Highlights•We discuss major crop genome sequences.•We show ways to cope with complex
grass genomes.•NGS has a major impact on genome sequencing.•A single crop genome …

Almost three decades ago Alec Jeffreys published his seminal Nature papers on the use of
minisatellite probes for DNA fingerprinting of humans (Jeffreys and colleagues Nature 1985 …

Background The economic importance of grapevine has driven significant efforts in
genomics to accelerate the exploitation of Vitis resources for development of new cultivars …

Grapevine is a very important crop species that is mainly cultivated worldwide for fruits, wine
and juice. Identification of the genetic bases of performance traits through association …

Simple sequence repeat (SSR) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphic (SNP), the two most
robust markers for identifying rice varieties were compared for assessment of genetic …

Inheritance of nuclear microsatellite markers (nSSR) has been proved to be a powerful tool
to verify or uncover the parentage of grapevine cultivars. The aim of the present study was to …

Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) form the basis of viticulture, and are susceptible to diseases
such as downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator) …

Seedlessness is greatly prized by consumers of fresh grapes. While stenospermocarpic
seed abortion determined by the SEED DEVELOPMENT INHIBITOR (SDI) locus is the usual …

Background With its simple library preparation and robust approach to genome reduction,
genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) is a flexible and cost-effective strategy for SNP discovery …

While traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal
investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range …