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 …

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 …

Inability to efficiently implement high-throughput field phenotyping is increasingly perceived
as a key component that limits genetic gain in breeding programs. Field phenotyping must …

Rice is a staple crop for half the world's population, which is expected to grow by 3 billion
over the next 30 years. It is also a key model for studying the genomics of agroecosystems …

Salt stress limits the productivity of crops grown under saline conditions, leading to
substantial losses of yield in saline soils and under brackish and saline irrigation. Salt …

Highlights•Phenotyping technology can increase the throughput of plant screening in the
field.•Early season detection of plant diseases is key to reducing crop yield losses.•Disease …

Leaves interact with light in ways that create a spectral footprint of the terrestrial environment
of our planet. Most of the visible light penetrating the Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by …

Optical sensors and sensing-based phenotyping techniques have become mainstream
approaches in high-throughput phenotyping for improving trait selection and genetic gains …

Highlights•Climate-resilient maize has the potential to increase yield by 5–25% in
Africa.•Establishment of a large managed stress screening network facilitated gains in grain …

Perennial crops are vital contributors to global food production and nutrition. However, the
breeding of new perennial crops is an expensive and time-consuming process due to the …