Crop wild relatives: A valuable source of tolerance to various abiotic stresses

A Kapazoglou, M Gerakari, E Lazaridi, K Kleftogianni… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global climate change is one of the major constraints limiting plant growth, production, and
sustainability worldwide. Moreover, breeding efforts in the past years have focused on …

Crop landraces and indigenous varieties: A valuable source of genes for plant breeding

E Lazaridi, A Kapazoglou, M Gerakari, K Kleftogianni… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Landraces and indigenous varieties comprise valuable sources of crop species diversity.
Their utilization in plant breeding may lead to increased yield and enhanced quality traits, as …

Unraveling a genetic roadmap for improved taste in the domesticated apple

L Liao, W Zhang, BO Zhang, T Fang, XF Wang, Y Cai… - Molecular Plant, 2021 - cell.com
Although taste is an important aspect of fruit quality, an understanding of its genetic control
remains elusive in apple and other fruit crops. In this study, we conducted genomic …

Breeding and genetics of disease resistance in temperate fruit trees: challenges and new opportunities

A Khan, SS Korban - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Climate change, large monocultures of disease-susceptible cultivars, overuse of pesticides,
and the emergence of new pathogens or pathogenic strains causing economic losses are all …

Transposon insertions regulate genome‐wide allele‐specific expression and underpin flower colour variations in apple (Malus spp.)

Y Tian, A Thrimawithana, T Ding, J Guo… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Allele‐specific expression (ASE) can lead to phenotypic diversity and evolution. However,
the mechanisms regulating ASE are not well understood, particularly in woody perennial …

Pseudo-chromosome–length genome assembly of a double haploid “Bartlett” pear (Pyrus communis L.)

G Linsmith, S Rombauts, S Montanari, CH Deng… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background We report an improved assembly and scaffolding of the European pear (Pyrus
communis L.) genome (referred to as BartlettDHv2. 0), obtained using a combination of …

High-quality, genome-wide SNP genotypic data for pedigreed germplasm of the diploid outbreeding species apple, peach, and sweet cherry through a common …

S Vanderzande, NP Howard, L Cai, C Da Silva Linge… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
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 multifaceted overview of apple tree domestication

A Cornille, F Antolín, E Garcia, C Vernesi, A Fietta… - Trends in plant …, 2019 - cell.com
The apple is an iconic tree and a major fruit crop worldwide. It is also a model species for the
study of the evolutionary processes and genomic basis underlying the domestication of …

Quantitative traits of interest in apple breeding and their implications for selection

RE Sestras, AF Sestras - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Molecular regulation of apple and grape ripening: exploring common and distinct transcriptional aspects of representative climacteric and non-climacteric fruits

S Zenoni, S Savoi, N Busatto… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fleshy fruits of angiosperms are organs specialized for promoting seed dispersal by
attracting herbivores and enticing them to consume the organ and the seeds it contains …