| ploidy manipulation of the gametophyte, endosperm and sporophyte in nature and for crop improvement: a tribute to professor stanley j. peloquin (1921-2008). | background: emeritus campbell-bascom professor stanley j. peloquin was an internationally renowned plant geneticist and breeder who made exceptional contributions to the quantity, quality and sustainable supply of food for the world from his innovative and extensive scientific contributions. for five decades, dr peloquin merged basic research in plant reproduction, cytology, cytogenetics, genetics, potato (solanum tuberosum) improvement and education at the university of wisconsin-madison. succe ... | 2009 | 19689972 |
| effects of landscape composition and rotation distance on leptinotarsa decemlineata (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) abundance in cultivated potato. | knowledge of the colorado potato beetle's, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), relationship to previous potato crops has contributed to the development of a pest management strategy focused upon crop rotation. previous investigations revealed that potato rotations exceeding 0.4 km were effective in reducing colonization in current season potato. the current study examines the relationship between beetle abundance in potato (solanum tuberosum l.) and distance from multiple, previous year potato fiel ... | 2012 | 23321104 |