Molecular basis of trait correlations

Y Chen, T Lübberstedt - Trends in plant science, 2010 - cell.com
Trait correlations are common phenomena in biology. Plant breeders need to consider trait
correlations to either improve correlated traits simultaneously or to reduce undesirable side …

The Use of Nicotiana Species in Tobacco Improvement

A Berbeć, T Doroszewska - The Tobacco Plant Genome, 2020 - Springer
There are more than 80 naturally occurring relatives of cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana
tabacum L.) in the genus Nicotiana. In this review, we examine how and to what extent these …

Marker assisted pyramiding of two brown planthopper resistance genes, Bph3 and Bph27 (t), into elite rice Cultivars

Y Liu, L Chen, Y Liu, H Dai, J He, H Kang, G Pan… - Rice, 2016 - Springer
Background Brown planthopper (BPH) is the most destructive insect in rice production.
Breeding of resistant cultivars is the most cost-effective and environment-friendly strategy for …

Fine genetic mapping of RXopJ4, a bacterial spot disease resistance locus from Solanum pennellii LA716

M Sharlach, D Dahlbeck, L Liu, J Chiu… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2013 - Springer
The RXopJ4 resistance locus from the wild accession Solanum pennellii (Sp) LA716 confers
resistance to bacterial spot disease of tomato (S. lycopersicum, Sl) caused by Xanthomonas …

Favorable pleiotropic loci for fiber yield and quality in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

P Wang, S He, G Sun, Z Pan, J Sun, X Geng, Z Peng… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an important economic crop for renewable textile
fibers. However, the simultaneous improvement of yield and fiber quality in cotton is difficult …

Transgenic and Mutation-Based Suppression of a Berberine Bridge Enzyme-Like (BBL) Gene Family Reduces Alkaloid Content in Field-Grown Tobacco

RS Lewis, HO Lopez, SW Bowen, KR Andres… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Motivation exists to develop tobacco cultivars with reduced nicotine content for the purpose
of facilitating compliance with expected tobacco product regulations that could mandate the …

Detailed mapping of a resistance locus against Fusarium wilt in cultivated eggplant (Solanum melongena)

K Miyatake, T Saito, S Negoro, H Yamaguchi… - Theoretical and applied …, 2016 - Springer
Key message This is the first report on genetic mapping of a resistance locus against
Fusarium wilt caused by the plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melongenae in …

Updating the elite rice variety Kongyu 131 by improving the Gn1a locus

X Feng, C Wang, J Nan, X Zhang, R Wang, G Jiang… - Rice, 2017 - Springer
Background Kongyu 131 is an elite japonica rice variety of Heilongjiang Province, China. It
has the characteristics of early maturity, superior quality, high yield, cold tolerance and wide …

Genetic changes in a novel breeding population of Brassica napus synthesized from hundreds of crosses between B. rapa and B. carinata

J Zou, D Hu, AS Mason, X Shen, X Wang… - Plant biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introgression of genomic variation between and within related crop species is a significant
evolutionary approach for population differentiation, genome reorganization and trait …

Nicotiana

RS Lewis - Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding …, 2011 - Springer
Nicotiana is a relatively large genus that has been used widely in plant breeding and
genetics research because of the economic importance of the cultivated species, N …