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Characterization of novel cassava genes involved in cyanide detoxification, β-cyanoalanine synthase and cysteine synthase, using Arabidopsis thaliana mutants
(2014)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) is a perennial shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae and is one of the most important foods in the world. As a subsistence crop, it is highly competitive due to its advantages in production ...
Assessing the species relationship of the bamboo collection at USDA-Tropical Agricultural Research Station at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico through DNA barcoding
(2019-12-09)
Bamboo is a grass that belongs to the subfamily Bambusoideae and has approximately 1400 different species distributed in 116 genera. This plant has been widely used by humans as a source of food, shelter, clothing and ...
Genome mapping of anthracnose resistance in sorghum germplasm
(2018)
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is the fifth most produced cereal in the world with increasing popularity by its ability to grow on marginal lands with minimal input of water and nutrients. Nevertheless, sorghum ...
DNA barcoding of the Solanaceae family in Puerto Rico including endangered and endemic species
(2019)
The Solanaceae family is one of the largest and well distributed plant families in the world. It contains species with agricultural and economical importance such as potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes and peppers. In Puerto ...
Assessment of the genetic diversity of Puerto Rican sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.)
(2013)
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is the seventh most important food crop after maize, wheat, rice, barley, potato and cassava. Due to its many agricultural advantages, such as adaptability to different environmental ...
Molecular evaluation of the genetic diversity of papaya (Carica papaya) in Puerto Rico
(2017)
Native to Central America, papaya (Carica papaya) is one of the most cultivated fruit crops in tropical
areas of the world. The commercial success of papaya is not only due to its high nutritional qualities but
also due ...
Genetic diversity and differentiation of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions in Puerto Rico
(2010)
Cassava is consumed daily by 600 million people living in the poorest places in Africa, Asia
and South America. Natural genetic variation that exists among different cultivars of cassava
has been studied in order to ...
Genetic diversity, incidence and occurence of Papaya ringspot virus in Puerto Rico: Influencing disease management and control strategies
(2016)
Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is the most serious and destructive virus that affects papaya worldwide curtailing its production. PRSV has significant negative effects on the plant’s development, fruit set, fruit morphology ...
Time course gene expression profiling of cassava roots (Manihot esculenta) under physiological postharvest deterioration
(2011)
The economic expansion of tropical root crop cassava is threatened by the rapid physiological postharvest deterioration (PPD) developed within the first 48 hours after harvest. This phenomenon contributes substantially to ...