Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China

J **ao, B Liu, Y Yao, Z Guo, H Jia, L Kong… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop that feeds 40% of the world's population.
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …

[HTML][HTML] Plant pan-genomics: recent advances, new challenges, and roads ahead

W Li, J Liu, H Zhang, Z Liu, Y Wang, L **ng… - Journal of Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pan-genomics can encompass most of the genetic diversity of a species or population and
has proved to be a powerful tool for studying genomic evolution and the origin and …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding

S Cheng, C Feng, LU Wingen, H Cheng, AB Riche… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Harnessing genetic diversity in major staple crops through the development of new breeding
capabilities is essential to ensure food security. Here we examined the genetic and …

Einkorn genomics sheds light on history of the oldest domesticated wheat

HI Ahmed, M Heuberger, A Schoen, DH Koo… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Einkorn (Triticum monococcum) was the first domesticated wheat species, and was central
to the birth of agriculture and the Neolithic Revolution in the Fertile Crescent around 10,000 …

An unusual tandem kinase fusion protein confers leaf rust resistance in wheat

Y Wang, M Abrouk, S Gourdoupis, DH Koo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The introgression of chromosome segments from wild relatives is an established strategy to
enrich crop germplasm with disease-resistance genes. Here we use mutagenesis and …

Dissection of a rapidly evolving wheat resistance gene cluster by long-read genome sequencing accelerated the cloning of Pm69

Y Li, ZZ Wei, H Sela, L Govta, V Klymiuk… - Plant …, 2024 - cell.com
Gene cloning in repeat-rich polyploid genomes remains challenging. Here, we describe a
strategy for overcoming major bottlenecks in cloning of the powdery mildew resistance gene …

The genome and population genomics of allopolyploid Coffea arabica reveal the diversification history of modern coffee cultivars

J Salojärvi, A Rambani, Z Yu, R Guyot, S Strickler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Coffea arabica, an allotetraploid hybrid of Coffea eugenioides and Coffea canephora, is the
source of approximately 60% of coffee products worldwide, and its cultivated accessions …

Resistance that stacks up: engineering rust and mildew disease control in the cereal crops wheat and barley

PM Dracatos, J Lu, J Sánchez‐Martín… - Plant biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Staying ahead of the arms race against rust and mildew diseases in cereal crops is essential
to maintain and preserve food security. The methodological challenges associated with …

A membrane associated tandem kinase from wild emmer wheat confers broad-spectrum resistance to powdery mildew

M Li, H Zhang, H **ao, K Zhu, W Shi, D Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Crop wild relatives offer natural variations of disease resistance for crop improvement. Here,
we report the isolation of broad-spectrum powdery mildew resistance gene Pm36, originated …

[HTML][HTML] R we there yet? Advances in cloning resistance genes for engineering immunity in crop plants

R Chen, K Gajendiran, BBH Wulff - Current opinion in plant biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past three decades, significant progress has been made in the field of resistance
(R) gene cloning. Advances in recombinant DNA technology, genome sequencing …