Genetic and genomic resources, and breeding for accelerating improvement of small millets: current status and future interventions

M Vetriventhan, VCR Azevedo, HD Upadhyaya… - The Nucleus, 2020 - Springer
Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …

Evolution of plant genome architecture

JF Wendel, SA Jackson, BC Meyers, RA Wing - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
We have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of the evolution and structure of plant
genomes in recent years. Here, we highlight three important emergent realizations:(1) that …

Primer3_masker: integrating masking of template sequence with primer design software

T Kõressaar, M Lepamets, L Kaplinski, K Raime… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Designing PCR primers for amplifying regions of eukaryotic genomes is a complicated task
because the genomes contain a large number of repeat sequences and other regions …

Milletdb: a multi‐omics database to accelerate the research of functional genomics and molecular breeding of millets

M Sun, H Yan, A Zhang, Y Jin, C Lin… - Plant biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Millets are a class of nutrient‐rich coarse cereals with high resistance to abiotic stress; thus,
they guarantee food security for people living in areas with extreme climatic conditions and …

Current strategies of polyploid plant genome sequence assembly

M Kyriakidou, HH Tai, NL Anglin, D Ellis… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Polyploidy or duplication of an entire genome occurs in the majority of angiosperms. The
understanding of polyploid genomes is important for the improvement of those crops, which …

Exceptional subgenome stability and functional divergence in the allotetraploid Ethiopian cereal teff

R VanBuren, C Man Wai, X Wang, J Pardo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a cornerstone of food security in the Horn of Africa, where it is prized
for stress resilience, grain nutrition, and market value. Here, we report a chromosome-scale …

Orphan crops: their importance and the urgency of improvement

Z Tadele - Planta, 2019 - Springer
Main conclusion Due to significant contributions of orphan crops in the economy of the
developing world, scientific studies need to be promoted on these little researched but vital …

Chemical composition and food uses of teff (Eragrostis tef)

F Zhu - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a cereal native to Ethiopia and Eritrea. It has an excellent adaptability
to harsh environmental conditions and plays an important role in food security. In recent …

Exploration of millet models for developing nutrient rich graminaceous crops

M Muthamilarasan, A Dhaka, R Yadav, M Prasad - Plant Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute to high mortality
among considerable proportion of the current 7.2 billion global populations, especially …

Progress, challenges and the future of crop genomes

TP Michael, R VanBuren - Current opinion in plant biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•NGS speed and capacity enable over 100 published plant genomes.•
Underserved specialty and orphan crop genomic resources grow due to low cost …