Studies on a PR4 Gene for Breeding Disease Resistant Forage Crops

Developing heterotic groups for hybrid breeding in crop plants with emphasizing on forage crops

Exploitation of heterosis in hybrid breeding and development of synthetic cultivars is an essential procedure in plant breeding programs. The main goal of hybrid breeding programs is to select desirable parental genotypes to maximize the expression of heterosis. However, since development of high yielding hybrids and synthetic cultivars are costly and time-consuming, the accurate prediction of ...

Plant pathogens: how can molecular genetic information on plant pathogens assist in breeding disease resistant crops

Numerous phytopathogenic fungi and Oomycete species cause disease on crop plants. Over the past 17 years a combination of protein purification and forward and reverse genetics has lead to the identification of > 150 distinct pathogenicity and virulence genes required by pathogens to cause disease. Many conserved molecular mechanisms are now recognised that underpin the pathogenesis of very dive...

Breeders Workgroup Legume Breeding and their Utilization as Forage and Cover Crops

Gene flow from glyphosate-resistant crops.

Gene flow from transgenic glyphosate-resistant crops can result in the adventitious presence of the transgene, which may negatively impact markets. Gene flow can also produce glyphosate-resistant plants that may interfere with weed management systems. The objective of this article is to review the gene flow literature as it pertains to glyphosate-resistant crops. Gene flow is a natural phenomen...

Shallow groundwater quality on dairy farms with irrigated forage crops.

California's dairies are the largest confined animal industry in the state. A major portion of these dairies, which have an average herd size of nearly 1000 animal units, are located in low-relief valleys and basins. Large amounts of liquid manure are generated and stored in these dairies. In the semi-arid climate, liquid manure is frequently applied via flood or furrow irrigation to forage cro...