Moringa species are important multi-purpose tropical crops, as human foods and for medicine
and oil production. There has been no previous comprehensive analysis of the secondary …

‘Speed breeding’ (SB) shortens the breeding cycle and accelerates crop research through
rapid generation advancement. SB can be carried out in numerous ways, one of which …

Azima tetracantha L. (needle bush; bee sting bush; Salvadoraceae) is used as a food and
for various herbal medicines in Africa, India, and Madagascar, but there is very little …

Labelling with stable isotopes is a powerful technique when used in metabolic studies. However,
there is some doubt that absorption from a test meal labelled ‘extrinsically’ with a stable …

Vernalization, photoperiod and the poorly defined earliness per se (Eps) genes regulate
flowering in plants. This thesis used elite hexaploid wheat varieties and focused on an Eps QTL …

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… Successful completion of the experiment would not be possible without assistance from
Lionel Perkins (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK), who shared with me his experience in …

… I am grateful to Lionel Perkins and the Horticultural Services team who have worked so
diligently to look after my plants. Thank you also to the Laboratory Support team for your …

The embryo and endosperm develop from different cells in the embryo sac and follow
different developmental patterns, yet both rely on the sugars from the same maternal tissue for …

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) is a legume crop with great potential for global food security
due to its exceptional tolerance to drought and flooding. The main limitation of this crop is the …