Heterosis is a common biological phenomenon in nature. It substantially contributes to the
biomass yield and grain yield of plants. Moreover, this phenomenon results in high …

Soybean is a predominantly self-pollinated crop. It is also one of the important oilseed
legumes. Soybean is an excellent crop having industrial, traditional, culinary, feeding, and …

Research on willow (Salix spp.) as a locally produced, renewable feedstock for bioenergy
and bioproducts began in New York in the mid-1980s in response to growing concerns …

Woody perennial angiosperms (ie, hardwood trees) are polyphyletic in origin and occur in
most angiosperm orders. Despite their independent origins, hardwoods have shared …

Background Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix), a perennial energy crop common
to temperate climates, has led to the development of new cultivars with improved biomass …

Rapid determination of biomass composition is critical for the selection of shrub willow
varieties with optimized biomass properties for conversion into fuels or chemicals. In order to …

The first part of the chapter reviews the genetic systems of Populus and Salix and how they
form the basis for the various domestication and conservation options available today. The …

As the world's population is projected to reach 10 billion or more by 2100, devastating fossil
fuel shortages loom in the future unless more renewable alternatives to energy are …

利用SSR 荧光标记技术筛选出的10 对SSR 荧光标记引物, 构建中国建国以后选育的92
个梨品种的SSR 指纹图谱. 10 对SSR 引物共扩增出132 个等位基因, 位点的杂合度在0.2421 …

Genetic characterization is vital for tree germplasm utilization and conservation. Nanmu
(Phoebe zhennan S. Lee. et FN Wei) is an extremely valuable tree species that can provide …