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Preanthesis biomass accumulation of plant and plant organs defines yield components in wheat (2016)
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Xie, Q., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (2016). Preanthesis biomass accumulation of plant and plant organs defines yield components in wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2016.08.007

The preanthesis period in wheat is critical for growth of plant organs including leaves, stems, spikes and roots. However, the roles of the preanthesis biomass accumulation of plant and plant organs in yield determination are only partially elucidate... Read More about Preanthesis biomass accumulation of plant and plant organs defines yield components in wheat.

Use of microsatellite markers for the assessment of bambara groundnut breeding system and varietal purity before genome sequencing (2016)
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Ho, W. K., Muchugi, A., Muthemba, S., Kariba, R., Mavenkeni, B. O., Hendre, P., …Mayes, S. (2016). Use of microsatellite markers for the assessment of bambara groundnut breeding system and varietal purity before genome sequencing. Genome, 59(6), 427-431. https://doi.org/10.1139/gen-2016-0029

Maximizing the research output from a limited investment is often the major challenge for minor and underutilized crops. However, such crops may be tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses and are adapted to local, marginal, and low-input environments... Read More about Use of microsatellite markers for the assessment of bambara groundnut breeding system and varietal purity before genome sequencing.

Development and validation of a high-density SNP genotyping array for African Oil Palm (2016)
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Kwong, Q. B., Teh, C. K., Ong, A. L., Heng, H. Y., Lee, H. L., Mohamed, M., …Appleton, D. R. (2016). Development and validation of a high-density SNP genotyping array for African Oil Palm. Molecular Plant, 9(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2016.04.010

High-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping arrays are powerful tools that can measure the level of genetic polymorphism within a population. To develop a whole-genome SNP array for oil palms, SNP discovery was performed using deep r... Read More about Development and validation of a high-density SNP genotyping array for African Oil Palm.

Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat (2016)
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Ren, R., Foulkes, J., Mayes, S., Yang, X., & Ray, R. V. (2016). Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat. Field Crops Research, 191, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.03.011

Microdochium nivale and Microdochium majus are important causal agents of Fusarium seedling blight (FSB) and Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat and other cereals worldwide. A doubled-haploid population derived from a cross between the winter wheat R... Read More about Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat.

Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis (2016)
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Bonthala, V. S., Mayes, S., Moreton, J., Blythe, M. J., Wright, V., May, S., …Twycross, J. (2016). Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis. PLoS ONE, 11(2), Article e0148771. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148771

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an African legume and is a promising underutilized crop with good seed nutritional values. Low temperature stress in a number of African countries at night, such as Botswana, can effect the growth... Read More about Identification of gene modules associated with low temperatures response in Bambara groundnut by network-based analysis.

Spelt as a genetic resource for yield component improvement in bread wheat (2015)
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Xie, Q., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (2015). Spelt as a genetic resource for yield component improvement in bread wheat. Crop Science, 55(6), 2753-2765. doi:10.2135/cropsci2014.12.0842

Novel germplasm resources are required to broaden the genetic diversity of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for further yield improvement. In this study, the usefulness of spelt (T. spelta L.) as a genetic resource to improve yield components of br... Read More about Spelt as a genetic resource for yield component improvement in bread wheat.

Optimizing tiller production and survival for grain yield improvement in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population (2015)
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Xie, Q., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (2015). Optimizing tiller production and survival for grain yield improvement in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population. Annals of Botany, 117(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv147

Background and Aims: Tiller production and survival determine final spike number, and play key roles in grain yield formation in wheat (Triticum aestivum). This study aimed to understand the genetic and physiological basis of the tillering process, a... Read More about Optimizing tiller production and survival for grain yield improvement in a bread wheat × spelt mapping population.

Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat (2015)
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Xie, Q., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (2015). Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(21), https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv378

Individual grain weight is a major yield component in wheat. To provide a comprehensive understanding of grain weight determination, the carpel size at anthesis, grain dry matter accumulation, grain water uptake and loss, grain morphological expansio... Read More about Carpel size, grain filling, and morphology determine individual grain weight in wheat.

Genetical and comparative genomics of Brassica under altered Ca supply identifies Arabidopsis Ca-transporter orthologs (2014)
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Graham, N. S., Hammond, J. P., Lysenko, A., Mayes, S., Ó Lochlainn, S., Blasco, B., …Broadley, M. R. (in press). Genetical and comparative genomics of Brassica under altered Ca supply identifies Arabidopsis Ca-transporter orthologs. Plant Cell, 26(7),

Although Ca transport in plants is highly complex, the overexpression of vacuolar Ca2+ transporters in crops is a promising new technology to improve dietary Ca supplies through biofortification. Here, we sought to identify novel targets for increasi... Read More about Genetical and comparative genomics of Brassica under altered Ca supply identifies Arabidopsis Ca-transporter orthologs.

Development of microsatellite markers and detection of genetic variation between Goniozus wasp populations (2014)
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Khidr, S. K., Hardy, I. C., Zaviezo, T., & Mayes, S. (2014). Development of microsatellite markers and detection of genetic variation between Goniozus wasp populations. Journal of Insect Science, 14(43), https://doi.org/10.1673/031.014.43

Molecular genetic markers reveal differences between genotypes according to the presence of alleles (the same or different) at target loci. Microsatellite markers are especially useful codominant markers that have been used in a wide range of studies... Read More about Development of microsatellite markers and detection of genetic variation between Goniozus wasp populations.

Pigeons: a novel GUI software for analysing and parsing high density heterologous oligonucleotide microarray probe level data (2014)
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Lai, H., May, S., & Mayes, S. (2014). Pigeons: a novel GUI software for analysing and parsing high density heterologous oligonucleotide microarray probe level data. Microarrays, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/microarrays3010001

Genomic DNA-based probe selection by using high density oligonucleotide arrays has recently been applied to heterologous species (Xspecies). With the advent of this new approach, researchers are able to study the genome and transcriptome of a non-mod... Read More about Pigeons: a novel GUI software for analysing and parsing high density heterologous oligonucleotide microarray probe level data.