Chloroplast genomes of raspberries and blackberries reveal family secrets and new ID markers
A new study of 81 complete chloroplast genomes confirms the taxonomic placement of major Rubus cultivar groups and delivers four ...
Tag: hybrid breeding
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 ...
Self-Rejecting Mustard Genes Mapped to Boost India’s Cooking Oil Independence
Researchers at IIT Gandhinagar and ICAR-DRMR have mapped the self-incompatibility genes in India's toria and yellow sarson mustard varieties, opening ...
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, ...
Monte Carlo Sampling Offers Faster Route to Genomic Prediction Accuracy in Hybrid Breeding
Finnish researchers show that Monte Carlo sampling methods borrowed from animal breeding can accurately and efficiently approximate prediction error variances ...
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 ...
Genomics Reveals the Hidden Blueprint for Supercharging Tropical Maize Hybrids
Researchers at IITA used more than 2,000 genome-wide SNP markers to redraw the heterotic groupings of 1,437 tropical maize inbred ...
Scientists Uncover Genetic Switches Behind Self-Incompatibility in Indian Mustard
A new study identifies four SNPs and three calcium-signaling candidate genes controlling protogyny-linked self-incompatibility in Indian mustard, opening the door ...
Two Decades of Hybrid Breeding Reshaped Sugar Beet Gene Pools
A twenty-one-year genomic study of a commercial sugar beet breeding program reveals that three-way hybrid breeding has driven strong differentiation ...
Pearl Millet Hybrid Packs High Yields and Heavy Doses of Iron and Zinc Into a Single Grain
A new diallel study identifies a pearl millet hybrid combining top grain yield with high iron, zinc and protein, guided ...
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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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