Plants are constantly challenged by insect pests that can dramatically decrease yields.
Insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts, for example, aphids, whiteflies, and leaf hoppers …

Crop improvement programmes began with traditional breeding practices since the
inception of agriculture. Farmers and plant breeders continue to use these strategies for crop …

Soybean is a major source of protein for human consumption and animal feed. Releasing
new cultivars with high nutritional value is one of the major goals in soybean breeding. To …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) is one of the most important steps in marker-assisted selection.
Few studies have validated quantitative trait loci for marker-assisted selection of yield traits …

The production of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is seriously threatened by various leaf-
feeding insects, and wild soybean [Glycine soja Sieb. & Zucc.] has a greater resistance …

The sucrose and Alanine (Ala) content in edamame beans significantly impacts the
sweetness flavor of edamame-derived products as an important attribute to consumers' …

Key message A genome-wide association study for pea resistance against a pea-adapted
biotype and a non-adapted biotype of the aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, identified a genomic …

Soybean aphids (Aphis glycines Matsumura) are invasive insect pests of soybean, and they
cause significant yield losses. Resistance to soybean aphids is conferred by Resistance to …

Damage generated by insects is one of main restricting factors for soybean production. Stink
bugs are a great threat within pests because, by feeding mainly on pods, they cause direct …

Cultivation of aphid-resistant soybean varieties can reduce yield losses caused by soybean
aphids. However, discovery of aphid biotypes that are virulent on resistant soybean greatly …