Breeding crops to feed 10 billion
Crop improvements can help us to meet the challenge of feeding a population of 10 billion,
but can we breed better varieties fast enough? Technologies such as genoty**, marker …
but can we breed better varieties fast enough? Technologies such as genoty**, marker …
Drought tolerance strategies in plants: a mechanistic approach
Anthropogenic activities in the past and present eras have created global warming and
consequently a storm of drought stress, affecting both plants and animals. Being sessile …
consequently a storm of drought stress, affecting both plants and animals. Being sessile …
Targeting a gene regulatory element enhances rice grain yield by decoupling panicle number and size
X Song, X Meng, H Guo, Q Cheng, Y **g… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Crop genetic improvement requires balancing complex tradeoffs caused by gene pleiotropy
and linkage drags, as exemplified by IPA1 (Ideal Plant Architecture 1), a typical pleiotropic …
and linkage drags, as exemplified by IPA1 (Ideal Plant Architecture 1), a typical pleiotropic …
Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution
We elucidate grapevine evolution and domestication histories with 3525 cultivated and wild
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …
Major impacts of widespread structural variation on gene expression and crop improvement in tomato
Structural variants (SVs) underlie important crop improvement and domestication traits.
However, resolving the extent, diversity, and quantitative impact of SVs has been …
However, resolving the extent, diversity, and quantitative impact of SVs has been …
[HTML][HTML] Engineering quantitative trait variation for crop improvement by genome editing
Major advances in crop yields are needed in the coming decades. However, plant breeding
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …
De novo domestication of wild tomato using genome editing
A Zsögön, T Čermák, ER Naves, MM Notini… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Breeding of crops over millennia for yield and productivity has led to reduced genetic
diversity. As a result, beneficial traits of wild species, such as disease resistance and stress …
diversity. As a result, beneficial traits of wild species, such as disease resistance and stress …
Wild emmer genome architecture and diversity elucidate wheat evolution and domestication
Wheat (Triticum spp.) is one of the founder crops that likely drove the Neolithic transition to
sedentary agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent more than 10,000 years ago. Identifying …
sedentary agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent more than 10,000 years ago. Identifying …
Domestication of wild tomato is accelerated by genome editing
T Li, X Yang, Y Yu, X Si, X Zhai, H Zhang, W Dong… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Crop improvement by inbreeding often results in fitness penalties and loss of genetic
diversity. We introduced desirable traits into four stress-tolerant wild-tomato accessions by …
diversity. We introduced desirable traits into four stress-tolerant wild-tomato accessions by …
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 …