Development of near homozygous lines for diploid hybrid TPS breeding in potatoes.

Diploid inbred-based F hybrid True Potato Seed (DHTPS) breeding is a novel technique to transform potato breeding and cultivation across the globe. Significant efforts are being made to identify elite diploids, dihaploids and develop diploid inbred lines for heterosis exploitation in potatoes. Self-incompatibility is the first obstacle for developing inbred lines in diploid potatoes, which necessitates the introgression of a dominant S locus inhibitor gene () for switching self-incompatibility to self-compatibility.

KASP: a high-throughput genotyping system and its applications in major crop plants for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance.

Advances in plant molecular breeding have resulted in the development of new varieties with superior traits, thus improving the crop germplasm. Breeders can screen a large number of accessions without rigorous and time-consuming phenotyping by marker-assisted selection (MAS). Molecular markers are one of the most imperative tools in plant breeding programmes for MAS to develop new cultivars possessing multiple superior traits.

Kaolinite nanoclay-shielded dsRNA drenching for management of Globodera pallida: An environmentally friendly pest management approach.

Globodera pallida, an obligate sedentary endoparasite, is a major economic pest that causes substantial potato yield losses. This research aimed to study the effects of gene silencing of three FMRFamide-like peptides (FLPs) genes to reduce G. pallida infestation on potato plants by using kaolinite nanoclay as a carrier to deliver dsRNAs via drenching.

Identification of genes governing resistance to PCN (Globodera rostochiensis) through transcriptome analysis in Solanum tuberosum.

Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs) are major pests worldwide that affect potato production. The molecular changes happening in the roots upon PCN infection are still unknown. Identification of transcripts and genes governing PCN resistance will help in the development of resistant varieties.

Chaetomium globosum KPC3: An Antagonistic Fungus Against the Potato Cyst Nematode, Globodera rostochiensis.

The potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) is one of the most economically important pests of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), causing significant economic losses worldwide. The identification of biocontrol agents for the sustainable management of G.

An overview of fungal chitinases and their potential applications.

Chitin, the world's second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose, is composed of β-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues. It is the key structural component of many organisms, including crustaceans, mollusks, marine invertebrates, algae, fungi, insects, and nematodes. There has been a significant increase in the generation of chitinous waste from seafood businesses, resulting in a big amount of scrap.

Digitalization of potato breeding program: Improving data collection and management.

A plant breeding program involves hundreds of experiments, each having number of entries, genealogy information, linked experimental design, lists of treatments, observed traits, and data analysis. The traditional method of arranging breeding program information and data recording and maintenance is not centralized and is always scattered in different file systems which is inconvenient for retrieving breeding information resulting in poor data management and the loss of crucial data. Data administration requires a significant amount of manpower and resources to maintain nurseries, trials, germplasm lines, and pedigree records.

Generation of Asynaptic Mutants in Potato by Disrupting Gene Using RNA Interference Approach.

Fixing the genomic composition and multiplication through true potato seed (TPS) is an important challenge in autotetraploid potato. Disrupted meiotic cDNA (DMC1) is a meiotic gene that plays a central role in DNA recombination through crossing over in meiosis. Using the DMC1 () gene sequence, we retrieved DMC1() from the diploid potato genome, and subsequently, sense and antisense regions of the gene were amplified in potato cv.

Microbial chitinases and their relevance in various industries.

Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose, is composed of β-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) units. It is widely distributed in nature, especially as a structural polysaccharide in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects, and nematodes. However, the principal commercial source of chitin is the shells of marine or freshwater invertebrates.