De novo domestication in the Solanaceae: advances and challenges

K Gasparini, YG Figueiredo, WL Araújo… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Efficient genome editing (GE) accelerates the domestication of crop wild
relatives.•New crops can be rapidly created to withstand drought, flooding, and soil …

Metabolic control of seed germination in legumes

J de Paiva Gonçalves, K Gasparini, ET Picoli… - Journal of Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seed development, dormancy, and germination are connected with changes in metabolite
levels. Not surprisingly, a complex regulatory network modulates biosynthesis and …

Molecular markers and molecular basis of plant type related traits in maize

X Zhao, C Wang, J Liu, B Han, J Huang - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Maize, belonging to the Poaceae family and the Zea L. genus, stands as an excellent food
crop. The plant type has a significant impact on crop growth, photosynthesis, lodging …

[PDF][PDF] Editorial overview: 21st Century solutions for crop improvement

J Yan, AR Fernie - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - maizego.org
After receiving the invitation to co-edit this special issue, we both thought that over two
decades in would be a good timepoint to provide an 'on the fly'assessment of 21st century …

Biochemical and Physiological Concepts for Plant Improvement

S Khalid, TZ Tariq, B Murtaza, M Younis… - Agricultural Crop …, 2025 - taylorfrancis.com
Biochemical and physiological attributes mediate key roles in crop growth and production.
Any alteration to these biochemical, physiological, and molecular processes/attributes in …