Antonio Figueira

Best Publications

• Detection of single sequence repeat polymorphisms in denaturing polyacrylamide sequencing gels by silver staining

  S. Creste;A. Tulmann Neto;A. Figueira

  952
  Citations

• Sugarcane ( Saccharum X officinarum ): A Reference Study for the Regulation of Genetically Modified Cultivars in Brazil

  Adriana Cheavegatti-Gianotto;Hellen Marília Couto de Abreu;Paulo Arruda;João Carlos Bespalhok Filho

  342
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• Signal transduction-related responses to phytohormones and environmental challenges in sugarcane

  Flávia R Rocha;Flávia S Papini-Terzi;Milton Y Nishiyama;Ricardo Zn Vêncio

  194
  Citations

• Herbicide selectivity by differential metabolism: considerations for reducing crop damages

  Saul Jorge Pinto de Carvalho;Marcelo Nicolai;Renato Rodrigues Ferreira;Antonio Vargas de Oliveira Figueira

  177
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• Development of an integrated genetic map of a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) commercial cross, based on a maximum-likelihood approach for estimation of linkage and linkage phases

  A. A. F. Garcia;E. A. Kido;A. N. Meza;H. M. B. Souza

  175
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• Brassinosteroids interact negatively with jasmonates in the formation of anti-herbivory traits in tomato

  Marcelo Lattarulo Campos;Marcílio de Almeida;Mônica Lanzoni Rossi;Adriana Pinheiro Martinelli

  163
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• Genetic characterization of banana cultivars (Musa spp.) from Brazil using microsatellite markers

  S. Creste;A. Tulmann Neto;S. de Oliveira Silva;A. Figueira

  142
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• Functional integrated genetic linkage map based on EST- markers for a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) commercial cross

  Karine M. Oliveira;Luciana R. Pinto;Thiago G. Marconi;Gabriel R. A. Margarido

  124
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• The Rg1 allele as a valuable tool for genetic transformation of the tomato 'Micro-Tom' model system

  Lilian E. Pino;Lilian E. Pino;Simone Lombardi-Crestana;Mariana S. Azevedo;Danielle C. Scotton

  119
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• Fermentation of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) seeds with a hybrid Kluyveromyces marxianus strain improved product quality attributes

  Gildemberg Amorim Leal;Gildemberg Amorim Leal;Luiz Humberto Gomes;Priscilla Efraim;Flavio Cesar de Almeida Tavares

  117
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• Genetic diversity of Musa diploid and triploid accessions from the Brazilian banana breeding program estimated by microsatellite markers

  Silvana Creste;Augusto Tulmann Neto;Roland Vencovsky;Sebastião de Oliveira Silva

  115
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• Genetic diversity and population structure of Musa accessions in ex situ conservation

  Onildo Nunes de Jesus;Onildo Nunes de Jesus;Onildo Nunes de Jesus;Sebastião de Oliveira e Silva;Edson Perito Amorim;Claudia Fortes Ferreira

  108
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• Serial analysis of gene expression in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) leaves revealed alternative C4 metabolism and putative antisense transcripts

  Tercilio Calsa;Antonio Figueira

  99
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• Molecular fingerprinting suggests two primary outbreaks of witches' broom disease (Crinipellis perniciosa) of Theobroma cacao in Bahia, Brazil

  Teklu Andebrhan;Antonio Figueira;Milton M. Yamada;Julio Cascardo

  92
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• Reexamining the classification of Theobroma cacao L. using molecular markers

  Antonio Figueira;Jules Janick;Morris Levy;Peter Goldsbrough

  90
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• De novo transcriptome analysis of Hevea brasiliensis tissues by RNA-seq and screening for molecular markers.

  Leonardo Rippel Salgado;Daniela Martins Koop;Daniel Guariz Pinheiro;Ronan Rivallan

  89
  Citations

• Genome Size and DNA Polymorphism in Theobroma cacao

  Antonio Figueira;Jules Janick;Peter Goldsbrough

  84
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• Reduced arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in tomato ethylene mutants

  Agustin Zsögön;Marcio Rodrigues Lambais;Vagner Augusto Benedito;Antonio Vargas de Oliveira Figueira

  84
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• In vitro evaluation, in vivo quantification, and microbial diversity studies of nutritional strategies for reducing enteric methane production

  Adibe Luiz Abdalla;Helder Louvandini;Sobhy Mohamed Abdallah Hassan Sallam;Ives Cláudio da Silva Bueno

  82
  Citations

• Suppression of Plant Immunity by Fungal Chitinase-like Effectors

  Gabriel Lorencini Fiorin;Andrea Sanchéz-Vallet;Andrea Sanchéz-Vallet;Daniela Paula de Toledo Thomazella;Paula Favoretti Vital do Prado

  81
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• The Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom) Natural Genetic Variation Rg1 and the DELLA Mutant Procera Control the Competence Necessary to Form Adventitious Roots and Shoots

  Simone Lombardi-Crestana;Mariana da Silva Azevedo;Geraldo Felipe Ferreira e Silva;Geraldo Felipe Ferreira e Silva;Lílian Ellen Pino

  79
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• Response of sugarcane to increasing concentrations of copper and cadmium and expression of metallothionein genes.

  Maria Lorena Sereno;Raul S. Almeida;Deborah S. Nishimura;Antonio Figueira

  76
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• Genes differentially expressed in Theobroma cacao associated with resistance to witches' broom disease caused by Crinipellis perniciosa.

  Gildemberg Amorim Leal;Gildemberg Amorim Leal;Paulo S. B. Albuquerque;Antonio Figueira

  74
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• Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from a commercial cultivar of Musa acuminata

  Silvana Creste;Thiago R. Benatti;Myrian R. Orsi;Ange-Marie Risterucci

  68
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• Increased CO2 and Light Promote in Vitro Shoot Growth and Development of Theobroma cacao

  Antonio Figueira;Anna Whipkey;Jules Janick

  60
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• Micro-MsK: a tomato genotype with miniature size, short life cycle, and improved in vitro shoot regeneration

  Joni E Lima;Rogério F Carvalho;Augusto Tulmann Neto;Antonio Figueira

  41
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• Genetic variability and chromosome-length polymorphisms of the witches’ broom pathogen Crinipellis perniciosa from various plant hosts in South America

  Johana Rincones;Gabriel D. Mazotti;Gareth W. Griffith;Alan Pomela

  40
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• Mating system in a natural population of Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schum., by microsatellite markers

  Rafael M. Alves;Rafael M. Alves;Angela S. Artero;Alexandre M. Sebbenn;Antonio Figueira

  33
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