Browsing by Subject "QTL mapping"
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(2022-07-20)Developing novel tools to aid in sorghum improvement in an ongoing initiative, and this study aims to addresses two such distinct research objectives. The first objective was to evaluate the effects of the temporal male ...
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(2012-07-16)In wheat, cooler canopies have been associated with yield under high temperature stress. The objectives of this study were, i) to understand the role of leaf cuticular waxes as physiological adaptive mechanisms during ...
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(2023-07-09)Fungi and bacteria cause economically important diseases of watermelon and onions in Texas, one of the leading states producing both crops. Anthracnose is a major fungal disease in watermelon and is the only disease listed ...
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(2016-12-02)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important legume crop commonly used for grains and for fodder in some parts of the world. It is grown in over 65 countries worldwide. In the United States, it is primarily grown ...
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(2016-11-02)Texas, as the major maize producer in the Southern United States, faces serious problems in maize production (i.e. drought stress and aflatoxin contamination) as well as in maize breeding. In the Texas A&M maize breeding ...
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(2020-11-25)The development of superior cultivars with outstanding agronomical performance, enhanced pest resistance, or special traits could be facilitated with the use of molecular breeding techniques. To achieve this, the Texas A&M ...
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(2021-12-09)Understanding genetic architectures of yield and yield components of dryland and irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is pivotal to developing modern high-yielding germplasm and cultivars, while maintaining end-use quality ...
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(2020-06-09)Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeders strive to develop high-yielding varieties with outstanding end-use quality attributes and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Wheat end-use quality, particularly bread making, ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Sorghum downy mildew (SDM) of maize is caused by the oomycete Peronosclerospora sorghi (Weston and Uppal) C. G. Shaw. The disease can cause devastating yield losses in maize (Zea mays L.). Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) ...