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Genetic dissection of advanced soybean (Glycine max L.) germplasm for spring season cultivation in Pakistan Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Hasham Feroz Ghuman, Zaheer Ahmed, Bushra Sadia, Faisal Saeed Awan
Improvement in genetic gains of crops could be achieved by phenomics' characterization of agronomic, physiological and stress-related traits. Molecular and strategic breeding programmes require broad range of foreground and background phenotypic information for crop improvement. The current experiment was performed on 123 advanced soybean (Glycine max L.) genotypes including seven local lines belongs
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Identification of photothermo-insensitive with climate-smart early-maturing chickpea genotypes Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Gurumurthy S., Mamatha B. C., Basu P. S., Rudresh K., Basavaraja T., Raju Bheemanahalli, Madan Pal, Prakash Jha, Soren K. R., Nidagundi J. M., Sammi Reddy K., Rane J.
Chickpea is a cool season, photothermal-sensitive crop, that is adversely affected by high temperatures (>35°C) and whose flowering is promoted by long-day conditions (>12 h). This prevents horizontal crop spread under a variety of agro-climatic conditions and the development of insensitive genotypes that perform well in all seasons. Therefore, a study was conducted to identify genotypes that are mature
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Standardization of vegetative propagation in Terminalia chebula Retz. for germplasm conservation Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Deeshant Dogra, Meenakshi Gupta, Tahira Kossar, Lalit Mohan Gupta, Vishal Mahajan, Sarabdeep Kour
Terminalia chebula Retz. is a multipurpose tree but the primary purpose of cultivating and raising this tree species is its fruits. Large sized fruits easily fetch higher prices in the national and global markets. The availability of superior germplasm is, however, restricted by its very low natural regeneration, poor germination capacity of the seeds, very little knowledge about its propagation techniques
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Evaluation of yield-based selection indices for drought tolerance involving recombinant inbred line population derived from a chickpea cultivar (C. arietinum L.) and its wild relative (C. reticulatum) Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Ashutosh Kushwah, Inderjit Singh, Gurprit Singh, Shayla Bindra, Suruchi Vij, Norah Johal, Kuldeep Kaur, Dharminder Bhatia, Sarvjeet Singh
Drought is a major abiotic stress worldwide limiting chickpea yield drastically. Low heritability and high genotype × environment interactions make the trait-based breeding strategy an unreliable approach. This study was planned to identify the drought-tolerant lines by evaluating yield-based selection indices in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from an inter-specific cross between
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Morpho-phenological characterization and genetic analysis of dolichos bean germplasm from Uttar Pradesh, India Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Kiran V, Arjun Lal Ola, Devesh Tiwari, Gaurav Sharma, Shailendra Kumar, Saurabh Singh
The true characterization of elite germplasm is of utmost importance for accelerating the crop breeding programme. The Indian dolichos bean [Lablab purpureus (L.) var. typicus Prain] has the potential to improve nutritional and food security. In the present investigation, a total of 21 genotypes of dolichos bean, comprising local collections mainly, along with one standard check (Kashi Sheetal) were
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Rare inheritance studies on yellow sarson for petalous and apetalous traits Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Charu Bisht, Birendra Prasad, Usha Pant, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Amit Kumar Gaur, Shubham Gupta, Neha Panwar, Sivendra Joshi, Yashpal Singh Bisht, Himanshu Prashad, Harsh Deep
This study investigates the inheritance pattern of petalous and apetalous traits in yellow sarson (Brassica rapa var yellow sarson) and its significance for breeding efforts. Utilizing three crucial crosses between petalous (Pant Sweta, Pant Girija, YSH0401) and ‘apetalous’ parents, we observed the absence of apetalous plants in the F1 generation, indicating dominant inheritance of petalous plants
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Nuclear SSR-based genetic diversity and STRUCTURE analysis of Greek tomato landraces and the Greek Tomato Database (GTD) Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Androniki C. Bibi, John Marountas, Konstantina Katsarou, Anastasios Kollias, Pavlos Pavlidis, Eleni Goumenaki, Dimitris Kafetzopoulos
Tomato has been cultivated in Greece for more than 200 years, even though is not native to the country. Greece with a favourable environment all-round the year, has become a major competitor in tomato production around Europe. However, there is an increasing demand to improve tomato crop, to withstand harsh environmental conditions (extreme temperatures, salinity, etc.), and to develop high-quality
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Variability in phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity and essential oil profile in different tissues of Ferula assa-foetida L. populations in Iran: an opportunity for industrial products Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Batool Jalili, Sakineh Saeidi-sar, Nahid Masoudian, Asghar Zarban, Mohammad Hasan Namaei
Plant responses to multiple environmental conditions in the habitat are characterized by intra-species variety. Ferula assa-foetida L. is a native medical plant in Iran, which has a wide range of therapeutic and pharmacological properties. The objective of the current study was to identify changes in phenolic content, antioxidant capacity and essential oil (EO) composition in different tissues (leaf
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Alteration in physio-chemical properties and gene expression pattern of snapmelon (Cucumis melo var. momordica) genotypes against drought stress Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Waquar Akhter Ansari, Ram Krishna, Punam Singh Yadav, Tribhuvan Chaubey, Tusar Kanti Behera, Kangila Venkataraman Bhat, Sudhakar Pandey
Lack of water at limiting levels results in drought stress, which may have an impact on the various stages of a crop's life cycle. Four different genotypes of snapmelon (Cucumis melo L. var. momordica) responded differently to 0, 7 and 21 d of simulated drought stress. Information was collected on a range of morpho-physiological, biochemical and molecular characteristics. Each genotype had longer roots
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Genetic characterization of new source of resistance for tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) from snapmelon (C. melo var. momordica) Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 K. Padmanabha, H. Choudhary, Gyan Mishra, Bikash Mandal, Amolkumar Solanke, Dwij C. Mishra, Ramesh Kumar Yadav
This study aimed to understand the genetics of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) in the identified novel source of resistance from Indian melon germplasm DSM-19 (Cucumis melo var. momordica) as viral diseases in muskmelon cause significant economic yield loss. To achieve this, a cross was made between the highly susceptible genotype Pusa Sarda (C. melo var. inodorus), known for its desirable
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Exploring the nutritional potentials of wild Vigna legume species for neo-domestication prospects Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Difo Voukang Harouna, Patrick Alois Ndakidemi, Pavithravani Venkataramana, Athanasia O. Matemu
Projected increases in human population suggest that 70% more food will be needed in the near future, this makes it imperative to search for alternative food and feed sources for human and animal nutrition to feed the exponentially growing human population. According to the FAO 2019 report, the immense challenge of achieving the Zero Hunger target by 2030 is persistent. Exploring the unexplored, refining
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Phenotypic profiling of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) accessions enabled identification of promising lines for use in breeding for high yield, early flowering and desirable traits Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Yogesh Dashrath Naik, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Muraleedhar Sidaram Aski, Sagar Krushnaji Rangari, Raj Kumar, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, Sangita Sahani, Ravi Kant, Gyan Mishra, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Himabindu Kudapa, Dinakaran Elango, Rebecca S. Zwart, Rajeev Kumar Varshney, Mahendar Thudi
In the face of climate change, developing resilient crops is crucial for global food security in the 21st century to feed a growing population. Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) plays a vital role in ensuring global food and nutritional security. Traits like early flowering enable the crop to mature faster, thereby shortening the growing window and reducing yield losses caused by moisture and heat stresses
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Demography as a confounding factor to explain highly diverged loci between cultivated and wild rice Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Jinggong Xiang-Yu, Zhili Gu, Haipeng Li, Bao-Rong Lu
The domestication of rice increases the divergence between cultivated rice and its wild progenitor because of artificial selection. However, it remains unknown whether highly diverged loci in rice can be explained by neutral demographic scenarios alone. In this study, we genotyped 45 InDels (insertion/deletion) in two subspecies of Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica and Oryza sativa
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Exploiting phenotypic and genotypic diversity against Colletotrichum truncatum in chilli hybrids developed using resistant breeding lines Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 H.M.S.N. Herath, M. Y. Rafii, Siti Izera Ismail, Juju Nakasha Jaafar, Shairul Izan Ramlee
In an effort to control anthracnose disease, one of the major problems that has been faced by farmers, 14 chilli hybrids and their parents were screened phenotypically using the fruit inoculation method under laboratory conditions. Genotypic screening of 14 chilli hybrids and their parents was done by the identified polymorphic markers, HpmsE 051 and HpmsE 082. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic
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Multivariate analysis from maturase K (matK) gene-based markers and morphological indices in Indian cashew Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Suparna Das, Md. Nasim Ali, Sayani Bandyopadhyay, Mini Poduval
The patterns and extent of genetic variation among 56 cashew germplasm with respect to 32 qualitative and 33 quantitative traits were evaluated for two successive years in the present study. Additionally, maturase K gene-based genetic diversity among those breeding materials was also assessed. The cashew hybrids were developed from five crosses (local parent × 2/9 Dicherla; H-2/15 × red hazari; WBDC-V
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Characterization of multiple disease resistance in melons (Cucumis melo L.) against Meloidogyne incognita, Fusarium oxysporum and tomato leaf curl Palampur virus Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Dalvir Singh Dhami, Sukhjeet Kaur, Abhishek Sharma, Sat Pal Sharma, Narpinderjeet Kaur Dhillon, Sandeep Jain
Melon is one of the important cucurbitaceous crops being cultivated widely in India and known for its delicious fruits. Crop is threatened by different biotic stresses including nematodes, fungi and viruses. The use of host resistance is the most economical, eco-compatible and long-lasting strategy to combat plant diseases. Keeping in mind this objective, 64 melon genotypes were screened against the
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Genetic variation, genetic advance, heritability and correlation analysis of phenotypic traits in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum spp.) landraces and some improved cultivars of Ethiopia Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Miheretu Fufa, Andargachew Gedebo, Tesfaye Leta, Dagnachew Lule
Tetraploid wheat species from Ethiopia hold ample genetic variation, which could provide a source for improvement of wheat. A total of 196 Ethiopian tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum spp.) accessions, including 174 landraces and 22 improved cultivars, were evaluated at Sinana and Debrezeit to assess morphological variation, genetic advance, heritability and correlation based on 11 phenotypic traits
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Exploring genetic diversity of Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. across six Korean island regions: implications for conservation and utilization Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Shin Ae Lee, Hyemin Seo, Seahee Han, Jun Seong Jeong, Tae Won Jung, Kyung Jun Lee
Despite the increasing demand for diverse Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. species in Korea, studies on related topics are limited, with the majority of studies focusing on functional evaluations, rather than genetic diversity. Therefore, in this study, we explored the genetic diversity of C. asiatica, a valuable medicinal plant collected from six island regions in Korea, using genotyping-by-sequencing
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Genetic relatedness of rice landraces in North East India with wild relatives using chloroplast markers Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Madhuchhanda Parida, Gayatri Gouda, Parameswaran Chidambaranathan, Ngangkham Umakanta, Jawahar Lal Katara, Cayalvizhi Balasubramania Sai, Sanghamitra Samantaray, Bhaskar Chandra Patra, Trilochan Mohapatra
The evolutionary relationship between domesticated Oryza species and their wild relatives in North East India is not well understood. To improve the understanding of the evolutionary relationship, this study investigates the genetic diversity of 68 indigenous rice landraces from North East India, ten O. rufipogon genotypes, and nine O. nivara genotypes using chloroplast variable repeat markers which
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Micronutrient diversity in pole and bush type Dolichos bean germplasm: identification of gene sources from biofortification perspectives Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Raj Bahadur Yadava, Rajeev Kumar, Hare Krishna, Kamlesh Yadav, Nagendra Rai, Manish Singh, Jagdish Singh, Tusar Kanti Behera
Exploring the nutritional potential of underutilized legumes such as Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus L.) is of great significance, particularly, in view of accomplishing the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal number two, which emphasizes on improving food and nutrition security by 2030. A thorough understanding of genetic variability is crucial for developing biofortified cultivars of Dolichos
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Targeted metabolite profiling and de novo transcriptome sequencing reveal the key terpene synthase genes in medicinally important plant, Couroupita guianensis Aubl Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Hirekodathakallu V. Thulasiram, Shrikant Jagannathrao Karegaonkar, Poojadevi Sharma, Ashish Kumar, Sudha Ramkumar, Avinash Pandreka
The Lecythidaceae family tree, Couroupita guianensis Aubl, popularly known as Nagpushpa, is a widely cultivated ornamental tree with several uses in traditional medicine. The tree is revered as highly sacred in Indian traditional culture due to its uniquely shaped, fragrant flowers. Considering the significance, we were prompted to carry out the metabolite and transcriptome analysis of Nagapushpa.
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Diversity and structure assessment of the genetic resources in a germplasm collection from a vanilla breeding programme in Madagascar Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Rivo Onisoa Léa Rasoamanalina, Khaled Mirzaei, Mondher El Jaziri, Angel Rafael Ramirez Ramirez, Pierre Bertin
A breeding programme of aromatic vanilla, dating back to 1944, was conducted in Ambohitsara, Antalaha, SAVA (Sambava, Antalaha, Vohemara, Andapa) – Madagascar. Imported, local, wild and cultivated vanillas were used as progenitors and thousands of hybrids were generated. However, this germplasm has not undergone any genetic evaluation, and it appears that these valuable genetic resources have been
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Genetic diversity and stability analysis of sweet potato accessions of north-eastern India grown under the mid-hill conditions of Meghalaya Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Veerendra Kumar Verma, Amit Kumar, Heiplanmi Rymbai, Hammylliende Talang, M. Bilashini Devi, Pankaj Baiswar, S. Hazarika
A total of 32 sweet potato genotypes were evaluated to assess the genetic diversity based on quantitative traits and molecular markers, as well as stability for yield and related traits. Wider variability was observed for the traits like vine length (181.2–501.3 cm), number of leaves/plant (103.0–414.0 cm), internodal length (3.20–14.80 cm), petiole length (6.5–21.3 cm), leaf length (8.50–14.5 cm)
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Development of trait-specific genetic stocks derived from wild Cicer species as novel sources of resistance to important diseases for chickpea improvement Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Shivali Sharma, Mamta Sharma
Low level of resistance to major diseases such as ascochyta blight (AB), botrytis grey mould (BGM) and dry root rot (DRR) in the cultivated chickpea genepool necessitates harnessing wild Cicer species. Sixty-eight accessions belonging to eight annual wild Cicer species and seven chickpea cultivars were screened for AB, BGM and DRR under controlled environmental conditions over the years. Intra-accession
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Diversity analyses of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) through agro-morphological traits Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Nasser Eddine Dehbaoui, Laurent Gentzbittel, Jean Jacques Drevon, Mohamed Lazali
The limited genetic resource of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most critical issue impeding its improvement and production. Collection and characterization of chickpea for agronomic traits is prerequisite to build a successful breeding programme through expanding chickpea's genepool to fulfil the needs of farmers and breeders, such as grain size and yield which supply food to a world rising
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Insights into historic and genetic relationships of diverse common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) genotypes based on whole-genome profiling Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Helena Korpelainen, Leena Lindén
Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris L.) is a popular landscaping plant. Our aim was to obtain a large set of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, to reveal the precise identities of the investigated S. vulgaris accessions, and to discover genetic relationships among them. The studied plant material included local Finnish, previously unidentified accessions, known reference cultivars, and so-called
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Evaluation of indigenous and exotic soybean accessions for yield, resistance to frog-eye leaf spot and yellow mosaic virus diseases Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Anuradha Bhartiya, Vangala Rajesh, J. P. Aditya, Jeevan B., Sanjay Gupta, Lakshmi Kant, Hemlata Joshi, S. P. Mehtre, H. N. Devi, S. Jaybhay, M. K. Karnwal, Vennampally Nataraj, Nita Khandekar
Soybean is a major source of vegetable oil and protein worldwide. Globally, India is among the top five producers where soybean is a major oilseed grown under diverse agro-climatic conditions by small and marginal farmers. The present study aims to identify soybean varieties with higher yield levels, resistance to pestdiseases and adaptability to climatic fluctuations. One hundred and twenty-five (125)
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Morphometric diversity of some Nigerian accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Opeyemi Tunde Osundare, Oluwole Benjamin Akinyele, Alexander C. Odiyi, Michael Abberton, Olaniyi Ajewole Oyatomi, Rajneesh Paliwal
This study evaluated the morphological diversity of some Nigerian accessions of Bambara groundnut. Field experiments were conducted in Nigeria in two locations and the phenotypic variation of Bambara groundnut accessions evaluated in 3 years (2017–2020) using a randomized complete block design. Twenty-eight quantitative and 10 qualitative traits were observed. Twenty-three out of the 28 quantitative
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Discovery of male sterility from an interspecific cross between Jatropha curcas and J. integerrima Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Premroedee Phithakhongsa, Patcharin Tanya, Anuruck Arunyanark, Chamnanr Phetcharat, Narathid Muakrong, Peerasak Srinives
Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) is a shrub that produces non-food oil and can potentially be used for biodiesel production. An interspecific cross was made between J. curcas and peregrina (J. integerrima) to increase genetic diversity. Interestingly, male sterility was observed in the F2 population. Out of the 445 F2 plants, five, namely, ms-1 to ms-5, exhibited male sterility, characterized by unopened
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Evaluation of garlic genotypes for yield performance and stability using GGE biplot analysis and genotype by environment interaction Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Fekadu Gebretensay Mengistu, Gizachew Atinafu Mossie, Getachew Tabor Fita
In Ethiopia, the low productivity of garlic is largely due to a shortage of high yielding and stable varieties. To address this issue, thirteen garlic genotypes were evaluated for yield stability and performance across six different environments in central and southeast Ethiopia. The genotypes were analysed using Additive Main effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) and genotype-by-environment
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Analysis of agro-morphological variability and inter-trait relationships in Ghanaian groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) accessions Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Richard Adu Amoah, Charles Nelimor, Bright Adu Gymafi, Richard Boampong, Collins Yeboah Osei, Abraham Yeboah, Victoria Sackey, Eric Osafo Ansah, Samuel Awuah, Abednego Opoku Mensah, Yaw Kwateng, Lawrence Misa Aboagye
Germplasm characterization and evaluation are essential for the genetic improvement of crops. In this study, a collection of 204 groundnut accessions including 13 checks held by Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, Ghana were evaluated under optimal conditions for 2 years. The objectives were to characterize the groundnut collection using 18 qualitative and 14 quantitative traits and to determine
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Fine mapping and discovery of candidate genes for rind trait in watermelon Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Zhi Qiang Wang, Huiying Du, Cheng Li
Fine mapping and discovery of watermelon rind trait candidate genes are of great significance for modern watermelon breeding and development. In this study, we used the high-resolution genetic mapping and genome-wide genetic variation detection technology, combined with genome survey and sequencing technology, to locate and discover the candidate genes for rind traits of star watermelon varieties ‘Su
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Participatory tree selection and fruit morphological characterization of Phoebe cooperiana (U.N Kanjilal ex A. Das) in the Eastern Himalayas of India Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Jasmine Pabin, Nicolee Lyngdoh, Shivani Dobhal, Kalidas Upadhyaya, Mongjam Bishwapati Devi
Selection of desirable phenotypes and characterization of variability in economically important traits are essential for domestication of indigenous fruit trees (IFTs). Currently, participatory tree selection is a widely accepted approach in IFT domestication wherein farmers' knowledge and preferences are included in tree selection processes. In Arunachal Pradesh, India, fruits of Phoebe cooperiana
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Cladistics groupings of the active breeding cocoa genetic resources of Nigeria for physicochemical and nutraceutical traits Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Daniel B. Adewale, Oluwayemisi O. Adeigbe
Preference for functional and nutritious food capable of meeting consumers' demand and health is on the increase. The present preliminary study seeks to assess physico-chemical and nutraceutical diversity in the cocoa bean powder of 77 genotypes present in four Nigerian cocoa field banks. Twenty ripe pods/genotypes in each of the four active breeding field banks at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
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Variability of morphology, phytochemical traits and essential oil profile of tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) accessions in the southern region of the Caspian Sea Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Samira Montahae Dargah, Mohammad Bagher Rezaei, Marzieh Ghanbari Jahromi, Sepideh Kalateh Jari, Shahin Jahangirzadeh Khiavi
Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) leaves are an important beverage crop due to their high caffeine content. Although the north of Iran is the main region for high-quality tea plants, there is no document on variations of phenotypic traits of different accessions. The present study was to assess the biodiversity of 12 tea accessions originating from four tea main sites in Iran (Langroud, Siahkal,
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Genetic diversity and population structure analysis in early generations maize inbreds derived from local germplasm of Eastern Himalayan regions using microsatellite markers Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 E. Lamalakshmi Devi, Umakanta Ngangkham, Sunil Kumar Chongtham, Bhuvaneswari S, Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Konsam Sarika, Harendra Verma, Akoijam Ratankumar Singh, Amit Kumar, Tensubam Basanta Singh, Amit Kumar, T. L. Bhutia, S. K. Dutta, Shaon Kumar Das, Ramgopal Devadas, Ayam Gangarani Devi, S. P. Das, Ch. Chinglen Meetei, I. Meghachandra Singh, V. K. Mishra
The North-Eastern region (NER) of India falls under the Eastern Himalayan region and it is a bio-diversity hub. Diverse maize landraces with wide adaptability to extreme climatic and soil scenario like heavy rainfall, drought and acidic soil conditions have been grown in NER since time immemorial. However, maize diversity in NER region has drastically reduced due to introduction of high yielding varieties
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Identification of Oryza glaberrima as a potential resistance source to rice root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Gurwinder Kaur, Narpinderjeet Kaur Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh, Yogesh Vikal, Navneet Kaur, Adeshpal Singh Gill, Kumari Neelam, Jagveer Singh, Dharminder Bhatia, Gurjit Singh Mangat
The root-knot nematodes (RKN) (Meloidogyne graminicola) are a devastating threat to rice worldwide. The cultivated germplasm is either susceptible or moderately resistant to rice RKN. Therefore, there is a need to identify resistance sources against M. graminicola as an eco-friendly management strategy. The present study evaluated the host response of Oryza sativa genotypes comprising basmati, non-basmati
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A QTL allele from wild soybean enhances protein content without reducing the oil content Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Cheolwoo Park, Trang Thi Nguyen, Dequan Liu, Qingyu Wang, Donghe Xu
Soybean is one of the chief crops producing protein and oil for human consumption. Wild soybean, the ancestor of cultivated soybean, possesses high seed protein content; therefore, it is a valuable genetic resource that could enhance protein content in the cultivated varieties. To identify the genes responsible for increasing protein content in wild soybean, a population comprising 113 BC4F6 chromosome
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The reaction of CIMMYT durum wheat genotypes to Fusarium pseudograminearum at seedling and adult plant stages Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Olgaç Doğu Yılmaz, Aziz Karakaya, Gul Erginbas-Orakci, Sinan Aydoğan, Karim Ammar, Abdelfattah A. Dababat
Fusarium pseudograminearum is one of the important crown rot agents that reduces the quality and quantity of wheat plants. The pathogen is common in the world and 10–35% yield losses due to disease have been reported. Identifying resistant durum wheat genotypes is the best approach to control the disease due to the limited control options available. Currently, there are only a few genotypes available
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Change in the composition of primary metabolites, minerals and secondary metabolites in natural Ziziphus lotus (L. Desf.) wild fruits under environmental variations Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Fatima Dahlia, Soria Barouagui, Sarah Mahieddine, Omar Salah, Khaled Drici, Mokhtar Attil, Mohamed Amine Heroual, Ilyes Harrouche, Koula Doukani
Ziziphus lotus is an underappreciated natural genetic resource widespread in Algeria. This study aimed to compare the fruit phytochemical composition of nine populations of Z. lotus from different areas to highlight its diversity. Fruits were harvested from the semiarid, dry steppe and Saharan stages. Primary and secondary metabolites and minerals contents were determined. Significant variations in
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Characterizing sorghum genotypes for forage yield, hydrocyanic acid and sugar contents under arid climate conditions Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Ahmad Sher, Sami Ul-Allah, Abdul Sattar, Lorenzo Barbanti, Muhammad Ijaz
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a dual nature crop, which is used for food as well as fodder, depending on plant ideotype. Sorghum forage is important for ruminants, but a major constraint is the anti-nutritional factor dhurrin, a hydrocyanic acid (HCN) producing glucoside. There are several additional effects of dhurrin, which reduce the nutritional value of sorghum fodder for livestock.
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Genetic variability assessment of indigenous and exotic saffron germplasm through morpho-agronomic characterization at Jammu and Kashmir, India Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Asif Mohd Iqbal, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Mudasir H. Khan, Mehraj uddin Sofi, Bashir A. Alie, Mir Ghulam Hassan, Niyaz A. Dar, Azra Khan, Uzma Fayaz, Sher A. Dar, Firdos A. Nehvi
The present study analysed a total of 272 saffron (Crocus sativus L.) genotypes using multivariate analysis. We carefully observed and recorded information about the floral, morphological and corm attributes. Significant variations were observed among the genotypes for all the traits, indicating a high level of variability and suggesting a great potential for saffron improvement. The phenotypic variances
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Collection, distribution, characterization and utilization of Indigofera oblongifolia Forssk.: an important underutilized multi-use leguminous shrub of Indian hot arid region Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Jay Prakash Singh, Anil Patidar, Venkatesan K, Mahesh Kumar, Saurabh Swami, Mahesh Kumar, Saranya R, N. V. Patil
Indigofera oblongifolia Forssk. locally known as ‘Goilia or Jhil’, is an important underutilized leguminous browse shrub for small ruminants in hot arid region of India and traditionally utilized for its medicinal value. Its irregular patchy distribution was observed in depression of rocky areas, bunds of farmer fields and along the depression on the road sides in Jaisalmer and Pali district during
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Species distribution modelling and population genetic analysis of Yushania anceps; an endemic temperate woody bamboo of the Uttarakhand Himalayas Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Rajendra K. Meena, Nitika Negi, Maneesh S. Bhandari, Rajeev Shankhwar, Abhishek Yadav, Rama Kant, Shailesh Pandey, Rajesh Sharma
Yushania anceps is a temperate woody bamboo taxon of high socio-economic importance occurring in the sub-alpine zone of the western Himalayas. This study was carried out to delineate the potential distribution of Y. anceps in the western Himalayas through species distribution modelling (SDM), and genetic characterization using sequence-tagged microsatellite (STMS) markers. The present study revealed
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Variability of Sarocladium oryzae [(Sawada) Games & Hawksworth] and identification of novel donors for sheath rot resistance among temperate germplasm lines of rice Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Tabassum Manzoor, Mohd Ashraf Ahanger, Heena Altaf
Sheath rot is one of the most destructive emerging diseases of rice in Asia and a significant loss (20–85%) to rice production is caused by this disease under temperate agro-climatic conditions of Kashmir. Disease is more prevalent in higher belts of valley where Japonica rice cultivation is more common. Also, late-maturing varieties are more likely to be attacked by sheath rot disease of rice. Information
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Morphological diversity of ancho chile pepper landraces from Mexico Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Rocío Toledo-Aguilar, Higinio López-Sánchez, Pedro Antonio López, Víctor Heber Aguilar-Rincón, Humberto Vaquera-Huerta, Amalio Santacruz-Varela, Víctor Arturo González-Hernández, Adolfo López-Pérez, César del A. Hernández-Galeno, Moisés Ramírez-Meraz
Ancho (width) chile peppers have economic, social, culinary and cultural importance in Mexico and worldwide. This chile type considers divergent subtypes that altogether have not been analysed and therefore their morphological diversity has not been systematically described. The objectives were to describe the morphological diversity of ancho pepper landraces from Mexico, to identify groups of similarity
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Physiological and transcriptional status of genetically diverse perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) populations under drought stress Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Gürkan Demirkol, Anıl Fırat Felek, Özlem Önal Aşcı, Nuri Yılmaz
This study was designed to understand how drought stress impact on the physiological and molecular status of genetically diverse Lolium perenne L. (perennial ryegrass) populations. The sensitivities of the 36 perennial ryegrass populations were checked against PEG-6000-simulated drought stress by analysing physiological status. Afterward, drought-related gene expressions were evaluated under normal
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Development of nuclear microsatellite markers in Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil.) from whole-genome sequence data Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Carolina Tassano, Rodrigo A. Olano, Paola Gaiero, Magdalena Vaio, Pablo R. Speranza
Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil. (yerba mate) (Aquifoliaceae Bercht. & J. Presl) is a plant species with great economic and cultural importance because its leaves are processed and ground to make infusions like mate or tereré. The species is distributed in a continuous area that includes Southern Brazil and part of Paraguay and Argentina. Uruguay represents the Southern distribution limit of the species
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Nuclear DNA-based phylogenetic analysis of Neocinnamomum species Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Qishao Li, Linyi Yang, Qunfei Yu, Wenbin Xu, Yaxuan Xin, Yu Song, Peiyao Xin
Neocinnamomum plants are evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the Neocinnamomeae tribe of the Lauraceae family. Their seeds are rich in fatty acids, and their leaves are often used in traditional Chinese medicine. Presently, only a few studies have been performed on Neocinnamomum plants; therefore, the genome-based phylogeny among Neocinnamomum species has not been determined, which limits
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Morpho-molecular exploration and selection of elite genotypes from indigenous Syzygium cumini L. Skeels (jamun) diversity of North-Western Indian Himalayas Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Vikas Kumar Sharma, Dheeraj Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Som Dev Sharma, Karuna Dhiman, Ashutosh A. Murkute
Efficiently distinguishing various Syzygium cumini L. Skeels (jamun) accessions holds practical significance for selection purposes. This study concentrated on 15 superior genotypes of jamun from the North Western Indian Himalayas, selected for their pivotal horticultural traits. Drawn from a pool of 82 collected genotypes and assessed across two consecutive years (2019 and 2020), these genotypes underwent
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Testing guidelines for distinctness, uniformity and stability in Oxalis Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Na Dong, Xuexuan Wang, Wanli Tuo, Jianchao Chang, Wubaiyu Lin, Kefei Wu, Junwen Zhai, Sagheer Ahmad, Donghui Peng, Qiaoxian Xu, Shasha Wu
The genus Oxalis contains important species worldwide with great economic and edible values. However, the testing guidelines have not been furbished, especially in China. Oxalis germplasm, including 60 species and 125 varieties, was collected from home and abroad and extensive field trials and phenotypic observations were conducted along with quantitative taxonomy, observations, correlation analysis
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New insight into inheritance pattern of seed coat colour in adzuki bean Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Kaili Wang, Liwei Chu, Pu Zhao, Bo Zhao, Yisong Li, Yang Kai, Ping Wan
Seed coat colour in adzuki bean is an important quality trait and closely associated with anthocyanin metabolism pathways. To further understand the inheritance of seed coat colour pattern, the inheritance between multiple seed coat colours and ivory seed were analysed using F1:2, F2:3 and F3:4 populations derived from five bi-parental crosses. The differences between ivory and red mottle on ivory
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Identification and evaluation of important agronomic traits in 44 Polish wheat varieties (Triticum polonicum L.) grown on the Qinghai Plateau, China Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Caixia Zhao, Jicheng Shen, Shikai Lv, Fahui Ye, Shuxiang Yin, Miaosi Yang, Ruijuan Liu, Demei Liu, Huaigang Zhang, Yuhu Shen, Wenjie Chen
The lack of excellent wheat germplasm resources on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led to a gradual decrease in genetic diversity and an increasingly narrow genetic background in wheat grown in this region. Rational use of excellent genes from wheat relatives is important to increase genetic diversity, broaden the genetic base and achieve high yield and quality in common wheat. The objective of this
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Momordica charantia L. var. muricata Willd is a donor for higher fruit number and yield in bitter gourd breeding Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Shivaji Ajinath Lavale, Deepu Mathew, Shri Hari Prasad, Thoppurathu Feba Jacob
The potential of Momordica charantia var. muricata, a little-known wild form, as a source of favourable alleles in breeding and improvement of bitter melons (M. charantia var. charantia), is demonstrated. The M. charantia var. charantia cultivar Priyanka and M. charantia var. muricata accession IC634896 were crossed with each other and cross ability and performance of F1 plants were studied. These
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Pollen quantity, but not grain size, is correlated with floret size in cultivated sunflower, Helianthus annuus L. Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Jarrad R. Prasifka, Zoe M. Portlas, Brent S. Hulke
Cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) pollen helps attract wild and managed bees needed to produce hybrid seed. Pollen quantity and grain size (≈quality) are affected by the environment, but are also heritable traits of interest for breeding. Florets from public inbred B-lines (maintainer) and R-lines (restorer) were used to evaluate pollen quantity and quality, test for trait correlations and
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Cold hardiness evaluation of some Pistacia species based on electrolyte leakage and eco-physiological parameters Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Azim Ravari, Hamid Reza Karimi, Ali Akbar Mohammadi Mirik
Freezing damage is a major limiting factor to Pistachio cultivation in cold climates. Assessment of pistachio genotypes to freezing stress is important for the selection of tolerance cultivars in these regions. In this study, nine genotypes belong to six Pistacia species (P. terebinthus L., P. atlantica Desf., P. atlantica subsp. kurdica P. atlantica subsp. mutica, P. khinjuk Stocks., P. vera var.
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Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for quantitative traits of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) genotypes Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 N. Gokavi, P. M. Gangadharappa, D. Sathish, S. Nishani, J. S. Hiremath, S. Koulagi
In coffee breeding, selection of mother plants based on the yield potential, resistance to diseases and pest and bean quality are considered as the important criteria. Hence, utilisation and evaluation of coffee germplasm is the crucial step in the improvement process. With this background, an experiment was conducted to study the genetic diversity of 41 Arabica coffee genotypes in India during 2020–2021
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Leaf-mediated response of soybean genotypes to infestation by whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Giri Naga Harish, Ravinder Singh, Gaurav Kumar Taggar
The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is documented as a major pest on soybean. It was reported that whitefly response towards its hosts and their cultivars varies, and is mediated through various host-related factors. Considering the significance of leaf morphological characteristics in influencing the host–whitefly responses, the present investigation was conducted in screen-house conditions to
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Genetic fingerprinting of Ziziphus jujuba by using SCoT and REMAP molecular markers Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Zohreh Mohajer Kaboli, Masoud Sheidai, Fahimeh Koohdar
Jujube is both consumed as a food source and medicinal plant in local markets. It is expected that different geographical populations of Ziziphus jujuba, differ in their genetic content as they grow in different ecological conditions. It is important to have detailed information on population genetic structure and the available genetic variability to make a proper germplasm collection of jujube. We
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Analysis of genetic divergence, principal component, correlation and path coefficient for quantitative traits of Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) in the north eastern region, India Plant Genet. Resour. (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Heiplanmi Rymbai, V.K. Verma, J. Mawleiñ, S. Hazarika
Gerbera is an important commercial flower crop in the world. Augmenting the genetic diversity is desirable for further improvement in Gerbera breeding programme. Thirty-seven (37) Gerbera accessions were evaluated and analysed for genetic variability, heritability, correlation and path coefficient analysis using yield and quality traits. Results showed that phenotypic coefficients were higher than