Breeding crops to feed 10 billion

LT Hickey, A N. Hafeez, H Robinson, SA Jackson… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Crop improvements can help us to meet the challenge of feeding a population of 10 billion,
but can we breed better varieties fast enough? Technologies such as genotyping, marker …

Genomic innovation for crop improvement

MW Bevan, C Uauy, BBH Wulff, J Zhou, K Krasileva… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Crop production needs to increase to secure future food supplies, while reducing its impact
on ecosystems. Detailed characterization of plant genomes and genetic diversity is crucial …

Genetic strategies for improving crop yields

J Bailey-Serres, JE Parker, EA Ainsworth, GED Oldroyd… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …

[HTML][HTML] Transgenic crops—why gene flow matters

AA Snow - Nature biotechnology, 2002 - nature.com
Several key challenges face researchers attempting rigorous empirical assessment of gene
flow from genetically modified (GM) crops to related commercial crops, weeds, and wild …

Genetic modification can improve crop yields—but stop overselling it

M Khaipho-Burch, M Cooper, J Crossa, N de Leon… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
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Revolutions in agriculture chart a course for targeted breeding of old and new crops

Y Eshed, ZB Lippman - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Among tens of thousands edible plants, several hundred are cultivated
throughout the world, but fewer than a dozen comprise the majority of consumed calories …

A walk on the wild side

L Guarino, DB Lobell - Nature Climate Change, 2011 - nature.com
A walk on the wild side | Nature Climate Change Skip to main content Thank you for visiting
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[HTML][HTML] Fast-forward breeding for a food-secure world

RK Varshney, A Bohra, M Roorkiwal, R Barmukh… - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Crop production systems need to expand their outputs sustainably to feed a burgeoning
human population. Advances in genome sequencing technologies combined with efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Deployment of new biotechnologies in plant breeding

M Lusser, C Parisi, D Plan, E Rodríguez-Cerezo - Nature biotechnology, 2012 - nature.com
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The breeder's dilemma—yield or nutrition?

CE Morris, DC Sands - Nature biotechnology, 2006 - nature.com
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