The past decade has seen a proliferation of studies that employ quantitative trait locus (QTL)
approaches to diagnose the genetic basis of trait evolution. Advances in molecular …

I. INTRODUCTION II. THE DOMESTICATION PROCESS III. CENTERS OF AGRICULTURAL
ORIGINS IV. TIME FRAME OF DOMESTICATION V. THE DOMESTICATION SYNDROME VI …

Forest genetic resources are considered here in a global perspective, including both
cultivated and wild populations. Human interference on global genetic resources results …

It is generally believed that maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) arose as a tetraploid; however,
the two progenitor genomes cannot be unequivocally traced within the genome of modern …

Genetic architecture of flowering time in maize was addressed by synthesizing a total of 313
quantitative trait loci (QTL) available for this trait. These were analyzed first with an overview …

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) are important resources for gene discovery and molecular
marker development. From over 147,000 ESTs of Medicago truncatula, we have identified …

As the basis for fine mapping of a grain-weight QTL, gw 3.1, a set of near isogenic lines
(NILs), was developed from an Oryza sativa, cv. Jefferson× O. rufipogon (IRGC105491) …

This article examines the opportunities for using several forms of modern biotechnology to
improve orphan crops in developing countries. These crops, including tef, millets, cowpea …

In several crop species within the Triticeae tribe of the grass family Poaceae, single major
aluminum (Al) tolerance genes have been identified that effectively mitigate Al toxicity, a …

Testing of the extent to which different complex traits share common genetic control provides
a means to distinguish associations that are truly diagnostic of genetic potential for improved …