Genetic resistance to Potato Leafroll Virus (PLRV) is polygenic, which hinders the obtainment of resistant cultivars. However, works carried out at the International Potato Center have identified an andigena accession, LOP-868, with high...
Read moreOtávio Luiz Gomes Carneiro, Silvia Regina Rodrigues de Paula Ribeiro, Carolina Mariane Moreira, Marcio Lisboa Guedes, Danilo Hottis Lyra and César Augusto Brasil Pereira Pinto
Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Ivana Imerovski, Dragana Miladinović, Sandra Cvejić, Siniša Jocić, Tijana Zeremski and Zvonimir Sakač
ARTICLE – Oleic acid variation and marker-assisted detection of Pervenets mutation in high- and low-oleic sunflower cross
High-oleic sunflower oil is in high demand on the market due to its heart-healthy properties and richness in monounsaturated fatty acids that makes it more stable in processing than standard sunflower oil. Consequently, one of sunflower breeder’s...
Read moreAloka Kumari, Ponnusamy Baskaran and Johannes Van Staden
ARTICLE – Gene transfer utilizing pollen-tubes of Albuca nelsonii and Tulbaghia violacea
Developing a tissue culture-independent genetic transformation system would be an interesting technique for gene transfer in valuable medicinal and horticultural plants. Efficient gene delivery (Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA 4404...
Read moreMingyu Hou, Guojun Mu, Yongjiang Zhang, Shunli Cui, Xinlei Yang and Lifeng Liu
ARTICLE – Evaluation of total flavonoid content and analysis of related EST-SSR in Chinese peanut germplasm
As important antioxidants and secondary metabolites in peanut seeds, flavonoids have great nutritive value. In this study, total flavonoid contents (TFC) were determined in seeds of 57 peanut accessions from the province of Hebei, China. A...
Read moreFlávio Gabriel Bianchini, Rodrigo Vieira Balbi, Rafael Pio, Adriano Teodoro Bruzi and Daniel Fernandes da Silva
ARTICLE – Parents choice and genetic divergence between cambuci fruit tree accessions
Fifty-eight cambuci fruit accessions were collected and propagated by seeds. Forty fruits of each accession were collected and evaluated for longitudinal and transverse diameter, fruit weight, number of seeds, seeds weight, total soluble solids...
Read moreAndrei Caíque Pires Nunes, Marcos Deon Vilela de Resende, Glêison Augusto dos Santos, Rodrigo Silva Alves
ARTICLE – Evaluation of different selection indices combining Pilodyn penetration and growth performance in Eucalyptus clones
The present study aimed to evaluate the selection indices efficiency for Pilodyn penetration combined with growth traits in Eucalyptus clones. It was carried out experiments in a randomized block design, with single tree plots and 30...
Read moreMarcelo Vivas, Silvaldo Felipe da Silveira, Janieli Maganha Silva Vivas, Pedro Henrique Dias dos Santos, Beatriz Murizini Carvalho, Rogério Figueiredo Daher, Antonio Teixeira do Amaral Júnior, and Messias Gonzaga Pereira
ARTICLE – Phenotypic characterization of papaya genotypes to determine powdery mildew resistance
In support of breeding of papaya (Carica papaya), the disease incidence and severity of powdery mildew (Ovulariopsis caricicola) were evaluated in papaya genotypes. Two experiments in complete randomized blocks were carried out, one in the field...
Read moreDayana Rotili Nunes Picolotto, Vespasiano Borges de Paiva Neto, Fábio de Barros, Daly Roxana Castro Padilha, Ana Cláudia Ferreira da Cruz and Wagner Campos Otoni
ARTICLE – Micropropagation of Cyrtopodium paludicolum (Orchidaceae) from root tip explants
An efficient protocol for in vitro plant propagation of Cyrtopodium paludicolum has been developed using root tips dissected from well-developed seedlings. Root tips were cultured on Knudson medium supplemented with α-naphthaleneacetic acid...
Read moreLeonardo Lopes Bhering
SOFTWARE/DEVICE RELEASE – Rbio: A tool for biometric and statistical analysis using the R platform
Abstract: Rbio is a free software for data processing. It is compatible and integrated with the free R software, which is globally accepted for statistical analysis. Thus, Rbio takes advantage of all processing potential of the R software...
Read moreRonan Carlos Colombo, Rodrigo Thibes Hoshino, Edilene Aparecida Preti Ferrari, Guilherme Augusto Cito Alves and Ricardo Tadeu de Faria
CULTIVAR RELEASE – Cattleya forbesii x Cattleya bowringiana: a new hybrid of Cattleya orchid
Abstract: The hybrid between Cattleya forbesii x Cattleya bowringiana shows flowers of lilac coloration, labellum with a light yellow center and striated with purple stripes of the same tone of other floral whorls. The plant flourished four years...
Read morePlínio César Soares, Vanda Maria de Oliveira Cornélio,
CULTIVAR RELEASE – BRSMG Rubelita: irrigated rice cultivar for lowlands in the state of Minas Gerais
Abstract: The lowland rice breeding program, developed in the state of Minas Gerais, has as basic objective to release new commercial cultivars. In this way, this program is making available a new cultivar named BRSMG Rubelita, which has as main...
Read moreTumoru Sera, Gustavo Hiroshi Sera, Luiz Carlos Fazuoli, Andressa Cristina Zamboni Machado, Dhalton Shiguer Ito, Luciana Harumi Shigueoka and Santino Aleandro da Silva
CULTIVAR RELEASE – IPR 100 – Rustic dwarf Arabica coffee cultivar with resistance to nematodes Meloidogyne paranaensis and M. incognita
Abstract: ‘IPR 100’ was derived from a crossing between “Catuaí” and a hybrid (“Catuaí” x BA-10 coffee). ‘IPR 100’ is a medium size dwarf cultivar with high rusticity, with late ripening cycle, and with resistance to Meloidogyne paranaensis and...
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