Thermotolerance screening of Brassica carinata genotypes using in vitro seed germination assay
Leelawattie Persaud, Naflath Thenveettil, Ramdeo Seepaul, Bisoondat Macoon, Krishna N. Reddy, Kambham Raja Reddy · 2024
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Description
Leelawattie Persaud and co-authors screen a biofuel crop for heat-safe sprouting. Carinata seed must sprout well to anchor a crop, and heat at sowing can cut stands. Their 2024 study grows twelve types of the crop at eight heat steps, from near frost to high heat, in lab dishes. Curve fits track both how many seeds sprout and how fast they wake.
Best heat for sprouting sits near room warmth, with floors and caps far to each side. Types split wide on top sprout share, pace, and heat bounds. Those gaps let the team rank types for heat grit. The dish test gives breeders a fast first screen before field trials. It also feeds crop models that map where the crop can thrive.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Leelawattie Persaud, Naflath Thenveettil, Ramdeo Seepaul, Bisoondat Macoon, Krishna N. Reddy, Kambham Raja Reddy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |