Population- and genome-specific patterns of linkage disequilibrium and SNP variation in spring and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

S Chao, J Dubcovsky, J Dvorak, MC Luo, SP Baenziger… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are ideally suited for the
construction of high-resolution genetic maps, studying population evolutionary history and …

Joint linkage–linkage disequilibrium mapping is a powerful approach to detecting quantitative trait loci underlying drought tolerance in maize

Y Lu, S Zhang, T Shah, C Xie, Z Hao… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
This paper describes two joint linkage–linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping approaches:
parallel mapping (independent linkage and LD analysis) and integrated mapping (datasets …

Network Analysis of Enzyme Activities and Metabolite Levels and Their Relationship to Biomass in a Large Panel of Arabidopsis Accessions

R Sulpice, S Trenkamp, M Steinfath, B Usadel… - The Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Natural genetic diversity provides a powerful resource to investigate how networks respond
to multiple simultaneous changes. In this work, we profile maximum catalytic activities of 37 …

Association and linkage analysis of aluminum tolerance genes in maize

AM Krill, M Kirst, LV Kochian, ES Buckler… - Plos one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a major worldwide constraint to crop productivity on
acidic soils. Al becomes soluble at low pH, inhibiting root growth and severely reducing …

Marker assisted breeding

MJ Thomson, AM Ismail, SR McCouch… - Abiotic stress adaptation …, 2010 - Springer
Recent advances in understanding molecular and physiological mechanisms of abiotic
stress responses, along with breakthroughs in molecular marker technologies, have …

SRAP polymorphisms associated with superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa spp. sativa)

Y Castonguay, J Cloutier, A Bertrand… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2010 - Springer
Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) analysis was used to uncover genetic
polymorphisms among alfalfa populations recurrently selected for superior tolerance to …

Linkage disequilibrium in wild French grapevine, Vitis vinifera L. subsp. silvestris

A Barnaud, V Laucou, P This, T Lacombe, A Doligez - Heredity, 2010 - nature.com
Association mapping based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) can provide high resolution for
whole-genome mapping of genes underlying phenotypic variation. This field has received …

Population structure and phenotypic variation of a spring barley world collection set up for association studies

G Haseneyer, S Stracke, C Paul, C Einfeldt… - Plant …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
With 3 figures and 4 tables Abstract Association mapping offers a tool to identify plant
resources that carry important alleles for crop improvement and breeding. A necessary …

Phenotypic and molecular diversity of maize landraces: characterization and utilization

BM Prasanna - Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2010 - isgpb.org
A well-characterized and well-evaluated germplasm collection would have greater chances
of contributing to the development of new varieties, and consequently, greater realization of …

Variability of grain quality in sorghum: association with polymorphism in Sh2, Bt2, SssI, Ae1, Wx and O2

LF De Alencar Figueiredo, B Sine… - Theoretical and applied …, 2010 - Springer
To ensure food security in Africa and Asia, developing sorghum varieties with grain quality
that matches consumer demand is a major breeding objective that requires a better …