Plant genome resequencing and population genomics: Current status and future prospects

B Song, W Ning, D Wei, M Jiang, K Zhu, X Wang… - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Advances in DNA sequencing technology have sparked a genomics revolution, driving
breakthroughs in plant genetics and crop breeding. Recently, the focus has shifted from …

Nutritional and health-promoting attributes of millet: current and future perspectives

M Samtiya, RE Aluko, N Dhaka, T Dhewa… - Nutrition …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Millet is consumed as a staple food, particularly in developing countries, is part of the
traditional diet in a number of relatively affluent countries, and is gaining popularity …

Pangenomic analysis identifies structural variation associated with heat tolerance in pearl millet

H Yan, M Sun, Z Zhang, Y Jin, A Zhang, C Lin, B Wu… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Pearl millet is an important cereal crop worldwide and shows superior heat tolerance. Here,
we developed a graph-based pan-genome by assembling ten chromosomal genomes with …

Milletdb: a multi‐omics database to accelerate the research of functional genomics and molecular breeding of millets

M Sun, H Yan, A Zhang, Y Jin, C Lin… - Plant biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Millets are a class of nutrient‐rich coarse cereals with high resistance to abiotic stress; thus,
they guarantee food security for people living in areas with extreme climatic conditions and …

Improved pearl millet genomes representing the global heterotic pool offer a framework for molecular breeding applications

P Ramu, RK Srivastava, A Sanyal, K Fengler… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
High-quality reference genome assemblies, representative of global heterotic patterns, offer
an ideal platform to accurately characterize and utilize genetic variation in the primary gene …

Pearl millet response to drought: A review

N Shrestha, H Hu, K Shrestha, AN Doust - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The C4 grass pearl millet is one of the most drought tolerant cereals and is primarily grown
in marginal areas where annual rainfall is low and intermittent. It was domesticated in sub …

Whole genome resequencing and phenotyping of MAGIC population for high resolution mapping of drought tolerance in chickpea

M Thudi, S Samineni, W Li, MP Boer… - The plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Terminal drought is one of the major constraints to crop production in chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.). In order to map drought tolerance related traits at high resolution, we …

“Millet Models” for harnessing nuclear factor-Y transcription factors to engineer stress tolerance in plants: current knowledge and emerging paradigms

V Rani, DC Joshi, P Joshi, R Singh, D Yadav - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion The main purpose of this review is to shed light on the role of millet models
in imparting climate resilience and nutritional security and to give a concrete perspective on …

Deciphering trait associated morpho-physiological responses in pearlmillet hybrids and inbred lines under salt stress

A Kumar, P Sheoran, A Mann, D Yadav… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pearl millet is a staple food for more than 90 million people residing in highly vulnerable hot
arid and semi–arid regions of Africa and Asia. These regions are more prone to detrimental …

Genome-Wide Identification and Transcriptional Analysis of the MYB Gene Family in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

M Lin, Z Dong, H Zhou, G Wu, L Xu, S Ying… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The MYB gene family widely exists in the plant kingdom and participates in the regulation of
plant development and stress response. Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.), as …