Genebanks have the long-term mission of preserving plant genetic resources as an
agricultural legacy for future crop improvement. Operating procedures for seed storage and …

Key message Recent technological advances in wheat genomics provide new opportunities
to uncover genetic variation in traits of breeding interest and enable genome-based …

Introgression is a potential source of beneficial genetic diversity. The contribution of
introgression to adaptive evolution and improvement of wheat as it was disseminated …

Background Bread wheat is one of the most important crops in the world. Its domestication
coincides with the beginning of agriculture and since then, it has been constantly under …

Key message The review outlines past failures, present status and future prospects of hybrid
wheat, and includes information on CMS/CHA/transgenic approaches for male sterility …

Abstract Triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) is a man-made, self-pollinated cereal crop
specie developed by crossing wheat (Triticum spp.) and rye (Secale cereale). The initial …

Improved capacity of genomics and biotechnology has greatly enhanced genetic studies in
different areas. Genomic selection exploits the genotype-to-phenotype relationship at the …

Genomic prediction benefits hybrid rice breeding by increasing selection intensity and
accelerating breeding cycles. With the rapid advancement of technology, other omic data …

Genomic selection (GS), a tool developed for molecular breeding, is used by plant breeders
to improve breeding efficacy by shortening the breeding cycle and to facilitate the selection …

The genetic improvement of modern wheat varieties has been very successful throughout
the history of breeding; yet, future wheat production remains challenging. While annual yield …