Актуальність теми. Перспективність вирощування кукурудзи в Україні ставить завдання
підвищення врожайності та поліпшення споживчих властивостей зерна, для чого …

This chapter begins by reviewing the long history of maize as a biofuel crop, with a focus on
ethanol production and use in the United States. It then turns to its center of origin in Mexico …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural textile fiber source globally. The
worldwide economic impact of the cotton industry is estimated at approximately $500 billion …

Transposable elements, as the most active genetic factors, have driven genome evolution in
maize and reshaped certain key loci responsible for maize domestication, exemplified by an …

The invention and application of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technolgies have
revolutionized the study of genetics and genomics. Much research which would not even be …

Staple cereal crops provide the majority of nutrients to the world's population, and thus, can
significantly impact human nutrition and health. Phenotypic and genetic diversity within a …

The global population is growing and up to three billion people will be added to the
population within the next 35 years. Meanwhile, the amount of arable land for agricultural …

This chapter addresses fundamental questions in population genomics and molecular
evolution of plants and their domesticated relatives. We review the evolutionary forces that …

摘要对于作物育种而言, 早熟性是一种优良的综合性状. 因此, 探讨如何将常规育种方法和分子
生物学技术相结合, 用以缩短主要作物品种生育期, 对作物生产的发展具有十分重要的意义 …