Wild species of crop plants are increasingly being used to improve various agronomic traits
including yield in cultivars. Dense molecular maps have enabled mapping of quantitative …

Key message Mapping QTL for stem-related traits using RIL population with ultra-high
density bin map can better dissect pleiotropic QTL controlling stem architecture that can …

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a selection method for improving agriculturally essential
traits in wheat. MAS allows efficient screening of difficult-to-phenotype traits, introgression of …

Understanding the genetic bases underlying heterosis is a major issue in maize (Zea mays
L.). We extended the North Carolina design III (NCIII) by using three populations of …

The genetic mapping of polymorphic markers in a cross between two inbred plant lines has
proven to be a powerful method for detecting quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying complex …

Advancement in the field of genetics and genomics after the discovery of Mendel's laws of
inheritance has led to map the genes controlling qualitative and quantitative traits in crop …

Increasing seed yield in common bean could help to improve food security and reduce
malnutrition globally due to the high nutritional quality of this crop. However, the complex …

The development of maize foundation parents is an important part of genetics and breeding
research, and applying new genetic information to produce foundation parents has been …

Background Kernel weight and size are important components of grain yield in cereals.
Although some information is available concerning the map positions of quantitative trait loci …

At least 75% of the world's grain production comes from the three most important cereal
crops: rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and maize (Zea mays). However …