This paper is an update of our earlier review (Jones et al., 1997, Markers and map**: we
are all geneticists now. New Phytologist 137: 165–177), which dealt with the genetics of …

Here, we review the current genetic approaches for grass improvement and their potential
for the enhanced breeding of new varieties appropriate for a sustainable agriculture in a …

The phosphatidylethanolamine-binding proteins (PEBPs) represent an ancient protein
family found across the biosphere. In animals they are known to act as kinase and serine …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

The TFL1 and FT genes, which are key genes in the control of flowering time in Arabidopsis
thaliana, belong to a small multigene family characterized by a specific …

In the temperate regions of the world ryegrasses comprise the main sown forage grasses of
which the outbreeding perennial, Italian and Westerwolths ryegrasses are the most …

Grass crop genomics research frequently is hindered by large genome sizes and polyploidy.
While rice is an attractive system for grass genomics due to its small genome size and …

Despite recent achievements in conventional plant breeding and genomics, the rate of
increase of crop yields is declining and thus there is a need for a second green revolution …

We describe an association map** approach using natural populations of perennial
ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) to identify molecular markers associated with heading date, an …