Sugarcane is a C4 and agro-industry-based crop with a high potential for biomass
production. It serves as raw material for the production of sugar, ethanol, and electricity …

To ensure the nutritional needs of an expanding global population, it is crucial to optimize
the growing capabilities and breeding values of fruit and vegetable crops. While genomic …

Rose is an important ornamental crop cultivated globally for perfume production. However,
our understanding of the mechanisms underlying scent production and molecular breeding …

Grafting induces precocity and maintains clonal integrity in fruit tree crops. However, the
complex rootstock× scion interaction often precludes understanding how the tree phenotype …

Apple breeding is a laborious and long-lasting process that requires qualified resources,
land, time, and funds. In this study, more than 5000 F1 apple hybrids from direct and …

Breeding of apple is a long-term and costly process due to the time and space requirements
for screening selection candidates. Genomics-assisted breeding utilizes genomic and …

Grafting is typically utilized to merge adapted seedling rootstocks with highly productive
clonal scions. This process implies the interaction of multiple genomes to produce a unique …

Worldwide genebanks hold phenotypic and genetic novelty useful to increase yield, crop
adaptability, and agrobiodiversity (Tanksley and McCouch, 1997) while buffering crop …

Many fruit quality traits in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) are controlled by multiple small-
effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Genomewide selection (genomic selection) might be an …

To overcome the multiple challenges currently faced by agriculture, such as climate change
and soil deterioration, more efficient plant breeding strategies are required. Genomic …