A Monthly Water Balance Model for Vineyard Planning and Inter-Row Management by Maria Costanza Andrenelli, Sergio Pellegrini, Claudia Becagli, Alessandro Orlandini, Rita Perria, Paolo Storchi, Nadia Vignozzi

“…The model can guide the user in finding the best solutions for designing new vineyards or managing the inter-row by simulating the adoption of different strategies (trellis system, planting density, type of cover crop or soil tillage) or suggesting alternative solutions (needs of irrigation supply, more suitable cultivars, or rootstocks).…”
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Identification and Pathogenicity of Causal Agents of Apple Canker Disease in Kazakhstan by Zhanar Tulegenova, Ulbike Amanbayeva, Aida M. Shalabayeva, Dina Yelyubayeva, Alikhan Zhaxylykov, Rabiga Uakhit, Ainura Smagulova, Vladimir Kiyan, Kazbek Dyussembayev, Gulzhamal Mukiyanova

“…In this study, eleven isolates belonging to four <i>Cytospora</i> species were isolated from multiple cultivars, grown in six different orchards within the Almaty region, Kazakhstan. …”
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Powdery mildew resistance of barley in Southern Dagestan by B. A. Batasheva, R. A. Abdullaev, O. N. Kovaleva, I. A. Zveinek, E. E. Radchenko

“…The research material included 1361 barley accessions (570 improved cultivars and 791 landraces) of different ecogeographic origin and growth habit. …”
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Leaf Growth and Canopy Development of Three Sugarcane Genotypes under High Temperature Rainfed Conditions in Northeastern Mexico by Sergio Castro-Nava, Alfredo J. Huerta, José Manuel Plácido-de la Cruz, Epifanio Mireles-Rodríguez

“…The leaf emergence rate of CP 72-2086 was significantly greater than that of the other two varieties. Cultivars did not differ with respect to leaf length but differed for all other parameters measured. …”
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Simulation and techno-economic analysis of energy cane pyrolysis for bio-oil production using Aspen Plus by Thomas Rafael de Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Luz Lisboa

“…This work investigates the energy cane pyrolysis by process simulation in Aspen Plus, evaluating which variety maximizes bio-oil yield with further economics to evaluate process feasibility. Three cultivars were selected: two natural, Saccharum robustum and Saccharum spontaneum, and one, IACSP955000, generated by a breeding program. …”
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Functional characterization in Chimonobambusa utilis reveals the role of bHLH gene family in bamboo sheath color variation by Long Tong, Long Tong, Long Tong, Qingping Zeng, Yuan Guo, Yanjie Li, Hongyan Li, Lijie Chen, Xia Liu

“…However, the available information is limited about the bHLH gene family in Chimonobambusa utilis, which is widely cultivated in China because of its high-quality and economic value. C. utilis cultivars exhibit five natural color variations in their shoot sheaths, but the molecular mechanism behind this color diversity remains unclear.MethodsDe novo assembly was employed to obtain gene sequences. …”
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RESISTANCE OF POTATO HYBRIDS FROM THE SECOND TUBER GENERATION TO THE LOCAL POPULATION OF PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS (MONT.) DE BARY AND SELECTION OF ADVANCED CLONES by Z. Z. Evdokimova, M. V. Kalashnik

“…Original hybrids will be  used as source material in the breeding programs targeted at the  development of cultivars with field resistance to late blight. There  are plans to continue and improve breeding work with such  accessions in the context of their resistance to other diseases and  environmental stress factors.…”
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Androgenesis and gynogenesis in tomato (<I>Solanum lycopersicum</I> L.) <I>in vitro</I> by A. A. Shergina, A. B. Kurina

“…The high demand and the need to enhance tomato production call for new improved cultivars and F1 hybrids.Biotechnological methods reduce the time for source material development and the labor intensity of breeding efforts. …”
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The effect of glutenins on grain quality as one of the complex polygenic traits in the genus <i>Triticum</i> (a review) by M. V. Vorotyntseva

“…Full characterization of individual protein fractions and components can be found in many scientific publications, while studying genetic patterns of protein accumulation in the grain of different wheat cultivars and using high-molecular-weight (HMW) and lowmolecular-weight (LMW) glutenin subunits (GS) for genotype identification remain high in the research agenda. …”
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Diferente comportamiento de Megaplatypus mutatus (= Platypus sulcatus) (CHAPUIS, 1865) en un ensayo comparativo de rendimiento de 30 clones de Populus deltoides Batr. en el bajo De... by E. Casaubon, G. Cueto, C. Spagarino

“…., cercanos al turno de corta, frente al ataque del «taladrillo de los forestales» en el bajo delta bonaerense del río Paraná. Todos los cultivares evaluados presentaron ataques del insecto. …”
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Androgenic response of Triticum durum-Dasypyrum villosum amphidiploids and their parental forms by H. Stoyanov, I. Belchev

“…With the aim to study the androgenic response of the Triticum durum-D. villosum amphidiploids, two accessions and their parental forms – the durum wheat cultivars Gergana and Argonavt and a landrace of the D. villosum – were studied. …”
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Sources of gray mold rot resistance in strawberries in the environments of the Middle Urals by E. Yu. Nevostrueva

“…The disease does not entail the plant’s death, which is one of the probable reasons why this problem has not been studied much. Strawberry cultivars yielding firmer fruit are known to be less susceptible to gray mold damage, so they can be used as source material in breeding practice. …”
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Performance and Genetic Variability of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Genotypes in Ethiopia for Agromorphology and Biochemical Traits by Jemal Mohammed, Wassu Mohammed, Eleni Shiferaw

“…Such an assessment would assist in the development of high fruit yield and nutritionally good cultivars. Therefore, 36 okra genotypes were evaluated for 29 agromorphological and biochemical traits at the Melkassa Agricultural Research Center (Ethiopia) during the 2018 main rainy season, using a 6 × 6 simple lattice design. …”
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On the 160th anniversary of Ivan V. Michurin’s birth by N. P. Goncharov, N. I. Savel’ev

“…Michurin created 132 cultivars. Eleven of them are not only cultivated but also included in the “National Register of Protected Plant breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation”. …”
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Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Content of Some Spices and Herbs under Saudi Arabia Conditions by Fahad Mohammed Al-Jasass, Mohammed Saud Al-Jasser

“…The differences in the results obtained are due to environmental factors, production areas, cultivars used to produce seeds and also due to the different methods used to prepare these local spices.…”
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Late blight resistance of wild potato species under field conditions in the Northwest of Russia by N. M. Zoteyeva

“…Introgression of various resistance genes from wild Solanum L. species is the main method to increase the resistance in potato cultivars. Field resistance is considered to be more durable than those induced by the action of single R genes. …”
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Assessment of phenotypic diversity of Ñuña, a local common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from the northern Andes in Peru by Angel Esteban Santa Cruz Padilla, Jorge Luis Vásquez-Orrillo, Ricardo Manuel Bardales-Lozano, Hipolito Murga-Orrillo

“…Understanding the variability of the qualitative and quantitative traits of Ñuña is crucial for future genetic improvement studies aimed at achieving cultivars with desirable characteristics. …”
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Evaluation of the Genetic Diversity and Agro-morphophysiological Traits of Bread Wheat Varieties under Postflowering Drought Stress Using Different Statistical Methods by Mehdi Kakaei, Seyed Iman Mirmazloum

“…The results of the trait variance analysis under both stress and control conditions indicated that there were significant differences (p≤0.05) among the cultivars in terms of most studied traits. The cluster analysis classified the studied varieties into three groups, and the correctness of the groupings was confirmed by the analysis of the discriminant function. …”
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Meta-analysis of QTLs associated with popping traits in maize (Zea mays L.). by Sukhdeep Kaur, Sujay Rakshit, Mukesh Choudhary, Abhijit Kumar Das, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar

“…The rising demand for popcorn necessitates improving the popping quality with higher yield of popcorn cultivars. Towards this direction several Quantitative Traits Loci (QTLs) for popping traits have been identified. …”
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A database on genes increasing resistance of wheat and relative species against pathogenic fungi by O. G. Smirnova, A. V. Kochetov

“…PRG may be useful for researchers studying plant biology or breeding new plant cultivars resistant to fungal diseases. It is available at the address: http://srs6.bionet.nsc.ru/srs6bin/cgi-bin/wgetz?…”
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