The domestication of wheat in the Fertile Crescent 10,000 years ago led to a genetic
bottleneck. Modern agriculture has further narrowed the genetic base by introducing …

Cowpea is a grain legume native from Africa and is a primary source of protein for millions of
people in sub‐Saharan Africa and other parts of the developing world. The main important …

The wild relatives and progenitors of wheat have been widely used as sources of disease
resistance (R) genes. Molecular identification and characterization of these R genes …

Consensus linkage maps are important tools in crop genomics. We have assembled a high‐
density tetraploid wheat consensus map by integrating 13 data sets from independent …

New sources of genetic diversity must be incorporated into plant breeding programs if they
are to continue increasing grain yield and quality, and tolerance to abiotic and biotic …

Crop losses caused by plant pathogens are a primary threat to stable food production. Stripe
rust (Puccinia striiformis) is a fungal pathogen of cereal crops that causes significant …

Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLRs) immune receptors directly or indirectly
recognize pathogen-secreted effector molecules to initiate plant defense. Recognition of …

Background The genetic provenance of domesticated plants and the routes along which
they were disseminated in prehistory have been a long-standing source of debate. Much of …

Consensus genetic maps constructed from multiple populations are an important resource
for both basic and applied research, including genome-wide association analysis, genome …

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), one of the most widely cultivated cereal crops, possesses a large
genome of 5.1 Gbp. Through various international collaborations, the genome has recently …