During recent decades, microsatellites have become the most popular source of genetic markers. More recently, the availability of enormous sequence data for a large number of eukaryotic genomes has… (More)
Chickpea is a cool season grain legume of exceptionally high nutritive value and most versatile food use. It is mostly grown under rain fed conditions in arid and semi-arid areas around the world.… (More)
Plant genetic engineering has long since left its experimental stage: transgenic plants with resistance to viruses, bacteria, fungi, various pests and abiotic stresses have already been released in… (More)
Plants, as any other organisms, possess evolutionary old mechanisms to cope with the various stresses they are exposed to day by day. The management of stresses and their consequences requires… (More)
Calli were initiated from flower buds, gynoecia and inflorescence segments of Haworthia magnifica v. Poelln. and subcultured on solid medium. Two liquid culture steps were necessary to prepare the… (More)
Root and tuber crops are a major food source in tropical Africa. Among these crops are several species in the monocotyledonous genus Dioscorea collectively known as yam, a staple tuber crop that… (More)
Several repetitive elements are known to be present in the genome of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) including satellite DNA and En/Spm transposons as well as two dispersed, highly repetitive elements,… (More)
The potential of plant gene technology encompasses a multitude of different techniques ranging from the isolation of useful genes, their characterization and in vitro manipulation to the… (More)
Jonathan Mkumbira1,2, Linley Chiwona-Karltun3,4, Ulf Lagercrantz2, Nzola Meso Mahungu5, John Saka6, Albert Mhone5, Mpoko Bokanga7, Leon Brimer8, Urban Gullberg2,∗ & Hans Rosling3 1Bvumbwe… (More)