Highlights•Ideotype breeding is a strategy whereby traits are modeled a priori and then
introduced into a model or crop species to assess their impact on yield.•Knowledge about …

In order to rapidly breed high-quality varieties, an increasing number of plant researchers
have identified the functions of a large number of genes, but there is a serious lack of …

Alfalfa is widely recognized as an important forage crop. To understand the morphological
characteristics and genetic basis of seed morphology in alfalfa, we screened 318 Medicago …

Salinity and Phoma medicaginis infection represent significant challenges for alfalfa
cultivation in South Africa, Europe, Australia, and, particularly, Tunisia. These constraints …

Angel wing is a developmental wing deformity that can influence breeding and reproduction
in the commercial duck industry. The nutrition foundation of angel wing trait was initially …

Abstract Key Message The use of multi-environment trials to test yield-related traits in a
diverse alfalfa panel allowed to find multiple molecular markers associated with complex …

Abstract Effects of individual single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and the size of
“training” and “test” populations affect prediction accuracy in genomic selection (GS). This …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) occurs in G-protein-coupled receptors and offers targeted effects at
the active sites for therapeutic action in various conditions like depression, stress, obesity …

The cellulose synthase (CesA) and cellulose synthase-like (Csl) superfamily encodes critical
enzymes involved in processing plant cellulose and hemicellulosic polysaccharides. The …

Molecular markers play a crucial role in modern plant breeding by enabling the precise
identification of genetic loci associated with important agronomic traits. This article focuses …