Background DNA markers improved the productivity and accuracy of classical plant
breeding by means of marker-assisted selection (MAS). The enormous number of …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are effectively applied to detect the marker trait
associations (MTAs) using whole genome-wide variants for complex quantitative traits in …

Bread wheat improvement using genomic tools is essential for accelerating trait genetic
gains. Here we report the genomic predictabilities of 35 key traits and demonstrate the …

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) and genomic prediction (GP) are extensively
employed to accelerate genetic gain and identify QTL in plant breeding. In this study, 1,317 …

Septoria tritici blotch (STB) caused by the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici and powdery
mildew (PM) caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp tritici (Bgt) are among the forefront foliar …

Climate change across the globe has an impact on the occurrence, prevalence, and severity
of plant diseases. About 30% of yield losses in major crops are due to plant diseases; …

Leaf rust is one of the important diseases limiting global wheat production and productivity.
To identify quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) or genomic regions associated with seedling …

Abstract Background Increasing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production is required to feed a
growing human population. In order to accomplish this task a deeper understanding of the …

Tan spot, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, is a serious foliar disease of wheat in
Kazakhstan with reported yield losses as high as 50% during epidemic years. Here, we …

Soybean brown rust (SBR), caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is a devastating fungal
disease that threatens global soybean production. This study conducted a genome-wide …