Crops are the foundation of human society, not only by providing needed nutrition, but also
by feeding livestock and serving as raw materials for industry. Cereal crops, which supply …

In crop genetics and breeding research, phenotypic data are collected for each plant
genotype, often in multiple locations and field conditions, in search of the genomic regions …

Genome editing technology encompasses a revolutionary set of molecular tools that holds
the potential to improve human health, unlocking improvements in medicine and agriculture …

Natural biodiversity is an underexploited sustainable resource that can enrich the genetic
basis of cultivated plants with novel alleles that improve productivity and adaptation. We …

Maintaining crop production to feed a growing world population is a major challenge for this
period of rapid global climate change. No consistent conceptual or experimental framework …

The sequencing of large and complex genomes of crop species, facilitated by new
sequencing technologies and bioinformatic approaches, has provided new opportunities for …

The African Orphan Crops Consortium promotes the strategic, genome-enabled
improvement of under-researched crops for biodiversity-based, nutritious food solutions in …

The genomic revolution of the past decade has greatly improved our understanding of the
genetic make-up of living organisms. The sequencing of crop genomes has completely …

Photosynthesis is the basis of plant growth, and improving photosynthesis can contribute
toward greater food security in the coming decades as world population increases. Multiple …

Identification and access to allelic variation that affects the plant phenotype is of the utmost
importance for the efficient and purposeful utilization of genetic resources in plant variety …