Genomics of crop wild relatives: expanding the gene pool for crop improvement

M Brozynska, A Furtado… - Plant biotechnology journal, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plant breeders require access to new genetic diversity to satisfy the demands of a growing
human population for more food that can be produced in a variable or changing climate and …

Develo** naturally stress-resistant crops for a sustainable agriculture

H Zhang, Y Li, JK Zhu - Nature plants, 2018‏ - nature.com
A major problem facing humanity is that our numbers are growing but the availability of land
and fresh water for agriculture is not. This problem is being exacerbated by climate change …

Gene duplication and evolution in recurring polyploidization–diploidization cycles in plants

X Qiao, Q Li, H Yin, K Qi, L Li, R Wang, S Zhang… - Genome biology, 2019‏ - Springer
Background The sharp increase of plant genome and transcriptome data provide valuable
resources to investigate evolutionary consequences of gene duplication in a range of taxa …

Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity

JV Bredeson, JB Lyons, SE Prochnik, GA Wu… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) provides calories and nutrition for more than half a billion
people. It was domesticated by native Amazonian peoples through cultivation of the wild …

Diversification and independent domestication of Asian and European pears

J Wu, Y Wang, J Xu, SS Korban, Z Fei, S Tao, R Ming… - Genome Biology, 2018‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Pear (Pyrus) is a globally grown fruit, with thousands of cultivars in five
domesticated species and dozens of wild species. However, little is known about the …

Cassava haplotype map highlights fixation of deleterious mutations during clonal propagation

P Ramu, W Esuma, R Kawuki, IY Rabbi, C Egesi… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important staple food crop in Africa and
South America; however, ubiquitous deleterious mutations may severely decrease its …

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 …

Integrating genomics and genome editing for orphan crop improvement: a bridge between orphan crops and modern agriculture system

H Yaqoob, A Tariq, BA Bhat, KA Bhat, IB Nehvi… - GM Crops & …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Domestication of orphan crops could be explored by editing their genomes. Genome editing
has a lot of promise for enhancing agricultural output, and there is a lot of interest in …

Cassava breeding and agronomy in Asia: 50 years of history and future directions

AI Malik, P Kongsil, VA Nguyễn, W Ou, P Srean… - Breeding …, 2020‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
In Asia, cassava (Manihot esculenta) is cultivated by more than 8 million farmers, driving the
rural economy of many countries. The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), in …

The domestication syndrome in vegetatively propagated field crops

T Denham, H Barton, C Castillo, A Crowther… - Annals of …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Vegetatively propagated crops are globally significant in terms of current
agricultural production, as well as for understanding the long-term history of early agriculture …