… Cross-sections stained with a combination of Safranin O and Alcian Blue revealed that in
comparison to wild-type fruits, fruits from L2F1_A failed to pattern the valve margin region …

Plant perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) triggers a phosphorylation
relay leading to PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI). Despite increasing knowledge of PTI …

Under-utilised orphan crops hold the key to diversified and climate-resilient food systems.
Here, we report on orphan crop genomics using the case of Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (…

Build a major genomics resource on the continent to help breeders and conservationists.

The precocious germination of cereal grains before harvest, also known as pre-harvest
sprouting, is an important source of yield and quality loss in cereal production. Pre-harvest …

… 3-O-glucoside-6″-O-malonyltransferase and a gene encoding for a hypothetical protein.
In addition to TaMKK3-A, Cluster 285 contained four additional genes including Protein …

Underutilised crops are important for diversifying food systems. The genomics of these crops
should not be done in isolation but should align with their breeding and capacity building …

Roots are the main channel for water and nutrient uptake in plants. Optimization of root
architecture provides a viable strategy to improve nutrient and water uptake efficiency and …

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), resulting from co-infection by maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV)
and sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) can cause up to 100% yield losses in maize in …

Key message Using bulked segregant analysis of exome sequence, we fine-mapped the
ABA-hypersensitive mutant ERA8 in a wheat backcross population to the TaMKK3-A locus of …