Designing future crops: genomics-assisted breeding comes of age
Over the past decade, genomics-assisted breeding (GAB) has been instrumental in
harnessing the potential of modern genome resources and characterizing and exploiting …
harnessing the potential of modern genome resources and characterizing and exploiting …
Modern plant biotechnology as a strategy in addressing climate change and attaining food security
TIK Munaweera, NU Jayawardana… - Agriculture & Food …, 2022 - Springer
Global warming causes a range of negative impacts on plants especially due to rapid
changes in temperatures, alterations of rainfall patterns, floods or drought conditions, and …
changes in temperatures, alterations of rainfall patterns, floods or drought conditions, and …
A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes
RK Varshney, M Roorkiwal, S Sun, P Bajaj… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Zero hunger and good health could be realized by 2030 through effective conservation,
characterization and utilization of germplasm resources. So far, few chickpea (Cicer …
characterization and utilization of germplasm resources. So far, few chickpea (Cicer …
Genetic strategies for improving crop yields
The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …
Past and future use of wild relatives in crop breeding
Wild species related to agricultural crops (crop wild relatives, or CWR) can increase the
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production
Abstract The United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (grain
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green …
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green …
Super-pangenome by integrating the wild side of a species for accelerated crop improvement
The pangenome provides genomic variations in the cultivated gene pool for a given species.
However, as the crop's gene pool comprises many species, especially wild relatives with …
However, as the crop's gene pool comprises many species, especially wild relatives with …
Resequencing of 429 chickpea accessions from 45 countries provides insights into genome diversity, domestication and agronomic traits
We report a map of 4.97 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the chickpea from whole-
genome resequencing of 429 lines sampled from 45 countries. We identified 122 candidate …
genome resequencing of 429 lines sampled from 45 countries. We identified 122 candidate …
Global conservation priorities for crop wild relatives
The wild relatives of domesticated crops possess genetic diversity useful for developing
more productive, nutritious and resilient crop varieties. However, their conservation status …
more productive, nutritious and resilient crop varieties. However, their conservation status …
Lights, camera, action: high-throughput plant phenotyping is ready for a close-up
Highlights•State of high-throughput imaging technologies.•Highlights of Maker-type
phenotyping technologies.•Table of well-curated publically available high-throughput …
phenotyping technologies.•Table of well-curated publically available high-throughput …