Tea is among the world's most widely consumed non-alcoholic beverages and possesses
enormous economic, health, and cultural values. It is produced from the cured leaves of tea …

Medicinal plants produce important substrates for their adaptation and defenses against
environmental factors and, at the same time, are used for traditional medicine and industrial …

Improved genotypes developed by plant breeding remain pivotal to global food security. In
the wake of ever-increasing human population, declining agricultural resources and the …

The research area of association mapping (AM) is currently receiving major attention for
genetic studies of quantitative traits in all major crops. However, the level of success and …

Modern genomics approaches rely on the availability of high-throughput and high-density
genotyping platforms. A major breakthrough in wheat genotyping was the development of an …

Key message This study revealed a complex genetic architecture of male floral traits in
wheat, and Rht-D1 was identified as the only major QTL. Genome-wide prediction …

Key message Plant height variation in European winter wheat cultivars is mainly controlled
by the Rht-D1 and Rht-B1 semi-dwarfing genes, but also by other medium-or small-effect …

Legumes are indispensable for human diet in respect to their valuable and nutritive
bioactive molecules. Legumes and derivative foodstuffs are rich in fiber, proteins, vitamins …

Grapevines are challenged by a range of diseases and pests, causing economic losses and
requiring often costly approaches to mitigate damage. Public interest in reducing the use of …

Key message Genetic mapping, genomic profiling and bioinformatic approaches were used
to identify putative resistance genes for ear rots and low mycotoxin contamination in maize …