A5031640938- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
International Livestock Research Institute
2017-2024
Fiona Stanley Hospital
2023
Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums
2023
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
2022
Jagiellonian University
2022
University of Southampton
2022
University of East Anglia
2022
Helmholtz Zentrum München
2022
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
2022
Tennessee State University
2016-2021
Pearl millet is an important cereal crop worldwide and shows superior heat tolerance. Here, we developed a graph-based pan-genome by assembling ten chromosomal genomes with one existing assembly adapted to different climates captured 424,085 genomic structural variations (SVs). Comparative genomics transcriptomics analyses revealed the expansion of RWP-RK transcription factor family involvement endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-related genes in The overexpression gene led enhanced plant tolerance...
One-hundred and fifty consecutive free-tissue transfers were reviewed to evaluate the role of emergent exploration in flap survival. Eleven flaps exhibited signs circulatory failure between 1 hour 6 days postoperatively required return operating room. In eight patients preoperative diagnosis was venous thrombosis, three it arterial thrombosis. The average time from first abnormal examination 1.5 hours. There no false-positive explorations. All 11 salvaged following correction cause...
Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) is a fast-growing perennial native to Sub-Saharan Africa that widely grown across the tropical and subtropical regions of world. It multipurpose forage crop, primarily used feed cattle in cut carry feeding systems. Characterization diversity studies on small collection grasses have identified moderate level genetic variation highlighted availability some good agronomic traits, particularly high biomass production, as crop. However, very little...
Proanthocyanidins (PAs) are oligomeric flavonoids and one group of end products the phenylpropanoid pathway. PAs have been reported to be beneficial for human animal health particularly important in pastoral agricultural systems improved production reduced greenhouse gas emissions. However, main forage legumes grown these systems, such as Trifolium repens Medicago sativa, do not contain any substantial amounts leaves. We identified from foliar PA-accumulating legume arvense an R2R3-MYB...
Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LCMS) is widely used in metabolomics due its sensitivity, reproducibility, speed and versatility. Metabolites are detected as peaks which characterised by mass-over-charge ratio (
Abstract Crop landraces have unique local agroecological and societal functions offer important genetic resources for plant breeding. Recognition of the value landrace diversity concern about its erosion on farms led to sustained efforts establish ex situ collections worldwide. The degree which these succeeded in conserving has not been comprehensively assessed. Here we modelled potential distributions eco-geographically distinguishable groups 25 cereal, pulse starchy root/tuber/fruit crops...
Achieving global goals for sustainable nutrition, health, and wellbeing will depend on delivering enhanced diets to humankind. This require instantaneous access information food-source quality at key points of agri-food systems. Although laboratory analysis benchtop NIR spectrometers are regularly used quantify grain quality, these do not suit all end users, example, stakeholders in decentralized chains that typical emerging economies. Therefore, we explored portable instruments, the methods...
Summary Millets are a class of nutrient‐rich coarse cereals with high resistance to abiotic stress; thus, they guarantee food security for people living in areas extreme climatic conditions and provide stress‐related genetic resources other crops. However, no platform is available comprehensive systematic multi‐omics analysis millets, which seriously hinders the mining genes molecular breeding millets. Here, free, web‐accessible, user‐friendly millets database (Milletdb,...
Abstract Under-utilised orphan crops hold the key to diversified and climate-resilient food systems. Here, we report on crop genomics using case of Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (lablab) - a legume native Africa cultivated throughout tropics for forage. Our Africa-led plant genome collaboration produces high-quality chromosome-scale assembly lablab genome. highlights organisation trypsin inhibitor genes an important anti-nutritional factor in lablab. We also re-sequence wild accessions from...
ABSTRACT Drought is a major threat to alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) production. The discovery of important genes regulating drought response will facilitate breeding for drought‐resistant cultivars. Here, we report genome‐wide association study resistance in alfalfa. We identified and functionally characterized an MYB‐like transcription factor gene MsMYBH ), which increases the Compared with wild‐types, biomass forage quality were enhanced overexpressed plants. Combined RNA‐seq, proteomics...
Underutilised crops are important for diversifying food systems. The genomics of these should not be done in isolation but align with their breeding and capacity building strategies while leveraging advances made major crops. or orphan our systems towards nutrition security. Here, the authors discuss how development underutilised crop genomic resource strategies, leverage
Anecdotal reports of chronic contained rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms exist. Their existence and implications have been largely ignored. From March 1984 to 1985, 24 patients required repair an infrarenal aneurysm. Four underwent emergent repair. The remaining 20 were evaluated with computed tomography electively. Seven (35%) demonstrated a the aneurysm retroperitoneal hematoma on tomographic scan. All had histories back or flank pain; five continued complain mild pain admission. In no...
Abstract Elephant grass (2 n = 4 x 28; Cenchrus purpureus Schumach.), also known as Napier grass, is an important forage and potential energy crop in tropical subtropical regions of Asia, Africa America. However, no study has yet reported a genome assembly for elephant at the chromosome scale. Here, we report high‐quality chromosome‐scale with total size 1.97 Gb 1.5% heterozygosity rate, obtained using short‐read sequencing, single‐molecule long‐read sequencing Hi‐C conformation capture....
Melilotus species are used as green manure and rotation crops worldwide contain abundant pharmacologically active coumarins. However, there is a paucity of information on its genome coumarin production function. Here, we reported chromosome-scale assembly albus with 1.04 Gb in eight chromosomes, containing 71.42% repetitive elements. Long terminal repeat retrotransposon bursts coincided declining population sizes during the Quaternary glaciation. Resequencing 94 accessions enabled insights...
The international collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) hosted by 11 CGIAR Centers are important components the United Nations Food Agriculture Organization's global system conservation use PGRFA. They also play an supportive role in realizing Target 2.5 Sustainable Development Goals. This paper analyzes genebanks' trends acquiring distributing PGRFA over last 35 years, with a particular focus on decade. highlights number factors influencing Centers'...
Napier grass is the most important perennial tropical native to Sub-Saharan Africa and widely grown in subtropical regions around world, primarily as a forage crop for animal feed, but with potential an energy wide range of other areas. Genomic resources have recently been developed that need be deployed genetic improvement molecular dissection agro-morphological feed quality traits. From diverse set genotypes assembled from two independent collections, subset 84 (although small population...
Abstract ‘Florigraze’ rhizoma peanut ( Arachis glabrata Benth.) is a perennial legume of high forage quality adapted to warm climates, but there has been no comprehensive evaluation its responses grazing management. In 1988 and 1989, the effects frequency intensity on Florigraze persistence herbage accumulation (HA) were evaluated loamy, siliceous, hyperthermic Grossarenic Paleudults soil. All 12 combinations three levels residual dry matter after (RDM, 500, 1500, 2500 kg ha‐') four cycle...
Abstract Industries based on pastoral farming have increased their contribution to GDP from 13.5 17% since 1990 as the result of markedly intensified practices. In future, we predict that this intensification will continue but, at same time, there be an emergence efficient, lower‐input sector with almost no environmental footprint. Both sectors require continuing input by pasture plant breeders. Over past 20 years, development cultivars has become totally industry funded, support Crown...
Napier grass Stunt Disease (NSD) is a severe disease of (Pennisetum purpureum) in Eastern Africa, caused by the leafhopper-transmitted bacterium Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae. The pathogen severely impairs growth grass, major fodder for dairy cattle Africa. NSD associated with biomass losses up to 70% infected plants. Diagnosis done nested PCR targeting phytoplasma DNA, which difficult perform developing countries little infrastructure. We report development an easy use, rapid, sensitive and...
Abstract Napier grass is an important tropical forage-grass and of growing potential as energy crop. One-hundred-five accessions, encompassing two independent collections, were subjected to genotyping by sequencing which generated a set high-density genome-wide markers together with short sequence reads. The reads, averaging 54 nucleotides, mapped the pearl millet genome closest genes annotation information used select candidate linked key forage traits. 980 highly polymorphic SNP markers,...