Background The growing wealth of knowledge on whole-plant genome sequences is
highlighting the key role of transposable elements (TEs) in plant evolution, as a driver of …

Genetically engineered (GE) stacks, combinations of two or more single transgenic events
(ie single-locus insertions) that have been produced by crossing sexually compatible …

Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs), some of which are known as
active non-autonomous DNA transposons, are found in the genomes of plants and animals …

Main conclusion Opposing changes in the abundance of satellite DNA and long terminal
repeat (LTR) retroelements are the main contributors to the variation in genome size and …

Plant molecular breeding is expected to give significant gains in cultivar development
through development and utilization of suitable molecular marker systems for genetic …

Polyploidy (ie, hybridization between more or less divergent genomes, associated with
whole genome duplication) has been shown to result in drastic genome reorganization …

Objective In peanut, the DNA polymorphism is very low despite enormous phenotypic
variations. This limits the use of genomics-assisted breeding to enhance peanut productivity …

Abstract Peanut rust (Puccinia arachidis Speg.) affects pod yield and quality up to an extent
of 10–50%. Efforts have been made on transferring the rust resistance gene to cultivated …

Main conclusion The most conspicuous difference among chromosomes and genomes in
Arachis species, the patterns of heterochromatin, was mainly modeled by differential …

Induced mutation is useful for improving the disease resistance of various crops. Fusarium
wilt and powdery mildew are two important diseases which severely influence pea …