Celebrating Professor Rajeev K. Varshney's transformative research odyssey from genomics to the field on his induction as Fellow of the Royal Society

Vanika Garg Rutwik Barmukh Manish Roorkiwal Chris Ojiewo Abhishek Bohra MAHENDAR THUDI Vikas Kumar Singh Himabindu Kudapa Reyaz Mir Chellapilla Bharadwaj Xin Liu Manish Pandey (2024)

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Agricultural Biotechnology Crop Genomics Genome Sequencing CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA BIOTECHNOLOGY CROPS GENOMICS PLANT BREEDING AGRICULTURE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

Abiotic stress tolerance: Genetics, genomics, and breeding

Yunbi Xu Rajeev Varshney (2023)

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Statistical machine-learning methods for genomic prediction using the SKM library

Osval Antonio Montesinos-Lopez Brandon Alejandro Mosqueda González Jose Crossa (2023)

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Sparse Kernel Methods R package Statistical Machine Learning Genomic Selection CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION MACHINE LEARNING GENOMICS METHODS

Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction on plant architecture traits in sweet corn and waxy corn

XUECAI ZHANG Ao Zhang (2023)

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Efficacy of plant breeding using genomic information

Osval Antonio Montesinos-Lopez Alison Bentley Carolina Saint Pierre Leonardo Abdiel Crespo Herrera Morten Lillemo Jose Crossa (2023)

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Genomic Selection Genomic Prediction Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Predictor CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA PLANT BREEDING GENOMICS MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION ENVIRONMENT

Results from rapid-cycle recurrent genomic selection in spring bread wheat

Susanne Dreisigacker Paulino Pérez-Rodríguez Leonardo Abdiel Crespo Herrera Alison Bentley Jose Crossa (2023)

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Genomic-Assisted Breeding Molecular Markers Pedigree Information Genomic Prediction CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GENOMICS GENETIC MARKERS WHEAT BREEDING PROGRAMMES

Multi-environment genomic prediction of plant traits using deep learners with dense architecture

Osval Antonio Montesinos-Lopez Jose Crossa (2018)

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Shared Data Resources Deep Learning Genomic Prediction CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ACCURACY GENOMICS NEURAL NETWORKS FORECASTING DATA MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION

Association of specific expansins with growth in maize leaves is maintained under environmental, genetic, and developmental sources of variation

Francois Tardieu (2007)

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Environmental Stimuli Expansins CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CELLS CROPS GENETIC ENGINEERING PROTEINS TISSUE EPIDERMIS ZEA MAYS

Mapping crop and livestock value chain actors in Mbire and Murehwa districts in Zimbabwe

Hambulo Ngoma Moti Jaleta Frédéric Baudron (2023)

We conducted a preliminary value chain actors mapping for major crops grown and livestock kept by smallholder farmers in Mbire and Murehwa districts of Zimbabwe. Accordingly, in this report we mapped value chain actors for 11 crops and livestock commodities: namely, sorghum, cotton, sesame, maize, groundnut, sweet-potato, vegetables (tomato and onion), cattle, goats, poultry, and honey/beekeeping. Except sesame from Mbire, most of the crop and livestock commodities are channeled to the main markets in Harare and Marondera for Murehwa. Sesame is smuggled to Mozambique and the market is mainly dependent on middlemen. The Grain Market Board (GMB) is the major actor in sorghum and maize marketing in both districts. Groundnut is sold to both rural and urban consumers after processing it to peanut butter locally within the production zones. Goats and cattle are mostly supplied to the Harare market by middlemen collecting these livestock from village markets and moving door-to-door to buy enough quantity to transport to Harare. Honey production and marketing is still at its initial stage through the support of HELP from Germany and the Zimbabwe Apiculture Trust projects. Long dry season is a challenge in honey production. The Pfumvudza program supported by the Presidential free input scheme helped in introducing and scaling conservation agriculture practices in Zimbabwe. Though there is strong integration of crop-livestock systems at both districts, the level of manure use is gradually decreasing because farmers receive chemical fertilizer support from the Pfumvudza program and applying manure to crop fields is labor-intensive. The input supply system is more competitive in Murehwa district where there are quite several input suppliers in town. The possible interventions that favor agroecological transitions are: (1) honey processing plants and supply of beehives to potential areas, (2) encouraging manure use in crop production, possibly linking it to the basins preparation requirement to be eligible for the presidential input subsidy scheme, (3) support the organic vegetable production initiatives and explore market segments in Harare paying premium prices for certified organic products, (4) Expedite payment systems in sorghum and maize marketing with GMB, and (5) sesame production with agroecologically friendly agronomy and improve markets.

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CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA VALUE CHAINS CROPS LIVESTOCK SMALLHOLDERS SUPPLY CHAINS

Effectiveness of R1-nj anthocyanin marker in the identification of in vivo induced maize haploid embryos

Manje Gowda Prasanna Boddupalli Kanwarpal Dhugga Vijay Chaikam (2023)

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R1-nj Marker Embryo Rescue False Positives False Detection Rate False Negative Rate CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA DOUBLED HAPLOIDS MAIZE BREEDING PROGRAMMES INBRED LINES CROPS