Rapidly rising population and climate changes are two critical issues that require immediate
action to achieve sustainable development goals. The rising population is posing increased …

Malnutrition results in enormous socio-economic costs to the individual, their community,
and the nation's economy. The evidence suggests an overall negative impact of climate …

Seedling establishment is the first stage of crop productivity, and root phenotypes at seed
emergence are critical to a successful start of shoot growth as well as for water and nutrient …

Terminal drought is one of the major constraints to crop production in chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.). In order to map drought tolerance related traits at high resolution, we …

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a major vegetable crop with great potential for genetic
improvement owing to its large and mostly untapped genetic diversity. It is closely related to …

Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations facilitate the genetic
dissection of complex quantitative traits in plants and are valuable breeding materials. We …

Understanding the mechanisms by which chlorophylls are synthesized in the eggplant
(Solanum melongena) fruit peel is of great relevance for eggplant breeding. A multi-parent …

Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have led the surge of
genomic resources for the improvement legume crops. Advances in high throughput …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is among the most important staple crops for safeguarding the
food security of the growing world population. To bridge the gap between genebank …

Abstract Motivation Multi-parent populations (MPPs) are popular for QTL mapping because
they combine wide genetic diversity in parents with easy control of population structure, but …