Mapping and isolation of major resistance genes in cereals

Mapping and isolation of major resistance genes in cerealsDiseases caused by pathogenic viruses, bacteria, oomycetes, and fungi are a major threat to cereal production worldwide. However, cereal plants have evolved a plethora of disease resistance genes to combat such threats. This genetic resistance forms an essential component of plant protection and is exploited by breeders to develop crop cultivars with high levels of field resistance. Despite the importance of disease resistance for crop improvement,

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in-depth coverage of the full chronological spread of its activities (1838-58)

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This chapter reviews the particular challenges of developing improved breeds of chicken for small-scale backyard poultry farming on which many smallholder families depend for a balanced diet and income

we will discuss the recent cloning of the wheat Stb6 resistance gene

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This book explores the decolonization of ethnographic collections by analyzing the historical and cultural narratives surrounding artifacts from two Brazilian Indigenous groups and preserved in European museums

this book presents an in-depth account from the 1970s to the present of the major issues concerning information flow in international geopolitics

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The scraps of pottery on which were written the names of candidates for ostracism are one of the most intriguing pieces of evidence for ancient democracy found in the Athenian Agora