Simple Summary Many crops including wheat have a narrow genetic base after hundreds of
years of breeding and selection. This makes it difficult to breed new varieties with increased …

High-throughput genoty** boosts genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in crop
species, leading to the identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated …

Representative, broad and diverse collections are a primary resource to dissect genetic
diversity and meet pre-breeding and breeding goals through the identification of beneficial …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the main cause of invasive aspergillosis (IA) with a high annual
global incidence and mortality rate. Recent studies have indicated an increasing prevalence …

Extreme changes in weather including heat-wave and high-temperature fluctuations are
predicted to increase in intensity and duration due to climate change. Wheat being a major …

Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) represents one of the main goals to reduce N input
in maximizing crop yield for sustainable agriculture. A NUE key strategy is the exploitation of …

Sexual reproduction has contributed to a significant degree of variability in cultivated
grapevine populations. However, the additional influence of spontaneous somatic mutations …

Addressing the challenges of climate change and durum wheat production is becoming an
important driver for food and nutrition security in the Mediterranean area, where are located …

Durum wheat is a worldwide staple crop cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean basin.
Progress in durum wheat breeding requires the exploitation of genetic variation among the …

Exploring the genetic variability in yield and yield-related traits is essential to continue
improving genetic gains. Fifty-nine Argentinian durum wheat cultivars were analyzed for …