Background Heterosis has been exploited for decades in different crops due to resulting in
dramatic increases in yield, but relatively little molecular evidence on this topic was reported …

Background Heterosis breeding is the most useful method for yield increase around the
globe. Heterosis is an intriguing process to develop superior offspring to either parent in the …

Background Utilization of heterosis has greatly improved the productivity of many crops
worldwide. Understanding the potential molecular mechanism about how hybridization …

Background Heterosis is a complex phenomenon wherein the hybrids outperform their
parents. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanism by which hybridization leads …

For about a century, plant breeding has widely exploited the heterosis phenomenon–often
considered as hybrid vigor–to increase agricultural productivity. The ensuing F1 hybrids can …

Background Heterosis, a multigenic complex trait extrapolated as sum total of many
phenotypic features, is widely utilized phenomenon in agricultural crops for about a century …

Hybrid breeding has provided an impetus to the process and achievement of a higher yield
and quality of crops. Interspecific hybridization is critical for resolving parental genetic …

High yield has always been an essential target in almost all of the cotton breeding programs.
Boll weight (BW) is a key component of cotton yield. Numerous linkage mapping and …

Cotton is not only a raw material for the textile industry, but also an important strategic
material. However, traditional breeding methods have narrowed the genetic diversity of …

Introduction The simultaneous improvement of fiber quality and yield for cotton is strongly
limited by the narrow genetic backgrounds of Gossypium hirsutum (Gh) and the negative …