Reap the crop wild relatives for breeding future crops
Crop wild relatives (CWRs) have provided breeders with several'game-changing'traits or
genes that have boosted crop resilience and global agricultural production. Advances in …
genes that have boosted crop resilience and global agricultural production. Advances in …
De novo domestication: an alternative route toward new crops for the future
Current global agricultural production must feed over 7 billion people. However, productivity
varies greatly across the globe and is under threat from both increased competitions for land …
varies greatly across the globe and is under threat from both increased competitions for land …
[HTML][HTML] Engineering quantitative trait variation for crop improvement by genome editing
Major advances in crop yields are needed in the coming decades. However, plant breeding
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …
The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution
The domesticated sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., is a global oil crop that has promise for
climate change adaptation, because it can maintain stable yields across a wide variety of …
climate change adaptation, because it can maintain stable yields across a wide variety of …
Past and future use of wild relatives in crop breeding
Wild species related to agricultural crops (crop wild relatives, or CWR) can increase the
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
Nanofertilizers and nanopesticides for agriculture
H Chhipa - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
The excess use of mineral fertilizers and unsafe pesticides has led to pollution and serious
health issues. Nanoscience may solve those issues by providing nanomaterials of higher …
health issues. Nanoscience may solve those issues by providing nanomaterials of higher …
Current understanding of the pathways of flavonoid biosynthesis in model and crop plants
T Tohge, LP de Souza, AR Fernie - Journal of experimental …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Flavonoids are a signature class of secondary metabolites formed from a relatively simple
collection of scaffolds. They are extensively decorated by chemical reactions including …
collection of scaffolds. They are extensively decorated by chemical reactions including …
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 …
The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and fiber improvement in cultivated cotton
S He, G Sun, X Geng, W Gong, P Dai, Y Jia, W Shi… - Nature Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale genomic surveys of crop germplasm are important for understanding the
genetic architecture of favorable traits. The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and …
genetic architecture of favorable traits. The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and …
Adaptive introgression: a plant perspective
A Suarez-Gonzalez, C Lexer… - Biology letters, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Introgression is emerging as an important source of novel genetic variation, alongside
standing variation and mutation. It is adaptive when such introgressed alleles are …
standing variation and mutation. It is adaptive when such introgressed alleles are …