All Outputs (9)

Identification and expression profiling of Pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat in controlled environments and in the field (2017)
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Phosphorus (P) is an important macronutrient with critical functions in plants. Phosphate (Pi) transporters which mediate Pi acquisition and Pi translocation within the plant are key factors in Pi deficiency responses. However, their relevance for ad... Read More about Identification and expression profiling of Pht1 phosphate transporters in wheat in controlled environments and in the field.

Validation of an updated Associative Transcriptomics platform for the polyploid crop species Brassica napus by dissection of the genetic architecture of erucic acid and tocopherol isoform variation in seeds (2017)
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An updated platform was developed to underpin association genetics studies in the polyploid crop species Brassica napus (oilseed rape). Based on 1.92 × 1012 bases of leaf mRNAseq data, functional genotypes, comprising 355 536 single-nucleotide polymo... Read More about Validation of an updated Associative Transcriptomics platform for the polyploid crop species Brassica napus by dissection of the genetic architecture of erucic acid and tocopherol isoform variation in seeds.

Identification of candidate genes for calcium and magnesium accumulation in Brassica napus L. by association genetics (2017)
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Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) are essential plant nutrients and vital for human and animal nutrition. Biofortification of crops has previously been suggested to alleviate widespread human Ca and Mg deficiencies. In this study, new candidate genes i... Read More about Identification of candidate genes for calcium and magnesium accumulation in Brassica napus L. by association genetics.

Characterising variation in wheat traits under hostile soil conditions in India (2017)
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Intensive crop breeding has increased wheat yields and production in India. Wheat improvement in India typically involves selecting yield and component traits under non-hostile soil conditions at regional scales. The aim of this study is to quantify... Read More about Characterising variation in wheat traits under hostile soil conditions in India.

A scanner-based rhizobox system enabling the quantification of root system development and response of Brassica rapa seedlings to external P availability (2017)
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Rhizoboxes are soil-root compartments that may well provide the closest naturalistic conditions for studying root systems architectures (RSAs) in controlled environments. Rhizobox-based studies can however lead to mis-estimation of root traits due to... Read More about A scanner-based rhizobox system enabling the quantification of root system development and response of Brassica rapa seedlings to external P availability.

Breeding histories and selection criteria for oilseed rape in Europe and China identified by genome wide pedigree dissection (2017)
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Selection breeding has played a key role in the improvement of seed yield and quality in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). We genotyped Tapidor (European), Ningyou7 (Chinese) and their progenitors with the Brassica 60?K Illumina Infinium SNP array an... Read More about Breeding histories and selection criteria for oilseed rape in Europe and China identified by genome wide pedigree dissection.

Approaches to reduce zinc and iron deficits in food systems (2017)
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There is a deficit of mineral micronutrients in global food systems, known as ‘hidden hunger’, especially in the global south. This review focuses on zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), whose entry into food systems depends primarily on soil and crop factors. A... Read More about Approaches to reduce zinc and iron deficits in food systems.

Genetic variants associated with the root system architecture of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) under contrasting phosphate supply (2017)
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Breeding crops with ideal root system architecture for efficient absorption of phosphorus is an important strategy to reduce the use of phosphate fertilizers. To investigate genetic variants leading to changes in root system architecture, 405 oilseed... Read More about Genetic variants associated with the root system architecture of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) under contrasting phosphate supply.

Variation in tuber mineral concentrations among accessions of Solanum species held in the Commonwealth Potato Collection (2017)
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The variation in tuber mineral concentrations amongst accessions of wild tuber-bearing Solanum species in the Commonwealth Potato Collection (CPC) was evaluated under greenhouse conditions. Selected CPC accessions, representing the eco-geographical d... Read More about Variation in tuber mineral concentrations among accessions of Solanum species held in the Commonwealth Potato Collection.