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The role of domestication and maternal effects on seed traits of crop–wild sunflower hybrids (Helianthus annuus)
(Wiley, 2017-08-18)
Hybridization between crops and their wild relatives may promote the evolution of weeds. Seed germination and dormancy are the earliest life-history traits and are highly influenced by the maternal parent. However, the ...
In situ conservation of the wild relative of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris var. aborigineus) at the south of its neotropical distribution: environmental characterization of a population in central Argentina
(Springer, 2015-01)
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a food of worldwide vital importance. Like any crop, the conservation of its wild relatives is essential to maintain the genetic variability needed for plant breeding. In situ ...
An update on genetically modified crops
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, 2008)
A Case for Crop Wild Relative Preservation and Use in Potato
(Crop Science Society of America, 2013-05)
Crop wild relatives (CWR) offer a critical resource to address food security needs by providing genetic diversity for crop improvement, leading to increased plasticity and productivity of farming systems. However, plant ...
Genetic diversity in Oryza glumaepatula wild rice populations in Costa Rica and possible gene flow from O. sativa
(2016-04-07)
Wild crop relatives are an important source of genetic diversity for crop improvement. Diversity estimates are generally lacking for many wild crop relatives. The objective of the present study was to analyze how genetic ...
Persistence of sunflower crop traits and fitness in Helianthus petiolaris populations
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2011-09)
Transgenic plants have increased interest in the study of crop gene introgression in wild populations. Genes (or transgenes) conferring adaptive advantages persist in introgressed populations, enhancing competitiveness of ...
An overview of peanut and its wild relatives
(NIAB, 2011-10)
The legume Arachis hypogaea, commonly known as peanut or groundnut, is a very important food crop throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. The genus is endemic to South America being mostly associated with the savannah-like ...
Hunting as the main technique used to control wild pigs in Brazil
(2018-03-01)
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have expanded their range in Brazil since late 1980s, with reports of damage becoming more frequent in recent years. In 2013, use of lethal methods for wild pig control was legalized by the federal ...
Broadening the Variability for Peanut Breeding with a Wild Species-Derived Induced Allotetraploid
(Mdpi, 2020-12-01)
The use of wild species in peanut breeding provides remarkable opportunities for introducing new traits to the peanut crop and it has increased in recent years. Here, we report the morphological and agronomic, including ...
Reproductive ecology and genetic variability in natural populations of the wild potato, Solanum kurtzianum
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2013-08)
The cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum) has more than 200 related wild species distributed along the Andes, adapted to a wide range of geographical and ecological areas. Since the last century, several ...