Carotenoids are important biologically active compounds in the human diet due to their role
in maintaining a proper health status. Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main crops …

Sustainable intensification is a means that proffer a solution to the increasing demand for
food without degrading agricultural land. Maize is one of the most important crops in the …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate and characterize the mutations induced
by two TALE-based approaches, double-strand break (DSB) induction by the Fok I nuclease …

Baby corn has become a popular dietary choice worldwide. Here, we evaluated the potential
of different male sterility systems as a tool to save cost for manual detasseling in baby corn …

Background Crops are under constant pressure due to global warming, which unfolds at a
much faster pace than their ability to adapt through evolution. Agronomic traits are linked to …

One of the main barriers to the production of hybrid maize seeds consists of needing
detasseling of female parent in order to avoid contamination with unwanted pollen. This …

Maize is one of the most important crops, both worldwide and in Romania, and preserving
the diversity of the biological material used in the breeding of this plant is of particular …

The global nitrogen cycle has been disrupted, mainly as a result of nitrogen-based synthetic
fertilizers and other agrochemicals used in plant cultivation. Microbial inoculation is fast …

Z uwagi na swą wysoką przydatność w produkcji nasiennej odmian mieszańcowych,
cytoplazmatyczno-genowa męska sterylność jest obecnie zjawiskiem powszechnie …