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Sunflower Genetic Resources: Interspecific Hybridization and Cytogenetics in Prebreeding
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) belongs to the Helianthus genus which is composed of 51 species (14 annual and 37 perennial). Lowered genetic variability and sensitivity towards large number of pathogens on cultivated ...
Use and agroecology efficiency of medicinal plants in plant production
(Nova Science Publishers, 2021)
The first part of the paper presents some of the most used medicinal plant species used for this purpose: stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.), comfrey (Symphytum officinale Wallwort), dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis Weber), ...
Ideotypes of forage pea (pisum sativum) cultivars
(Springer Netherlands, 2014)
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is one of the most important grain legume crops in temperate regions worldwide. In many countries of Europe, West Asia and North Africa, it is also used in feeding ruminants in the form of fresh ...
CAPS markers in breeding of oil crops
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014)
Oil crops include highly diverse and world-wide distributed group of species that are grown for oil production. Apart from the use in human nutrition and animal feed, oil crops have a broad commercial application in the ...
Certain aspects of breeding forage brassicas
(Springer Netherlands, 2014)
Numerous species belonging to the family Brassicaceae Burnett, popularly known as brassicas, are multi-purpose crops used not only for various industrial purposes and human consumption, but also in animal feeding. Among ...
Eastern Europe Perspectives on Sunflower Production and Processing
(Elsevier Inc., 2015)
After the major producer, Argentina, turned to more soybean and corn in recent years, Eastern European countries, especially Ukraine and Russia, lead the production and crushing of sunflower in the world. Eastern European ...
Physical and milling properties of maize
(CRC Press Taylor & Francis, 2023)
This chapter discusses the maize production in the world is mostly attributed to the development of technology and the seed industry, increased agro-efficiency, innovative maize food, and technical maize products, and, ...
Production and Use of Hydrolates from the Distillation Process of Aromatic Plants
(Springer Nature Singapore, 2023)
Lavender (Lavandula sp.), thyme (Thymus sp. and Thymbra sp.), oregano (Origanum sp.), savory (Satureja sp.), mints (Mentha sp.), sage (Salvia officinalis and S. sclarea), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), rose (Rosa sp.), ...
Cytogenomics and Mutagenomics in Plant Functional Biology and Breeding
(Springer, 2015)
One of the most important breakthroughs in the history of genetics and plant breeding was the development of plant cytology and experimental mutagenesis, which later brought about plant cytogenetics and mutation breeding ...
Marker-assisted selection for the improvement of cereals and pseudocereals
(Academic Press, 2023)
Cereals are grasses (a monocot family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae) cultivated widely for their grains used in human and animal consumption. From ancient times, cereals have played an important role in world agriculture ...