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The pollen-mediated flow of transgenes in maize can already be controlled by cytoplasmic male steril
Opponents of gene technology are concerned about the potential hazards of releasing pollen from genetically modified (GM) maize. Under suitable atmos...
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Molecular communication between plant pollen and pistils.
The pollen-pistil interaction comprises a diverse set of simultaneous and interacting processes between the male gametophyte (pollen) and the female reproductive o...
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Bull fertility and sperm nuclear shape
There is substantial evidence to show that males differ in fertility. No one is more acutely aware of this than those involved in the commercial artif...
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Sperm-mediated Gene Transfer: Advances in Sperm Cell Research and Applications. A Personal Account o
The use of the male gamete as a novel tool for animal transfection was the subject of a three day symposium at the idyllic Chartusian monastery of Ce...
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Reproductive biotechnology in farm animals goes genomics.
The breeding of domestic animals has a longstanding and successful history, starting with domestication several thousand years ago. Modern animal bree...
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Implications of cytoplasmic male-sterility systems for development and deployment of pest resistant
The world population is increasing at an alarming rate, and there is a continued need to increase crop productivity to meet the food requirements. To ...
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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae and Bt maize pollen: a review of ecological risk assessm
The four main ecological concerns from transgenic Bt crops are gene flow of the transgenes to other plant species or strains, evolution of resistance ...
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Glimpses into sexual plant reproduction: the pursuit of apomixis
Shaping world agriculture to meet increasing food demands is a major challenge for humanity. In that respect, apomixis in flowering plants is an attra...
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Role of expansins in fruit development.
Expansins are cell-wall-loosening proteins and their presence and various roles have been discovered in many plants. In fruit development, expansin ge...
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Application of doubled haploid technology in breeding of oilseed Brassica napus
Recent advances in specialized plant cell culture techniques provide plant breeders with methods for rapidly producing large numbers of homozygous pla...
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