In wheat, a multi-locus genome-wide association study (ML-GWAS) was conducted for the
four grain weight-related traits (days to anthesis, grain filling duration, grain number per ear …

Soil salinization seriously affects the growth and distribution of flax. However, there is little
information about the salt tolerance of flax. In this study, the salt tolerance of 200 diverse flax …

Isoflavones are major secondary metabolites that are exclusively produced by legumes,
including soybean. Soy isoflavones play important roles in human health as well as in the …

Rice, which supports more than half the population worldwide, is one of the most important
food crops. Thus, potential yield-related quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) and QTN-by …

Key message QTNs significantly associated to nine mineral content in grains of common
bean were identified. The accumulation of favorable alleles was associated with a gradually …

Background Rice is an important human staple food vulnerable to heavy metal
contamination leading to serious concerns. High yield with low heavy metal contamination is …

Abstract Key message Two causal OsTTL and OsSAPK1 genes of the key locus qNL3. 1
significantly associated with seed germination under salt stress were identified via a …

Introduction Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is an economically important crop due to its oil
and fiber. However, it is prone to various diseases, including pasmo caused by the fungus …

Tobacco bacterial wilt (TBW) is a devastating soil-borne disease threatening the yield and
quality of tobacco. However, its genetic foundations are not fully understood. In this study …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the important staple foods for human consumption and
livestock use. As a complex quality trait, free amino acid (FAA) content in rice is of nutritional …