BrAPI v2: real-world applications for data integration and collaboration in the breeding and genetics community
Population growth and the impacts of climate change are placing increasing pressure on global agriculture and breeding programmes. Recent advancements in phenotyping techniques, genotyping technologies, and predictive modelling are accelerating...
Root-Derived Trans-Zeatin-Type Cytokinins Increase Cold Tolerance in Rice Seedlings by Regulating Energy Metabolism
Rice seedlings are highly sensitive to low-temperature stress. Cytokinins are important endogenous signalling molecules in plants and play a critical role in regulating stress responses. However, the mechanism by which cytokinins mediate cold...
Seeds of change: cultivating feminist leadership in the co-operatives of the MENA region
This paper examines women’s leadership in local group governance in Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon, highlighting rural co-operatives as key spaces for socioeconomic participation and agency. Based on interviews and focus groups with a total of...
Climate-smart Crops: Delivering Tolerant Genes Based on Engineered Nanocarriers and CRISPR/Cas Genome-editing System
Crop productivity is seriously threatened by climate changes such as global warming, which causes biotic and abiotic stress in crops. It is important to develop environmentally tolerant crop varieties to mitigate environmental stresses and feed...
Multi-stakeholder platforms for enabling agroecological transitions: configurations and lessons from seven agroecological living landscapes
Agroecological transition (AET) of agrifood systems is a multidimensional process involving diverse stakeholders. Participatory innovation and co-creation of knowledge are also at the heart of agroecology. Deliberately designed multi-stakeholder...
Multi-Environment QTL Mapping of Rust Resistance in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) to Uromyces viciae-fabae
Faba bean rust is one of the major threats to the cultivation of faba beans worldwide. Three genes for rust resistance (Uvf-1, Uvf-2 and Uvf-3) and fifteen marker-trait associations have been identified so far. This study examines the genetic...
On the origin of the late-flowering ppd-H1 allele in barley
To breed for climate resilient crops, an understanding of the genetic and environmental factors influencing adaptation is critical. Barley provides a model species to study adaptation to climate change. Here we present a detailed analysis of...
On the origin of the late‑flowering ppd‑H1 allele in barley
To breed for climate resilient crops, an understanding of the genetic and environmental factors influencing adaptation is critical. Barley provides a model species to study adaptation to climate change. Here we present a detailed analysis of...
