Malnutrition is now the leading avoidable cause of death and disability in the world. One
aspect of malnutrition is hidden hunger, a lack of micronutrients in the diet resulting in poor …

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 …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is an essential stable food for many rice consumption nations in the
world and, thus, the importance to improve its yield production under global climate …

Direct selection for yield under drought has resulted in the release of a number of drought-
tolerant rice varieties across Asia. In this study, we characterized the physiological traits that …

Combined phenomic and genomic approaches are required to evaluate the margin of
progress of breeding strategies. Here, we analyze 65 years of genetic progress in maize …

Haplotype-based breeding is an emerging and innovative concept that enables the
development of designer crop varieties by exploiting and exploring superior …

CONTEXT Most studies assessing the genetic progress in soybean have traditionally
focused on retrospectives approaches, where commercial genotypes released over an …

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 …

Key message An integrated research approach to ensure sustainable rice yield increase of
a crop grown by 25% of the world's farmers in 10% of cropland is essential for global food …

Rice genetic improvement is a key component of achieving and maintaining food security in
Asia and Africa in the face of growing populations and climate change. In this effort, the …