Since whole-genome sequencing of many crops has been achieved, crop functional
genomics studies have stepped into the big-data and high-throughput era. However …

Reliable, automatic, multifunctional, and high-throughput phenotypic technologies are
increasingly considered important tools for rapid advancement of genetic gain in breeding …

Tremendous progress has been made with continually expanding genomics technologies to
unravel and understand crop genomes. However, the impact of genomics data on crop …

Climate change is a threat to global food security due to the reduction of crop productivity
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) has developed into an indispensable approach to
gene function analysis in a wide array of species, many of which are not amenable to stable …

Breeding crops for high yield and superior adaptability to new and variable climates is
imperative to ensure continued food security, biomass production, and ecosystem services …

Background Although draft genomes are available for most agronomically important plant
species, the majority are incomplete, highly fragmented, and often riddled with assembly …

Background Linking phenotypes and genotypes to identify genetic architectures that
regulate important traits is crucial for plant breeding and the development of plant genomics …

Plant height (PH) is an essential trait in maize (Zea mays) that is tightly associated with
planting density, biomass, lodging resistance, and grain yield in the field. Dissecting the …

With increasing demand for novel traits in crop breeding, the plant research community
faces the challenge of quantitatively analyzing the structure and function of large numbers of …