Molecular markers could potentially increase the efficiency of introgression breeding in sugarcane. The implementation of markers within a breeding program will depend on the degree of repeatability of marker effects between different populations. We present work here...
Sugarcane smut is arguably the most important sugarcane disease. It is present worldwide, complex and, despite extensive study, it is still little understood. Caused by the fungus Sporisorium scitamineum, in a severe epidemic combined with either a susceptible or...
The complex polyploid nature of the sugarcane genome and the high representation of repetitive and transposable elements it shares with other plant genomes has hindered progress in our understanding of the genome. This complexity means genome assembly is highly...
The use of molecular markers in variety development gives breeders the ability to increase selection pressure for key traits by applying selection at stages of the breeding cycle when it is not possible or practical to use phenotyping. Sugarcane?s large heterozygous...
