Underutilized crops are, by definition, under‐researched compared to staple crops yet come
with traits that may be especially important given climate change and the need to feed a …

Especially in low‐income nations, new and orphan crops provide important opportunities to
improve diet quality and the sustainability of food production, being rich in nutrients, capable …

Many challenges face plant scientists, in particular those working on crop production, such
as a projected increase in population, decrease in water and arable land, changes in …

More than half of the calories consumed by humans are provided by three major cereal
crops (rice, maize, and wheat). Orphan crops are usually well adapted to low-input …

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De novo domestication is an exciting option for increasing species diversity and ecosystem
service functionality of agricultural landscapes. Genomic selection (GS), the application of …

Contents Summary 45 I. Introduction 45 II. Targeted chromosome‐based cloning via long‐
range assembly (TACCA) 46 III. Resistance gene cloning through mutational mapping …

Here, we review the current genetic approaches for grass improvement and their potential
for the enhanced breeding of new varieties appropriate for a sustainable agriculture in a …

The pangenome provides genomic variations in the cultivated gene pool for a given species.
However, as the crop's gene pool comprises many species, especially wild relatives with …

Genetically modified (GM) plants are rapidly becoming a common feature of modern
agriculture. This transition to engineered crops has been driven by a variety of potential …