The first paradigm of plant breeding involves direct selection-based phenotypic observation,
followed by predictive breeding using statistical models for quantitative traits constructed …

The prokaryote-derived CRISPR–Cas genome editing technology has altered plant
molecular biology beyond all expectations. Characterized by robustness and high target …

Main conclusion While transgenic technology has heralded a new era in crop improvement,
several concerns have precluded their widespread acceptance. Alternative technologies …

Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, is exploited by breeders to produce elite high-yielding crop lines,
but beneficial phenotypes are lost in subsequent generations owing to genetic segregation …

New breeding technologies accelerate germplasm improvement and reduce the cost of
goods in seed production,–. Many such technologies could use in vivo paternal haploid …

Genome editing using CRISPR–Cas9 works efficiently in plant cells, but delivery of genome-
editing machinery into the vast majority of crop varieties is not possible using established …

Key Message Increased efficiencies achieved in different steps of DH line production offer
greater benefits to maize breeding programs. Abstract Doubled haploid (DH) technology has …

Doubled haploid technology has been widely applied to multiple plant species and is
recognized as one of the most important technologies for improving crop breeding efficiency …

Cell membranes are the initial site of stimulus perception from environment and
phospholipids are the basic and important components of cell membranes. Phospholipases …

Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most important crops in the world. However, few
agronomically important maize genes have been cloned and used for trait improvement, due …