Biofortified crops generated by breeding, agronomy, and transgenic approaches are improving lives of millions of people around the world
Biofortification is an upcoming, promising, cost-effective, and sustainable technique of
delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other …
delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other …
Importance of landraces in cereal breeding for stress tolerance
D Marone, MA Russo, A Mores, DBM Ficco, G Laidò… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The renewed focus on cereal landraces is a response to some negative consequences of
modern agriculture and conventional breeding which led to a reduction of genetic diversity …
modern agriculture and conventional breeding which led to a reduction of genetic diversity …
Enhancing the health‐promoting effects of tomato fruit for biofortified food
A Raiola, MM Rigano, R Calafiore… - Mediators of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Consumption of tomato fruits, like those of many other plant species that are part of the
human diet, is considered to be associated with several positive effects on health. Indeed …
human diet, is considered to be associated with several positive effects on health. Indeed …
Home gardens: neglected hotspots of agro-biodiversity and cultural diversity
G Galluzzi, P Eyzaguirre, V Negri - Biodiversity and conservation, 2010 - Springer
Over the last two decades, the importance of conserving genetic resources has received
increasing attention. In this context the role of home gardens as repositories of biological …
increasing attention. In this context the role of home gardens as repositories of biological …
Distribution of SUN, OVATE, LC, and FAS in the Tomato Germplasm and the Relationship to Fruit Shape Diversity
GR Rodríguez, S Muños, C Anderson, SC Sim… - Plant …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Phenotypic diversity within cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is particularly evident
for fruit shape and size. Four genes that control tomato fruit shape have been cloned. SUN …
for fruit shape and size. Four genes that control tomato fruit shape have been cloned. SUN …
Variation revealed by SNP genotyping and morphology provides insight into the origin of the tomato
J Blanca, J Cañizares, L Cordero, L Pascual, MJ Diez… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, is divided into two widely distributed varieties: the cultivated
S. lycopersicum var. lycopersicum, and the weedy S. lycopersicum var. cerasiforme …
S. lycopersicum var. lycopersicum, and the weedy S. lycopersicum var. cerasiforme …
Unexplored nutritive potential of tomato to combat global malnutrition
Tomato, a widely consumed vegetable crop, offers a real potential to combat human
nutritional deficiencies. Tomatoes are rich in micronutrients and other bioactive compounds …
nutritional deficiencies. Tomatoes are rich in micronutrients and other bioactive compounds …
Genetic diversity in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and its wild relatives
Tomato, ranking 1st in the world for vegetables, accounts for 14% of world vegetable
production (over 100 million metric tons/year $1.6 billion market;(Food and Agriculture …
production (over 100 million metric tons/year $1.6 billion market;(Food and Agriculture …
A clarified position for solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformein the evolutionary history of tomatoes (solanaceae)
Background The natural phenotypic variability present in the germplasm of cultivated plants
can be linked to molecular polymorphisms using association genetics. However it is …
can be linked to molecular polymorphisms using association genetics. However it is …
Linkage disequilibrium and population structure in wild and domesticated populations of Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Together with the knowledge of the population structure, a critical aspect for the planning of
association and/or population genomics studies is the level of linkage disequilibrium (LD) …
association and/or population genomics studies is the level of linkage disequilibrium (LD) …