New sequencing technologies are dramatically accelerating progress in forward genetics,
and the use of such methods for the rapid identification of mutant alleles will be soon routine …

Molecular genetic markers represent one of the most powerful tools for the analysis of plant
genomes and the association of heritable traits with underlying genetic variation. Molecular …

Many temperate plant species such as Arabidopsis thaliana are able to increase their
freezing tolerance when exposed to low, nonfreezing temperatures in a process called cold …

Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) accessions provide an excellent resource to dissect the
molecular basis of adaptation. We have selected 192 Arabidopsis accessions collected to …

Sulfur is an essential macroelement in plant and animal nutrition. Plants assimilate inorganic
sulfate into two sulfur-containing amino acids, cysteine and methionine. Low supply of …

Our understanding of the interaction of carbon (C) metabolism with nitrogen (N) metabolism
and growth is based mainly on studies of responses to environmental treatments, and …

Dense coverage of the rice genome with polymorphic DNA markers is an invaluable tool for
DNA marker-assisted breeding, positional cloning, and a wide range of evolutionary studies …

Mutant analysis has been tremendously successful in deciphering the genetics of plant
development. However, less is known about the molecular basis of morphological variation …

Plant growth and development are tightly linked to primary metabolism and are subject to
natural variation. In order to obtain an insight into the genetic factors controlling biomass and …

Heterosis has been widely used in agriculture to increase yield and to broaden adaptability
of hybrid varieties and is applied to an increasing number of crop species. We performed a …