Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of few crops that can offer significant genetic gains with the
utilization of genetic diversity. Genetically broad-based germplasm has the potential to …

Cotton fiber quality was quantitative trait, controlled by multiple genes. Identification of stable
quantitative trait loci (QTL) effectively contributing to favorable fiber quality traits would …

Partial resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean is controlled by multiple quantitative trait
loci (QTL). With traditional QTL mapping approaches, power to detect such QTL, frequently …

Key message We suggest multi-parental nested association mapping as a valuable
innovation in barley genetics, which increases the power to map quantitative trait loci and …

A change in the timing or rate of developmental events throughout ontogeny is referred to as
heterochrony, and it is a major evolutionary process in plants and animals. We investigated …

Grain produced from cereal crops is a primary source of human food and animal feed
worldwide. To understand the genetic basis of seed-size variation, a grain yield component …

Maize is highly genetically and phenotypically diverse. Tropical maize and teosinte are
important genetic resources that harbor unique alleles not found in temperate maize hybrids …

Background Association mapping studies offer great promise to identify polymorphisms
associated with phenotypes and for understanding the genetic basis of quantitative trait …

Insects can cause significant damage to plants both in agricultural and natural settings that
lead to significant losses in yield or fitness. This has led plants to develop a large number of …

Association mapping has become a widely applied genomic approach to identify
quantitative trait loci (QTL) and dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits. However …