Vegetables are an integral part of the human diet worldwide. Traditional breeding
approaches have been used extensively to develop new cultivars of vegetables with …

Plants undergo profound physiological changes when transitioning from vegetative to
reproductive growth. These changes affect crop production, as in the case of leafy …

Introduction Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) is a major pathogen currently threatening
lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) production in the coastal areas of California. The virus is …

Societal awareness of healthy eating is increasing alongside the market for processed
bagged salads, which remain as one of the strongest growing food sectors internationally …

Key message Two major QTL, one for shelf life that corresponds to qSL4 and one, qDEV7,
for developmental rate, were identified. Associated markers will be useful in breeding for …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a cause of a prevalent and destructive disease that attacks many
horticultural food crops, such as lettuce. This soil-borne necrotrophic fungal pathogen …

Nowadays the cultivation and consumption of traditional lettuce varieties are growing as
they are particularly appealing to consumers for their diversity, and high nutraceutical …

Key message Photoperiod and temperature conditions elicit different genetic regulation over
lettuce bolting and flowering. This study identifies environment-specific QTLs and putative …

Key message GWAS identified 19 QTLs for resistance to Sclerotinia minor, 11 of them co-
locating with red leaf color. Lower disease incidence was observed in red and dark red …

Baby leaf lettuce harvested approximately 30 days after planting is the primary component of
spring mix salads, a popular type of packaged salads. Very little is known, however, about …