The aim of this study was to investigate the flowering variation and the molecular
polymorphism in key regulatory genes that control flowering in a Phaseolus vulgaris L …

Background The nature of dynamic traits with their phenotypic plasticity suggests that they
are under the control of a dynamic genetic regulation. We employed a precision …

The shoot apical meristem contains a pool of undifferentiated stem cells and generates all
above-ground organs of the plant. During vegetative growth, cells differentiate from the …

Flowering time is a complex trait that controls adaptation of plants to their local environment
in the outcrossing species maize (Zea mays L.). Previous studies have identified numerous …

Heading date is a key determinant of regional and seasonal adaptation in rice (Oryza sativa
L.). A minor-effect quantitative trait locus (QTL), QTL for D ays toh eading 12a (qDTH-12a) …

Hybrid corn ranks first among applications of science to food production. In temperate
regions, maize breeders focus on creating hybrid cultivars from crosses between two or …

Maize is one of the most important food and feed crops in the world including Southeast
Asia. In spite of numberous efforts with conventional breeding, the maize productions remain …

Quality protein maize (QPM) is improved over normal (non‐QPM) maize in grain
concentrations of the essential amino acids lysine and tryptophan. Quality protein maize has …

Switchgrass is a North American perennial prairie species that has been used as a
rangeland and forage crop and has recently been targeted as a potential biofuel feedstock …