[HTML][HTML] Plant phenomics, from sensors to knowledge

F Tardieu, L Cabrera-Bosquet, T Pridmore, M Bennett - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
Major improvements in crop yield are needed to keep pace with population growth and
climate change. While plant breeding efforts have greatly benefited from advances in …

The physiological basis of drought tolerance in crop plants: a scenario-dependent probabilistic approach

F Tardieu, T Simonneau, B Muller - Annual review of plant …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Drought tolerance involves mechanisms operating at different spatial and temporal scales,
from rapid stomatal closure to maintenance of crop yield. We review how short-term …

The Sorghum bicolor reference genome: improved assembly, gene annotations, a transcriptome atlas, and signatures of genome organization

RF McCormick, SK Truong, A Sreedasyam… - The Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sorghum bicolor is a drought tolerant C4 grass used for the production of grain, forage,
sugar, and lignocellulosic biomass and a genetic model for C4 grasses due to its relatively …

Accelerating crop genetic gains with genomic selection

KP Voss-Fels, M Cooper, BJ Hayes - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2019 - Springer
Key message Genomic prediction based on additive genetic effects can accelerate genetic
gain. There are opportunities for further improvement by including non-additive effects that …

Enhancing genetic gain in the era of molecular breeding

Y Xu, P Li, C Zou, Y Lu, C Xie, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
As one of the important concepts in conventional quantitative genetics and breeding, genetic
gain can be defined as the amount of increase in performance that is achieved annually …

Breeding crops for drought-affected environments and improved climate resilience

M Cooper, CD Messina - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Breeding climate-resilient crops with improved levels of abiotic and biotic stress resistance
as a response to climate change presents both opportunities and challenges. Applying the …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling strategies for assessing and increasing the effectiveness of new phenotyping techniques in plant breeding

FA Van Eeuwijk, D Bustos-Korts, EJ Millet, MP Boer… - Plant science, 2019 - Elsevier
New types of phenotyping tools generate large amounts of data on many aspects of plant
physiology and morphology with high spatial and temporal resolution. These new …

Contribution of crop models to adaptation in wheat

K Chenu, JR Porter, P Martre, B Basso… - Trends in plant …, 2017 - cell.com
With world population growing quickly, agriculture needs to produce more with fewer inputs
while being environmentally friendly. In a context of changing environments, crop models …

Enhancing genetic gain through genomic selection: from livestock to plants

Y Xu, X Liu, J Fu, H Wang, J Wang, C Huang… - Plant …, 2020 - cell.com
Although long-term genetic gain has been achieved through increasing use of modern
breeding methods and technologies, the rate of genetic gain needs to be accelerated to …

What should students in plant breeding know about the statistical aspects of genotype× environment interactions?

FA Van Eeuwijk, DV Bustos‐Korts, M Malosetti - Crop Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A good statistical analysis of genotype× environment interactions (G× E) is a key
requirement for progress in any breeding program. Data for G× E analyses traditionally …