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Crossbreeding East African Highland Bananas: Lessons Learnt Relevant to the Botany of the Crop After 21 Years of Genetic Enhancement
East African highland bananas (EAHB) were regarded as sterile. Their screening for female fertility with ‘Calcutta 4’ as male parent …
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Increased Silicon Acquisition in Bananas Colonized by Rhizophagus irregularis MUCL 41833 Reduces the Incidence of Pseudocercospora fijiensis
This work aimed to test the hypothesis that the combination of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and accumulation of silicon (Si) …
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Starch Trek: The Search for Yield
Starch is a plant storage polyglucan that accumulates in plastids. It is composed of two polymers, amylose and amylopectin, with …
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Hardwood Tree Genomics: Unlocking Woody Plant Biology
Woody perennial angiosperms (i.e., hardwood trees) are polyphyletic in origin and occur in most angiosperm orders. Despite their independent origins, …
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Endophytic Colonization of Onions Induces Resistance Against Viruliferous Thrips and Virus Replication
In agricultural ecosystems, insect pests, pathogens, weather patterns, and reduced soil fertility pose major challenges to crop productivity and are …
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Identification and Validation of a Common Stem Rust Resistance Locus in Two Bi-parental Populations
Races belonging to Ug99 lineage of stem rust fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) continue to pose a threat …
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Natural Variation in Physiological Responses of Tunisian Hedysarum carnosum Under Iron Deficiency
Iron (Fe) is an essential element for plant growth and development. The cultivation of leguminous plants has generated strong interest …
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Novel Agmatine Derivatives in Maerua edulis With Bioactivity Against Callosobruchus maculatus, a Cosmopolitan Storage Insect Pest
Agricultural intensification in smallholder farming is crucial to feeding Africa and supporting global nutritional security since these farmers produce 80% …
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Redirecting Cell Fate During in vitro Embryogenesis: Phytoglobins as Molecular Switches
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Molecular and Cytogenetic Study of East African Highland Banana
East African highland bananas (EAHB) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and other countries in the African Great …
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Actinorhizal Signaling Molecules: Frankia Root Hair Deforming Factor Shares Properties With NIN Inducing Factor
Actinorhizal plants are able to establish a symbiotic relationship with Frankia bacteria leading to the formation of root nodules. The …
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Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops Without Harming Beneficial Arthropods
In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research has focussed on the identification of bioactive …
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Orphan Legumes Growing in Dry Environments: Marama Bean as a Case Study
(Burchell) Schreiber], an example of an orphan legume native to arid regions of southwestern Southern Africa, to flourish under an …
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Family-Four Aldehyde Dehydrogenases Play an Indispensable Role in the Pathogenesis of Magnaporthe oryzae
Oxidative degradation of lipids through lipid peroxidation processes result in the generation of free fatty acid radicals. These free radicals …
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Genomic Prediction for 25 Agronomic and Quality Traits in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Agronomic and quality traits in alfalfa are very important to forage industry. Genomic prediction (GP) based on genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) data …
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Application of HTS for Routine Plant Virus Diagnostics: State of the Art and Challenges
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Nectar Analysis Throughout the Genus Nicotiana Suggests Conserved Mechanisms of Nectar Production and Biochemical Action
We have evaluated the floral nectars of nine species from different sections of the genus Nicotiana. These nine species effectively …
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QTL Mapping Combined With Comparative Analyses Identified Candidate Genes for Reduced Shattering in Setaria italica
Setaria (L.) P. Beauv is a genus of grasses that belongs to the Poaceae (grass) family, subfamily Panicoideae. Two members …
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Metabolomics and Transcriptomics in Legumes Under Phosphate Deficiency in Relation to Nitrogen Fixation by Root Nodules
Phosphate (Pi) deficiency is a critical environmental constraint that affects the growth and development of several legume crops that are …
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Copper Nanoparticles Induced Genotoxicty, Oxidative Stress, and Changes in Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Gene Expression in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Plants
With the increased use of metal nanoparticles, their access to the food chain has become a main concern to scientists …