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After pollination and the withering of the flower, an unusual stalklike structure called a peg grows from the base of the flower toward the soil. Peanuts are sold boiled or roasted and are commonly used to produce an edible oil with a high smoke point. This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello. More examples I’m allergic to peanuts. We watched her munch her way through two packets of peanuts. Have you got some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?

We need a few munchies – some peanuts and crackers. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. By employing the modified procedures from other plant species, corresponding isolating protocols were established in peanut for development of microsatellites through this study. Only a few molecular markers have been identified to link with resistance genes in peanut and thus genetic improvement through marker assisted breeding is limited. The second part consists of eight chapters describing breeding of eight crops: wheat, maize, rice, sorghum, soybean, peanut, potato and cotton. Later instar larvae feed on developing peanut pods, prior to overwintering deep in the soil.

Expression of the mutated peanut allergen construct will result in the production of hypoallergenic variants that can be used for immunotherapy. In peanutallergic individuals, subsequent exposure to peanut allergens induces inflammatory reactions largely governed by mast cells, basophils and eosinophils. Conventional immunotherapy for peanut allergy using crude peanut extracts is therefore not recommended currently because of the unacceptably high risk of anaphylaxis. Even though peanut is known to be an important agricultural commodity, genomic and molecular studies have lagged behind those on other legumes such as soybean.

All traps were baited with a mixture of oat, banana, bacon and peanut butter placed on a manioc slice. The reliability of the peanut test however, was found to be inadequate in this study. Relationships of size, osmotic concentration and sugar concentration of peanut pods to soil water. Currently, much of the research on peanut allergy is being driven by the need to provide an effective immunotherapy for this lifethreatening food allergy.

The conclusions of the present study were that seasonal effects greatly influenced all development and growth traits of the 15 tested peanut lines. Twenty-four hour rainfall, a simple environmental variable for predicting peanut leaf spot epidemics. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.