Substantial improvements in access to food and increased purchasing power are driving
many people toward consuming nutrition-rich foods causing an unprecedented demand for …

Balanced feeding to livestock can effectively convert the non‐edible forage crops into
human food. Balanced output and input feeding systems further will result in greater animal …

Capsaicinoids are unique compounds produced only in peppers (Capsicum spp.). Several
studies using classical quantitative trait loci (QTL s) mapping and genomewide association …

Genetic progress for forage quality has been poor in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), the most-
grown forage legume worldwide. This study aimed at exploring opportunities for marker …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most important legume forage crop worldwide with high
nutritional value and yield. For a long time, the breeding of alfalfa was hampered by lacking …

Deciphering the genetic control of grape berry traits is crucial for optimizing yield, fruit
quality, and consumer acceptability. In this study, an association panel of 179 grape …

The agricultural sector faces colossal challenges amid environmental changes and a
burgeoning human population. In this context, crops must adapt to evolving climatic …

Abstract Alfalfa (M. sativa L.) is a highly valuable forage crop, providing> 58 Mt of hay,
silage, and pasture each year in the United States. As alfalfa is an outcrossing autotetraploid …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important perennial forage crop with great economic value,
owing to its high biomass yield and quality forage, wide adaptability to different …

Background Alfalfa has been cultivated in many regions around the world as an important
forage crop due to its nutritive value to livestock and ability to adapt to various environments …