In a cross sectional sample of 655 Glasgow babies the mean birthweight, after adjusting for other factors, of those with unemployed fathers was 150 g less (P less than 0.02) than for babies whose fathers were employed. A longitudinal study of 107 babies from 2 contrasting areas in Glasgow one of which was a socially deprived area was carried out concurrently. The deficit in length of 2.6% for i...

soil salinity poses considerable and increasing problems for agriculture, and is receiving much attention from plant breeders. the identification of genes whose expression enables plants to adapt to and/or tolerate salt stress is essential for breeding programs, but little is known about the genetic mechanisms of traits in saline conditions. the data obtained from 75 families produced by crossi...

this study was conducted to determine the effect of cliniptilolite natural zeolite on deficit irrigation stress tolerance on maize cultivar ksc704. the experiment was laid out as a factorial design based on randomized complete block with three replications at seed and plant improvement institute, karaj in 2012. four irrigation levels, including irrigation after 70, 95, 120 and 145 mm cumulative...

The experimental material of present study comprised 127 treatments and 4 check varieties in augmented design conducted during rabi season (2022) research field Genetics Plant Breeding, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. Observations were recorded for days to 50% heading, maturity, plant height, number productive tillers per plant, ear length, spikelets ear, weight, grains test bi...

Knowledge of relatedness among maize elite breeding genotypes is useful in planning crosses for hybrid and inbred line improvement assigning them into heterotic groups. This study investigated phenotypic genetic similarities or diversities between 7 flint lines (of common origin) adapted to the early growing regions created at ARDS Turda-Romania. They were studied per se traits two crossing sys...