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Volume 34, Issue 4

December 2014

Special Section on Durum Wheat Genomics

Issue Editors:

Roberto Tuberosa,
Curtis Pozniak

54 articles in this issue

Durum wheat genomics comes of age
Roberto Tuberosa
Curtis Pozniak
Editorial 27 November 2014 Pages: 1527 - 1530
Genotyping by sequencing transcriptomes in an evolutionary pre-breeding durum wheat population
Jacques David
Yan Holtz
Muriel Tavaud-Pirra
OriginalPaper 06 November 2014 Pages: 1531 - 1548
Ultra-dense genetic map of durum wheat × wild emmer wheat developed using the 90K iSelect SNP genotyping assay
Raz Avni
Moran Nave
Assaf Distelfeld
OriginalPaper 29 October 2014 Pages: 1549 - 1562
Development of a high-density SNP-based linkage map and detection of yellow pigment content QTLs in durum wheat
P. Colasuonno
A. Gadaleta
A. Blanco
OriginalPaper 26 October 2014 Pages: 1563 - 1578
A dense durum wheat × T. dicoccum linkage map based on SNP markers for the study of seed morphology
Maria Anna Russo
Donatella Bianca Maria Ficco
Anna Maria Mastrangelo
OriginalPaper 29 October 2014 Pages: 1579 - 1597
A new genetic and deletion map of wheat chromosome 5A to detect candidate genes for quantitative traits
A. Gadaleta
A. Giancaspro
A. Blanco
OriginalPaper 07 November 2014 Pages: 1599 - 1611
Novel quantitative trait loci underlying major domestication traits in tetraploid wheat
R. Tzarfati
V. Barak
A. B. Korol
OriginalPaper 29 October 2014 Pages: 1613 - 1628
Association mapping for root architectural traits in durum wheat seedlings as related to agronomic performance
Maria Angela Canè
Marco Maccaferri
Roberto Tuberosa
OriginalPaper Open access 27 November 2014 Pages: 1629 - 1645
Genetic dissection of quantitative powdery mildew resistance loci in tetraploid wheat
Roi Ben-David
Zvi Peleg
Tzion Fahima
OriginalPaper 15 November 2014 Pages: 1647 - 1658
Identification and mapping of quantitative trait loci for leaf rust resistance derived from a tetraploid wheat Triticum dicoccum accession
F. Desiderio
D. Guerra
G. Vale’
OriginalPaper 07 November 2014 Pages: 1659 - 1675
Identification and molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight resistance in emmer and durum wheat using a single nucleotide polymorphism-based linkage map
Qijun Zhang
Jason E. Axtman
Steven S. Xu
OriginalPaper 26 October 2014 Pages: 1677 - 1687
Current knowledge on resistance to Fusarium head blight in tetraploid wheat
Noemie Prat
Maria Buerstmayr
Hermann Buerstmayr
OriginalPaper 31 October 2014 Pages: 1689 - 1699
A novel assembly of Thinopyrum ponticum genes into the durum wheat genome: pyramiding Fusarium head blight resistance onto recombinant lines previously engineered for other beneficial traits from the same alien species
Paola Forte
Maria Elena Virili
Carla Ceoloni
OriginalPaper 29 October 2014 Pages: 1701 - 1716
Identification of novel rice low phytic acid mutations via TILLING by sequencing
Sang-Ic Kim
Thomas H. Tai
OriginalPaper 07 June 2014 Pages: 1717 - 1729
Erratum to: Identification of novel rice low phytic acid mutations via TILLING by sequencing
Sang-Ic Kim
Thomas H. Tai
Erratum 27 November 2014 Pages: 1731 - 1732
Characterization and cross-species transferability of EST–SSR markers developed from the transcriptome of Dysosma versipellis (Berberidaceae) and their application to population genetic studies
Rui Guo
Yun-Rui Mao
Ying-Xiong Qiu
OriginalPaper 17 June 2014 Pages: 1733 - 1746
Association mapping of starch physicochemical properties with starch synthesis-related gene markers in nonwaxy rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Feng Yang
Yaling Chen
Jinsong Bao
OriginalPaper 21 June 2014 Pages: 1747 - 1763
Competitive amplification of differentially melting amplicons facilitates efficient genotyping of photoperiod- and temperature-sensitive genic male sterility in rice
Hua-Li Zhang
Jian-Zhong Huang
Qing-Yao Shu
OriginalPaper 04 July 2014 Pages: 1765 - 1776
Identification of drought-responsive genes in a drought-tolerant cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivar under reduced irrigation field conditions and development of candidate gene markers for drought tolerance
Laura Rodriguez-Uribe
Abdelraheem Abdelraheem
Jinfa Zhang
OriginalPaper 10 August 2014 Pages: 1777 - 1796
Quantitative trait loci analyses for resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and flowering time in Brassica napus
Dayong Wei
Jiaqin Mei
Wei Qian
OriginalPaper 04 July 2014 Pages: 1797 - 1804
A major quantitative trait locus conferring resistance to fusarium wilt was detected in cucumber by using recombinant inbred lines
Sheng-ping Zhang
Han Miao
Xing-fang Gu
OriginalPaper 24 July 2014 Pages: 1805 - 1815
Highly efficient genomics-assisted development of a library of introgression lines of Solanum pimpinellifolium
Walter Barrantes
Asunción Fernández-del-Carmen
Antonio J. Monforte
OriginalPaper 19 August 2014 Pages: 1817 - 1831
Sequence polymorphisms in Zmisa2 gene are significantly associated with starch pasting and gelatinization properties in maize (Zea mays L.)
Zefeng Yang
Enying Zhang
Chenwu Xu
OriginalPaper 10 July 2014 Pages: 1833 - 1842
Genome-wide prediction of three important traits in bread wheat
Gilles Charmet
Eric Storlie
Olivier Robert
OriginalPaper Open access 16 July 2014 Pages: 1843 - 1852
Characterisation and development of EST-SSR markers in tree peony using transcriptome sequences
Jing Wu
Changfu Cai
Hua Zhou
OriginalPaper 08 July 2014 Pages: 1853 - 1866
Polyphenol oxidase genes in Hordeum chilense and implications in tritordeum breeding
Cristina Rodríguez-Suárez
Sergio G. Atienza
OriginalPaper 16 July 2014 Pages: 1867 - 1877
Transcriptome de novo assembly and differentially expressed genes related to cytoplasmic male sterility in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)
Peng Chen
Shanmin Ran
Ruiyang Zhou
OriginalPaper 17 July 2014 Pages: 1879 - 1891
Genetic loci associated with high grain zinc concentration and pleiotropic effect on kernel weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Yuanfeng Hao
Govindan Velu
Ravi P. Singh
OriginalPaper 24 July 2014 Pages: 1893 - 1902
Large-scale development of EST-SSR markers in sponge gourd via transcriptome sequencing
Hai-Bin Wu
Hao Gong
Jianning Luo
OriginalPaper 15 August 2014 Pages: 1903 - 1915
Crossbreeding of transgenic flax plants overproducing flavonoids and glucosyltransferase results in progeny with improved antifungal and antioxidative properties
Justyna Mierziak
Wioleta Wojtasik
Anna Kulma
OriginalPaper Open access 21 August 2014 Pages: 1917 - 1932
Breeding value estimation of the application of IPA1 and DEP1 to improvement of Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica in early hybrid generations
Quan Xu
Na Xu
Jiayu Wang
OriginalPaper 10 August 2014 Pages: 1933 - 1942
Inheritance and molecular mapping of anthracnose resistance genes present in sorghum line SC112-14
Hugo E. Cuevas
Louis K. Prom
John E. Erpelding
OriginalPaper 30 July 2014 Pages: 1943 - 1953
Improvement of Brassica napus via interspecific hybridization between B. napus and B. oleracea
Qinfei Li
Qinghong Zhou
Wei Qian
OriginalPaper 10 August 2014 Pages: 1955 - 1963
Genome-wide profiling of changes in gene expression in response to infection of the japonica rice variety Yunyin by Magnaporthe oryzae
Feng Huang
Ling Lian
Jianfu Zhang
OriginalPaper 13 August 2014 Pages: 1965 - 1974
Molecular characterization and genetic diversity of the starch branching enzyme (SBE) gene from Amaranthus: the evolutionary origin of grain amaranths
Young-Jun Park
Tomotaro Nishikawa
Kazuhiro Nemoto
OriginalPaper 01 August 2014 Pages: 1975 - 1985
QTL mapping of biomass and nitrogen economy traits in willows (Salix spp.) grown under contrasting water and nutrient conditions
Sofia Berlin
Luisa Ghelardini
Ann Christin Rönnberg-Wästljung
OriginalPaper 25 July 2014 Pages: 1987 - 2003
High-resolution mapping and new marker development for adult plant stripe rust resistance QTL in the wheat cultivar Kariega
G. M. Agenbag
Z. A. Pretorius
R. Prins
OriginalPaper 02 August 2014 Pages: 2005 - 2020
Fine mapping of the gene Rvi18 (V25) for broad-spectrum resistance to apple scab, and development of a linked SSR marker suitable for marker-assisted breeding
Jose Miguel Soriano
Madhuri Madduri
Henk J. Schouten
OriginalPaper 19 August 2014 Pages: 2021 - 2032
Construction of a genetic linkage map of an interspecific diploid blueberry population and identification of QTL for chilling requirement and cold hardiness
Lisa J. Rowland
Elizabeth L. Ogden
Bryan T. Vinyard
OriginalPaper 10 August 2014 Pages: 2033 - 2048
Downregulation of polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers redirects phenylpropanoid metabolism enhancing chlorogenate content and late blight resistance
Briardo Llorente
Mariana G. López
Fernando Bravo-Almonacid
OriginalPaper 10 August 2014 Pages: 2049 - 2063
The dual role of phytoene synthase genes in carotenogenesis in carrot roots and leaves
Hui Wang
Cheng-Gang Ou
Zhen-Guo Ma
OriginalPaper Open access 08 August 2014 Pages: 2065 - 2079
Combination of seedling and adult plant resistance to leaf scald for stable resistance in barley
Yin Wang
Sanjiv Gupta
Chengdao Li
OriginalPaper 07 September 2014 Pages: 2081 - 2089
The potential of pale flax as a source of useful genetic variation for cultivated flax revealed through molecular diversity and association analyses
Braulio J. Soto-Cerda
Axel Diederichsen
Sylvie Cloutier
OriginalPaper Open access 12 August 2014 Pages: 2091 - 2107
Development of a SNP marker assay for the Lr67 gene of wheat using a genotyping by sequencing approach
Kerrie Forrest
Vincent Pujol
Wolfgang Spielmeyer
OriginalPaper 13 August 2014 Pages: 2109 - 2118
Fine-mapping of the apple scab resistance locus Rvi12 (Vb) derived from ‘Hansen’s baccata #2’
S. Padmarasu
D. J. Sargent
A. Patocchi
OriginalPaper 29 August 2014 Pages: 2119 - 2129
Genetic mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci for stigma exsertion rate in rice
Pingbo Li
Fuchun Feng
Yuqing He
OriginalPaper 13 August 2014 Pages: 2131 - 2138
Isolation and characterization of soybean chalcone reductase cDNA, which encodes the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of 4,2′,4′-trihydroxychalcone in legumes
Zhuo Zhang
Yongping Fu
Piwu Wang
OriginalPaper 09 September 2014 Pages: 2139 - 2149
Analysis of minor quantitative trait loci for eating and cooking quality traits in rice using a recombinant inbred line population derived from two indica cultivars with similar amylose content
Bao Yan
Nassirou Tondi Yacouba
Yuqing He
OriginalPaper 15 August 2014 Pages: 2151 - 2163
Fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for seed size traits in soybean
Fang-Teng Xie
Yuan Niu
Yuan-Ming Zhang
OriginalPaper 15 August 2014 Pages: 2165 - 2178
Genetic mapping of polygenic scab (Venturia pirina) resistance in an interspecific pear family
Kyungho Won
Héloïse Bastiaanse
Vincent G. M. Bus
OriginalPaper 15 August 2014 Pages: 2179 - 2189