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 …

Unravelling inversions: Technological advances, challenges, and potential impact on crop breeding

H Hu, A Scheben, J Wang, F Li, C Li… - Plant biotechnology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inversions, a type of chromosomal structural variation, significantly influence plant
adaptation and gene functions by impacting gene expression and recombination rates …

A pangenome analysis pipeline provides insights into functional gene identification in rice

J Wang, W Yang, S Zhang, H Hu, Y Yuan, J Dong… - Genome Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background A pangenome aims to capture the complete genetic diversity within a species
and reduce bias in genetic analysis inherent in using a single reference genome. However …

The western redcedar genome reveals low genetic diversity in a self-compatible conifer

TJ Shalev, OG El-Dien, MMS Yuen… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
We assembled the 9.8-Gbp genome of western redcedar (WRC; Thuja plicata), an
ecologically and economically important conifer species of the Cupressaceae. The genome …

Application of crop wild relatives in modern breeding: An overview of resources, experimental and computational methodologies

S Tirnaz, J Zandberg, WJW Thomas, J Marsh… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Global agricultural industries are under pressure to meet the future food demand; however,
the existing crop genetic diversity might not be sufficient to meet this expectation. Advances …

Machine learning models outperform deep learning models, provide interpretation and facilitate feature selection for soybean trait prediction

M Gill, R Anderson, H Hu, M Bennamoun, J Petereit… - BMC plant biology, 2022 - Springer
Recent growth in crop genomic and trait data have opened opportunities for the application
of novel approaches to accelerate crop improvement. Machine learning and deep learning …

Evolutionary dynamics and adaptive benefits of deleterious mutations in crop gene pools

SL Dwivedi, P Heslop-Harrison, C Spillane… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
Mutations with deleterious consequences in nature may be conditionally deleterious in crop
plants. That is, while some genetic variants may reduce fitness under wild conditions and be …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in genomics and genome editing for breeding next generation of fruit and nut crops

S Savadi, S Mangalassery, MS Sandesh - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Fruit tree crops are an essential part of the food production systems and are key to achieve
food and nutrition security. Genetic improvement of fruit trees by conventional breeding has …

Near‐gapless genome assemblies of Williams 82 and Lee cultivars for accelerating global soybean research

V Garg, AW Khan, K Fengler, V Llaca, Y Yuan… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Complete, gapless telomere‐to‐telomere chromosome assemblies are a prerequisite for
comprehensively investigating the architecture of complex regions, like centromeres or …

Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis

TX Neik, KHM Siddique, S Mayes… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The recent Russia–Ukraine conflict has raised significant concerns about global food
security, leaving many countries with restricted access to imported staple food crops …