Impacts of salinity stress on crop plants: Improving salt tolerance through genetic and molecular dissection
Improper use of water resources in irrigation that contain a significant amount of salts, faulty
agronomic practices such as improper fertilization, climate change etc. are gradually …
agronomic practices such as improper fertilization, climate change etc. are gradually …
Root phenotyping for drought tolerance: a review
Plant roots play a significant role in plant growth by exploiting soil resources via the uptake
of water and nutrients. Root traits such as fine root diameter, specific root length, specific root …
of water and nutrients. Root traits such as fine root diameter, specific root length, specific root …
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 …
Seed banks and molecular maps: unlocking genetic potential from the wild
SD Tanksley, SR McCouch - science, 1997 - science.org
Nearly a century has been spent collecting and preserving genetic diversity in plants.
Germplasm banks—living seed collections that serve as repositories of genetic variation …
Germplasm banks—living seed collections that serve as repositories of genetic variation …
An introduction to markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and marker-assisted selection for crop improvement: the basic concepts
BCY Collard, MZZ Jahufer, JB Brouwer, ECK Pang - Euphytica, 2005 - Springer
Recognizing the enormous potential of DNA markers in plant breeding, many agricultural
research centers and plant breeding institutes have adopted the capacity for marker …
research centers and plant breeding institutes have adopted the capacity for marker …
The use of wild relatives in crop improvement: a survey of developments over the last 20 years
R Hajjar, T Hodgkin - Euphytica, 2007 - Springer
The use of crop wild relatives (CWR) genes to improve crop performance is well established
with important examples dating back more than 60 years. In this paper, we review available …
with important examples dating back more than 60 years. In this paper, we review available …
Genomic analyses provide insights into the history of tomato breeding
The histories of crop domestication and breeding are recorded in genomes. Although tomato
is a model species for plant biology and breeding, the nature of human selection that altered …
is a model species for plant biology and breeding, the nature of human selection that altered …
Domestication and breeding of tomatoes: what have we gained and what can we gain in the future?
Y Bai, P Lindhout - Annals of botany, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background It has been shown that a large variation is present and exploitable from wild
Solanum species but most of it is still untapped. Considering the thousands of Solanum …
Solanum species but most of it is still untapped. Considering the thousands of Solanum …
Root system architecture: opportunities and constraints for genetic improvement of crops
Abiotic stresses increasingly curtail crop yield as a result of global climate change and
scarcity of water and nutrients. One way to minimize the negative impact of these factors on …
scarcity of water and nutrients. One way to minimize the negative impact of these factors on …
Genome mapping and molecular breeding of tomato
MR Foolad - International journal of plant genomics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The cultivated tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum, is the second most consumed vegetable
worldwide and a well‐studied crop species in terms of genetics, genomics, and breeding. It …
worldwide and a well‐studied crop species in terms of genetics, genomics, and breeding. It …