Potential accessions of pea for economically valuable traits

Secular rise in economically valuable personality traits.

Although trends in many physical characteristics and cognitive capabilities of modern humans are well-documented, less is known about how personality traits have evolved over time. We analyze data from a standardized personality test administered to 79% of Finnish men born between 1962 and 1976 (n = 419,523) and find steady increases in personality traits that predict higher income in later lif...

Economically Relevant Traits and Selection Indices

IMPLICATIONS Sire selection should focus on that which is economical. This requires a true accounting of the traits that generate revenue or incur a cost within a specific beef cattle enterprise. Once the drivers of profit have been identified, sire selection should focus on the suite of traits that impact profitability. The use of bio-economic selection indices can dramatically reduce the comp...

The Economic Benefits and Potential When Using Current and Future EPD â•fi Economically Relevant Traits

Genetic diversity of Pilocarpus microphyllus accessions using leaf traits

Among plants with proven medicinal properties, jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf.) is ascribed priority in conservation programs (Vieira 1999). It is a Rutaceae shrubby tree that occurs in penumbra areas and, according to Skorupa (2000), is found in parts of the Amazon region, mainly in the East of the state of Pará, West and North of Maranhão and North of Piauí. Its leaves contain the i...

Variation among Accessions of Pisum fulvum for Resistance to Pea Weevil

tents reduces yield, while feeding scars and holes on testa reduce the quality and marketability of pea seed. The pea weevil, Bruchus pisorum (L.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), is In addition, weevil-damaged seed has lower germination one of the most intractable pest problems of cultivated pea, Pisum sativum L. The availability of resistant cultivars would give growers rates and is prone to structur...