Association mapping, a high-resolution method for mapping quantitative trait loci based on
linkage disequilibrium, holds great promise for the dissection of complex genetic traits. The …

Insufficient cold hardiness is a major impediment to reliable alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
production in northern regions experiencing harsh winter conditions. Numerous studies …

The characteristics of starch, such as gelatinization temperature (GT), apparent amylose
content (AAC), pasting temperature (PT) and other physicochemical properties, determine …

Genetic association studies are rapidly becoming the experimental approach of choice to
dissect complex traits, including tolerance to drought stress, which is the most common …

Information on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in hexaploid bread wheat is still
scarce. The goal of this study was to detect SNPs in wheat and examine their frequency …

Positional cloning has been and remains a powerful method for gene identification in
Arabidopsis. With the completion of the rice genome sequence, positional cloning in rice …

The effectiveness of association mapping (AM) based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) is
currently being tested in a number of crops. An important prerequisite for the application of …

Legumes represent the second largest family of higher plants, second only to grasses in
agricultural importance (Doyle and Luckow 2003). The legume family or Leguminosae, also …

Measuring genetic diversity in populations of a crop species is very important for
understanding the genetic structure of and subsequently improving the crop species by …

Molecular markers, in recent years, have accelerated plant breeding methods significantly
with an objective of crop improvement. At present a variety of molecular markers are …