The Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) resistance locus, Rsv3, previously mapped between markers A519F/R and M3Satt in the soybean molecular linkage group B2 (chromosome 14), has been characterized by examination of the soybean genome sequence. The 154 kbp interval encompassing Rsv3 contains a family of closely related coiled-coil nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (CC-NB-LRR) genes. Tightly linked...

www.landesbioscience.com Cell Cycle 3129 In the cerebral cortex, GABAergic interneurons play critical roles in regulating the output of individual excitatory pyramidal neurons as well as synchronizing the outputs of pyramidal neuron ensembles. In both mice and humans, many cortical interneurons originate in a subcortical embryonic structure, the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE), and fall into 1...

1998). Even though race-specific resistance has been extensively used in wheat breeding programs, selection Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis (DC.) E.O. Speer pressure exerted by cultivars with race-specific resisf. sp. tritici Em. Marchal (syn. Erysiphe graminis f. sp. tritici ), is one of the major diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. tance genes results in the rapid ...

The 0AL[0RS wheatÐrye chromosomal translocation originally found in {Amigo| wheat possesses resistance genes for stem rust\ powdery mildew and greenbug biotypes B and C\ but also has a negative e}ect on wheat processing quality[ Recently\ a second 0AL[0RS translocation carrying Gb5\ a gene conferring resistance to greenbug biotypes B\ C\ E\ G and I\ was identi_ed in the wheat germplasm line {GR...

Potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) is a serious pest of potatoes in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including South Africa. The cry1Ia1 gene (from Bacillus thuringiensis) under the control of the 35S cauliflower mosaic virus promoter was transformed into the potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivar Spunta to develop a cultivar with resistance to potato tuber moth for release ...

Research was done to determine if enhanced resistance to potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) late blight could be obtained by combining host plant resistance and engineered resistance. Late blight susceptible cultivars, Atlantic, and Spunta and the partially resistant cultivar Libertas were transformed with a fungal glucose oxidase gene, resulting in lines which ranged in transgene copy number from 1...

The Colorado potato beetle [Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)] is a destructive pest of the cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in northern latitudes. Combining resistance mechanisms of leptine glycoalkaloids and glandular trichomes with the synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) cry3A gene in potato may be an effective strategy for controlling the Colorado ...

Multi-criteria decision making is at the heart of many domains such as engineering, finance and logistics. It aims to address the key challenges of search for optimal solutions and decision making in the presence of multiple conflicting design objectives/criteria. The decision making aspect can be particularly challenging when there are too few Pareto optimal solutions available as this severel...