Tritium and14C are often considered relatively safe radionuclides to handle because their permissible body-burdens are orders of magnitude greater than those for most radionuclides. This is reflected in the U.S. ...
