Achievements and challenges of genomics-assisted breeding in forest trees: From marker-assisted selection to genome editing

S Ahmar, P Ballesta, M Ali, F Mora-Poblete - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forest tree breeding efforts have focused mainly on improving traits of economic importance,
selecting trees suited to new environments or generating trees that are more resilient to …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics breeding approaches for developing Sorghum bicolor lines with stress resilience and other agronomic traits

VK Somegowda, SED Reddy, A Gaddameedi… - Current Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sorghum, also known as great millet, is a major cereal crop that feeds over 500 million
people in more than 100 countries, especially in Africa and Asia. It can grow well under …

Sorghum pan-genome explores the functional utility for genomic-assisted breeding to accelerate the genetic gain

P Ruperao, N Thirunavukkarasu, P Gandham… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is a staple food crops in the arid and rainfed production
ecologies. Sorghum plays a critical role in resilient farming and is projected as a smart crop …

Sorghum Association Panel whole‐genome sequencing establishes cornerstone resource for dissecting genomic diversity

JL Boatwright, S Sapkota, H Jin, JC Schnable… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Association mapping panels represent foundational resources for understanding the genetic
basis of phenotypic diversity and serve to advance plant breeding by exploring genetic …

Meta-analysis identifies pleiotropic loci controlling phenotypic trade-offs in sorghum

RV Mural, M Grzybowski, C Miao, A Damke… - Genetics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Community association populations are composed of phenotypically and genetically diverse
accessions. Once these populations are genotyped, the resulting marker data can be reused …

Genetic characterization of a Sorghum bicolor multiparent mapping population emphasizing carbon-partitioning dynamics

JL Boatwright, ZW Brenton, RE Boyles, S Sapkota… - G3, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Sorghum bicolor, a photosynthetically efficient C 4 grass, represents an important source of
grain, forage, fermentable sugars, and cellulosic fibers that can be utilized in myriad …

Exploring the sorghum race level diversity utilizing 272 sorghum accessions genomic resources

P Ruperao, P Gandham, DA Odeny, S Mayes… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Due to evolutionary divergence, sorghum race populations exhibit significant genetic and
morphological variation. A k-mer-based sorghum race sequence comparison identified the …

Dissecting the genetic architecture of carbon partitioning in sorghum using multiscale phenotypes

JL Boatwright, S Sapkota, M Myers, N Kumar… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Carbon partitioning in plants may be viewed as a dynamic process composed of the many
interactions between sources and sinks. The accumulation and distribution of fixed carbon is …

Identification of pleiotropic loci mediating structural and non-structural carbohydrate accumulation within the sorghum bioenergy association panel using high …

N Kumar, JL Boatwright, RE Boyles… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Molecular characterization of diverse germplasm can contribute to breeding programs by
increasing genetic gain for sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] improvement. Identifying …

Use of genomic prediction to screen sorghum B‐lines in hybrid testcrosses

MA Kent, JMO Fonseca, PE Klein, RR Klein… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Use of trifluoromethanesulfonamide (TFMSA), a male gametocide, increases the
opportunities to identify promising B‐lines because large quantities of F1 seed can be …