Debregeasia hekouensis, which belongs to the nettle family (Urticaceae), is a local endemic species in Hekou County, Yunnan Province, China. To provide a basis for the development of effective molecular markers for its ...

Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) is an important tea crop with a long history of cultivation in Yunnan, China. Despite its potential value as a genetic resource, its genetic diversity and domestication/breeding ...

Background Anthropogenic activities are causing unprecedented loss of genetic diversity in many species. However, the effects on genetic diversity from large-scale grafting onto wild plants of crop species are largely ...

Background Tea is the world’s most popular non-alcoholic beverage. China and India are known to be the largest tea producing countries and recognized as the centers for the domestication of the tea plant (Camellia ...

Africa is one of the key centers of global tea production. Understanding the genetic diversity and relationships of cultivars of African tea is important for future targeted breeding efforts for new crop cultivars, specialty ...

Banana is a popular and important crop among many communities in East Africa. It is used both as a subsistence and cash crop. Bananas provide a major source of carbohydrates for over 4 00 million people in tropical countries, ...

Tea is the most popular non-alcoholic beverage worldwide and is one of the most important tree cash crops in East Africa. However, no comprehensive study has been carried out on the genetic structure and diversity of tea ...

Banana (Musa sp.) is a popular and important crop among many communities in East Africa. Banana production is however threatened by the wide-spread banana streak disease (BSD), caused by Banana streak virus (BSV). The ...

Most of the published methods for DNA isolation from vectors (insects) are not always effective in mealy-bugs, aphids and leafhoppers because they have high amount of polyphenols in their body systems. A simple, rapid, ...