Detection of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in breeding populations offers the advantage that
these QTL are of direct relevance for the improvement of crops via knowledge-based …

This chapter reviews four main aspects of genetic diversity in soybean: formation, collection,
evaluation, and utilization. Because the benefit of genetic diversity can be realized only by …

The availability of genomewide dense markers brings opportunities and challenges to
breeding programs. An important question concerns the ways in which dense markers and …

The application of genomic selection in fruit tree crops is expected to enhance breeding
efficiency by increasing prediction accuracy, increasing selection intensity and decreasing …

The use of plant genetic resources (PGR) in crop improvement, followed by adoption,
cultivation and consumption or marketing of the improved cultivars by farmers, is one of the …

QTL mapping methods for complex traits are challenged by new developments in marker
technology, phenotyping platforms, and breeding methods. In meeting these challenges …

Key message Proof of concept of Bayesian integrated QTL analyses across pedigree-
related families from breeding programs of an outbreeding species. Results include QTL …

In temperate trees, growth resumption in spring time results from chilling and heat
requirements, and is an adaptive trait under global warming. Here, the genetic determinism …

The advent of high throughput molecular technologies has led to an expectation that
breeding programs will use marker–trait associations to conduct marker‐assisted selection …

The Rosaceae crop family (including almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, peach, pear, plum,
raspberry, rose, strawberry, sweet cherry, and sour cherry) provides vital contributions to …