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Rnai-Mediated Control Of Aflatoxins In Peanut: Method To Analyze Mycotoxin Production And Transgene Expression In The Peanut/Aspergillus Pathosystem, Renee S. Arias, Phat M. Dang, Victor S. Sobolev
Rnai-Mediated Control Of Aflatoxins In Peanut: Method To Analyze Mycotoxin Production And Transgene Expression In The Peanut/Aspergillus Pathosystem, Renee S. Arias, Phat M. Dang, Victor S. Sobolev
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that 25% of the food crops in the world are contaminated with aflatoxins. That represents 100 million tons of food being destroyed or diverted to non-human consumption each year. Aflatoxins are powerful carcinogens normally accumulated by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus in cereals, nuts, root crops and other agricultural products. Silencing of five aflatoxin-synthesis genes by RNA interference (RNAi) in peanut plants was used to control aflatoxin accumulation following inoculation with A. flavus. Previously, no method existed to analyze the effectiveness of RNAi in individual peanut transgenic events, …
Development Of A Large Set Of Microsatellite Markers In Zapote Mamey (Pouteria Sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn) And Their Potential Use In The Study Of The Species, Renee S. Arias, Jaime Martínez-Castillo, V. S. Sobolev, Nasib H. Blancarte-Jaso, S. A. Simpson, Linda L. Ballard, Mary V. Duke, Xiaofen F. Liu, Brian M. Irish, Brian E. Scheffler
Development Of A Large Set Of Microsatellite Markers In Zapote Mamey (Pouteria Sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn) And Their Potential Use In The Study Of The Species, Renee S. Arias, Jaime Martínez-Castillo, V. S. Sobolev, Nasib H. Blancarte-Jaso, S. A. Simpson, Linda L. Ballard, Mary V. Duke, Xiaofen F. Liu, Brian M. Irish, Brian E. Scheffler
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
Pouteria sapota is known for its edible fruits that contain unique carotenoids, as well as for its fungitoxic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activity. However, its genetics is mostly unknown, including aspects about its genetic diversity and domestication process. We did high-throughput sequencing of microsatellite-enriched libraries of P. sapota, generated 5223 contig DNA sequences, 1.8 Mbp, developed 368 microsatellites markers and tested them on 29 individuals from 10 populations (seven wild, three cultivated) from Mexico, its putative domestication center. Gene ontology BLAST analysis of the DNA sequences containing microsatellites showed potential association to physiological functions. Genetic diversity was slightly higher in cultivated …
Draft Genome Sequence Of Cercospora Arachidicola, Causal Agent Of Early Leaf Spot In Peanuts, Valerie A. Orner, Emily G. Cantowine, Xinye Monica Wang, Amr Abouelleil, James Bochicchio, Chad Nusbaum, Albert C. Culbreath, Zaid Abdo, Renee S. Arias
Draft Genome Sequence Of Cercospora Arachidicola, Causal Agent Of Early Leaf Spot In Peanuts, Valerie A. Orner, Emily G. Cantowine, Xinye Monica Wang, Amr Abouelleil, James Bochicchio, Chad Nusbaum, Albert C. Culbreath, Zaid Abdo, Renee S. Arias
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
Cercospora arachidicola, causal agent of early leaf spot, is an economically important peanut pathogen. Lack of genetic information about this fungus prevents understanding the role that potentially diverse genotypes may have in peanut breeding programs. Here, we report for the first time a draft genome sequence of C. arachidicola.