In agriculture, especially in crop breeding, innovative approaches are required to address the urgent issues posed by climate change and global food security. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary technology in wheat breeding that provides...
China is a major country in turtle cultivation and has a long history of artificial breeding of turtles. In this study, a census and statistical analysis of artificially domesticated aquatic turtles in 15 provinces of China were conducted. The result...
Recently, Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary field, providing a great opportunity in shaping modern crop breeding, and is extensively used indoors for plant science. Advances in crop phenomics, enviromics, together with the o...
To determine the optimal water temperature range for artificial breeding and early development of Osteochilus salsburyi, six water temperature gradients (14, 18, 22, 26, 30, and 34 °C) were set to systematically investigate the effects of water t...
Edible mushrooms have gained global popularity due to their nutritional value, medicinal properties, bioactive compounds and industrial applications. Despite their long-standing roles in ecology, nutrition, and traditional medicine, their additional...
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of humic acid (HA) obtained by extraction from alginate on the incubation of roes and fry development in African cichlids, Labidochormis caeruleus, as well as their influence on the stabilization of the...
In supportive breeding programs for wild salmon populations, stocked parr experience higher mortality rates than wild ones. Among other aspects of phenotype, the gut microbiota of artificially raised parr differs from that of wild parr before stockin...
Climate challenges, along with a projected global population increase of 2 billion by 2080, are intensifying pressures on agricultural systems, leading to biodiversity loss, land use constrains, soil fertility declining, and changes in water cycles,...
The historical loss of natural wetlands in Romania is significant. The building of lakes, ponds, and dams has compensated for some of these losses, as was the case in the study area, the artificial wetlands designated as the Natura 2000 (special prot...
Harnessing state-of-the-art technologies to improve disease resistance is a critical objective in modern plant breeding. Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning and big model (large language model and large multi-modal model), has em...
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the most widely farmed tilapia species globally, making it one of the most important aquaculture species. To meet increasing demand, hatcheries occasionally use artificial breeding techniques such as hormonal i...
For years, efforts have been devoted to establishing an effective bull breeding soundness evaluation procedure; usual research on this subject is based on bull breeding soundness examination (BBSE) methodologies, which have significant limitations in...
This paper presents the results of breeding and genetic studies of Raphanus sativus L. under the controlled conditions of the biopoligon of the Agrophysical Research Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia). The aim of this study was to create new R. sativ...
The genus Alytes consists of six primitive terrestrial-breeding species (five of them endangered or present in restricted distributions) with unique male parental care. Alytes obstetricans was used as a model for the development of assisted reproduct...
Artificial fertilization of cultured fish is essential for seed production using breeding techniques. However, in tuna species, the success rate of artificial fertilization is tremendously low. In this study, it was reported that the adequate procedu...
Hynobius amjiensis, also known as the Anji salamander, is an amphibian species currently categorized as endangered due to its limited geographical distribution, primarily in China. To address the critical conservation status of this species, artifici...
(1) Background: Considering the serious damage caused by castration and the extremely high outcrossing rate in nature, we hypothesized that artificial controlled pollination of black locust without castration could be conducted for hybridization bree...
The prediction of genetic gain from artificial selection in a trait is important in plant and animal breeding. Lush’s classical breeder’s equation (BE) is widely used for this purpose, although it is also applied to predicting evolution u...
Genetic diversity is the determinant of the allocation of germplasm resources in the genetic improvement of aquaculture species. In this study, three F1 families, including a hybrid Scylla family (S. paramamosain ♂ × S. serrata ♀),...
Composite crosses result from the mating of two or more distinct cattle breeds. Breeding performance may improve rapidly using a well-organized composite breeding system and a clear selection index. The KiwiCross® is a popular composite cross in...
Native breed conservation is an important component of poultry biodiversity. The aim of this work is to describe different steps that lead to donor selection for the implementation of the Italian Semen Cryobank of Autochthonous Chicken and Turkey Bre...
Molecular breeding has revolutionized the improvement of forage crops by offering precise tools to enhance the yield, quality, and environmental resilience. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current technologies, applications, and...
Eucalyptus urophylla S.T.Blake is an important commercial tropical plantation species worldwide. In China, a breeding program for this species has progressed through three cycles but genetic diversity and structure in the breeding populations are unc...
This review discusses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning (ML) and its subset, deep learning (DL), in advancing the genetic improvement of Solanaceous crops. AI has emerged as a powerful solution to overcome t...
The gonadal development of Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) plays a crucial role in the success of artificial breeding. Soy isoflavones, a class of phytoestrogens commonly found in aquafeeds, have shown potential in enhancing gonad development in fi...
Zoo and wildlife hospital networks are set to become a vital component of Australia’s contemporary efforts to conserve the iconic and imperiled koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Managed breeding programs held across zoo-based networks typically f...
Artificial reproductive technologies are highly valuable for ex situ conservation. While Arabian bustard populations are declining and extinct in some parts of the range, the International Fund for Houbara Conservation in the United Arab Emirates imp...
Legumes are a better source of proteins and are richer in diverse micronutrients over the nutritional profile of widely consumed cereals. However, when exposed to a diverse range of abiotic stresses, their overall productivity and quality are hugely...
Reproductive seasonality in birds represents a key ecological adaptation that ensures synchronization between breeding activity and optimal environmental conditions for offspring survival and development. Photoperiod is the primary cue regulating the...
Machine learning has become an important tool in plant genomic prediction for modeling complex genotype–phenotype relationships and improving breeding decisions. However, many high-performing models, particularly ensemble and deep learning appr...
Artificial insemination (AI) plays a vital role in animal breeding programs. AI is applied to enhance animal genetics and facilitate the widespread integration of desirable characteristics with a high potential for productivity. However, in sheep, th...
Livestock manure is currently one of the major sources of non-point source pollution. Reasonably determining the impact of rainfall runoff on free-range livestock areas and identifying the rainfall interception time for different pollutants are of gr...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field within computer science that is increasingly applied across a wide range of industries. Global climate change and human activity are leading to deforestation, which can have serious ecological and economic cons...
Improving crop yield potential is crucial to meet the increasing demands of a rapidly expanding global population in an ever-changing and challenging environment. Therefore, different technological approaches have been proposed over the last decades...
Advanced digital technologies are rapidly permeating agriculture from laboratory to field. Machine-based breeding, robotics and big data technologies have deeply transformed not only production systems but also the way scientific research is conducte...
In order to efficiently have a consistent supply of service-ready gilts available to incorporate into each batch of breeding sows, it is necessary to manipulate the timing of estrus and possibly the timing of ovulation of gilts. Estrus can be synchro...
Fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most devastating apple diseases. The selection of cultivars of low susceptibility and the study of the genetic mechanisms of the disease play important roles in fire blight management. The susce...
Remote and non-destructive estimation of leaf area index (LAI) has been a challenge in the last few decades as the direct and indirect methods available are laborious and time-consuming. The recent emergence of high-throughput plant phenotyping platf...
The Chinese bahaba (Bahaba taipingensis), belonging to the Sciaenidae family, is one of the largest croakers with a limited geographical distribution. It is a critically endangered fish species according to the IUCN and a protected animal in China. I...
Photosynthesis is the fundamental biological process underlying plant growth, crop productivity, and global food security. However, its efficiency is highly vulnerable to abiotic stresses, which disrupt chlorophyll biosynthesis, electron transport, c...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that are expressed in a tissue- and temporal-specific manner during development. They have been found to be highly conserved during the evolution of different species. miRNAs regulate the expression of se...
This study aimed to determine uterine blood flow indices by transabdominal Doppler ultrasound in sows (n = 18) under different conditions: (i) sows after estrus detection (day 0, D0); (ii) sows 2 h after artificial insemination (AI), performed 24 h a...
Early domestication and the following improvement are two important processes in the cocoon silk evolution of silkworms. In contrast to early domestication, understanding of the improvement process is still fuzzy. By systematically comparing the larv...
As is well-known, endemic island bird species are especially vulnerable to extinction from anthropogenic environmental change and reduced fitness compared with mainland taxa. The Cyprus Scops Owl, Otus cyprius, is a recently recognized island endemic...
Allopolyploids play an essential role in plant evolution and confer apparent advantages on crop growth and breeding compared to low ploidy levels. A doubled haploid (DH) population derived from the cross between two artificially synthesized allohexap...
With the development of new technologies in recent years, researchers have made significant progress in crop breeding. Modern breeding differs from traditional breeding because of great changes in technical means and breeding concepts. Whereas tradit...
The focus of this study was to compare the yolk flavor of eggs from laying hens of Chinese indigenous and commercial, based on detection of volatile compounds, fatty acids, and texture characteristics determination, using sensory evaluation, artifici...
Artificial light at night (ALAN) and noise pollution are two important stressors associated with urbanisation that can have a profound impact on animal behaviour and physiology, potentially disrupting biological rhythms. Although the influence of ALA...
Assessing crop production in the field often requires breeders to wait until the end of the season to collect yield-related measurements, limiting the pace of the breeding cycle. Early prediction of crop performance can reduce this constraint by allo...
This study was conducted in Lake Savalen in southeastern Norway, focusing on genetic diversity and the structure of hatchery-reared brown trout (Salmo trutta) as compared with wild fish in the lake and in two tributaries. The genetic analysis, based...
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