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View article: Whole-Genome Resequencing of the Wild Barley Diversity Collection: A Resource for Identifying and Exploiting Genetic Variation for Cultivated Barley Improvement
Whole-Genome Resequencing of the Wild Barley Diversity Collection: A Resource for Identifying and Exploiting Genetic Variation for Cultivated Barley Improvement Open
To exploit allelic variation in Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum, the Wild Barley Diversity Collection was subjected to paired-end Illumina sequencing at ∼9X depth and evaluated for several agronomic traits. We discovered 240.2 million si…
View article: Exploring the Unique Characteristic of Naked Barley to Manage Deoxynivalenol Accumulation Resulting from Fusarium Head Blight
Exploring the Unique Characteristic of Naked Barley to Manage Deoxynivalenol Accumulation Resulting from Fusarium Head Blight Open
Developing and deploying multi-use naked barley varieties that accumulate lower levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) resulting from Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease could help farmers mitigate economic risks and expand market possibilities. Pr…
View article: Genomewide association and prediction of phenotypic stability in barley
Genomewide association and prediction of phenotypic stability in barley Open
Climate change threatens crop production through an increase in the occurrence of extreme abiotic stress. Breeding and growing crop cultivars that are more tolerant of these stresses may be accomplished by selecting for phenotypic stabilit…
View article: Sodium azide mutagenesis induces a unique pattern of mutations
Sodium azide mutagenesis induces a unique pattern of mutations Open
The nature and effect of mutations are of fundamental importance to the evolutionary process. The generation of mutations with mutagens has also played important roles in genetics. Applications of mutagens include dissecting the genetic ba…
View article: Whole-Genome Sequencing of the Wild Barley Diversity Collection: A Resource for Identifying and Exploiting Genetic Variation for Cultivated Barley Improvement
Whole-Genome Sequencing of the Wild Barley Diversity Collection: A Resource for Identifying and Exploiting Genetic Variation for Cultivated Barley Improvement Open
To exploit allelic variation in Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum , the Wild Barley Diversity Collection was evaluated for several agronomic traits and subjected to paired-end Illumina sequencing at ∼9X depth, generating 109.5 million sing…
View article: Genome‐wide association of an organic naked barley diversity panel identified quantitative trait loci for disease resistance
Genome‐wide association of an organic naked barley diversity panel identified quantitative trait loci for disease resistance Open
Foliar fungal diseases are a major limitation in organic naked barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) production. The lack of conventional fungicides in organic systems increases reliance on genetic resistance. We evaluated the severity of barley st…
View article: Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in <i>Silphium integrifolium</i>
Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in <i>Silphium integrifolium</i> Open
Intracellular plant defense against pathogens is mediated by a class of disease resistance genes known as NB‐LRRs or NLRs (R genes). Many of the diseases these genes protect against are more prevalent in regions of higher rainfall, which p…
View article: Sodium azide mutagenesis induces a unique pattern of mutations
Sodium azide mutagenesis induces a unique pattern of mutations Open
The nature and effect of mutations are of fundamental importance to the evolutionary process. The generation of mutations with mutagens has also played important roles in genetics. Applications of mutagens include dissecting the genetic ba…
View article: Registration of CDL‐111 and CDL‐167 oat germplasm lines with pyramided adult plant crown rust resistance
Registration of CDL‐111 and CDL‐167 oat germplasm lines with pyramided adult plant crown rust resistance Open
Oat ( Avena sativa L.) production worldwide is constrained by crown rust (caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae ), which can cause significant yield losses. The disease is often controlled by spraying fungicides or planting resistant c…
View article: Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in Silphium integrifolium
Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in Silphium integrifolium Open
Intracellular plant defense against pathogens is mediated by a class of disease resistance genes known as NB-LRRs or NLRs (R genes). Many of the diseases these genes protect against are more prevalent in regions of higher rainfall, which p…
View article: Genotype × environment interactions of organic winter naked barley for agronomic, disease, and grain quality traits
Genotype × environment interactions of organic winter naked barley for agronomic, disease, and grain quality traits Open
The modeling of genotype × environment interactions (GEI) is important to understand how new crops perform in different environments and management systems. Naked barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) is a type of barley where the hull threshes fre…
View article: Field-based high throughput phenotyping of Fusarium head blight in wheat using an RGB based deep neural network approach
Field-based high throughput phenotyping of Fusarium head blight in wheat using an RGB based deep neural network approach Open
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an economically important disease in wheat which can cause yield losses >50%. Breeding for host resistance is the most effective control method, however time, labor, and human subjectivity limit phenotyping ef…
View article: An RGB based deep neural network for high fidelity Fusarium head blight phenotyping in wheat
An RGB based deep neural network for high fidelity Fusarium head blight phenotyping in wheat Open
Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat is an economically important disease, which can cause yield losses exceeding 50% and the causal pathogen that infects spikes produces harmful mycotoxins. Breeding for host resistance remains the most eff…
View article: Harnessing Data Virtualization for Informed Decision Making in Big Data
Harnessing Data Virtualization for Informed Decision Making in Big Data Open
In today's data-driven landscape, organizations are faced with the challenge of efficiently managing and analyzing vast amounts of data to make informed decisions. Big data, with its volume, velocity, and variety, presents both opportuniti…
View article: Genomic prediction of seed nutritional traits in biparental families of oat ( <i>Avena sativa</i> )
Genomic prediction of seed nutritional traits in biparental families of oat ( <i>Avena sativa</i> ) Open
Selection for more nutritious crop plants is an important goal of plant breeding to improve food quality and contribute to human health outcomes. While there are efforts to integrate genomic prediction to accelerate breeding progress, an o…
View article: Meta‐analysis of the genetics of resistance to <i>Fusarium</i> head blight and deoxynivalenol accumulation in barley and considerations for breeding
Meta‐analysis of the genetics of resistance to <i>Fusarium</i> head blight and deoxynivalenol accumulation in barley and considerations for breeding Open
Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is a devastating disease of barley that severely reduces the yield and quality of the grain. Additionally, mycotoxins produced by the causal Fusarium species can contaminate harvested grain, resulting in …
View article: The Art and Science of Data Analysis: Unraveling Insights for Effective Decision Making": This title underscores the combination of art and science in data analysis, acknowledging the analytical techniques and tools while also recognizing the importance of intuition and creativity in deriving meaningful insights for effective decision-making
The Art and Science of Data Analysis: Unraveling Insights for Effective Decision Making": This title underscores the combination of art and science in data analysis, acknowledging the analytical techniques and tools while also recognizing the importance of intuition and creativity in deriving meaningful insights for effective decision-making Open
"The Art and Science of Data Analysis: Unraveling Insights for Effective Decision Making" explores the interdisciplinary nature of data analysis, combining both scientific methodologies and creative approaches to extract valuable insights.…
View article: Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in<i>Silphium integrifolium</i>
Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in<i>Silphium integrifolium</i> Open
Intracellular plant defense against pathogens is mediated by a class of disease resistance genes known as NB-LRRs or NLRs (R genes). Many of the diseases these genes protect against are more prevalent in regions of higher rainfall, which p…
View article: Genomic prediction of threshability in naked barley
Genomic prediction of threshability in naked barley Open
Threshability, defined here as the propensity of grains to lose their hull after harvest, is a key trait in naked barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.). While threshability is a defining characteristic of naked grains and has been found to be assoc…
View article: Multi-scale modelling predicts plant stem bending behaviour in response to wind to inform lodging resistance
Multi-scale modelling predicts plant stem bending behaviour in response to wind to inform lodging resistance Open
Lodging impedes the successful cultivation of cereal crops. Complex anatomy, morphology and environmental interactions make identifying reliable and measurable traits for breeding challenging. Therefore, we present a unique collaboration a…
View article: Effects of interrupting daily sedentary behavior on children's glucose metabolism: A 6‐day randomized controlled trial
Effects of interrupting daily sedentary behavior on children's glucose metabolism: A 6‐day randomized controlled trial Open
Sustained behavioral change by interrupting sedentary behaviors is a promising intervention strategy for improving metabolic risk in children.
View article: Accurate predictions of barley phenotypes using genomewide markers and environmental covariates
Accurate predictions of barley phenotypes using genomewide markers and environmental covariates Open
Predicting the performance of new plant genotypes under new environmental conditions could accelerate the development of locally adapted and climate resilient cultivars. Enabling these predictions may rely on extending the genomewide predi…
View article: The evolutionary patterns of barley pericentromeric chromosome regions, as shaped by linkage disequilibrium and domestication
The evolutionary patterns of barley pericentromeric chromosome regions, as shaped by linkage disequilibrium and domestication Open
SUMMARY The distribution of recombination events along large cereal chromosomes is uneven and is generally restricted to gene‐rich telomeric ends. To understand how the lack of recombination affects diversity in the large pericentromeric r…
View article: The significance of the extent of tissue embedding for the detection of incidental prostate carcinoma on transurethral prostate resection material: the more, the better?
The significance of the extent of tissue embedding for the detection of incidental prostate carcinoma on transurethral prostate resection material: the more, the better? Open
View article: The evolutionary patterns of barley pericentromeric chromosome regions, as shaped by linkage disequilibrium and domestication
The evolutionary patterns of barley pericentromeric chromosome regions, as shaped by linkage disequilibrium and domestication Open
The distribution of recombination events along large cereal chromosomes is uneven and generally restricted to gene-rich telomeric ends. In order to understand how the lack of recombination affects diversity in the large pericentromeric reg…
View article: The evolutionary patterns of barley pericentromeric chromosome regions, as shaped by linkage disequilibrium and domestication
The evolutionary patterns of barley pericentromeric chromosome regions, as shaped by linkage disequilibrium and domestication Open
The distribution of recombination events along large cereal chromosomes is uneven and generally restricted to gene-rich telomeric ends. In order to understand how the lack of recombination affects diversity in the large pericentromeric reg…
View article: Capturing High Resolution Plant Movement in the Field
Capturing High Resolution Plant Movement in the Field Open
Synopsis Lodging of small grains due to environmental stresses results in yield loss, quality reduction, and difficulties with mechanical harvesting, which lead to economic consequences. New technological discoveries allow for faster and i…
View article: Generalizable approaches for genomic prediction of metabolites in plants
Generalizable approaches for genomic prediction of metabolites in plants Open
Plant metabolites are important traits for plant breeders seeking to improve nutrition and agronomic performance yet integrating selection for metabolomic traits can be limited by phenotyping expense and degree of genetic characterization,…
View article: Development of first linkage map for Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) enables identification of sporophytic self-incompatibility locus
Development of first linkage map for Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) enables identification of sporophytic self-incompatibility locus Open
View article: Assessing phenotypic diversity in silflower (<i>Silphium integrifolium</i> Michx.) to identify traits of interest for domestication selection
Assessing phenotypic diversity in silflower (<i>Silphium integrifolium</i> Michx.) to identify traits of interest for domestication selection Open
Silflower ( Silphium integrifolium Michx.) has been identified as a candidate for domestication as a perennial oilseed crop. In order to successfully domesticate silflower it will be necessary to identify traits that should be targeted for…