A single NLR gene confers resistance to leaf and stripe rust in wheat.

Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) disease resistance genes typically confer resistance against races of a single pathogen. Here, we report that Yr87/Lr85, an NLR gene from Aegilops sharonensis and Aegilops longissima, confers resistance against both P. striiformis tritici (Pst) and Puccinia triticina (Pt) that cause stripe and leaf rust, respectively.

Efficient colorectal polyp segmentation using wavelet transformation and AdaptUNet: A hybrid U-Net.

The prevalence of colorectal cancer, primarily emerging from polyps, underscores the importance of their early detection in colonoscopy images. Due to the inherent complexity and variability of polyp appearances, the task stands difficult despite recent advances in medical technology. To tackle these challenges, a deep learning model featuring a customized U-Net architecture, AdaptUNet is proposed.

Cytonuclear interactions modulate the plasticity of photosynthetic rhythmicity and growth in wild barley.

In plants, the contribution of the plasmotype (mitochondria and chloroplast) in controlling the circadian clock plasticity and possible consequences on cytonuclear genetic makeup have yet to be fully elucidated. A genome-wide association study in the wild barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum) B1K collection identified overlap with our previously mapped DRIVERS OF CLOCKS (DOCs) loci in wild-cultivated interspecific population.

Scalar invariant transform based deep learning framework for detecting heart failures using ECG signals.

Heart diseases are leading to death across the globe. Exact detection and treatment for heart disease in its early stages could potentially save lives. Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the tests that take measures of heartbeat fluctuations.

Application of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing for abiotic stress management in crop plants.

Abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, cold, heat, and heavy metals, extensively reducing global agricultural production. Traditional breeding approaches and transgenic technology have been widely used to mitigate the risks of these environmental stresses. The discovery of engineered nucleases as genetic scissors to carry out precise manipulation in crop stress-responsive genes and associated molecular network has paved the way for sustainable management of abiotic stress conditions.

A novel data augmentation approach for mask detection using deep transfer learning.

At the onset of 2020, the world saw the rise and spread of a global pandemic named COVID-19 which caused numerous deaths and affected millions of people around the world. Due to its highly contagious nature, this disease spread across the world within a short span of time. It forced almost all the nations to implement strict social distancing rules along with use of face masks to reduce the risk of getting infected.

Genetic loci mediating circadian clock output plasticity and crop productivity under barley domestication.

Circadian clock rhythms are shown to be intertwined with crop adaptation. To realize the adaptive value of changes in these rhythms under crop domestication and improvement, there is a need to compare the genetics of clock and yield traits. We compared circadian clock rhythmicity based on Chl leaf fluorescence and transcriptomics among wild ancestors, landraces, and breeding lines of barley under optimal and high temperatures.

Outlier-SMOTE: A refined oversampling technique for improved detection of COVID-19.

Almost every dataset these days continually faces the predicament of class imbalance. It is difficult to train classifiers on these types of data as they become biased towards a set of classes, hence leading to reduction in classifier performance. This setback is often tackled by the use of various over-sampling or under-sampling algorithms.

Thermal plasticity of the circadian clock is under nuclear and cytoplasmic control in wild barley.

Temperature compensation, expressed as the ability to maintain clock characteristics (mainly period) in face of temperature changes, that is, robustness, is considered a key feature of circadian clock systems. In this study, we explore the genetic basis for lack of robustness, that is, plasticity, of circadian clock as reflected by photosynthesis rhythmicity. The clock rhythmicity of a new wild barley reciprocal doubled haploid population was analysed with a high temporal resolution of pulsed amplitude modulation of chlorophyll fluorescence under optimal (22°C) and high (32°C) temperature.

Monosomic alien addition lines (MAALs) of Oryza rhizomatis in Oryza sativa: production, cytology, alien trait introgression, molecular analysis and breeding application.

Key message Development of MAALs and disomic introgression lines derived from the cross between O. sativa and O. rhizomatis to exploit and utilize the valuable traits for rice improvement.

Newly Identified Wild Rice Accessions Conferring High Salt Tolerance Might Use a Tissue Tolerance Mechanism in Leaf.

Cultivated rice ( L.) is very sensitive to salt stress. So far a few rice landraces have been identified as a source of salt tolerance and utilized in rice improvement.

Development, standardization and validation of molecular techniques for malaria vector species identification, trophic preferences, and detection of .

Background & Objectives: Knowledge on prevalence of malaria vector species of a certain area provides important information for implementation of appropriate control strategies. The present study describes a rapid method for screening of major Anopheline vector species and at the same time detection of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite infection and blood meal preferences/trophic preferences.

Methods: The study was carried from February 2012 to March 2013 in three seasons, i.

A shift in resting habitat and feeding behavior of Anopheles fluviatilis sibling species in the Keonjhar district of Odisha, India.

Background: Anopheles fluviatilis exists as a complex of sibling species S, T, U and V exhibiting distinct variations. Sibling species S is considered as the main vector and anthropogenic whereas T, U and V are zoophagic non-vectors. This study was performed in a forested village of Keonjhar district, Odisha to identify the status of An.