Micronutrient deficiency is a major problem affecting many people in develo** countries
who solely depend on maize as their single source of calories. Vitamin A deficiency is one of …

Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) provides a robust, high throughput, cost-effective
method to query thousands of sequence polymorphisms in a single assay. Despite the …

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a complementary tool for conventional breeding where a
molecular marker linked to a trait is indirectly selected. Many studies conducted have been …

Abstract Key message Using DArT analysis, we demonstrated that all Solanum×
michoacanum (+) S. tuberosum somatic hybrids contained all parental chromosomes …

Abstract Gossypium raimondii (2n= 2x= 26, D 5), an untapped wild species, is the putative
progenitor of the D-subgenome of G. hirsutum (2n= 4x= 52, AD 1), an extensively cultivated …

Diversity array technology (DArT) markers are largely used for map**, genetic diversity,
and association map** studies. For years, they have been used as anonymous genomic …

Tomato is an important crop and regarded as an experimental model of the Solanaceae
family and of fruiting plants in general. To enhance breeding efficiency and advance the field …

Tomato is a mild season crop and high temperature stress impacts productivity negatively.
However, the development of cultivars with improved heat tolerance is possible as genetic …

Seed quality for both germination in the next generation and for human consumption is
adversely affected due to preharvest sprouting in peanut. It also makes seeds more …

Male specific DNA sequences were selected from a Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT)
map** study to evaluate their suitability for determination of the sex phenotype among …