The transmutation of transuranic (TRU) elements produced by pressurized water reactors (PWRs) can effectively reduce their radioactive hazards. The molten chloride salt fast reactor (MCSFR) is a type of liquid-fueled molten salt reactor (MSR) using f...
The pedigree, bulk, and single-seed descent-based rapid generation advance methods are commonly practiced breeding methods in rice. But the efficiency of these breeding methods in enhancing genetic gain has not been investigated yet. In this study, w...
This study investigated the effects of different breeding methods on the cecal microbiota and production traits of Yimeng Black Goats (YBGs). Twenty-seven 3-month-old male YBGs were assigned to three groups (n = 9 each): total mixed ration once daily...
Population size estimates are essential for investigating numerous aspects of the ecology, evolution, and conservation of wildlife. However, the life cycles of many species include cryptic life stages that are difficult to detect or sample, such as t...
Improving textile characteristics is the main objective of alpaca breeding. A recently developed SNP chip for alpacas could potentially be used to implement genomic selection and accelerate genetic progress. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the...
The lossof ear tags in breeding pigs can lead to the loss or confusion of individual identity information. Timely and accurate detection, along with continuous tracking of breeding pigs that have lost their ear tags, is crucial for improving the prec...
Tall wheatgrass, a perennial forage grass renowned for its salt–alkali tolerance, has recently been proposed as a key species for planting in coastal saline–alkaline lands to establish a “Coastal Grass Belt”. Highly salt-toler...
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) exhibits drought resistance and environmental adaptability, making it a crucial cereal crop for semi-arid regions. It has a wide range of uses, including as food, feed, brooms, alcohol production, and bioethanol. In particul...
Genomic selection (GS) techniques have improved animal breeding by enhancing the prediction accuracy of breeding values, particularly for traits that are difficult to measure and have low heritability, as well as reducing generation intervals. Howeve...
The existing standardized methods for assessing the quality of marketable grain do not always meet the requirements of the breeding, such as the method’s rapidity, sufficiency of the minimum amount of experimental material, the minimal modifyin...
Detecting estrus in sows is important for improving pig reproductive performance and pig farm production efficiency levels. Traditional estrus detection methods are highly subjective and inaccurate, making it difficult to meet the demands of modern f...
To address the strong reliance on manual operations and the low efficiency of egg shape index (ESI) phenotyping in layer breeding, this study proposed an ESI measurement method based on an improved YOLOv12n-seg model. Ghost Bottleneck modules were in...
In this work, a new multi-criteria model for the evaluation of traditional and indigenous horse breeds, the HORQUAL model, was developed by applying the DEX (Decision Expert) method. The idea for this study culminated from brainstorming among researc...
In order to facilitate the peanut plot breeding process, a seed discharger for peanut plot breeding was designed and optimised. Two single stroke cylinders were used for seed replacement and to avoid confusion between different varieties of seeds. Th...
Soil moisture plays an important role in climate prediction and drought monitoring. Data assimilation, as a method of integrating multi-geographic spatial data, plays an increasingly important role in estimating soil moisture. Model prediction error,...
The Helium Cooled Pebble Bed (HCPB) breeding blanket, being developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and its partners is one of the two driver blanket candidates to be selected for the European demonstration fusion power plant (EU DEM...
The aim of this study was to classify placental characteristics of Akkaraman, Morkaraman, Karayaka, Awassi, Malya, and Bafra sheep breeds using the hierarchical clustering method. In total, 240 individual data records were used as experimental materi...
Phytophthora root rot (PRR) is a major constraint to chickpea production in Australia. Management options for controlling the disease are limited to crop rotation and avoiding high risk paddocks for planting. Current Australian cultivars have partial...
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Antibiotic pollution has become an increasingly serious issue due to the extensive application of antibiotics, their resistance to removal, and the harmful effects on aquatic environments and humans. Breeding wastewater is one of the most important s...
The opium poppy’s ability to produce various alkaloids is both useful and problematic. Breeding of new varieties with varying alkaloid content is therefore an important task. In this paper, the breeding technology of new low morphine poppy geno...
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is a legume with a constant rate of cultivation in Southern European countries. Consumer demand for cowpea worldwide is rising due to its nutritional content, while Europe is constantly attempting to reduce the d...
Background: Single-step genomic BLUP (ssGBLUP) has gained increasing interest from forest tree breeders. ssGBLUP combines phenotypic and pedigree data with marker data to enhance the prediction accuracy of estimated breeding values. However, potentia...
Perinatal mortality is a major issue in laboratory mouse breeding. We compared a counting method using daily checks (DAILY_CHECK) with a method combining daily checks with detailed video analyses to detect cannibalisms (VIDEO_TRACK) for estimating th...
Heterosis is the superiority of an F1 hybrid over its parents. Since this phenomenon is still unclear in melon, a half diallel experiment based on eight genetically distant breeding lines was conducted in six environments of Central Italy, assessing...
Genomic selection (GS) is a technique that integrates genomic data, pedigree information, and individual phenotypes to enhance genetic improvements of economically important traits in livestock. While it has shown significant effects in dairy cattle,...
Introduction: Scattering of kernels due to angular dehiscence is a key bottleneck in mechanized harvesting of oilseed rape. Materials and Methods: In this study, a dual-track “genotype–phenotype” screening strategy was established b...
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) is a nutritionally rich grain legume crop indigenous to Africa. It is tolerant to drought stress and has become adapted to grow under low input and marginal agricultural production systems in Africa a...
The co-rearing model for young silkworms (Bombyx mori) utilizing artificial feed is currently undergoing significant promotion within the sericulture industry in China. Within this model, accurately counting the number of young silkworms serves as a...
Genomic selection (GS) accelerates plant breeding by predicting complex traits using genomic data. This study compares genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP), quantile mapping (QM)—an adjustment to GBLUP predictions—and four outl...
This study delves into the mapping method for the navigation system of a chicken coop disinfection robot. It systematically analyzes the problems of insufficient effective particle count, high particle repetition rate in environmental map information...
To select excellent clones characterized by fast growth and high-quality wood of Catalpa fargesii Bur., growth traits, including height and diameter at breast height (DBH) at 1, 9, 11 and 13 years old, were collected and wood properties, including th...
The Fagopyrum genus includes two cultivated species, namely common buckwheat (F. esculentum Moench) and Tartary buckwheat (F. tataricum Gaertn.), and more than 25 wild buckwheat species. The goal of breeders is to improve the properties of cultivated...
Traditional object detection methods for meat duck counting suffer from high manual costs, low image quality, and varying object sizes. To address these issues, this paper proposes FE-P Net, an image enhancement-based parallel density estimation netw...
Pulses (edible dry seeds from legumes) are among the most important crops worldwide. These legumes contain a diverse range of carbohydrates, some of which, such as RFOs (raffinose family oligosaccharides), are considered antinutritional factors due t...
Selecting superior families at the seedling stage is crucial for accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane, yet systematic comparisons of selection methods remain limited. This study evaluated seven selection strategies: phenotypic check-based selection...
The aim of this study was to determine the breed boundary of the Hungarian Short-haired Vizsla (HSV) dog breed. Seventy registered purebred HSV dogs were genotyped on approximately 145,000 SNPs. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Admixture analys...
With the objective of identifying superior Vernicia montana trees grounded in phenotypic and agronomic traits, this study sought to develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation method which would provide a practical foundation for future clonal b...
A new method of selecting wheat genotypes for tolerance and resistance to Pratylenchus thornei could enhance early-generation selection in wheat-breeding programs. Currently, the tolerance of fixed genotypes is determined in field experiments at a P....
Coffea arabica L. belongs to the Rubiaceae family, and the genus Coffea is believed to have a primary center of origin and genetic variability in the highlands of southwestern Ethiopia. It is a vital beverage commodity across the world and a valuable...
There has been a research gap in the genetic, physiological, and nutritional aspects of indigenous chickens of Africa over the past decade. These chickens are known to be economically, socially, and culturally important to the people of Africa, espec...
Sheep breeding is one of the most important economic activities in Ahar City, Iran. However, due to traditional production techniques, livestock farmers face the problem of low productivity. To address this issue, traditional breeds can be replaced w...
Plant pathogens are a major cause of crop yield loss, making disease resistance breeding crucial for crop improvement. Plants have evolved innate immune systems, mediated by immune-related genes such as nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat (NL...
Following recent developments and refinement, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has become increasingly mature and is being widely used for crop improvement. The application of CRISPR/Cas9 enables the generation of transgene-free genome-edited plan...
A review of the scientific advances in the study of the growth and performance in native chicken breeds and varieties over the past 20 years was performed. Understanding the growth patterns of native breeds can only be achieved if the constraints cha...
Karstic sinkholes are peculiar structures hosting specific biological communities. Birds are still little studied in this regard. This note reports, for the first time, original data relating to the density of breeding species occurring within a sink...
Cassava breeding faces obstacles due to late flowering and poor flower and seed set. The acceleration of breeding processes and the reduction in each cycle’s duration hinge upon efficiently conducting crosses to yield ample progeny for subseque...
Conventional breeding has a long generation interval; genomic selection can enable early selection and shorten the breeding process in cashmere goats. This study aimed to estimate genomic breeding values for economic traits in Inner Mongolia (Alxa-ty...
Facility horticulture plays a crucial role in modern agriculture by utilizing the environment efficiently and ensuring food supply. The hoverfly Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius) (Diptera: Syrphidae) performs a dual ecological function in facility agricu...
Monascus is a filamentous fungus with a long history of application in China, which can produce a variety of secondary metabolites, including Monascus red pigments, Monascus orange pigments, Monascus yellow pigments, and citrinin. There is widespread...
The determination of the live body weight of camels (required for their successful breeding) is a rather difficult task due to the problems with handling and restraining these animals. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to predict the ABW of e...
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