Warming and drought are reducing global crop production with a potential to substantially
worsen global malnutrition. As with the green revolution in the last century, plant genetics …

Studying the genetics of adaptation to new environments in ecologically and industrially
important tree species is currently a major research line in the fields of plant science and …

Heat tolerance is a physiologically and genetically complex trait regulated by multiple
genes. To investigate the genetic basis of heat tolerance, eight parents (five lines and three …

Heat and drought are major stresses that significantly reduce seed yield of the common
bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In turn, this affects the profitability of the crop in climatic …

Some of the major impacts of climate change are expected in regions where drought stress
is already an issue. Grain legumes are generally drought susceptible. However, tepary bean …

Leveraging innovative tools to speed up prebreeding and discovery of genotypic sources of
adaptation from landraces, crop wild relatives, and orphan crops is a key prerequisite to …

Some of the largest impacts of climate change are expected in the environmentally
heterogeneous and species rich high mountain ecosystems. Among those, the Neotropical …

Metabolic syndrome (MS), commonly known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome,
is a collection of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes. MS is believed …

Grafting is typically utilized to merge adapted seedling rootstocks with highly productive
clonal scions. This process implies the interaction of multiple genomes to produce a unique …

Soil salinity is one of the most serious environmental challenges, posing a growing threat to
agriculture across the world. Soil salinity has a significant impact on rice growth …