The rate of annual yield increases for major staple crops must more than double relative to
current levels in order to feed a predicted global population of 9 billion by 2050. Controlled …

Genomic Selection (GS) is a method in plant breeding to predict the genetic value of
untested lines based on genome-wide marker data. The method has been widely explored …

While hybrid breeding is widely applied in outbreeding species, for many self‐pollinating
crop plants, it has only recently been established. This may have had its reason in the …

Plant geneticists and breeders have used marker technology since the 1980s in quantitative
trait locus (QTL) identification. Marker-assisted selection is effective for large-effect QTL but …

In recent years, molecular markers have been developed based on the more detailed
knowledge of genome structure. Considerable emphasis has been laid on the use of …

There is increasing interest in harnessing the microbiome to improve cropping systems. With
the availability of high—throughput and low—cost sequencing technologies, gathering …

Breeding programs require exhaustive phenotyping of germplasms, which is time-
demanding and expensive. Genomic prediction helps breeders harness the diversity of any …

This article reviews some of the highlights of modern plant biotechnology and discusses the
potential applications of biotechnology in the betterment of farming systems in the next …

Genetic variation is crucial for successful barley improvement. Genomic technologies are
improving dramatically and are providing access to the genetic diversity within this important …

Selection of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from elite hybrids is a key method in maize
breeding especially in developing countries. The RILs are normally derived by repeated self …