Fusarium root rot (Fusarium cuneirostrum; FRR) and wilt oxysporum; FW) are major constraints on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production worldwide because limited genetic resistance is available in current cultivars. Wild accessions have greater diversity than cultivated germplasm could provide novel sources of for these diseases. We screened 248 wild a greenhouse setting responses to bot...

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) is a non-climacteric fruit. The modern sweet-dessert watermelon is the result of years of cultivation and selection for fruits with desirable qualities. To date, the mechanisms of watermelon fruit ripening, and the role of abscisic acid (ABA) in this process, has not been well understood. We quantified levels of free and conjugated ABA con...

Whole-genome comparisons of Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa and V. vinifera subsp. sylvestris are expected to provide a better estimate of the valuable genetic diversity still present in grapevine, and help to reconstruct the evolutionary history of a major crop worldwide. To this aim, the increase of molecular marker density across the grapevine genome is fundamental. Here we describe the SNP dis...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Genetic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the oldest trees could be a powerful tool both for germplasm collection and for understanding the earliest origins of clonally propagated fruit crops. The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is a suitable model to study the origin of cultivars due to its long lifespan, resulting in the existence of both centennial and millennia...

Allium vineale L. is a wild edible species. This species collected from nature by the local people in Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and consumed as vegetable. Aboveground organs A. plants are used herbed cheese production eastern provinces. Collection not sustainable way this can be propagated via seeds bulbils. It suitable for cultivation under field protected conditions. For agricultural ...

Food security is a global concern amongst scientists, researchers and policy makers. No country is self-sufficient to address food security issues independently as almost all countries are inter-dependent for availability of plant genetic resources (PGR) in their national crop improvement programmes. Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR; in short CG) centres play an ...

Natural variation also referred to as genetic diversity or biodiversity is pervasive in all living organisms. It is important for their survival, providing the raw material for evolution, speciation and adaptation. From the viewpoint of agriculture, all crop plants have been domesticated from genetic diversity present in the wild. Breeders are well aware of the significance of natural variation...