almond (prunus dulcis [webb] d.a. mill) is an economically important species of genus prunus (rosaceae, subfamily prunoideae). the commercial edible part of almond fruit is kernel. fertilization is essential for nut production in almond but most cultivars are self or even cross-incompatible. self-incompatibility in almond is gametophytic and controlled by a single s-locus with multiple codomina...

Bananas and plantains are important for food security and income, but they are beset with numerous abiotic and biotic challenges that drastically reduce yield. Consequently, a range of technologies have been developed to tackle the various constraints. This study was carried out to determine the adoption potential of improved banana cultivars by smallholder farmers in Malawi. The study was carr...

ABSTRACT Genetic analysis for resistance to bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae) of 21 rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars was carried out. These cultivars were divided into two groups based on their reactions to Philippine races of bacterial blight. Cultivars of group 1 were resistant to race 1 and those of group 2 were susceptible to race 1 but resistant to race 2. All the cultivars ...

self pollinated cultivars of hazelnut are limited mainly due to dichogamy and self- incompability. to enhance productivity of hazelnut orchards, identification and selection of suitable polinizers are necessary. to meet this quest, collection and evaluation of iranian hazelnut germplasm have began by department of horticulture research, seed and plant improvement institute, iran, since 1994. ha...

In this study, we successfully introgressed and validated Yr59 into four elite wheat cultivars, Jimai 22, Chuanmai 42, Zhengmai 9023 Xinmai 26 through marker-assisted backcross selection. Used as female parents, these cultivars were crossed with line PI 660061 (Yr59). After two backcrosses selection, the progenies selfed advanced to BC2F4 generation. A total of 123 lines selected based on agron...