L. Costantini

TL;DR: It is shown that coded microsatellite data produced in different laboratories with different protocols and conditions can be compared, and that it is suitable for the identification and SSR allele characterization of cultivars.

TL;DR: The results suggest the existence of at least two important origins for the cultivated germplasm, one in the Near East and another in the western Mediterranean region, the latter of which gave rise to many of the current Western European cultivars.

TL;DR: Quantitative Trait Loci analysis revealed novel insights into the genetic control of relevant grapevine features and provided a basis for performing marker-assisted selection and testing the role of specific genes in trait variation.

TL;DR: This study identified a putative causal SNP responsible for a predicted non-neutral substitution in muscat-flavored varieties and appears to be a possible human-selected locus in grapevine domestication and post-domestication.

TL;DR: The genetic determinism of aroma in grapevine is dissected by applying the analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and the candidate gene (CG) approach and the first in silico analysis of grapevine DXS genes based on the whole genome sequence is reported.