Back into the wild—Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement
Deleterious effects of climate change and human activities, as well as diverse environmental
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …
Circadian clock genes universally control key agricultural traits
C Bendix, CM Marshall, FG Harmon - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Circadian clocks are endogenous timers that enable plants to synchronize biological
processes with daily and seasonal environmental conditions in order to allocate resources …
processes with daily and seasonal environmental conditions in order to allocate resources …
Improved pea reference genome and pan-genome highlight genomic features and evolutionary characteristics
Complete and accurate reference genomes and annotations provide fundamental resources
for functional genomics and crop breeding. Here we report a de novo assembly and …
for functional genomics and crop breeding. Here we report a de novo assembly and …
Archaeological and genetic insights into the origins of domesticated rice
BL Gross, Z Zhao - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important cereal grains in the world today and serves
as a staple food source for more than half of the world's population. Research into when …
as a staple food source for more than half of the world's population. Research into when …
Epigenomic and functional analyses reveal roles of epialleles in the loss of photoperiod sensitivity during domestication of allotetraploid cottons
Background Polyploidy is a pervasive evolutionary feature of all flowering plants and some
animals, leading to genetic and epigenetic changes that affect gene expression and …
animals, leading to genetic and epigenetic changes that affect gene expression and …
Signatures of adaptation in the weedy rice genome
Crop domestication provided the calories that fueled the rise of civilization,,. For many crop
species, domestication was accompanied by the evolution of weedy crop relatives, which …
species, domestication was accompanied by the evolution of weedy crop relatives, which …
Increased power to dissect adaptive traits in global sorghum diversity using a nested association mapping population
In crop species, adaptation to different agroclimatic regions creates useful variation but also
leads to unwanted genetic correlations. Bouchet....... Adaptation of domesticated species to …
leads to unwanted genetic correlations. Bouchet....... Adaptation of domesticated species to …
EGRINs (Environmental Gene Regulatory Influence Networks) in rice that function in the response to water deficit, high temperature, and agricultural environments
O Wilkins, C Hafemeister, A Plessis… - The Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Environmental gene regulatory influence networks (EGRINs) coordinate the timing and rate
of gene expression in response to environmental signals. EGRINs encompass many layers …
of gene expression in response to environmental signals. EGRINs encompass many layers …
Genomic analyses of rice bean landraces reveal adaptation and yield related loci to accelerate breeding
J Guan, J Zhang, D Gong, Z Zhang, Y Yu, G Luo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) is an underexploited domesticated legume crop consumed for
dietary protein in Asia, yet little is known about the genetic diversity of this species. Here, we …
dietary protein in Asia, yet little is known about the genetic diversity of this species. Here, we …
Copy number polymorphism in plant genomes
Copy number variants (CNVs) are genomic rearrangements resulting from gains or losses of
DNA segments. Typically, the term refers to rearrangements of sequences larger than 1 kb …
DNA segments. Typically, the term refers to rearrangements of sequences larger than 1 kb …