Fine mapping and expression characteristics analysis of male-sterile gene BrRNR1 in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) by Meihui Xue, Jiahang Li, Ruiqi Liao, Junjie Xu, Mingwei Zhou, Runpeng Yao, Zhiyong Liu, Hui Feng, Shengnan Huang

“…Abstract Background Chinese cabbage is a cross-pollinated crop with remarkable heterosis, and male-sterile line is an important mean to produce its hybrids. …”
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Haploid biotechnology as a tool for creating a selection material for sugar beets by E. O. Kolesnikova, E. I. Donskikh, R. V. Berdnikov

“…These stages include selecting parental forms – donor explants, sterilizing buds and introducing non-pollinated ovules in vitro, obtaining haploids, doubling their chromosome set, creating doubled haploids, determining ploidy at different stages, relocating the obtained plants to greenhouses and growing stecklings. …”
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Combining ability of CMS-lines of grain sorghum based on A1, A2, A3, A4, 9E and M-35-1A types of сytoplasmic male sterility by O. P. Kibalnik

“…Hybrids were derived from CMS-lines: A1 O-Yang 1, A2 KVV 114, A2 Vostorg, A2 Tamara, A3 Feterita 14, A4 KP 70, M-35-1A and 9E Pischevoe 614. The pollinators (testers) to crossing included varieties of grain sorghum: Mercury, Ogonek, Avans, Topaz, Volzhskoe 615, Pischevoe 35, Volzhskoe 4. …”
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Factors to affect inbred beet plants while developing material for linear selection by M. I. Fedorova, E. G. Kozar, S. A. Vetrova, V. A. Zayachkovskyi, V. A. Stepanov

“…While inbreeding, the reproductive potential of cross-pollinated beet plants with gametophytic self-incompatibility (SI) changes significantly and is determined by a joint effect of multiple factors including the level of inbred depression. …”
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Growth, Yield-Related Traits and Yield of Lowland Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties as Influenced by Inorganic NPS and N Fertilizer Rates at Babile, Eastern Ethiopia by Mekuannet K. Belay

“…A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive years under main cropping seasons to evaluate the effect of blended NPS and N fertilizer rates on growth, yield components, and yield of open-pollinated maize varieties at the moisture stress area, eastern Ethiopia. …”
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A Deep-Learning Approach to a Volumetric Radio Environment Map Construction for UAV-Assisted Networks by Bethelhem S. Shawel, Dereje H. Woldegebreal, Sofie Pollin

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Modern issues of sugar beet (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.) hybrid breeding by S. D. Karakotov, I. V. Apasov, A. A. Nalbandyan, E. N. Vasilchenko, T. P. Fedulova

“…High efficiency of the cultivation of unfertilized sugar beet ovules and preparation of haploid regenerants (microclones) of pollinators – maintainers of О-type sterility and MS forms of the RMS 120 hybrid components has been shown. …”
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Deformed wing virus coopts the host arginine kinase to enhance its fitness in honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Andrea Becchimanzi, Giovanna De Leva, Rosanna Mattossovich, Serena Camerini, Marialuisa Casella, Giovanni Jesu, Ilaria Di Lelio, Sabrina Di Giorgi, Joachim R. de Miranda, Anna Valenti, Silvia Gigliotti, Francesco Pennacchio

“…Despite intense investigation on this pollinator, which has a unique environmental and economic importance, the mechanisms underlying the molecular interactions between DWV and honey bees are still poorly understood. …”
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Exposure of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to imidacloprid impairs larval development, promotes oxidative stress in pupae, and induces changes in the midgut of adult... by Daiani Rodrigues Moreira, Tuan Henrique Smielevski de Souza, Douglas Galhardo, Cinthia Leão Figueira, Samara Calvi Baulli, Breno Gabriel da Silva, Francieli das Chagas, José Washington Santos Oliveira, Jean Samel Rocha, Angélica de Souza Khatlab, Eliane Gasparino, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo, Adriana Aparecida Sinópolis Gigliolli, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo-Takasusuki

“…Abstract Bees are essential pollinators that contribute to maintaining biodiversity and increasing agricultural production. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of Deutzia parviflora by WANG Qi, LI Jinyu, WANG Xinyi, WANG Yixuan, GUO Wei, YUAN Tao

“…[Conclusion] There is no apomixis in D . parviflora and the breeding system is a mixed mating system, dominanted by outcrossing mechanism, requiring pollinators, and it is more fertile and can be used as a parent for hybrid breeding in the genus Deutzia. …”
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Identification of duplicate accessions in the sweet maize collection by means of zein electrophoresis by V. V. Sidorova, Yu. A. Kerv, A. V. Konarev

“…Local (usually heterogeneous) varieties are a valuable source material for creating self-pollinated lines that contribute to a significant broadening of the genetic base of parental forms used in breeding. …”
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The development of triploid apple cultivars is a priority in breeding by E. N. Sedov, G. A. Sedysheva, M. A. Makarkina, Z. M. Serova

“…During 1970–2015, the following work was done in apple breeding using polyploidy: 455 crossing combinations were performed; 660000 flowers were artificially pollinated; 124700 hybrid seeds were obtained and 47900 one-year-old seedlings were grown, from which after multiple rejections 13200 seedlings were planted in breeding orchards. …”
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Control of two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, on strawberry by integrating with cyetpyrafen and Phytoseiulus persimilis by Shan Zhao, Qiuyu Zhao, Xiaoyan Dai, Bing Lv, Ruijuan Wang, Zhenjuan Yin, Feng Zhang, Yan Liu, Long Su, Hao Chen, Li Zheng, Hongmei Li, Lixia Xie, Yifan Zhai

“…Additionally, cyetpyrafen's toxicity on key pollinators, such as Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris, was found to be low. …”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The genome of this potato species is autotetraploid and has a high level of heterozygosity, also this potato species is a cross-pollinated plant. These characteristics complicate the genetic analysis and breeding process. …”
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GWAS identifies a polyembryony locus in mango: development of KASP and PACE markers for marker-assisted breeding by Gul Shad Ali, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh

“…The utility of these assays was validated and demonstrated in diverse germplasm collection and open-pollinated mango breeding populations with known pedigrees and polyembryony phenotypes. …”
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Host-Induced Gene Silencing of the <i>Aspergillus flavus O</i>-Methyl Transferase Gene Enhanced Maize Aflatoxin Resistance by Olanike Omolehin, Yenjit Raruang, Dongfang Hu, Zhu-Qiang Han, Surassawadee Promyou, Robert L. Brown, Qijian Wei, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Jeffrey W. Cary, Kan Wang, Dan Jeffers, Zhi-Yuan Chen

“…Among the six transformation events that were positive for containing the <i>omtA</i> transgene, OmtA-6 and OmtA-10 were self-pollinated from T1 to T4, and OmtA-7 and OmtA-12 to the T6 generation. …”
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Genome evolution following an ecological shift in nectar-dwelling Acinetobacter by Vivianna A. Sanchez, Tanya Renner, Lydia J. Baker, Tory A. Hendry

“…Here, we compared the genomes of floral-dwelling and pollinator-associated Acinetobacter, including newly described species, with genomes from relatives found in other environments to determine the genomic changes associated with this ecological shift. …”
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Selection of Superior Sugar Beet Genotypes using the Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Traits by Mahdi Hassani, Ali Saremirad, Hamed Mansouri

“…These innovative hybrids emerged from a cross between 22 pure pollinator lines of sugar beet as the paternal parent and two commercial monogerm male-sterile single crosses as the maternal parent in 2020 at the Sugar Beet Seed Institute (SBSI), Karaj, Alborz, Iran. …”
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A Study on the Genotype × Environment Interaction in Promising Advanced Genotypes of Soybean using Graphical GGE-biplot Analysis by Bahram Masoudi, Amir Gholizadeh, Parastoo Majidian, Ebrahim Hezarjaribi, Nasrin Razmi, Farnaz Shariati

“…As an annual, self-pollinating, diploid plant belonging to the Leguminosae pea family, soybean falls into the most important oil plants in the world, containing 18-22% oil and 40-50% protein, depending on the genotype and environmental factors. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…The publishing of Silent Spring in 1962 by Rachel Carson exemplifies this growing concern over the sustainability of the ruling economic growth model of its time by commenting on the effects of large-scale agriculture and the use of pesticides in the population of bees, one of the most relevant pollinators of crops consumed by humans. The book influenced both the author responsible for the coining bioethics in the 1971[7] and early CSR literature.[8] By initiating a debate over the sustainability of economic models, the environmentalist discourse became a precursor to vigorous social movements for civil rights. …”
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