Highly efficient and accurate selection of elite genotypes can lead to dramatic shortening of
the breeding cycle in major crops relevant for sustaining present demands for food, feed …

Heterosis describes the superior performance of hybrid plants compared with their
genetically distinct parents and is a pillar of global food security. Here we review the current …

The technology of hybrid rice utilizing heterosis is an essential requirement for achieving
food security. The current study was aimed at assessing the genetic parameters and the …

Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic metal and can cause severe damage to many organisms
under natural conditions. As an effective free radical scavenger and antioxidant, Melatonin …

Salt stress is an environmental factor that limits plant growth and crop production. With the
rapid expansion of salinized arable land worldwide, investigating the molecular …

Heterosis refers to the increase in biomass, stature, fertility, and other characters that impart
superior performance to the F1 progeny over genetically diverged parents. The …

Key message Complementing or replacing genetic markers with transcriptomic data and use
of reproducing kernel Hilbert space regression based on Gaussian kernels increases hybrid …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying complex phenotypes requires
systematic analyses of complicated metabolic networks and contributes to improvements in …

In the past, rice hybrids with strong heterosis have been obtained empirically, by developing
and testing thousands of combinations. Here, we aimed to determine whether heterosis of …

Oysters are a keystone species in estuaries and intertidal zones and have important
economic and ecological significance; however, worldwide, the dominant aquaculture oyster …