Summary Theobroma cacao—The Food of the Gods, provides the raw material for the
multibillion dollar chocolate industry and is also the main source of income for about 6 …

Criollo cacao (Theobroma cacao ssp. cacao) was cultivated by the Mayas over 1500 years
ago. It has been suggested that Criollo cacao originated in Central America and that it …

Linkage maps for the apple cultivars 'Prima'and 'Fiesta'were constructed using RFLP, RAPD,
isozyme, AFLP, SCAR and microsatellite markers in a 'Prima'×'Fiesta'progeny of 152 …

Populus deltoides, P. nigra, and P. trichocarpa are the most important species for poplar
breeding programs worldwide. In addition, Populus has become a model for fundamental …

The first linkage map established by Lanaud et al.(1995) was used as a starting point to
produce a high-density molecular linkage map. A mapping population of 181 progenies …

Une population de type «backcross» d'origine interspécifique Gossypium hirsutum×
Gossypium barbadense, a été analysée pour un total de 1014 marqueurs. Les 888 locus …

The first genetic map for Hevea spp.(2n= 36) is presented here. It is based on a F 1 progeny
of 106 individuals allowing the construction of a female, a male, and a synthetic map …

A genetic map of Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) was constructed based on one 5S rDNA,
271 RAPD, ten SCAR, 18 microsatellite, one minisatellite, and six isozyme markers. A total …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) has been cultivated in Central America since pre-Columbian
times. The type of cacao cultivated in this region was called Criollo; cacao populations from …

Drought can negatively impact pod production despite the fact that cacao production usually
occurs in tropical areas having high rainfall. Polyamines (PAs) have been associated with …