The recent advancements in forward genetics have expanded the applications of mutation
techniques in advanced genetics and genomics, ahead of direct use in breeding programs …

Global climate change and a growing population require tackling the reduction in arable
land and improving biomass production and seed yield per area under varying conditions …

The breeding and large-scale adoption of hybrid seeds is an important achievement in
agriculture. Rice hybrid seed production uses cytoplasmic male sterile lines or …

Genetic variation is the mainstay which plant breeders require to produce new and improved
cultivars. The opportunity of obtaining novel traits exists through induction of mutations …

Pollen development is critical to the reproductive success of flowering plants, but how it is
regulated is not well understood. Here, we isolated two allelic male-sterile mutants of …

Food security is a global concern and substantial yield increases in crops are required to
feed the growing world population. Mutagenesis is an important tool in crop improvement …

Identification of plant variety and cultivar is pivotal in the agricultural sector due to the
abundance of plant varieties and cultivars developed in many crop species. However, plant …

Since its introduction in 2000, the TILLING strategy has been widely used in plant research
to create novel genetic diversity. TILLING is based on chemical or physical mutagenesis …

Induced mutations have been used effectively for plant improvement. Physical and chemical
mutagens induce a high frequency of genome variation. Recently, developed screening …

Background The pollen wall, which protects male gametophyte against various stresses and
facilitates pollination, is essential for successful reproduction in flowering plants. The pollen …