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 …
Reap the crop wild relatives for breeding future crops
Crop wild relatives (CWRs) have provided breeders with several'game-changing'traits or
genes that have boosted crop resilience and global agricultural production. Advances in …
genes that have boosted crop resilience and global agricultural production. Advances in …
Improved pea reference genome and pan-genome highlight genomic features and evolutionary characteristics
Complete and accurate reference genomes and annotations provide fundamental resources
for functional genomics and crop breeding. Here we report a de novo assembly and …
for functional genomics and crop breeding. Here we report a de novo assembly and …
Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets
The domestication of wild emmer wheat led to the selection of modern durum wheat, grown
mainly for pasta production. We describe the 10.45 gigabase (Gb) assembly of the genome …
mainly for pasta production. We describe the 10.45 gigabase (Gb) assembly of the genome …
Molecular breeding and drought tolerance in chickpea
R Asati, MK Tripathi, S Tiwari, RK Yadav, N Tripathi - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cicer arietinum L. is the third greatest widely planted imperative pulse crop worldwide, and it
belongs to the Leguminosae family. Drought is the utmost common abiotic factor on plants …
belongs to the Leguminosae family. Drought is the utmost common abiotic factor on plants …
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 …
Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture
Climate change during the last 40 years has had a serious impact on agriculture and
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …
Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits
X Li, JI Yang, M Shen, XL Xie, GJ Liu, YX Xu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the genetic changes underlying phenotypic variation in sheep (Ovis aries)
may facilitate our efforts towards further improvement. Here, we report the deep …
may facilitate our efforts towards further improvement. Here, we report the deep …
Next-generation breeding strategies for climate-ready crops
Climate change is a threat to global food security due to the reduction of crop productivity
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …