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Tag Archives: biodiversity
Conservation, divergence and functions of centromeric satellite DNA families in the Bovidae
350. Escudeiro A, Adega F, Robinson TJ, Heslop-Harrison JS, Chaves R. 2019. Conservation, divergence, and functions of centromeric satellite DNA families in the Bovidae. Genome Biology and Evolution 11(4):1152–1165. doi:10.1093/gbe/evz061 https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz061 (Open access) Repetitive satellite DNA (satDNA) sequences are abundant in … Continue reading
Posted in animals, chromosomes, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged antelopes, biodiversity, cattle, centromeres, chromosomes, cows, diversification, evolution, satellite DNA, selection, speciation, tandem repeats
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Enset in Ethiopia as a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple: review article
349. Borrell JS, Biswas MK, Goodwin M, Blomme G, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS, Wendawek AM, Berhanu A, Kallow S, Janssens S, Molla EL, Davis AP, Woldeyes F, Willis K, Demissew S, Wilkin P. 2019. Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized … Continue reading
Posted in Musa, Publications, Research, Species
Tagged biodiversity, biotic and abiotic resistance, breeding, climate adaptation, crop wild relatives (CWRs), crops, domestication, Ensete ventricosum, false banana, food security, genetics, genomics, germplasm collections, pests and pathogens, sustainable agriculture, tropical crop ecology
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Perspectives on research with varietal diversity and sustainable utilization in enset (Ensete banana)
347. Wilkin P, Davis A, Demissew S, Etherington T, Goodwin M, Heslop-Harrison P, Schwarzacher T, Willis K. 2018. A perspective to enhance innovative research with emphasis on varietal diversity and sustainable utilization of enset (Ensete ventricosum). Ethiopian Journal of Biological … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Musa, Publications, Species
Tagged Africa, banana, biodiversity, breeding, crops, diversity, enset, ensete, Ethiopia, food security, genetics, genomics, livelihoods, Musaceae, plant breeding, ploidy, polyploidy, Resilience, staple food
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IAEA-FAO Manual on mutation breeding and introduction to plant breeding and selection
346. Nielen S., Forster BP, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2018. Mutagen effects in the first generation after seed treatment: biological effects of mutation treatments. Chapter 4 In: FAO/IAEA. Manual on Mutation Breeding – Third edition. Spencer-Lopes MM, Forster BP, Jankuloski L (eds), Food and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Techniques
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, diversity, genetics, genomics, germplasm, marker assisted selection, markers, mutation, plant breeding, populations, selection
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A global strategy for the conservation and use of coconut genetic resources 2018-2028
345. Baudouin L, Heslop-Harrison P, Pereira MG. 2018. 3.9.2 Preparing the era of marker-assisted breeding – Chapter 3. Where we need to be to secure diversity and promote use. In Bourdeix R & Prades A (Eds.), A Global Strategy for … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Species
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, cococut, Cocos, diversity, genetics, genomics, genotyping, germplasm, GWAS, islands, marker assisted selection, MAS, phenotypes, sequencing
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Biodiversity in Ethiopian linseed: molecular characterization of landraces
342. Mhiret WN, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2018. Biodiversity in Ethiopian linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.): molecular characterization of landraces and some wild species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 65: 1603–1614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0636-3 or author version: Linseed Linum Ethiopia Molecular Diversity Worku Mhiret GRACE 2018 Author … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Species
Tagged Altitude, biodiversity, breeding, collections, diversity, Ethiopia, flax, genetic resources, germplasm, IRAPs, ISSR, L. bienne, L. usitatissimum, landraces, linseed, phylogenetics, Region, retroelements, selection, SSRs
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Crop Improvement – Plant Nuclear Genomes
328. Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Crop Improvement: Plant Nuclear Genomes. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences 2nd Edition. In proof. Plant breeders work with large amounts of DNA sequence information including the sequences of all genes and the repetitive DNA that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, Chloroplasts, chromosomes, Epigenetics, genetics, genome size, genomes, genomics, markers, Plastomes, QTL, repetitive DNA, Traits
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