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DNA barcoding the native flowering plants and conifers of wales (2012)
Journal Article

We present the first national DNA barcode resource that covers the native flowering plants and conifers for the nation of Wales (1143 species). Using the plant DNA barcode markers rbcL and matK, we have assembled 97.7% coverage for rbcL, 90.2% for ma... Read More about DNA barcoding the native flowering plants and conifers of wales.

Maintaining functional major histocompatibility complex diversity under inbreeding: The case of a selfing vertebrate (2012)
Journal Article

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes encode proteins that present pathogen-derived antigens to T-cells, initiating the adaptive immune response in vertebrates. Although populations with low MHC diversity tend to be more susceptible to pathoge... Read More about Maintaining functional major histocompatibility complex diversity under inbreeding: The case of a selfing vertebrate.

Exploiting the brachypodium tool box in cereal and grass research (2011)
Journal Article

It is now a decade since Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium) was suggested as a model species for temperate grasses and cereals. Since then transformation protocols, large expressed sequence tag (EST) databases, tools for forward and reverse genet... Read More about Exploiting the brachypodium tool box in cereal and grass research.

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2010 - 30 September 2010 (2011)
Journal Article

This article documents the addition of 229 microsatellite marker loci to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Acacia auriculiformis-×-Acacia mangium hybrid, Alabama argillacea, Anoplopoma fimbria, A... Read More about Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2010 - 30 September 2010.

Use of airborne remote sensing to detect riverside Brassica rapa to aid in risk assessment of transgenic crops (2009)
Journal Article

High resolution descriptions of plant distribution have utility for many ecological applications but are especially useful for predictive modeling of gene flow from transgenic crops. Difficulty lies in the extrapolation errors that occur when limited... Read More about Use of airborne remote sensing to detect riverside Brassica rapa to aid in risk assessment of transgenic crops.

Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment (2009)
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Biocontainment methods for genetically modified crops closest to commercial reality (chloroplast transformation, male sterility) would be compromised (in absolute terms) by seed-mediated gene flow leading to chloroplast capture. Even in these circums... Read More about Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment.

Spontaneous capture of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) chloroplasts by wild B. rapa: Implications for the use of chloroplast transformation for biocontainment (2009)
Journal Article

Environmental concerns over the cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) crops largely centre on the ecological consequences following gene flow to wild relatives. One attractive solution is to deploy biocontainment measures that prevent hybridizatio... Read More about Spontaneous capture of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) chloroplasts by wild B. rapa: Implications for the use of chloroplast transformation for biocontainment.

Transmission of cocoa swollen shoot virus by seeds (2008)
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A study was undertaken to determine whether cocoa swollen shoot virus is transmitted by seeds, to improve the robustness of quarantine procedures for international exchange and long term conservation of cocoa germplasm. PCR/capillary electrophoresis,... Read More about Transmission of cocoa swollen shoot virus by seeds.

The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees (2008)
Journal Article

Investigations were undertaken on the use of somatic embryogenesis to generate cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSV) disease free clonal propagules from infected trees. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) capillary electrophoresis revealed the presence of CSS... Read More about The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees.

Simple sequence repeats reveal uneven distribution of genetic diversity in chloroplast genomes of Brassica oleracea L. and (n = 9) wild relatives (2007)
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Diversity in the chloroplast genome of 171 accessions representing the Brassica 'C' (n = 9) genome, including domesticated and wild B. oleracea and nine inter-fertile related wild species, was investigated using six chloroplast SSR (microsatellite) m... Read More about Simple sequence repeats reveal uneven distribution of genetic diversity in chloroplast genomes of Brassica oleracea L. and (n = 9) wild relatives.