The improvement of crop yield has been possible through the indirect manipulation of
quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that control heritable variability of the traits and physiological …

Drought tolerance is a complex trait of increasing importance in potato. Our knowledge is
summarized concerning drought tolerance and water use efficiency in this crop. We describe …

New types of phenotyping tools generate large amounts of data on many aspects of plant
physiology and morphology with high spatial and temporal resolution. These new …

A good statistical analysis of genotype× environment interactions (G× E) is a key
requirement for progress in any breeding program. Data for G× E analyses traditionally …

Under drought, substantial genotype–environment (G× E) interactions impede breeding
progress for yield. Identifying genetic controls associated with yield response is confounded …

Complex quantitative traits of plants as measured on collections of genotypes across
multiple environments are the outcome of processes that depend in intricate ways on …

The genetic architecture of a trait is defined by the set of genes contributing to genetic
variation within a reference population of genotypes together with information on their …

QTL mapping methods for complex traits are challenged by new developments in marker
technology, phenotyping platforms, and breeding methods. In meeting these challenges …

The emergence of new techniques in plant science, including molecular and phenomic
tools, presents a novel opportunity to re-evaluate the way we examine the phenotype. Our …

Crop simulation models of plant processes capture the biological interactions between the
sensing of signals at an organ level (eg drought affecting roots), the response of the plant at …