examining all accessions in the core collection for a desired characteristic. This information is then used to A core collection (831 accessions) has been developed to represent determine which clusters of accessions in the entire germthe U.S. Arachis hypogaea L. germplasm collection. This core collection has been shown to be effective in improving the efficiency of plasm collection should be e...

Aim: Fruit processing and consumption yield a significant amount of by-products as waste, which can be used as potential nutrient suppliers for livestock. “Kinnow” (Citrus nobilis Lour x Citrus deliciosa Tenora) is one of the most important citrus fruit crops of North Indian States. Its residues are rich in carbohydrates but poor in protein and account for approximately 55-60% of the raw weight...

Exotic germplasm, that is, germplasm without commercial applicability, can broaden the genetic base in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). The objectives of this study were to determine combining ability and identify parents from exotic germplasm for breeding. Twelve regionally adapted exotic germplasm lines were crossed with one cultivar and three elite germplasm lines in a North Carolina D...

Microsatellite primers were developed and optimized for Lippia alba to characterize the L. alba germplasm bank of Universidade de São Paulo. A genomic library enabled the design of 9 microsatellite primers. Six of the 9 primers yielded polymorphic products, which defined 2 groups in the bank. The data provide support to characterize germplasm banks, genetic breeding programs for L. alba, and ot...

to study the effect of essential oils of medicinal plants on post-harvest stability of fruits quality and decay management of kinnow mandarin, this experiment was carried out as factorial in completely randomized design with four replications. essential oils of thyme, mint, fennel, rosemary, ajowan and cummin at two levels 500 and 750 ml/l were applied to wounded and non-wounded fruits, that ha...

The Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People’s Republic of China (Y.Z., W.D., N.Z., X.A., M.W., G.X.); and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utiliza...

1 State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China 2 Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation Ministry of Agriculture, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agr...

Cryopreservation of vegetative winter buds is an alternative method to preserving plant species in the field. In this method, nodal sections of scionwood are stored in liquid nitrogen vapor. Cryopreservation of the vegetative dormant winter buds involves low maintenance costs and virtually eliminates the risk of germplasm loss. At the NCGRP, this method is routinely used to preserve Malus sp. (...

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The overall objective of this project is the development of maize varieties with host plant resistance against the Western corn rootworm (WCR), the European corn borer (ECB), and Fusarium by searching for novel resistance genes and alleles available in GEM base populations. The breeding activities comprise intensive evaluation of GEM germplasm for multiple insect and Fusariu...