Over the past several years, our understanding of plant domestication has advanced substantially at the gene and genome levels. This is due largely to the rapid accumulation of genomic resources that provided genome-wide markers for population and molecular genetic analyses of crops and their wild relatives. A number of recent reviews captured some general aspects of these advances (Doebley et ...

The objective of national oat breeding program is to develop the varieties with high yielding, resistant diseases, drought, cold, and heat stresses suitable for different usages (food, feed, forage). To achieve that goal, a total 284 (232 lines + 52 checks) genotypes were tested under rain-fed conditions at yield, advanced elite yield trials conducted between 2008 2012. During consecutive cycle...

Preparation and characterization of antisera against lettuce (Lactuca sativa L., cv. Grand Rapids) and pea (Pisum sativum L., cv. Alaska) phytochrome is described. These antisera, together with previously obtained antisera against zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L., cv. Black Beauty) and oat (Avena sativa L., cv. Garry) phytochrome, were used to compare by Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion phytochrom...

Crown rust is the most damaging disease of cultivated oat (Avena sativa) and genetic resistance is the primary means of controlling the disease. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) with major and minor effects have been identified in Ogle1040 and TAM O-301 (most notably, Pc58 and PcNQMG/LGCG from TAM O-301 and OT-27 from Ogle1040) through single-isolate greenhouse and field tests. To map loci and det...

Objectives: To evaluate efficacy and safety of a natural formulation, completed by sun light exposure, in the management of localized vitiligo. Case summary: A 34 –yearold man was affected by facial localized vitiligo with no family history of this disease. After 17 months of treatment with conventional drugs with unsatisfactory results, the patient has adopted a new therapeutic protocol includ...