Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical components of the human diet. The
carotenoid metabolic pathway is conserved across plant species, but our understanding of …

Introgression of superior fiber traits from Pima cotton (Gossypium barbadense, GB) into high
yield Upland cotton (G. hirsutum) has been a breeding objective for many years in a few …

Stalk lodging is a severe problem that limits maize production worldwide, although little
attention has been given to its genetic basis. Here we measured rind penetrometer …

Introduction Plant height (PH) and ear height (EH) are key plant architectural traits in maize,
which will affect the photosynthetic efficiency, high plant density tolerance, suitability for …

Cotton fiber quality-related traits, such as fiber length, fiber strength, and fiber elongation,
are affected by complex mechanisms controlled by multiple genes. Determining the QTN-by …

The search for quantitative trait loci that explain complex traits such as yield and drought
tolerance has been ongoing in all crops. Methods such as biparental quantitative trait loci …

Genotype-to-phenotype (G2P) prediction has become a mainstream paradigm to facilitate
genomic selection (GS)-assisted breeding in the seed industry. Many methods have been …

The employment of doubled-haploid (DH) technology in maize has vastly accelerated the
efficiency of developing inbred lines. The selection of superior lines has to rely on genotypes …

Annual crops, which include staple crops like rice [1], wheat [2], maize [3], cotton [4], and
soybean [5], among others, have been extensively studied for their complex traits and the …

Lodging reduces grain yield in cereal crops. The height, diameter and strength of stem are
crucial for lodging resistance, grain yield, and photosynthate transport in barley …