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Tracking medfly predation by the wolf spider, Pardosa cribata Simon, in citrus orchards using PCR-based gut-content analysis by Monzó, César, Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz, Urbaneja, Alberto, Castanera, Pedro

“…This study is the first to reveal the potential use of DNA markers to track medfly predation by P. cribata in citrus orchards and provides a new tool to estimate the potential role of this spider in biological-control conservation programs.…”
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High-throughput phenotyping using hyperspectral indicators supports the genetic dissection of yield in durum wheat grown under heat and drought stress by Mérida-García, Rosa, Gálvez, Sergio, Solís, Ignacio, Martínez-Moreno, Fernando, Camino, Carlos, Soriano, Jose Miguel, Sansaloni, Carolina P., Ammar, Karim, Bentley, Alison R., Gonzalez-Dugo, Victoria, Zarco-Tejada, Pablo J., Hernandez, Pilar

“…High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) provides new opportunities for efficiently dissecting the genetic basis of drought-adaptive traits, which is essential in current wheat breeding programs. …”
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Early-stage phenotyping of sweet potato virus disease caused by sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus and sweet potato virus C to support breeding by David, M., Kante, M., Fuentes, S., Eyzaguirre, R., Diaz, F., Boeck, B. de, Mwanga, Robert O.M., Kreuze, Jan F., Grüneberg, W.J.

“…The objectives of this study were to develop a precision SPVD phenotyping protocol, to find new SPVD-resistant genotypes, and to standardize the first stages of screening for SPVD resistance. …”
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Genome-wide association analysis for emergence of deeply sown rice (Oryza sativa) reveals novel aus-specific phytohormone candidate genes for adaptation to dry-direct seeding in th... by Sakhale, S.A., Shailesh, Y., Clark, L.V., Likpa, A., Kumar, A., Sacks, E.

“…The candidate genes and marker-tagged desirable alleles identified in this study should benefit rice breeding programs directly.…”
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Approaches and progress in breeding drought-tolerant maize hybrids for tropical lowlands in west and central Africa by Menkir, A., Dieng, I., Gedil, M., Mengesha Abera, W., Oyekunle, M., Riberio, P.F., Adu, G.B., Yacoubou, A.M., Coulibaly, M., Bankole, F.A., Derera, J., Bossey, B., Unachukwu, N., Ilesanmi, Y., Meseka, S.

“…These sites coupled with the use of molecular markers allowed choosing suitable donors with drought-adaptive alleles for integration into existing elite maize lines to generate new drought-tolerant inbred lines. …”
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Genome-wide association analysis for emergence of deeply sown rice (Oryza sativa) reveals novel aus-specific phytohormone candidate genes that conferred adaption to dry-direct seed... by Sakhale, Sandeep, Yadav, Shailesh, Clark, Lindsay, Lipka, Alexander, Kumar, Arvind, Sacks, Erik

“…The candidate genes and marker-tagged desirable alleles identified in this study should benefit rice breeding programs directly.…”
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Genetic analysis of cold tolerance at seedling stage and heat tolerance at anthesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Cheng, Lirui, Wang, Junmin, Uzokwe, Veronica, Meng, Lijun, WANG, Yun, Sun, Yong, Zhu, Ling-Hua, Xu, Jianlong, Li, Zhikang

“…Therefore, it is possible to breed a new variety with CT and HT by pyramiding the favorable CT- and HT-improved alleles at above loci from Xiushui 09 and IR2061, respectively, through marker-assisted selection (MAS).…”
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Multiple QTLs linked to agro-morphological and physiological traits related to drought tolerance in potato by Khan, M.A., Saravia, D., Munive, S., Lozano, F., Farfán, E., Eyzaguirre, R., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

“…Recently, a high-density integrated genetic map based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), diversity array technology (DArT), simple sequence repeats (SSRs), and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers was also made available for this population. …”
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Trait variation and genetic diversity in a banana genomic selection training population by Nyine, M., Uwimana, Brigitte, Swennen, Rony L., Batte, M., Brown, A., Christelova, P., Hribova, E., Lorenzen, J.H., Doležel, Jaroslav

“…Pests, diseases and climate change hamper sustainable production of bananas. New breeding tools with increased crossbreeding efficiency are being investigated to breed for resistant, high yielding hybrids of East African Highland banana (EAHB). …”
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Metabolite profiling of yam (Dioscorea spp.) accessions for use in crop improvement programmes by Price, E.J., Bhattacharjee, Ranjana, López Montes, Antonio José, Fraser, Paul D.

“…Yams have high-yield potential and high market value potential yet current breeding of yam is hindered by a lack of genomic information and genetic resources. New tools are needed to modernise breeding strategies and unlock the potential of yam to improve livelihood in LIFDCs. …”
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Narrowing down the apricot Plum pox virus resistance locus and comparative analysis with the peach genome syntenic region by Vera-Ruiz, Elsa M., Soriano, J. M., Romero, Carlos, Zhebentyayeva, Tetyana, Terol, Javier, Zuriaga, Elena, Llácer, Gerardo, Abbott, Albert Glenn, Badenes, María L.

“…In this study, we have constructed two high-density simple sequence repeat (SSR) improved maps with 0.70 and 0.68 markers/cm, corresponding to LG1 of ‘Lito’ and ‘Goldrich’ PPV-resistant cultivars, respectively. …”
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Metodutveckling för analys av serglycinuttrycket i blodet hos hundar by Sandros, Boel

“…One possible area of application is identifying bio markers for cancer. Recently the protein serglycin (the core protein of an intracellular proteoglycan) was found to act as a selective marker for the disease acute myeloid leukemia in humans (Niemann et al, 2007). …”

Identification of sources of resistance to scald (Rhynchosporium commune) and of related genomic regions using genome-wide association in a mapping panel of spring barley by Hiddar, Houda, Rehman, Sajid, Belkadi, Bouchra, Filali-Maltouf, Abdelkarim, Al-Jaboobi, Muamar, Verma, Ramesh Pal Singh, Gyawali, Sanjaya, Kehel, Zakaria, Amri, Ahmed

“…These markers span over all chromosomes with the majority of SNPs located on 3H and 7H. …”
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Editorial: Genome wide association studies and genomic selection for crop improvement in the era of Big Data by Bentley, Alison R., Chen, Charles, D’Agostino, Nunzio

“…The exploitation of the genetic diversity of crops is essential for breeding purposes, as the identification of useful/beneficial alleles for target traits within plant genetic resources allows the development of new varieties capable of responding to the challenges of global agriculture (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010). …”
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Hybrid object detection and generative ai framework for automated river gauge plate reading and discharge estimation by Kayathri, Vigneswaran, Retief, Hugo, Clifford-Holmes, J., Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel, Tennakoon, Hansaka

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Towards a more holistic research approach to plant conservation: the case of rare plants on oceanic islands by Silva, L., Furtado Dias, E., Sardos, J., Brito de Azevedo, E., Schafer, H., Moura, M.

“…No dormancy was detected and time for 50% of germination was affected by incubation temperature. Eight new microsatellite markers were applied to 72 individuals from 7 sites. …”
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Study on the on-farm diversity of local date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) genetic resources grown in Northern region of Sudan by Elsafi, Mohammed

“…The investigated SSR markers exhibited a high level of polymorphism. A total of 92 alleles, with an average of 13.1 alleles per locus, were detected at 7 loci. …”
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Transferability of the EST-SSRs developed on Nules clementine (Citrus clementina Hort ex Tan) to other Citrus species and their effectiveness for genetic mapping by Luro, Francois, Constantino, Gilles, Terol, Javier, Argout, Xavier, Allario, Thierry, Wincker, Patrick, Talón, Manuel, Ollitrault, Patrick, Morillon, Raphael

“…Conclusion Fourty one new EST-SSR markers were produced and were available for citrus genetic studies. …”
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa by Gedil, Melaku A, Menkir, A.

“…Accordingly, the maize improvement program within International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is undergoing a process of modernization through the introduction of innovative tools and new schemes that are expected to enhance genetic gains and impact on smallholder farmers in the region. …”
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Optimizing breeding strategies for early-maturing white maize through genetic diversity and population structure by Mukiti, H.M., Badu-Apraku, B., Abe, A., Adejumobi, I.I., Derera, J.

“…Results from 1904 of 3,305 SNP marker obtained revealed average marker polymorphism information content (PIC) of 0.39, observed heterozygosity of 0.02, gene diversity of 0.37, minor allele frequency of 0.29, Shannon and Simpson indices of 6.86 and 949.09, respectively, and allele richness of 787.70. …”
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