Key message Genetic diversity in elite rye germplasm as well as F 2: 3 testcross design
enables fast QTL mapping to approach genes controlling grain yield, grain weight, tiller …

Key message In the QTL analysis of multi-parent populations, the inclusion of QTLs with
various types of effects can lead to a better description of the phenotypic variation and …

Carbon isotope discrimination is used to study CO2 diffusion, substrate availability for
photosynthesis, and leaf biochemistry, but the intraspecific drivers of leaf carbon isotope …

Damage caused by lodging is a significant problem in corn production that results in
estimated annual yield losses of 5-20%. Over the past 100 years, substantial maize …

Clarias macrocephalus Gunther, 1864, is important as a female parent for the production of
the hybrid catfish widely cultured in SE Asia. A comparison was made between a hatchery …

1Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 2
Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture research center, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt …

Carotenoids (provitamin A) and tocochromanols (vitamin E) are lipid-soluble isoprenoids
with antioxidant and essential nutrient functions in human and animal systems. Vitamin A …