C17-polyacetylenes (PAs) are a prominent group of oxylipins and are primarily produced by
plants of the families Apiaceae, Araliaceae, and Asteraceae, respectively. Recent studies on …

Motivation Linkage and quantitative trait loci (QTL) maps are critical tools for the study of the
genetic basis of complex traits. With the advances in sequencing technology over the past …

High-throughput sequencing technology has been widely used and continuously optimized.
As one kind of high-throughput sequencing technology, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) can …

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is an economically important vegetable worldwide and is the
largest source of carotenoids and provitamin A in the human diet. Given the importance of …

Carrot is one of the most economically important vegetables worldwide, but genetic and
genomic resources supporting carrot breeding remain limited. We developed a Diversity …

Domesticated carrots, Daucus carota subsp. sativus, are the richest source of β-carotene in
the US diet, which, when consumed, is converted into vitamin A, an essential component of …

Polymorphism of simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci was assessed in a collection of 88
carrot (Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Hoffm.) accessions. The collection comprised …

Although much research has been conducted, the pattern of microsatellite distribution has
remained ambiguous, and the development/utilization of microsatellite markers has still …

Accumulated in large amounts in carrot, carotenoids are an important product quality
attribute and therefore a major breeding trait. However, the knowledge of carotenoid …

Background Purple carrots accumulate large quantities of anthocyanins in their roots and
leaves. These flavonoid pigments possess antioxidant activity and are implicated in …