Abstract Super Basmati is an elite variety with extra-long grains and superior quality but its yield severely affected by water stress. Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) developed from the cross of IR55419-04 (a coarse grained high potential) were used to identify map yield-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) under normal field conditions. Genotypes for 244 KASP markers obtained 188 F 9 RILs a...

A whole genome association (WGA) study was conducted to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body conformation traits in Hanwoo cattle. The phenotypes of 497 steers were recorded from the Hanwoo Improvement Center of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Seosan, Korea, and analyzed using the Illumina Bovine 50 k SNP chip. A set of 35,987 SNPs that were available in the Hanwoo popu...

Cowpea (V. unguiculata L. Walp) is a climate resilient legume crop important for food security. Cultivated cowpea (V. unguiculata L) generally comprises the bushy, short-podded grain cowpea dominant in Africa and the climbing, long-podded vegetable cowpea popular in Asia. How selection has contributed to the diversification of the two types of cowpea remains largely unknown. In the current stud...

Plants are exposed to combinations of various biotic and abiotic stresses, but stress responses are usually investigated for single stresses only. Here, we investigated the genetic architecture underlying plant responses to 11 single stresses and several of their combinations by phenotyping 350 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions. A set of 214 000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was screened...

abiotic stresses and lack of nutrients are one of the most important factors in reducing the crop yield.  vigorous and developed roots can facilitate uptake of water and nutrients more efficiently making it essential for enhancing the yield. association mapping is currently one of the approaches for detecting quantitative trait loci (qtls) influencing complex traits. this approach was used to d...

AIM To examine the effectiveness within the Australasian context of the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) lifestyle intervention, which has been shown to produce meaningful reductions in selected chronic disease risk factors in the United States. METHODS Changes in body weight, blood pressure, blood lipid profile and fasting plasma glucose were assessed in 836 self-selected participa...

Understanding the genetic background of elite cultivated tomato germplasm resources in crossbreeding and revealing basis complex traits are vital for better-targeted expansion creation strong hybrids. Here, we obtained approximately 21 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) based on sequencing 212 accessions population structure which was revealed. More importantly, found that target ge...

Ecoregional differences contribute to genetic environmental interactions and impact animal performance. These differences may become more important under climate change scenarios. Utilizing genetic diversity within a species to address such problems has not been fully explored. In this study Hereford cattle were genotyped with 50K Bead Chip or 770K Bovine Bead Chip to test the existence of gene...

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), a very important grain crop in China, has become a new model plant for cereal crops and biofuel grasses. Although its reference genome sequence was released recently, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling complex agronomic traits remains limited. The development of massively parallel genotyping methods and next-generation sequencing technologies provides a...