Like many other crops, the cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is of hybrid origin and
has a polyploid genome that contains essentially complete sets of chromosomes from two …

Interest in canola (Brassica napus L.). In response to this interest, scientists have been
tasked with altering and optimizing the protein production chain to ensure canola proteins …

Marine invertebrates and fish are well known for their remarkable genetic diversity, which is
commonly explained by large population size and the characteristic dispersive nature of …

In wheat, a lack of genetic diversity between breeding lines has been recognized as a
significant block to future yield increases. Species belonging to bread wheat's secondary …

Meiotic crossovers shuffle parental genetic information, providing novel combinations of
alleles on which natural or artificial selection can act. However, crossover events are …

Key message We identified 21 new and stable QTL, and 11 QTL clusters for yield-related
traits in three bread wheat populations using the wheat 90 K SNP assay. Abstract …

Improved plant varieties are important in our attempts to face the challenges of a growing
human population and limited planet resources. Plant breeding relies on meiotic crossovers …

Meiotic crossovers (COs) generate genetic diversity and are critical for the correct
completion of meiosis in most species. Their occurrence is tightly constrained but the …

Key message We identified QTL associated with protein and amino acids in a soybean
mapping population that was grown in five environments. These QTL could be used in MAS …

Breeding for leaf rust resistance has been successful worldwide and is underpinned by the
discovery and characterisation of genetically diverse sources of resistance. An English …