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    Volume 139, Issue 6
    i-iv, 1043-1309
    December 2020
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  • Pages: i-iv
  • First Published: 25 December 2020

REVIEW ARTICLES

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Retrospect on in vitro androgenesis of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Paul Chege,  Csaba Lantos,  János Pauk, 
  • Pages: 1043-1051
  • First Published: 17 August 2020
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Recent advances in genomics-assisted breeding of brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) resistance in rice (Oryza sativa)

Kishor Kumar,  Pavneet Kaur,  Amit Kishore,  Yogesh Vikal,  Kuldeep Singh,  Kumari Neelam, 
  • Pages: 1052-1066
  • First Published: 05 August 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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Mitigating the impact of selective phenotyping in training populations on the prediction ability by multi-trait pedigree and genomic selection models

Sebastian Michel,  Franziska Löschenberger,  Ellen Sparry,  Christian Ametz,  Hermann Bürstmayr, 
  • Pages: 1067-1075
  • First Published: 31 August 2020

Marker-assisted introgression of QTLs for yield under moisture stress into elite varieties of rice (Oryza sativa)

Jeevula N. Bhukya,  Swarajyalakshmi N. Bollineni,  Gopalakrishna Kadambari,  Reddiyamini Bommisetty,  Eswar R. Gudikati,  Withanawasam M. Darsha,  Keerthi Issa,  Srividhya Akkareddy,  Suresh N. Eslavath,  Ajay K. Dokuparthi,  Aparna Eragam,  Vinodkumar N. Moode,  Rameshbabu Pottepalem,  Srilakshmi Chintala,  Eswarareddy P. Narrareddy,  Bahbhen Tanti,  Mandal P. Nimai,  Pallavi Muniraju,  Yeswanth V. Janaki,  Lakshminarayana R. Vemireddy, 
  • Pages: 1076-1089
  • First Published: 21 September 2020

ATG genes, new players on early Fe toxicity response in rice (Oryza sativa)

Latóia Eduarda Maltzahn,  Vívian Ebeling Viana,  Carlos Busanello,  Eduardo Venske,  César Luis Girardi,  Antonio Costa de Oliveira,  Camila Pegoraro, 
  • Pages: 1090-1102
  • First Published: 01 September 2020

Classification approaches for sorting maize (Zea mays subsp. mays) haploids using single-kernel near-infrared spectroscopy

Jeffery L. Gustin,  Ursula K. Frei,  John Baier,  Paul Armstrong,  Thomas Lübberstedt,  A. Mark Settles, 
  • Pages: 1103-1112
  • First Published: 24 August 2020

Assessment of heterotic patterns of tropical low-nitrogen–tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines using testcross performance, morphological traits and SNP markers

Sam O. Ajala,  Muyideen O. Olayiwola,  Anthony O. Job,  Amudalat B. Olaniyan,  Melaku Gedil, 
  • Pages: 1113-1124
  • First Published: 30 September 2020

QTL analysis of deep-sowing tolerance during seed germination in the maize IBM Syn4 RIL population

Qinghui Han,  Yao Shen,  Lv Lv,  Michael Lee,  Thomas Lübberstedt,  Guangwu Zhao, 
  • Pages: 1125-1134
  • First Published: 14 September 2020

Development and validation of gene-based markers for shrunken2-Reference allele and their utilization in marker-assisted sweet corn (Zea mays Sachharata) breeding programme

Rashmi Chhabra,  Firoz Hossain,  Vignesh Muthusamy,  Aanchal Baveja,  Brijesh Kumar Mehta,  Rajkumar Uttamrao Zunjare, 
  • Pages: 1135-1144
  • First Published: 27 October 2020

Genetic analysis and map-based delimitation of a major locus qSS3 for seed size in soybean

Baofeng Cui,  Lei Chen,  Yongqing Yang,  Hong Liao, 
  • Pages: 1145-1157
  • First Published: 24 August 2020

Genome-wide analysis of the soybean DREB gene family: Identification, genomic organization and expression profiles in response to drought stress

Yaxing Zhou,  Wei Zhou,  Hui Liu,  Peng Liu,  Zhigang Li, 
  • Pages: 1158-1167
  • First Published: 30 November 2020

Genome-wide association analysis of resistance to Pythium ultimum in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Isaac Onziga Dramadri,  Winnyfred Amongi,  James D. Kelly,  Clare Mugisha Mukankusi, 
  • Pages: 1168-1180
  • First Published: 19 August 2020

Shortening the generation cycle in faba bean (Vicia faba) by application of cytokinin and cold stress to assist speed breeding

Saeid Mobini,  Hamid Khazaei,  Thomas D. Warkentin,  Albert Vandenberg, 
  • Pages: 1181-1189
  • First Published: 07 October 2020
Open Access

An efficient method to produce segregating populations in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

Nazgol Emrani,  Mario Hasler,  Dilan S. R. Patiranage,  Maldonado-Taipe Nathaly,  Elodie Rey,  Christian Jung, 
  • Pages: 1190-1200
  • First Published: 03 November 2020

Breeding high-yield upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) lines with high-quality fibre by mutation

Heng Zhou,  Huiqing Deng,  Jinqi Su,  Ying Sun,  Linong Jiang,  Zhengluan Liu,  Canming Tang, 
  • Pages: 1201-1212
  • First Published: 01 September 2020

Transformation of α-EXPA1 gene leads to an improved fibre quality in Gossypium hirsutum

Amina Yaqoob,  Samina Bashir,  Abdul Q. Rao,  Ahmad A. Shahid, 
  • Pages: 1213-1220
  • First Published: 02 December 2020

Two-year study on combining ability and heterotic potential in functional traits under salt stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Muhammad Awais Farooq,  Amir Shakeel,  Waqas Shafqat Chattha,  Muhammad Tahir, 
  • Pages: 1221-1243
  • First Published: 27 November 2020

A rapid real-time PCR assay for detecting columnar growth in apples (Malus × domestica)

Jana Cmejlova,  Radek Vavra,  Radek Cmejla, 
  • Pages: 1244-1250
  • First Published: 14 September 2020
Open Access

Diversity of banana diploid hybrids: An assessment based on a hydroponic system

Adriadna S. Santos,  Edson P. Amorim,  Alex-Alan F. Almeida,  Claudia F. Ferreira,  Mauricio Antonio Coelho Filho,  Carlos P. Pirovani, 
  • Pages: 1251-1265
  • First Published: 16 October 2020

Mass selection of fonio landraces (Digitaria exilis) grown in Benin: Pathway, homogeneity assessment and genotypes screening

Cyrille Kanlindogbè,  Emmanuel Sekloka,  Enoch G. Achigan-Dako,  Emmanuel Kwon-Ndung, 
  • Pages: 1266-1280
  • First Published: 25 November 2020

Perennial growth and salinity tolerance in wheat × wheatgrass amphiploids varying in the ratio of wheat to wheatgrass genomes

Juliya Abbasi,  Hamid Dehghani,  Jan Dvorak,  Patrick E. McGuire, 
  • Pages: 1281-1289
  • First Published: 19 August 2020

Cloning and characterization of a putative orthologue of the wheat vernalization (VRN1) gene in perennial wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum)

Adoración Cabrera,  Alejandro Copete-Parada,  Eva Madrid, 
  • Pages: 1290-1298
  • First Published: 11 November 2020
Open Access

Toward pollen sterility in German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)–Conventional breeding approaches of cytoplasmic/genic male sterility and chemical emasculation

Bettina Faehnrich,  Julia Huber,  Sarah Wagner,  Chlodwig Franz,  Beate Fraust,  Maria Wehrle,  Joana Ruzicka,  Johannes Novak,  Lars-Gernot Otto, 
  • Pages: 1299-1309
  • First Published: 03 September 2020