Small millets for enduring food security amidst pandemics
M Muthamilarasan, M Prasad - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Food security is an ongoing problem, and current staple foods are not sufficient to overcome
challenges such as the present COVID-19 pandemic. We propose here that small millets …
challenges such as the present COVID-19 pandemic. We propose here that small millets …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic and genomic resources, and breeding for accelerating improvement of small millets: current status and future interventions
M Vetriventhan, VCR Azevedo, HD Upadhyaya… - The Nucleus, 2020 - Springer
Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …
[HTML][HTML] Pangenomic analysis identifies structural variation associated with heat tolerance in pearl millet
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 …
we developed a graph-based pan-genome by assembling ten chromosomal genomes with …
[HTML][HTML] A graph-based genome and pan-genome variation of the model plant Setaria
Setaria italica (foxtail millet), a founder crop of East Asian agriculture, is a model plant for C4
photosynthesis and developing approaches to adaptive breeding across multiple climates …
photosynthesis and developing approaches to adaptive breeding across multiple climates …
[HTML][HTML] A route to de novo domestication of wild allotetraploid rice
H Yu, T Lin, X Meng, H Du, J Zhang, G Liu, M Chen… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Cultivated rice varieties are all diploid, and polyploidization of rice has long been desired
because of its advantages in genome buffering, vigorousness, and environmental …
because of its advantages in genome buffering, vigorousness, and environmental …
[HTML][HTML] Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid bioenergy switchgrass
Long-term climate change and periodic environmental extremes threaten food and fuel
security and global crop productivity,–. Although molecular and adaptive breeding strategies …
security and global crop productivity,–. Although molecular and adaptive breeding strategies …
A mini foxtail millet with an Arabidopsis-like life cycle as a C4 model system
Z Yang, H Zhang, X Li, H Shen, J Gao, S Hou, B Zhang… - Nature plants, 2020 - nature.com
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is an important crop species and an emerging model plant for
C4 grasses. However, functional genomics research on foxtail millet is challenging because …
C4 grasses. However, functional genomics research on foxtail millet is challenging because …
[HTML][HTML] Gene duplication and evolution in recurring polyploidization–diploidization cycles in plants
Background The sharp increase of plant genome and transcriptome data provide valuable
resources to investigate evolutionary consequences of gene duplication in a range of taxa …
resources to investigate evolutionary consequences of gene duplication in a range of taxa …
[HTML][HTML] Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments
Pearl millet [Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone] is a staple food for more than 90 million
farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, India and South Asia. We report …
farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, India and South Asia. We report …
The Sorghum bicolor reference genome: improved assembly, gene annotations, a transcriptome atlas, and signatures of genome organization
Sorghum bicolor is a drought tolerant C4 grass used for the production of grain, forage,
sugar, and lignocellulosic biomass and a genetic model for C4 grasses due to its relatively …
sugar, and lignocellulosic biomass and a genetic model for C4 grasses due to its relatively …