The contribution of vine cultivation to human welfare as well as the stimulation of basic
social and cultural features of civilization has been great. The wide temporal and regional …

SSR (simple sequence repeat) DNA markers are widely used for genotype DNA
identification, QTL map**, and analyzing genetic biodiversity. However, SSRs in grapes …

Sophora moorcroftiana, a Leguminosae shrub species that is restricted to the arid and semi-
arid regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is an ecologically important foundation species …

Despite recent genome-wide investigations of functional DNA elements, the mechanistic
details about their actions remain elusive. One intriguing possibility is that DNA sequences …

Radix asparagi is the dried root tuber of the Liliaceae plant Asparagus cochinchinensis
(Lour.) Merr., which is a major Chinese medicinal herb with high medicinal and edible value …

The sequencing of the full nuclear genome of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) provides the
platform for functional analyses of genome components and their application in breeding …

The era of plant genoty** began in the early 1980s with the progress in molecular biology
and nucleic acid research and the advent of molecular marker technology. Genetic markers …

Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) is among the most important commercial fruit species grown
worldwide in terms of its economic value. Anatolia (Turkey), located in the favorable climate …

Background Ecuador plans to eliminate malaria by 2020, and the country has already seen
a decrease in the number of cases from more than 100,000 in 2000 to only 618 in 2015 …

The cultivated barley ranks fourth cereal crop in the world. The demand for higher-yielding,
nutritious, and better-adapted crop varieties has increased the need to exploit genebanks …