Key message This review presents a comprehensive overview of the recent research on rice
salt tolerance in the areas of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and chemical genomics …

As one of the important concepts in conventional quantitative genetics and breeding, genetic
gain can be defined as the amount of increase in performance that is achieved annually …

Fiber hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a sustainable and high yielding industrial crop that can
help to meet the high global demand for fibers. Hemp can be grown for fiber, seeds, and/or …

Viruses cause epidemics on all major cultures of agronomic importance, representing a
serious threat to global food security. As strict intracellular pathogens, they cannot be …

Genome editing using engineered nucleases is used for targeted mutagenesis. But because
genome editing does not target all loci with similar efficiencies, the mutation hit-rate at a …

The expected move towards more sustainable crop-livestock systems implies wider
cultivation of perennial forage legumes. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa subsp. sativa) is the main …

Celiac disease has become one of the best-understood HLA-linked disorders. Although it
shares many immunologic features with inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease is …

Genomics research is generating new tools, such as functional molecular markers and
informatics, as well as new knowledge about statistics and inheritance phenomena that …

Rice (Oryza sativa) plays a significant role in achieving global food security. However, it
suffers from several biotic and abiotic stresses that seriously affect its production. Rice blast …

The genetic bases of the molecular, cellular and developmental responses to drought
involve many gene functions regulated by water availability. Genomics-based approaches …