Mitochondrial type shapes hybrid vigor and yield in oyster mushrooms
Laboratory crosses in Pleurotus ostreatus show that mitochondrial background can affect hybrid growth, oxidative stress, substrate degradation and mushroom yield ...
Tag: heterosis
Onion Hybrids Show Dramatic Yield Boost Under West Africa’s Harsh Rainy Season
Researchers identified F1 onion hybrids that outperform their parents by up to 105 percent in bulb yield under the heat ...
Native Genes Deliver Dual Insect Resistance in Tropical Maize Hybrids
Breeders have produced the first maize hybrids combining resistance to both the stem borer and the maize weevil, with yield ...
Scientists Pinpoint a Gene That Switches Off Pollen in Chinese Cabbage
Researchers in Beijing have fine mapped a novel recessive male-sterility gene, Brmy1, in Chinese cabbage and identified the ROS-generating gene ...
New Genetic Map Reveals Where Hybrid Vigor Shapes Maize Height
A modified North Carolina Design III mapping study in maize has identified 14 major QTLs and new candidate genes underlying ...
Hyperspectral Cameras and Machine Learning Sort Hybrid Faba Bean Seeds
German researchers show that hyperspectral imaging combined with machine learning can distinguish parental and hybrid faba bean seeds, opening a ...
Bitter Gourd Hybrids Show Huge Nutritional Boosts in Landmark Breeding Study
A large line × tester study of bitter gourd identified parental lines and F1 hybrids with heterosis exceeding 50 percent, ...
Sperm-cell factor HUAXU breaks the apomixis trade-off in hybrid rice
A sperm cell-specific transcription factor called HUAXU, when coupled with clonal gametogenesis, achieves near-complete clonal seed production in hybrid rice ...
Hybrid Grafting Unlocks the Photosynthetic Secret Behind Supertree Growth in Catalpa
A new study shows that scion genetic background dominates growth variation in grafted Catalpa, with a C. fargesii × C. ...
Maize Meristem Genes Offer New Clues to the Molecular Roots of Hybrid Yield
New research links the expression levels of four maize floral meristem genes to kernel row number and the heterosis that ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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