Brachiaria species are widely sown on the infertile and Al-toxic soils of neotropical savannas. Breeding programs seek to combine edaphic adaptation with other traits in interspecific hybrids. Edaphic adaptation is difficult to assess because it is only manifest in pasture persistence across seve...
Wenzl, Peter
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Arango Vélez, Adriana
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Chavez, Alba L.
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Buitrago González, M.E.
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Patino, GM
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Miles, John W.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[A greenhouse method to screen brachiariagrass genotypes for aluminum resistance and root vigor]
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A greenhouse method to screen brachiariagrass genotypes for aluminum resistance and root vigor
We summarize progress made towards the development of tools and knowledge that aid the genetic improvement of aluminum (Al) resistance in two of CIAT’s (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) commodity crops; common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and brachiariagrasses (Brachiaria spp. Grisi...
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Wenzl, Peter
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Arango Vélez, Adriana
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Miles, John W.
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Watanabe, Toshihiro
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Shinano, Takuro
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Osaki, Mitsuru
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Wagatsuma, Tadao
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Manrique, Germán
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Ishitani, Manabu
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Rangel Becerra, Andrés Felipe
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Advances in developing screening methods and improving aluminum resistance in common bean and brachiaria]
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Advances in developing screening methods and improving aluminum resistance in common bean and brachiaria
Aluminum toxicity limits plant growth in acid soils. Because of their advanced state of weathering, acid soils of the tropics also tend to be deficient in nutrients. A realistic assessment of plant adaptation to these soils would therefore require Al-toxic conditions under which growth is simulta...
Wenzl, Peter
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Mancilla, LI
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Mayer, Jorge Edgard
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Albert, R.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Simulating infertile acid soils with nutrient solutions: The effects on Brachiaria species]
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Simulating infertile acid soils with nutrient solutions: The effects on Brachiaria species
We previously developed a new simple technique of methylene blue (MB) staining for the discrimination of aluminum (Al)-tolerant protoplasts from 4 plant species (rice, oats, maize and pea). The objectives of the present study were to confirm the applicability of this technique to a wider range of...
Wagatsuma, Tadao
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Khan, Shahadat Hossain
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Wenzl, Peter
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Tawaraya, Keitarou
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Yamamoto, Takanori
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Kawamura, Takeshi
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Hosogoe, Kazumi
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Ishikawa, Satoru
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[Methylene blue sustainability of root-tip protoplasts as an indicator of aluminum tolerance in a wide range of plant species, cultivars and lines]
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Methylene blue sustainability of root-tip protoplasts as an indicator of aluminum tolerance in a wide range of plant species, cultivars and lines
Traditional breeding efforts are expected to be greatly enhanced through collaborative approaches incorporating functional, comparative and structural genomics. Potential benefits of combining genomic tools with traditional breeding have been a source of widespread interest and resulted in numero...
Ishitani, Manabu
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Wenzl, Peter
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Integration of genomics approach with traditional breeding towards improving abiotic stress adaptation: Drought and aluminum toxicity as case studies]
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Integration of genomics approach with traditional breeding towards improving abiotic stress adaptation: Drought and aluminum toxicity as case studies