RESPONSE OF WHEAT TO DIFFERENT ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS: A REVIEW by Harikala Paudel, Radhakrishna Bhandari, Anjali Dhakal, Shivalal Nyaupane, Binod Panthi, Mukti Ram Poudel

“…The study of wheat against such circumstances would help plant breeders identify stress-tolerant genotypes that could significantly contribute to eradicating existing hunger and malnutrition in the world.…”
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METHODS OF CHOOSING PARENTAL PAIRS FOR CROSSES IN THE BREEDING OF SELF-POLLINATING CROPS FOR YIELD by S. B. Lepekhov

“…Michurin has appeared so effective that it is still used by many plant breeders. Meanwhile, as a result of extensive exchange of breeding material, this ecogeographical approach to the matching of pairs has lost its relevance, being replaced by the new methods of finding phenotypic and genotypic differences between parents. …”
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Doubled haploid production in Brassica L. by N. A. Shmykova, D. V. Shumilina, T. P. Suprunova

“…Biotechnological DH line production offers advantages to plant breeders, including the possibility to obtain homozygous lines within a year in contrast to common inbreeding methods, which may take 6–12 years. …”
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The Ideotype for Seed Size: A Model Examining the Relationship between Seed Size and Actual Yield in Pea by Jamin Smitchger, Norman F. Weeden

“…The algorithm predicts that there is likely very little correlation between seed size and grain yield, although larger seeded legumes will likely have a higher harvest index. Plant breeders can use the ideotype predicted by this function to create varieties of peas and other large seeded legumes that have higher actual yield. …”
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«CULTURAL REVOLUTION» IN THE USSR IN 1929–1932 AND THE EARLY ATTACKS AGAINST N.I. VAVILOV’S SCHOOL. A STUDY BASED ON DOCUMENTS FROM ST. PETERSBURG ARCHIVES by E. I. Kolchinsky

“…Lysenko would emerge as a person of some importance among agronomists and plant breeders, the scientific content of the debates was rather negligible. …”
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Efficiency of SSR and PawS markers for evaluation of genetic polymorphism among red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) cultivars by I. A. Klimenko, S. I. Kostenko, Yu. M. Mavlyutov, A. O. Shamustakimova

“…Application of molecular markers makes it possible to identify cultivars and secure protection of plant breeders’ rights. Marker techniques based on SSR loci and PawS markers were evaluated for their efficiency in revealing the DNA polymorphism in Russian red clover cultivars, and the research results are presented in this publication.Materials and Methods. …”
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Multiplexed set of 10 microsatellite markers for identification of potato varieties by O. S. Kolobova, O. P. Maluchenko, T. V. Shalaeva, E. P. Shanina, I. A. Shilov, Ya. I. Alekseev, N. S. Velishaeva

“…Genetic identification of potato varieties is a demanded instrument for development of new cultivars registration system, protection of plant breeders’ rights, and variety homogeneity control. …”
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History and current status of plant genetic resources conserved and maintained by the Hungarian central genebank by Zoltan Ay, Attila Simon, Adrienn Gyurkó, Evelin Fekete, Balázs Horváth, Borbála Baktay

“…The 1950s were hectic times for Hungarian plant breeders, and many new genetic materials were registered in the National List of Varieties. …”
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Optimizing rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield and lodging resistance using MGIDI and conventional selection indices by Durga Prasad Mullangie1,Kalaimagal Thiyagarajan1*,Manonmani Swaminathan2, Sritharan Natarajan2 and Senthilkumar Govindan2

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Differences in visitation of honeybees and bumblebees to ornamental plant varieties can be explained by floral traits by Femke Verweij, Koos Biesmeijer, Saskia Klumpers

“…Overall, our study gives valuable insights for plant breeders, emphasising how different floral traits affect the attractiveness of ornamental plants which helps to select for floral traits that result in more attractive ornamental plants for bees. …”
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Selection of an optimal method for screening the collection of narrow-leaved lupine held by the Vavilov Institute for the qualitative and quantitative composition of seed alkaloids by A. V. Kushnareva, Т. V. Shelengа, I. N. Perchuk, G. P. Egorova, L. L. Malyshev, Yu. A. Kerv, A. L. Shavarda, M. A. Vishnyakova

“…However, the presence of secondary metabolites – alkaloids – in lupine seeds considerably affects the quality of raw produce, reducing its nutritive value; in addition, high concentrations of alkaloids are toxic to humans and animals. Therefore, plant breeders working with lupine need to gain knowledge about the variability of alkaloid content in seeds of different genotypes and search for the sources of their low concentrations in the crop’s gene pool. …”
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Analysis of variability, heritability and trait association in four F2 populations of Gossypium hirsutum L. by K. Yaksha1, S. Rajeswari2, N. Premalatha2 and N. Manikanda Boopathi3

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Inter-association and path coefficient analysis for yield and yield attributing traits in ash gourd [Benincasa hispida (Thunb) Cogn.] by Hament Thakur* and Vijay Kumar

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Genetic diversity and character association studies for agro-morphological and quality traits of advanced breeding lines in field pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Kommineni Jagadeesh1*, C.S. Mahto1, Niraj Kumar1 and H. C. Lal2

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Evaluation of oat accessions from different ecological groups in the steppe environments of Krasnodar Territory by N. P. Voytsutskaya, I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, L. Yu. Novikova

“…Studying genetic diversity and identifying sources of valuable agronomic traits for specific environmental conditions is of great importance for plant breeders when they select source material for crop improvement. …”
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A population genomics approach to unlock the genetic potential of lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), an underutilized tropical forage crop by A. Teshome, E. Habte, J. Cheema, A. Mekasha, H. Lire, M. S. Muktar, J. Quiroz-Chavez, C. Domoney, C. S. Jones

“…Conclusions The publicly available genomic tools and field evaluation data from this study will offer a valuable resource for plant breeders and researchers to inform a new cycle of lablab breeding. …”
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BREEDING FOR ANTIOXIDANT CONTENT IN GRAIN AS A PROMISING TREND IN OBTAINING HEALTHY FOOD PRODUCTS by V. I. Polonskiy, I. G. Loskutov, A. V. Sumina

“…In order to attract the attention of Russian plant scientists, plant breeders, plant physiologists, geneticists and biotechnologists, a survey of modern publications on this problem is presented.…”
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Principal component analysis (PCA) as a genetic diversity tool to understand the variation of rice mutant culture by S. Palaniyappan1, P. Arunachalam1*, S. Banumathy1 and S. Muthuramu2

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Genotypic variability for root nodulation and identification of high yielding chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes by Jyoti Kumari, Rafat Sultana*, Zafar Imam, Mankesh Kumar and Reena Kumari

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Assessment of heterosis and combining ability for fibre yield, its contributing and quality traits in Bt BGII upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by S. S. Deshmukh1*, K. S. Baig2 and Bhaarat Sharma1

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