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Browsing Research Articles (Microbiology and Plant Pathology) by UP Author "Apostolides, Zeno"
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Malebe, Pelly Masixolise; Mphangwe, N.I.K.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Apostolides, Zeno
(Springer, 2019-06)
Tea is the world’s most consumed beverage, next to water. This makes it an economically important crop. However, the genetic relationship between the cultivars at the Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa (TRFCA) have ...
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Koech, Robert K.; Mose, Richard; Kamunya, Samson M.; Apostolides, Zeno
(Springer, 2019-09)
The advancements in genotyping have opened new approaches for identification and precise mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in plants, particularly by combining linkage and association mapping (AM) analysis. In this ...
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Pereira, Andreia S.P.; Banegas-Luna, Antonio J.; Pena-Garcia, Jorge; Perez-Sanchez, Horacio; Apostolides, Zeno
(MDPI Publishing, 2019-11-07)
Culinary herbs and spices are widely used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of
diabetes and its complications, and there are several scientific studies in the literature supporting
the use of these medicinal ...
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Pereira, Andreia S.P.; Den Haan, Helena; Pena-Garcia, Jorge; Moreno, Marien M.; Perez-Sanchez, Horacio; Apostolides, Zeno
(MDPI, 2019-05)
Medicinal plants containing complex mixtures of several compounds with various potential
beneficial biological effects are attractive treatment interventions for a complex multi-faceted disease
like diabetes. In this ...
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Koech, Robert K.; Malebe, Pelly Masixolise; Nyarukowa, Christopher; Mose, Richard; Kamunya, Samson M.; Joubert, Fourie; Apostolides, Zeno
(Nature Research, 2019-02)
The understanding of black tea quality and percent relative water content (%RWC) traits in tea (Camellia sinensis) by a quantitative trait loci (QTL) approach can be useful in elucidation and identification of candidate ...
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Lekota, Moleboheng; Modisane, Kehumile J.; Apostolides, Zeno; Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise
(MDPI Publishing, 2020-05-27)
Plants defend themselves from pathogens by producing bioactive defense chemicals.
The biochemical mechanisms relating to quantitative resistance of potato to root infection by
Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea ...
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Jiang, Chen-Kai; Ma, Jian-Qiang; Apostolides, Zeno; Chen, Liang
(American Chemical Society, 2019-05)
Tea cultivation and utilization dates back to antiquity. Today it is the most widely consumed beverage on earth due to its pleasant taste and several beneficial health properties attributed to specific metabolites. ...
