Coffea arabica L. belongs to the Rubiaceae family, and the genus Coffea is believed to have
a primary center of origin and genetic variability in the highlands of southwestern Ethiopia. It …

Key message The efficiency of phenotype-based assessments of plant variety protection
and registration could be improved by the integration of DNA-based testing. We review the …

Over the years, breeding programs have sought efficient strategies to select genotypes with
superior performance. Genome-wide selection (GWS) emerged in 2001, aiming to increase …

The increasing use of plant evidence in forensic investigations gave rise to a powerful new
discipline-Forensic Botany–that analyses micro-or macroscopic plant materials, such as the …

Coffee is often grown in production systems associated with shade trees that provide
different ecosystem services. Management, weather and soil conditions are spatially …

Background Locating the optimal varieties for coffee cultivation is increasingly considered a
key condition for sustainable production and marketing. Variety performance varies when it …

The use of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) molecular markers has provided
advances in selection methodologies used in breeding programs of different crops, reducing …

Coffea arabica L. is the only cultivated tetraploid species in the genus Coffea and it
contributes more than 61% to the total world coffee production. Arabica produces superior …

Abstract Development of efficient and scalable methods for molecular identification of Coffea
spp. are necessary to accelerate studies related to the characterization of germplasm for …

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have been traditionally used for the identification
and comprehension of loci associate with phenotypic variation and identification of markers …