Formerly domesticated organisms and artificially selected genes often escape controlled
cultivation, but their subsequent evolution is not well studied. In this review, we examine …

Novel crop improvement approaches, including those that facilitate for the exploitation of
crop wild relatives and underutilized species harboring the much-needed natural allelic …

Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is the second most important oilseed crop in the world but the
genetic diversity underlying its massive phenotypic variations remains largely unexplored …

Gossypium hirsutum L. represents the largest source of textile fibre, and China is one of the
largest cotton‐producing and cotton‐consuming countries in the world. To investigate the …

Genetic improvement of fibre quality is one of the main breeding goals for the upland cotton,
Gossypium hirsutum, but there are difficulties with precise selection of traits. Therefore, it is …

Sesame has great potential as an industrial crop but its production is challenged by drought
and salt stresses. To unravel the genetic variants leading to salinity and drought tolerances …

Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS s) combining high‐throughput genome
resequencing and phenotyping can accelerate the dissection of genetic architecture and …

Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) caused by the necrotrophic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a
major disease in rapeseed (Brassica napus) worldwide. Breeding for SSR resistance in B …

Soil salinity is a serious threat to agriculture sustainability worldwide. Salt tolerance at the
seedling stage is crucial for plant establishment and high yield in saline soils; however, little …

Abstract The Brassica napus 60K Illumina Infinium™ SNP array has had huge international
uptake in the rapeseed community due to the revolutionary speed of acquisition and ease of …