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Calibration and validation of predicted genomic breeding values in an advanced cycle maize population
Key messageModel training on data from all selection cycles yielded the highest prediction accuracy by attenuating specific effects of individual...
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Genetic Breeding of Prosopis Species from the “Great American Chaco”
“Algarrobos” are a set of multipurpose tree species of the Prosopis genus, which consequently can have several breeding aims, including timber...
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A ketogenic diet alters mTOR activity, systemic metabolism and potentially prevents collagen degradation associated with chronic alcohol consumption in mice
IntroductionA ketogenic diet (KD), which is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet has been shown to inhibit the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)...
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High throughput sequencing unravels tomato-pathogen interactions towards a sustainable plant breeding
Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) is one of the most economically important vegetables throughout the world. It is one of the best studied cultivated...
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Agronomic, genetic and chemical tools for hop cultivation and breeding
Humulus lupulus L. (hop) is a dioecious climbing plant of which the females bear particular inflorescences, called hops, ‘cones’ or ‘strobiles’, made...
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Root osmotic sensing from local perception to systemic responses
Plants face a constantly changing environment, requiring fine tuning of their growth and development. Plants have therefore developed numerous...
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Immune profiles of male giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) during the breeding season
BackgroundThe giant panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ) is a threatened endemic Chinese species and a flagship species of national and global...
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PGPR control Phytophthora capsici in tomato through induced systemic resistance, early hypersensitive response and direct antagonism in a cultivar-specific manner
Plant pathogens cause significant crop losses worldwide and present significant challenges to reliable food systems. The hemibiotroph Phytophthora...
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Impact of the Brassica oleracea Genome on Breeding and Crop Improvement
Brassica oleracea is one of the world’s most valuable vegetable species, making an important contribution to the global human diet. The species has...
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Economic Importance, Practical Limitations to Production, Management, and Breeding Targets of Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most valuable forage crop grown on approximately 30 m ha (74 million acres) worldwide. It is the third most...
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Common Bean Genetics, Breeding, and Genomics for Adaptation to Biotic Stress Conditions
Sustainable Development Goal 2 from the United Nations (Zero Hunger) states that there is a pressing need for increasing food production and quality...
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Advances in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) Breeding, with Emphasis on India
Among the cole vegetables, cauliflower is a widely grown crop worldwide for its nutrients and flavor. It is a thermosensitive crop for its curd...
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Effects of Dietary Zn/Se and α-Tocopherol Supplementation on Metabolic Milieu, Haemogram and Semen Traits of Breeding Stallions
Trace element status and metabolic milieu are sometimes overlooked in common veterinary clinical practice across animal species. The evaluation of...
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Resistance to Biotic Stress: Theory and Applications in Maize Breeding
By virtue of its higher genetic diversity, maize has better adaptability to various climatic situations and has high yield potential than other...
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Statistical and Quantitative Genetics Studies
Quantitative genetics and plant breeding are non-exclusive and these disciplines has been benefited from each other for the past 100 years. As a...
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Hybrid Wheat: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives
The increasing human population and growing need for food bring about the necessity of improving crop yield capacity. In wheat, stagnating yield...
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Effect of soybean variety and systemic induction on herbivore feeding guilds
Plants are attacked by a variety of herbivores and respond with localized or systemic defenses. Plant defense against one feeding guild (e.g....
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Efficacy of botanical extracts on imparting systemic acquired resistance against rice sheath blight incited by Rhizoctonia solani
The present study unravels the antifungal ability and physio-biochemical basis of resistance induced by botanical extracts against the sheath blight...
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Systemic acquired resistance plays a major role in bacterial blight resistance in a progeny of somatic hybrids of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wild rice (Oryza meyeriana L.)
As the number of people in the world increases, people's demand for food becomes greater. In order to reduce reliance on pesticides that maintain...
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Hepatocytes trap and silence coxsackieviruses, protecting against systemic disease in mice
Previous research suggests that hepatocytes catabolize chemical toxins but do not remove microbial agents, which are filtered out by other liver...
