BREEDING SCIENCE

Diversity and dynamics of DNA methylation: epigenomic resources and tools for crop breeding

Construction of a core collection of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) based on genome-wide SNP and SSR genotypes

De novo transcriptome assembly and identification of genes related to seed size in common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum M.)

Discovery of novel unfunctional pAMT allele pamt10 causing loss of pungency in sweet bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Comparison of petunia and calibrachoa in carotenoid pigmentation of corollas

Backhoe-assisted monolith method for plant root phenotyping under upland conditions

Identification and mapping of QTLs associated with drought tolerance traits in rice by a cross between Super Basmati and IR55419-04

Development of common buckwheat cultivars with high antioxidative activity —‘Gamma no irodori’, ‘Cobalt no chikara’ and ‘Ruchiking’

Modeling the flowering sensitivity of five accessions of wild soybean (Glycine soja) to temperature and photoperiod, and its latitudinal cline

Identification and characterization of a major QTL underlying soybean isoflavone malonylglycitin content

Marker-assisted backcrossing to improve seed oleic acid content in four elite and popular peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivars with high oil content

Evaluation of the resistance effect of QTLs derived from wild soybean (Glycine soja) to common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fabricius)

Assessment of genetic diversity and genetic structure of wild rice populations in Myanmar

Correlation and genetic analysis of seed shell thickness and yield factors in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn.)

Induction, identification and characterization of tetraploidy in Lycium ruthenicum

Effect of change from a determinate to a semi-determinate growth habit on the yield and lodging resistance of soybeans in the northeast region of Japan

Natural variation in the THICK TASSEL DWARF1 (TD1) gene in the regulation of maize (Zea mays L.) ear-related traits

Current knowledge of bermudagrass responses to abiotic stresses

Genetic diversity of leafy amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) resources in Vietnam

Genetic and phenotypic assessment of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris) elite inbred lines selected in Japan during the past 50 years

A QTL associated with high seed coat cracking rate of a leading Japanese soybean variety

Field assessment of a major QTL associated with tolerance to cold-induced seed coat discoloration in soybean

Identification and validation of major and minor QTLs controlling seed coat color in Brassica rapa L.

Allele specific DNA marker for fusarium resistance gene FocBo1 in Brassica oleracea

Genetic variation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm from northern Laos

Four resistance alleles derived from Oryza longistaminata (A. Chev. & Roehrich) against green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps (Uhler) identified using novel introgression lines

Detection of heading date QTLs in advanced-backcross populations of an elite indica rice cultivar, IR64

Overexpression of an NADP(H)-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase gene, TrGDH, from Trichurus improves nitrogen assimilation, growth status and grain weight per plant in rice

Classification of “Kintoki ninjin” and other groups of carrot (Daucus carota) based on simple sequence repeat markers

A new DNA marker CafLess-TCS1 for selection of caffeine-less tea plants

Detection of quantitative trait loci for capsanthin content in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) at different fruit ripening stages

A wheat-Aegilops umbellulata addition line improves wheat agronomic traits and processing quality

High-resolution mapping of GRH6, a gene from Oryza nivara (Sharma et Shastry) conferring resistance to green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix cincticeps Uhler)

Parsley ubiquitin promoter displays higher activity than the CaMV 35S promoter and the chrysanthemum actin 2 promoter for productive, constitutive, and durable expression of a transgene in Chrysanthemum morifolium

Comparative QTL analysis for yield components and morphological traits in maize (Zea mays L.) under water-stressed and well-watered conditions

Quantitative trait loci associated with short inter-node length in soybean

Novel method for evaluation of anaerobic germination in rice and its application to diverse genetic collections

Molecular identification of the causal locus for the petaloid phenotype in Daucus carota

Production of interspecific hybrids between Japanese gentians and wild species of Gentiana

Genetic variation of blast (Pyricularia oryzae Cavara) resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) accessions widely used in Kenya

Isolation and characterization of induced mutants in the gene associated with seed cadmium accumulation in soybean

Transcriptome analysis reveals the different compatibility between LAAA × AA and LAAA × LL in Lilium

Association between sequence variants in cadmium-related genes and the cadmium accumulation trait in thermo-sensitive genic male sterile rice

The use of a fertile doubled haploid apple line for QTL analysis of fruit traits

Analyses of transgenic fibroblast growth factor 21 mature rice seeds

Development of introgression lines of AA genome Oryza species, O. glaberrima, O. rufipogon, and O. nivara, in the genetic background of O. sativa L. cv. Taichung 65

Combined linkage and association mapping reveal candidate loci for kernel size and weight in maize