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Annotation and molecular characterisation of the TaIRO3 and TaHRZ iron homeostasis genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Carey-Fung, Oscar, Beasley, Jesse T., Johnson, Alexander A. T.

“…Protein analysis revealed that TaIRO3 and TaHRZ proteins contain functionally conserved domains for DNA-binding, dimerisation, Fe binding, or polyubiquitination, and phylogenetic analysis revealed clustering of TaIRO3 and TaHRZ proteins with other monocot IRO3 and HRZ proteins, respectively. …”
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Farmers and consumers perceptions and preferences for Yellow Flesh Cassava (YFC) in the central region of Ghana by Adu, Emmanuel Ogyiri, Amenorpe, Godwin, Taah, Kingsley Joseph, Asare, Paul Agu, Parkes, Elizabeth, Labuschagne, Maryke, Kulakow, Peter

“…Vitamin A deficiency related diseases are a major problem in Sub-Sahara Africa and any staple crop that contains high levels of total carotenoids including β-carotene can be used to combat these challenges. …”
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Safeguarding the Third Pole: problems, challenges, and possible solutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya by Chaudhary, S., Nepal, Santosh, Hussain, A., Bhuchar, S.

“…The region is an important repository of aesthetic, biological, and cultural diversities, and contains all or part of 4 of 36 “Global Biodiversity Hotspots.” …”
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Invasive alien plant litter influences larval density, size and survival of Culex spp. by Chiuya, Tatenda, Fèvre, Eric M., Lutomiah, J., Mutisya, J., Mulwa, F., Chelangat, B., Muhoro, S., Olubowa, R., Junglen, S., Borgemeister, C.

“…To mimic natural shedding, we set up experimental water containers in the field containing dried plant litter of either Parthenium, Prosopis or <i>Lantana camara</i>, which are invasive and <i>Acacia tortilis</i> which is native to the area. …”
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Differences in mycorrhizai infection and P uptake of sweet potato cultivars (Ipomoea batatas L.) during their early growth in three soils by Mulongoy, K., Callens, A., Okogun, J.

“…The plants grown in the Fashola soil contained the same percentage of P as plants grown in the Onne soil. …”
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Theileria parva live vaccination: parasite transmission, persistence and heterologous challenge in the field by Oura, C.A.L., Bishop, Richard P., Asiimwe, B.B., Spooner, P.R., Lubega, G.W., Tait, A.

“…The ‘Muguga cocktail’ live vaccine, delivered by an infection and treatment protocol, has been widely deployed in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa to protect cattle against East Coast fever, caused by Theileria parva. The vaccine contains 3 component stocks (Muguga, Serengeti-transformed and Kiambu 5). …”
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Linear peptide specificity of bovine antibody responses to p67 of Theileria parva and sequence diversity of sporozoite-neutralising epitopes: Implications for a vaccine by Nene, Vishvanath M., Gobright, E.I., Bishop, Richard P., Morzaria, S.P., Musoke, A.J.

“…By Pepscan analysis with a series of overlapping synthetic p67 peptides, the antigen was shown to contain five distinct linear peptide sequences recognized by sporozoite-neutralizing murine monoclonal antibodies. …”
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Plant nutrient contents of cattle manures from small-scale farms and experimental stations in the Ethiopian highlands by Lupwayi, N.Z., Girma, M., Haque, I.

“…Manures from experimental stations contained significantly more N, P, K, Mg, Cu and Zn than the manures from smallholder farms, probably due to differences in feed availability and quality. …”
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Cloning and characterization of a 150 kDa microsphere antigen of Theileria parva that is immunologically cross-reactive with the polymorphic immunodominant molecule (PIM) by Skilton, Robert A., Bishop, Richard P., Wells, C.W., Spooner, P.R., Gobright, E.I., Nkonge, C., Musoke, A.J., Macklin, M.D., Iams, K.P.

“…The predicted polypeptide contains an N-terminal secretory signal sequence and a proline-rich region of repeated amino acid motifs. …”
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Expression of RoTat 1.2 cross-reactive variable antigen type in Trypanosoma evansi and T. equiperdum by Claes, F., Verloo, D., Waal, D.T. de, Urakawa, T., Majiwa, Phelix A.O., Goddeeris, Bruno M., Büscher, Philippe

“…The data lead to the conclusion that T. equiperdum can express VSGs containing epitopes serologieally similar to those in the T. evansi RoTat 1.2 VAT. …”
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Assessing the impact of the SASA/CASREN technology interventions in the sweet potato-pig production systems in Zitong County (Sichuan, China) by Pezo, Danilo A.

“…The last part of the report contains a detailed description of the basket of technology op tions proposed by the SASA/CASREN Team, as well as some of the findings in the preliminary assessment of their impact. …”
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Zinc, iron and phytic acid levels of some popular foods consumed by rural children in Sri Lanka by Karunaratne, A.M., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Ramanujam, V.M.S., Sandstead, H.H., Perera, P.A.J.

“…Zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) deficiencies may prevail in populations dependent on cereal-based diets containing few animal products. The contribution of Zn and Fe from foods of preschool children of a hill country village in Sri Lanka, is discussed as it is known that the presence of phytic acid (PA) in the diet limits bioavailability of micronutrients. …”
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A reproducible genetic transformation system for cultivated Phaseolus acutifolius (tepary bean) and its use to assess the role of arcelins in resistance to the Mexican bean weevil by Zambre, M, Goossens, A, Cardona Mejía, César, Montagu, M. van, Terryn, N, Angenon, G

“…The binary transformation vectors contained the ?-glucuronidase reporter gene, the neomycin phosphotransferase II selectable marker gene and either an arcelin 1 or an arcelin 5 gene. …”
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Isolation of resistance gene candidates (RGCs) and characterization of an RGC cluster in cassava by López, C.E., Zuluaga, A.P., Cooke, R.D., Delseny, M, Tohme, Joseph M., Verdier, Valerie M.

“…This BAC was located on linkage group J with three other RGC-containing BACs. At least one of these genes, RGC2, is expressed constitutively in cassava tissues.…”
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Development and GBS-genotyping of introgression lines (ILs) using two wild species of rice, O. meridionalis and O. rufipogon, in a common recurrent parent, O. sativa cv. Curinga by Arbeláez Vélez, Juan D., Moreno, Laura T., Singh, Namrata, Tung, Chih-Wei, Maron, Lyza G., Ospina, Yolima, Martínez, César P., Grenier, Cécile, Lorieux, Mathias, McCouch, Susan R.

“…The 48 Curinga/O. rufipogon ILs collectively contain 97.6 % of the donor genome with an average of 89.9 % recurrent parent genome per line. …”
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Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya by Thomas, Lian F., Glanville, William A. de, Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Handel, Ian G., Wamae, C.N., Kariuki, S., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the risk of any one pork meal in western Kenya containing a potentially infective T. solium cysticercus at the point of consumption, an aspect of the parasite transmission that has not been estimated before. …”
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission by Olds, Cassandra L., Mwaura, S., Odongo, David O., Scoles, Glen A., Bishop, Richard P., Daubenberger, C.A.

“…Methods Cattle were inoculated with a multivalent antigen cocktail containing recombinant tick protective antigen subolesin as well as two additional R. appendiculatus saliva antigens: the cement protein TRP64, and three different histamine binding proteins. …”
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Agronomic evaluation of cowpea cultivars developed for the West African Savannas by Kamara, A.Y., Ewansiha, S.U., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Omoigui, L.O., Tofa, A.I., Karim, K.Y.

“…Cluster analysis resulted in 5 groups mostly corresponding to era of release except cluster I which contained cowpea cultivars from all eras. Two distinct groups in clusters IV and V were identified. …”
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Are aflatoxins a One Health issue? Results and insights from studies on aflatoxins in the East African dairy value chains by Lindahl, Johanna F., Senerwa, D.M., Mwangi, G., Sirma, A.J., Atherstone, Christine, Grace, Delia

“…Our research from Kenya show that milk may contain 140 times WHO recommended levels, and feed samples may contain almost 2000 times the legal levels in Kenya. …”
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Evaluation of cowpea germplasm lines for protein and mineral concentrations in grains by Boukar, O., Massawe, F., Muranaka, S., Franco, J., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Singh, B., Fatokun, C.A.

“…Cowpea is grown primarily for human consumption of the grains, which are rich in protein, carbohydrates and contain some minerals. The development and deployment of cowpea varieties with higher nutritional value will be of immense benefit to consumers. …”
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