Background Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a prime candidate crop for biofuel
feedstock production in the United States. As it is a self-incompatible polyploid perennial …

The genetic analysis of quantitative or complex traits has been based mainly on statistical
quantities such as genetic variances and heritability. These analyses continue to be …

Most traits of interest to medical, agricultural and animal scientists show continuous variation
and complex mode of inheritance. DNA-based markers are being deployed to analyse such …

The control of flowering is not only important for reproduction, but also plays a key role in the
processes of domestication and adaptation. To reveal the genetic architecture for flowering …

The genetic markers of important traits are evaluated in order to improve the maize inbred
lines. Ninety-four maize inbred lines were used to assess the genetic and phenotypic …

Though epistasis has long been postulated to have a critical role in genetic regulation of
important pathways as well as provide a major source of variation in the process of …

Background Tocopherols, which are vitamin E compounds, play an important role in
maintaining human health. Compared with other staple foods, maize grains contain high …

Grain protein content (GPC) and gluten quality are the most important factors determining
the end-use quality of wheat for pasta-making. Both GPC and gluten quality are considered …

Little is known about the nature of floral inductive cues in day-neutral plants that are
insensitive to photoperiod variations and, therefore, rely on endogenous signals to initiate …

Flowering time is a fundamental quantitative trait in maize that has played a key role in the
postdomestication process and the adaptation to a wide range of climatic conditions …