Plant species have evolved different requirements for environmental/endogenous cues to
induce flowering. Originally, these varying requirements were thought to reflect the action of …

Seasonal bud dormancy in perennial woody plants is a crucial and intricate process that is
vital for the survival and development of plants. Over the past few decades, significant …

Bud dormancy is an adaptive process that allows trees to survive the hard environmental
conditions that they experience during the winter of temperate climates. Dormancy is …

MADS-box genes are key regulators of virtually every aspect of plant reproductive
development. They play especially prominent roles in flowering time control, inflorescence …

In 2010, a major scientific milestone was achieved for tree fruit crops: publication of the first
draft whole genome sequence (WGS) for apple (Malus domestica). This WGS, v1. 0, was …

Despite the availability of whole genome sequences of apple and peach, there has been a
considerable gap between genomics and breeding. To bridge the gap, the European Union …

The compelling need to increase global agricultural production requires new breeding
approaches that facilitate exploiting the diversity available in the plant genetic resources …

Plant phenology research has surged in recent decades, in part due to interest in
phenological sensitivity to climate change and the vital role phenology plays in ecology …

High-quality genotypic data is a requirement for many genetic analyses. For any crop, errors
in genotype calls, phasing of markers, linkage maps, pedigree records, and unnoticed …

A group of MADS transcription factors (TFs) are believed to control temperature‐mediated
bud dormancy. These TFs, called DORMANCY‐ASSOCIATED MADS‐BOX (DAM), are …