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In vitro generation of somaclonal variant plants of sugarcane for tolerance to Fusarium sacchari by Mahlanza, Tendekai, Rutherford, R. Stuart, Snyman, Sandy J, Watt, M. Paula

“…KEY MESSAGE : A combination of in vitro culture and mutagenesis using ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) followed by culture filtrate-mediated selection produced…”
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5-Azacytidine as a tool to induce somaclonal variants with useful traits in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) by Munsamy, Ashlin, Rutherford, R. Stuart, Snyman, Sandy J, Watt, M. Paula

“…A possible strategy to produce variant sugarcane plants with beneficial traits was tested by promoting somaclonal variation in vitro through the action of the…”
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Liming an acid soil treated with diverse silicon sources: Effects on silicon uptake by sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) by Keeping, Malcolm G., Miles, Neil, Rutherford, R. Stuart

“…Highly weathered soils are typically acid, with low plant-available silicon (Si), and may also be high in soluble aluminum (Al). We tested whether pre-liming…”
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Methylglyoxal-induced enhancement of somatic embryogenesis and associated metabolic changes in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) by Mahlanza, Tendekai, Rutherford, R. Stuart, Snyman, Sandy J., Watt, M. Paula

“…The production of regenerable embryogenic callus is essential to sugarcane genetic improvement. However, some sugarcane cultivars display poor calli yields…”
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Agronomic evaluation and molecular characterisation of the acetolactate synthase gene in imazapyr tolerant sugarcane (Saccharum hybrid) genotypes by Koetle, Motselisi J., Lloyd Evans, Dyfed, Singh, Varnika, Snyman, Sandy J., Rutherford, R. Stuart, Watt, M. Paula

“…Key message Mutagenesis had no effect on number of stalks/plot, stalk height, fibre and sucrose content of mutants. Imazapyr tolerance is likely due to a S622N…”
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5-Azacytidine as a tool to induce somaclonal variants with useful traits in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) by Munsamy, Ashlin, Rutherford, R. Stuart, Snyman, Sandy J, Watt, M. Paula

“…A possible strategy to produce variant sugarcane plants with beneficial traits was tested by promoting somaclonal variation in vitro through the action of the…”
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Potential of Fusarium sacchari-tolerant mutants in controlling Eldana saccharina and borer-associated Fusarium stem rot in sugarcane by Mahlanza, Tendekai, Rutherford, R. Stuart, Snyman, Sandy J, Watt, M. Paula

“…Some Fusarium spp. such as F. sacchari PNG40, found in association with the African sugarcane stalk borer Eldana saccharina, have potential in biological…”
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in vitro mutagenesis protocol for the production of sugarcane tolerant to the herbicide imazapyr by Koch, Aimée C, Ramgareeb, Sumita, Rutherford, R. Stuart, Snyman, Sandra J, Watt, M. Paula

“…A protocol was developed to induce and identify imazapyr tolerance in sugarcane, which involved induction of somaclonal variation via exposure to 8 or 16 mM…”
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Provision of nitrogen as ammonium rather than nitrate increases silicon uptake in sugarcane by Keeping, Malcolm G., Rutherford, R. Stuart, Sewpersad, C., Miles, Neil

“…Silicon's role in ameliorating a range of biotic and abiotic plant stresses is beyond doubt, yet means to maximise its uptake via the roots from applied…”
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Evaluation of Desmodium uncinatum, Fagopyrum esculentum and Brachiaria humidicola as potential green manure crops for nematode management in sugarcane by Rhodes, Ruth, Berry, Shaun D, Ramouthar, Prabashnie V, Rutherford, R Stuart

“…Plant-parasitic nematodes remain a challenge to sugarcane growers in South Africa, and alternatives to chemical control are desirable. This project aimed to…”
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Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in sugarcane and associated Eldana saccharina host plants in South Africa by Memela, Nongcebo S., Rutherford, R. Stuart, Schmidt, Stefan

“…Eldana saccharina Walker is a problematic sugarcane stalk borer pest in South Africa. Twenty-eight sugarcane genotypes ( Saccharum spp. hybrids) and seven…”
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SUGAR INDUSTRY ABSTRACTS - Harnessing the sugarcane microbiome for improved resistance to the stalk borer Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Rutherford, R Stuart, McFarlane, Sharon, Memela, Nongcebo, Snyman, Sandra

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