Uncovering key genes related to potato tuber starch concentration from the tuber bulking, maturation stage to storage

Genetic and molecular networks mediating potato tuber development.

Potato, the world's third most important food crop, is cultivated world-wide for its tubers that store high-energy photoassimilates, which are predominantly induced under short photoperiods with cooler night temperatures. The stored photoassimilates ensure plant survival by vegetative propagation and to support subsequ...

Genetic and Molecular Basis of Processing Traits and Genetic Improvement Progress in Major Fruit Crops

Fruit processing plays a critical role in reducing postharvest losses, enhancing value addition, and improving the utilization efficiency of horticultural produce. However, most fruit breeding programs have historically prioritized fresh‐market traits such as yield, appearance, shelf life, and disease resistance, whe...

The genetic architecture of tomato flavor variation through crop domestication and improvement.

This study provides chemical and genetic insights into the evolution of tomato flavor during domestication and subsequent improvement, identifying the complexity of genetic control of fruit flavor chemicals as well as a number of new alleles that can be used to improve the contents of flavor-linked chemicals.

GWAS-Based Prediction of Genes Associated with Potato Compound Leaf Size and Apical Leaflet Size

Potato leaf size directly affects photosynthetic efficiency and yield; therefore, elucidating the genetic regulation of this trait is important for breeding improvement. In this study, a natural population of 476 tetraploid potato accessions was used to evaluate compound leaf size and apical leaflet size. Both traits w...

Allelic Diversity of Candidate Genes Underlying Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato

Analysis of candidate genes associated with NUE in a diploid potato diversity panel by evaluating morphological, physiological, and biochemical variables under contrasting nitrogen levels suggested distinct adaptive strategies.

Genomic characterization of genes controlling stay-green trait in bread wheat