Populus deltoides holds significant ecological and economic importance and is a crucial gene donor for the world’s staple poplar varieties. To select and breed P. deltoides with improved agronomic traits, nine growth and leaf traits were examin...
Protein content is one of the main factors determining the end-use quality of wheat. NO APICAL MERISTEM-B1 (NAM-B1) is a major gene regulating wheat grain protein content. The present study aimed to identify new genetic resources using the wild-type...
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were significantly associated with fertility restoration of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) PET1 by the restorer gene Rf1. For these SNPs, four Kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers were successfully d...
Low hydrogen cyanide (HCN) concentration is a high-priority trait for cassava varieties targeting their fresh and dry product profiles. To be acceptable, varieties bred and developed for these market segments must meet international safety standards...
Wheat germplasm resources are an important material foundation for genetic improvement. In this study, 170 wheat germplasm resources were used from China, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Europe (France, Finland, and Swe...
The development and use of genomic resources are essential for understanding the population genetics of crops for their efficient conservation and enhancement. Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) is an economically important oilseed crop in Ethiopia and India...
Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is a destructive disease of wheat worldwide. William Som (WS), an Argentinian spring wheat landrace, has consistently exhibited high-level resistance to stripe rust for over 20 years i...
Due to the advances in DNA markers, kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers could accelerate breeding programs and genetically improve drought tolerance. Two previously reported KASP markers, TaDreb-B1 and 1-FEH w3, were investigated in this s...
Maize is the third most important cereal crop worldwide. However, its production is vulnerable to heat stress, which is expected to become more and more severe in coming years. Germplasm resilient to heat stress has been identified, but its underlyin...
Seed protein content is a critical trait in soybean breeding, as it provides a primary source of high-quality protein for both human consumption and animal feed. This study aimed to enhance molecular marker-assisted selection for high-protein soybean...
Winter durum wheat combines the benefits of autumn sowing with high grain quality but remains poorly adapted to temperate regions due to low frost tolerance. To elucidate the genetic basis of winter hardiness and support breeding for improved cold ad...
Wheat cultivar VL Gehun 892 has shown a high level of resistance against Australian Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) pathotypes. In this study, it was crossed with Westonia, a susceptible wheat cultivar, and digenic segregation was observed...
Seedlessness is one of the highest valued agronomic traits in grapes. Embryo rescue in combination with marker-assisted selection have been widely applied in seedless grape breeding due to the advantages of increasing the ratio of seedless progenies...
Early leaf senescence negatively impacts the grain yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Induced mutants provide an important resource for mapping and cloning of genes for early leaf senescence. In our previous study, Els2, a single incomplete domin...
A validated marker system is crucial to running an effective genomics-assisted breeding program. We used 36 Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR (KASP) markers to genotype 376 clones from the biofortified cassava pipeline, and fingerprinted 93 of these cl...
Common wheat production is significantly influenced by abiotic stresses. Identifying the genetic loci for seedling root traits and developing the available molecular markers are crucial for breeding high yielding and stable varieties. In this study,...
The most widespread and harmful disease of barley is net form of net blotch caused by the ascomycete Pyrenophora teres f. teres Drechsler (Ptt). A cost effective and environmentally sustainable strategy for barley protection against Ptt is to develop...
Needles play key roles in photosynthesis and branch growth in Larix olgensis. However, genetic variation and SNP marker mining associated with needle and branch-related traits have not been reported yet. In this study, we examined 131 samples of unre...
Leaf rust caused by the pathogen Puccinia triticina (Pt) is a destructive fungal disease of wheat that occurs in almost all wheat-growing areas across the globe. Genetic resistance has proven to be the best solution to mitigate the disease. Wheat bre...
A male sterile mutant, S201, was identified in Brassica napus. Genetic analysis revealed that the male sterility trait was controlled by a recessive nuclear gene, male sterility (MS), which was stably inherited. The results of microscopy showed that...
Background/Objectives: Leaf sheath hairiness (LSH) is an adaptive trait in wheat that improves tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Although trichome development has been extensively studied in model plants, the genetic basis of LSH in Triticeae...
Aerobic rice production (AP) provides potential solutions to the global water crisis by consuming less water than traditional permanent water culture. Narrow root cone angle (RCA), development of deeper rooting and associated genomic regions are key...
Leaf rust, a devastating fungal disease caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), severely impacts wheat quality and yield. Identifying genetic loci for wheat leaf rust resistance, developing molecular markers, and breeding resistant varieties is the most e...
Bacterial blight (BB) disease is a serious stress that affects up to 80% of rice yield. Utilizing an elite resistant variety was previously thought to be an alternative way to control disease outbreaks. The indigenous upland rice variety ULR207 is a...
Spanish bunch groundnut varieties occupy most of the cultivated area in Asia and Africa, and these varieties lack required 2-3 weeks of fresh seed dormancy (FSD) hampering kernel quality. Genomic breeding can help to improve commercial groundnut cult...
Brown rice is composed of rice bran, pericarp, seed coat, and aleurone layers, and the rice bran layer contains a large number of substances useful for the human body, such as dietary fiber, α-tocopherol, α-tocotrienol, and vitamins. Howe...
Non-glaucous wheat can reduce solar light reflection in low-light cultivation regions, enhancing photosynthetic efficiency and potentially increasing yield. In previous work, a non-glaucous cuticular line, YL-429, was discovered in derivatives of pen...
Resistant starch (RS) is a special group of starches which are slowly degraded and rarely digested in the gastrointestinal tract. It was recognized as a new type of dietary fiber that improved cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and intestinal health. B...
Soybean is a valuable crop, used in animal feed and for human consumption. Selecting soybean cultivars with low seed cadmium (Cd) concentration is important for the purpose of minimizing the transfer of Cd into the human body. To ensure international...
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is an important vegetable crop that is cultivated worldwide. Previously, we reported the identification of two dominant complementary hybrid lethality (HL) genes in cabbage that could result in the death of hybrids. To avo...
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a cereal crop traditionally used in animal feed, malting, and food production. In this study, a collection of barley was analyzed according to key grain quality traits, including protein content (GPC), starch content (G...
The detection of QTL by association genetics depends on the genetic architecture of the trait under study, the size and structure of the investigated population and the availability of phenotypic and marker data of sufficient quality and quantity. In...
Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks is one of the most problematic diseases of wheat throughout the world. The gene Lr42 confers effective resistance against leaf rust at both seedling and adult plant stages. Previous studies had reported Lr...
Rice blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the main rice diseases worldwide. The pyramiding of blast-resistance (Pi) genes, coupled to Marker-Assisted BackCrossing (MABC), provides broad-spectrum and potentially durable resistance while limi...
Introduction: Scattering of kernels due to angular dehiscence is a key bottleneck in mechanized harvesting of oilseed rape. Materials and Methods: In this study, a dual-track “genotype–phenotype” screening strategy was established b...
Spike length is a critical trait influencing the yield potential of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). However, there has been limited research on spike-length-related genes in wheat. Moreover, the scarcity of stable markers for spike-related traits has r...
The fungal pathogen Cochliobolus sativus Drechs. Ex Dastur, anamorph Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoemaker is one of the most common barley pathogens worldwide and causes spot blotch and root rot in barley. Spot blotch is considered to be the major...
Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a globally significant disease that severely impacts the yield and quality of wheat. Breeding resistant wheat varieties using resistance genes is the most cost-effective strategy for mana...
Temperate japonica rice varieties exhibit wide variation in the phenotypes of several important agronomic traits, including disease resistance, pre-harvest sprouting resistance, plant architecture, and grain quality, indicating the presence of genes...
Grain width (GW) and grain length (GL) are crucial components affecting grain weight. Dissection of their genetic control is essential for improving yield potential in wheat breeding. Yangmai 12 (YM12) and Yanzhan 1 (YZ1) are two elite cultivars rele...
European chestnut orchards are multifunctional agroforestry systems with a key role in environmental management. Their biodiversity is at risk of erosion and farmers do not have enough tools to protect and valorize traditional ecotypes. In particular...
Gray mold, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is a devastating disease of strawberry, with petal abscission rate (PAR) being a critical disease-avoidance trait. Rapid petal abscission removes a key infection site for the pathogen, thereby reducing disease i...
Background/Objectives: Hybridity authentication is an important component of quality assurance and control (QA/QC) in breeding programs. Here, we introduce HybridQC v1.0, a QA/QC software program specially designed for parental purity and hybridity d...
Rice heterosis has played a significant role in improving rice yields in China since the 1970s. The utilization of heterosis between the indica and japonica subspecies of rice is especially important in this regard. However, inter-subspecies hybridiz...
Spring durum wheat is an important raw material for producing diverse products such as couscous, bulgur, bread, and pasta. The quality of the dough is significantly influenced by high-molecular-weight glutenins, the allelic status of which depends on...
Grain size is a key factor influencing the grain yield in rice. To identify the as-yet-unknown genes regulating grain size in Korean japonica rice, we developed a recombinant inbred line population (n = 162) from a cross between Odae (large-grain) an...
Potato virus Y (PVY) and Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary that causes potato late blight (LB), pose serious constraints to cultivated potatoes due to significant yield reduction, and phenotyping for resistance remains challenging. Breeding oper...
In the current study, we used a linkage mapping–Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) joint strategy to investigate quantitative trait loci (QTLs) governing rice grain shape and weight in a doubled haploid (DH) population, using Kompetitive Alle...
Trypsin inhibitors (TIs) in soybean seeds reduce the availability of processed soybean foods and animal feed. This study aimed to evaluate the trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) in 999 Korean soybean accessions and conduct molecular characterization of...
Pollination is essential for producing temperate-zone tree fruits like apples (Malus × domestica). While traditionally considered insect-dependent, this view may result from orchard designs tailored to European honeybees. Previous research show...
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