Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

Genetic improvement is crucial for ensuring food security globally. Indeed, plant breeding
has contributed significantly to increasing the productivity of major crops, including rice, over …

To increase rice yields and feed billions of people, it is essential to enhance genetic gains.
However, the development of new varieties is hindered by longer generation times and …

To assess the efficiency of genetic improvement programs, it is essential to assess the
genetic trend in long-term data. The present study estimates the genetic trends for grain …

Rice Tungro disease poses a threat to rice production in Asia. Marker assisted backcross
breeding is the most feasible approach to address the tungro disease. We targeted to …

Increasing selection differential and decreasing cycle time, the rate of genetic improvement
can be accelerated. Creating and capturing higher genetic with higher accuracy within the …

One of the main challenges of breeding programs is to identify superior genotypes from a
large number of candidates. By gradually increasing the frequency of favorable alleles in the …

Key message Estimating genetic gains and formulating a future salinity elite breeding panel
for rice pave the way for developing better high-yielding salinity tolerant lines with enhanced …

The molecular marker method has come a long way in the last 30 years. Genetic research
has advanced from RFLPs to SNPs. Array technology was also used. Sequencing progress …

Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties |
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