An Immobilized Form of a Blend of Essential Oils Improves the Density of Beneficial Bacteria, in Addition to Suppressing Pathogens in the Gut and Also Improves the Performance of Chicken Breeding.

Antimicrobial growth promoters (AGP) are used in chicken production to suppress pathogens in the gut and improve performance, but such products tend to suppress beneficial bacteria while favoring the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. A green alternative to AGP with the ability to suppress pathogens, but with an additional ability to spare beneficial gut bacteria and improve breeding performance is urgently required. We investigated the effect of supplementation of a blend of select essential oils (cinnamon oil, carvacrol, and thyme oil, henceforth referred to as EO; at two doses: 200 g/t and 400 g/t feed) exhibiting an ability to spare Lactobacillus while exhibiting strong inhibition ability under in vitro tests and immobilized in a sunflower oil and calcium alginate matrix, to broiler chickens and compared the effects with those of a probiotic yeast (Y), an AGP virginiamycin (V), and a negative control (C).

Amaranth Genomic Resource Database: an integrated database resource of Amaranth genes and genomics.

Amaranth ( L.) is native to Mexico and North America, where it was cultivated thousands of years ago, but now amaranth is grown worldwide. Amaranth is one of the most promising food crops with high nutritional value and belongs to the family Amaranthaceae.

Delineation of novel genomic loci and putative candidate genes associated with seed iron and zinc content in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.).

The use of molecular breeding approaches for development of lentil genotypes biofortified with essential micro-nutrients such as iron and zinc, could serve as a promising solution to address the problem of global malnutrition. Thus, genome-wide association study (GWAS) strategy was adopted in this study to identify the genomic regions associated with seed iron and zinc content in lentil. A panel of 95 diverse lentil genotypes, grown across three different geographical locations and evaluated for seed iron and zinc content, exhibited a wide range of variation.

De Novo Transcriptome Profiling for the Generation and Validation of Microsatellite Markers, Transcription Factors, and Database Development for .

belongs to the family Acanthaceae and is known for its medicinal properties owing to the presence of unique constituents belonging to the lactones, diterpenoids, diterpene glycosides, flavonoids, and flavonoid glycosides groups of chemicals. Andrographolide, a major therapeutic constituent of is extracted primarily from the leaves of this plant and exhibits antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities. Using 454 GS-FLX pyrosequencing, we have generated a whole transcriptome profile of entire leaves of .

TinoTranscriptDB: A Database of Transcripts and Microsatellite Markers of , an Important Medicinal Plant.

, commonly known as "Giloe" in India, is a shrub belonging to the family Menispermaceae. It is an important medicinal plant known for its antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and antidiabetic properties and is used in the treatment of jaundice, gout, and rheumatism. Despite its economic importance, the limited information related to its genomic resources prohibits its judicious exploitation through molecular breeding or biotechnological approaches.

Utility of Triti-Map for bulk-segregated mapping of causal genes and regulatory elements in Triticeae.

Triticeae species, including wheat, barley, and rye, are critical for global food security. Mapping agronomically important genes is crucial for elucidating molecular mechanisms and improving crops. However, Triticeae includes many wild relatives with desirable agronomic traits, and frequent introgressions occurred during Triticeae evolution and domestication.

Assembly and Annotation of the Nuclear and Organellar Genomes of a Dwarf Coconut (Chowghat Green Dwarf) Possessing Enhanced Disease Resistance.

Coconut ( L.), an important source of vegetable oil, nutraceuticals, functional foods, and housing materials, provides raw materials for a repertoire of industries engaged in the manufacture of cosmetics, soaps, detergents, paints, varnishes, and emulsifiers, among other products. The palm plays a vital role in maintaining and promoting the sustainability of farming systems of the fragile ecosystems of islands and coastal regions of the tropics.

Comparative RNA sequencing based transcriptome profiling of regular bearing and alternate bearing mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties reveals novel insights into the regulatory mechanisms underlying alternate bearing.

Objective: This study is to understand a comprehensive perspective on the molecular mechanisms underlying alternate bearing in mango (Mangifera indica L.) via transcriptome wide gene expression profiling of both regular and irregular mango varieties.

Results: Transcriptome data of regular (Neelam) and irregular (Dashehari) mango varieties revealed a total of 42,397 genes.

Comparative transcriptome analyses provide novel insights into the differential response of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) and its wild relative (Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) Maesen) to herbivory by Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner).

Deeper insights into the resistance response of Cajanus platycarpus were obtained based on comparative transcriptomics under Helicoverpa armigera infestation. Devastation by pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera is one of the major factors for stagnated productivity in Pigeonpea. Despite possessing a multitude of desirable traits including pod borer resistance, wild relatives of Cajanus spp.

Comparative Genomics Reveals the High Copy Number Variation of a Retro Transposon in Different Isolates.

is one of the fungal pathogens of rice which results in heavy yield losses worldwide. Understanding the genomic structure of is essential for appropriate deployment of the blast resistance in rice crop improvement programs. In this study we sequenced two isolates, RML-29 (avirulent) and RP-2421 (highly virulent) and performed comparative study along with three publically available genomes of 70-15, P131, and Y34.

Solution-Processed Organic Field-Effect Transistors with High Performance and Stability on Paper Substrates.

High-performance operationally stable organic field-effect transistors were successfully fabricated on a PowerCoat HD 230 paper substrate with a TIPS-pentacene:polystyrene blend as the active layer and poly(4-vinylphenol)/HfO as the hybrid gate dielectric. The fabricated devices exhibited excellent p-channel characteristics with a maximum and av field effect mobility of 0.44 and 0.

Homeologue Specific Gene Expression Analysis of Two Vital Carbon Metabolizing Enzymes-Citrate Synthase and NADP-Isocitrate Dehydrogenase-from Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Under Nitrogen Stress : Homeologue Specific gene expression of CS and NADP-ICDH.

Citrate synthase (CS) and NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP-ICDH) have been considered as candidate enzymes to provide carbon skeletons for nitrogen assimilation, i.e., production of 2-oxoglutarate required by the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthase cycle.

An improved draft of the pigeonpea ( (L.) Millsp.) genome.

The first draft of the pigeonpea ( (L.) Millsp. cv.

MiSNPDb: a web-based genomic resources of tropical ecology fruit mango (Mangifera indica L.) for phylogeography and varietal differentiation.

Mango is one of the most important fruits of tropical ecological region of the world, well known for its nutritive value, aroma and taste. Its world production is >45MT worth >200 billion US dollars. Genomic resources are required for improvement in productivity and management of mango germplasm.

Directional Solvent Vapor Annealing for Crystal Alignment in Solution-Processed Organic Semiconductors.

A unified approach of directional solvent vapor annealing for crystal alignment in solution-processed organic semiconductors is proposed. Highly crystalline molecular self-assembly of the drop-cast technique is further enhanced by postprocessing scheme of the solvent vapor annealing with additional benefit of alignment of the crystalline domains. In this technique, a mixture of carrier gas and solvent vapors are made to flow in a certain direction and in the close proximity of the surface of the substrates carrying the solution.

A high-density intraspecific SNP linkage map of pigeonpea (Cajanas cajan L. Millsp.).

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is a major food legume cultivated in semi-arid tropical regions including the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

The draft genome of cv. JRO-524 (Navin).

Here, we present the draft genome (377.3 Mbp) of cv. JRO-524 (Navin), which is a leading dark jute variety developed from a cross between African (cv.

Leaf Transcriptome Sequencing for Identifying Genic-SSR Markers and SNP Heterozygosity in Crossbred Mango Variety 'Amrapali' (Mangifera indica L.).

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is called "king of fruits" due to its sweetness, richness of taste, diversity, large production volume and a variety of end usage. Despite its huge economic importance genomic resources in mango are scarce and genetics of useful horticultural traits are poorly understood.

De novo transcriptome sequencing facilitates genomic resource generation in Tinospora cordifolia.

Tinospora cordifolia is known for its medicinal properties owing to the presence of useful constituents such as terpenes, glycosides, steroids, alkaloids, and flavonoids belonging to secondary metabolism origin. However, there is little information available pertaining to critical genomic elements (ESTs, molecular markers) necessary for judicious exploitation of its germplasm. We employed 454 GS-FLX pyrosequencing of entire transcripts and altogether ∼25 K assembled transcripts or Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were identified.