Multiparental designs combined with dense genotyping of parents have been proposed as a
way to increase the diversity and resolution of quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping studies …

Much remains unknown of molecular events controlling the plant hypersensitive defense
response (HR), a rapid localized cell death that limits pathogen spread and is mediated by …

Background Plant height is a prime example of a dynamic trait that changes constantly
throughout adult development. In this study we utilised a large triticale mapping population …

The ionome, or elemental profile, of a maize kernel can be viewed in at least two distinct
ways. First, the collection of elements within the kernel are food and feed for people and …

It is frequently observed that males of dioecious plant species flower earlier in the season
than females, although the generality of this pattern has not been quantified. One hypothesis …

Multiple disease resistance has important implications for plant fitness, given the selection
pressure that many pathogens exert directly on natural plant populations and indirectly via …

A considerable challenge in evolutionary genetics is to understand the genetic mechanisms
that facilitate or impede evolutionary adaptation in natural populations. For this, we must …

Many hypotheses have been put forth to explain the origin and spread of inversions, and
their significance for speciation. Several recent genic models have proposed that inversions …

Modern genetic mapping is plagued by the “missing heritability” problem, which refers to the
discordance between the estimated heritabilities of quantitative traits and the variance …

The genetic architecture of adaptive traits can reflect the evolutionary history of populations
and also shape divergence among populations. Despite this central role in evolution …