Leaf shape varies spectacularly among plants. Leaves are the primary source of photoassimilate
in crop plants, and understanding the genetic basis of variation in leaf morphology is …

Introduction Virginia-type peanut, Arachis hypogaea subsp. hypogaea, is the second largest
market class of peanut cultivated in the United States. It is mainly used for large-seeded, in-…

Key message A major leaf shape locus (L) was mapped with molecular markers and genomically
targeted to a small region in the D-genome of cotton. By using expression analysis and …

There exist four major leaf shape alleles in tetraploid cotton: normal, sub-okra/Sea-Island,
okra, and super-okra. This allelic series has long served as a model genetic locus both in …

Molecular cytogenetic techniques, especially Fluorescence In situ Hybridization (FISH) and
Genomic In situ Hybridization (GISH), are excellent tools to study the structure and function of …

Complaints of control failures with acetolactate synthase (ALS)- and protoporphyrinogen
oxidase (PPO)-inhibiting herbicides on redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) were …

Improving fiber quality and yield are major research objectives for cotton breeders in the United
States. Identifying broadly existing and stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related to fiber …

Plant breeders often focus on production traits such as yield and disease resistance, whereas
quality traits such as flavor are given low priority. Food manufacturers and consumers …

Amaranthus tuberculatus (waterhemp) is a pervasive weed of the Mid‐west and ‐south
United States and is not native to North Carolina but infestations in crop fields have been …

A-genome Arachis species (AA; 2n = 2x = 20) are commonly used as secondary germplasm
sources in cultivated peanut breeding, Arachis hypogaea L. (AABB; 2n = 4x = 40), for the …