Separate sexes have evolved repeatedly from hermaphroditic ancestors in flowering plants,
and thus select taxa can provide unparalleled insight into the evolutionary dynamics of sex …

Fruit quality and repeat flowering are two major foci of several strawberry breeding
programs. The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and molecular markers linked to …

In an effort to implement marker-assisted breeding in Rosaceae, many traits need to be
characterized in diverse germplasm. The USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative …

Background Plant disease resistance (R) genes are evolving rapidly and play a critical role
in the innate immune system of plants. The nucleotide binding sites-leucine rich repeat (NBS …

In strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa Duch.), auxin has been recognized as the main signal
molecule coordinating the growth and initiation of ripening of fruits. The molecular …

Key message First near-isogenic line collection in diploid strawberry, a tool for morphologic,
phenotypic and nutritional QTL analysis. Abstract Diploid strawberry (Fragaria vesca), with a …

Formation of polyploid organisms by fertilization of unreduced gametes in meiotic mutants is
believed to be a common phenomenon in species evolution. However, not well understood …

The genome sequence of the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.) is an important
resource providing a reference for comparative genomics studies and future sequenced …

In total, 18 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to analyze the genetic
diversity and population structure of 59 accessions of cultivated strawberry (Fragaria x …

Important losses in strawberry production are often caused by the oomycete Phytophthora
cactorum, the causal agent of crown rot. However, very limited studies at molecular levels …