Climate change with altered pest-disease dynamics and rising abiotic stresses threatens
resource-constrained agricultural production systems worldwide. Genomics-assisted …

The breeding of forest trees is only a few decades old, and is a much more complicated,
longer, and expensive endeavor than the breeding of agricultural crops. One breeding cycle …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major fungal disease that contributes to severe economic
losses for wheat and barley production in Canada and other parts of the world. Rapid …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) aroma is determined by the interaction of volatile
compounds (VOCs) released by the tomato fruits with receptors in the nose, leading to a …

It is hypothesized that the genome-wide genic markers may increase the prediction accuracy
of genomic selection for quantitative traits. To test this hypothesis, a set of candidate gene …

Grain protein content (GPC) is controlled by complex genetic systems and their interactions
and is an important quality determinant for hard spring wheat as it has a positive effect on …

Main conclusion Genomics-assisted breeding represents a crucial frontier in enhancing the
balance between sustainable agriculture, environmental preservation, and global food …

First initiation of breeding started thousands of years ago when human practiced selection
based in visually appealing traits. Further, domestication of wild plants eased adaptation of …

Many studies showed that few degrees above tomato optimum growth temperature
threshold can lead to serious loss in production. Therefore, the development of innovative …

Generating genomics-driven knowledge opens a way to accelerate the resistance breeding
process by family or population mapping and genomic selection. Important prerequisites are …