Gynoecium size and ovule number are interconnected traits that impact seed yield

M Cucinotta, M Di Marzo, A Guazzotti… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Angiosperms form the largest group of land plants and display an astonishing diversity of
floral structures. The development of flowers greatly contributed to the evolutionary success …

Application of biotechnological tools to Quercus improvement

AM Vieitez, E Corredoira, MT Martínez… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The genus Quercus, which belongs to the family Fagaceae, is native to the northern
hemisphere and includes deciduous and evergreen species. The trees of the different …

NRT/PTR transporters are essential for translocation of glucosinolate defence compounds to seeds

HH Nour-Eldin, TG Andersen, M Burow, SR Madsen… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
In plants, transport processes are important for the reallocation of defence compounds to
protect tissues of high value, as demonstrated in the plant model Arabidopsis, in which the …

Dissection of the genetic architecture of three seed‐quality traits and consequences for breeding in Brassica napus

B Wang, Z Wu, Z Li, Q Zhang, J Hu… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS s) combining high‐throughput genome
resequencing and phenotyping can accelerate the dissection of genetic architecture and …

High‐resolution genetic maps of Eucalyptus improve Eucalyptus grandis genome assembly

J Bartholomé, E Mandrou, A Mabiala, J Jenkins… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic maps are key tools in genetic research as they constitute the framework for many
applications, such as quantitative trait locus analysis, and support the assembly of genome …

Frequent germplasm exchanges drive the high genetic diversity of Chinese-cultivated common apricot germplasm

Q Zhang, D Zhang, K Yu, J Ji, N Liu… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The genetic diversity of germplasm is critical for exploring genetic and phenotypic resources
and has important implications for crop-breeding sustainability and improvement. However …

Capturing sequence variation among flowering-time regulatory gene homologs in the allopolyploid crop species Brassica napus

S Schiessl, B Samans, B Hüttel, R Reinhard… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Flowering, the transition from the vegetative to the generative phase, is a decisive time point
in the lifecycle of a plant. Flowering is controlled by a complex network of transcription …

Multi-omics-based prediction of hybrid performance in canola

D Knoch, CR Werner, RC Meyer, D Riewe… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Key message Complementing or replacing genetic markers with transcriptomic data and use
of reproducing kernel Hilbert space regression based on Gaussian kernels increases hybrid …

Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping and Identification of Candidate Genes Controlling Flowering Time in Brassica napus L.

Y Xu, B Zhang, N Ma, X Liu, M Qin, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Flowering time plays a vital role in determining the life-cycle period, yield, and seed quality
of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) in certain environments. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) …

Inheritance and identification of SCAR marker linked to bacterial wilt-resistance in eggplant

C Bi-hao, L Jian-jun, W Yong, C Guo-ju - African Journal of Biotechnology, 2009 - ajol.info
In the present work, the combinations (F1) were crossed between highly resistant and
susceptible to bacterial wilt eggplant parents and its F2, BC1 segregation population plants …