Modern high-throughput DNA sequencing has made it possible to inexpensively produce
genome sequences, but in practice many of these draft genomes are fragmented and …

Genetic maps are key tools in genetic research as they constitute the framework for many
applications, such as quantitative trait locus analysis, and support the assembly of genome …

Modern SNP genotyping technologies allow measurement of the relative abundance of
different alleles for a given locus and consequently estimation of their allele dosage …

Sugarcane is recognized as the fifth largest crop globally, supplying 80% of sugar and 40%
of bioenergy production. However, sugarcane genetic research has significantly lagged …

Maritime pine provides essential ecosystem services in the south‐western M editerranean
basin, where it covers around 4 million ha. Its scattered distribution over a range of …

Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is a conifer species of substanital economic and
ecological importance. In common with most conifers, the P. abies genome is very large (∼ …

The rubber tree (Hevea spp.), cultivated in equatorial and tropical countries, is the primary
plant used in natural rubber production. Due to genetic and physiological constraints, inbred …

Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) cultivation is the main source of natural rubber worldwide
and has been extended to areas with suboptimal climates and lengthy drought periods; this …

Background The development of sugarcane as a sustainable crop has unlimited
applications. The crop is one of the most economically viable for renewable energy …

One of the current challenges of tropical fruit crop improvement is to incorporate molecular
marker‐based approaches into conventional breeding programmes. This study was …