Genomics-assisted breeding for crop improvement

RK Varshney, A Graner, ME Sorrells - Trends in plant science, 2005‏ - cell.com
Genomics research is generating new tools, such as functional molecular markers and
informatics, as well as new knowledge about statistics and inheritance phenomena that …

Genomics-based approaches to improve drought tolerance of crops

R Tuberosa, S Salvi - Trends in plant science, 2006‏ - cell.com
The genetic bases of the molecular, cellular and developmental responses to drought
involve many gene functions regulated by water availability. Genomics-based approaches …

Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium … - Science, 2018‏ - science.org
INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely cultivated crop on Earth,
contributing about a fifth of the total calories consumed by humans. Consequently, wheat …

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of F3:6 Nebraska Winter Wheat Genotypes Using Genoty**-By-Sequencing

S Eltaher, A Sallam, V Belamkar, HA Emara… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
The availability of information on the genetic diversity and population structure in wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.) breeding lines will help wheat breeders to better use their genetic …

Utilization of a Wheat660K SNP array-derived high-density genetic map for high-resolution map** of a major QTL for kernel number

F Cui, N Zhang, X Fan, W Zhang, C Zhao, L Yang… - Scientific Reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
In crop plants, a high-density genetic linkage map is essential for both genetic and genomic
researches. The complexity and the large size of wheat genome have hampered the …

The TIGR rice genome annotation resource: improvements and new features

S Ouyang, W Zhu, J Hamilton, H Lin… - Nucleic acids …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract In The Institute for Genomic Research Rice Genome Annotation project (), we have
continued to update the rice genome sequence with new data and improve the quality of the …

A genetic framework for grain size and shape variation in wheat

VC Gegas, A Nazari, S Griffiths, J Simmonds… - The Plant …, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
Grain morphology in wheat (Triticum aestivum) has been selected and manipulated even in
very early agrarian societies and remains a major breeding target. We undertook a large …

Development and implementation of high-throughput SNP genoty** in barley

TJ Close, PR Bhat, S Lonardi, Y Wu, N Rostoks… - BMC genomics, 2009‏ - Springer
Background High density genetic maps of plants have, nearly without exception, made use
of marker datasets containing missing or questionable genotype calls derived from a variety …

Identification and development of a functional marker of TaGW2 associated with grain weight in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Z Su, C Hao, L Wang, Y Dong, X Zhang - Theoretical and Applied …, 2011‏ - Springer
The OsGW2 gene is involved in rice grain development, influencing grain width and weight.
Its ortholog in wheat, TaGW2, was considered as a candidate gene related to grain …

A reverse genetic, nontransgenic approach to wheat crop improvement by TILLING

AJ Slade, SI Fuerstenberg, D Loeffler, MN Steine… - Nature …, 2005‏ - nature.com
We report the use of TILLING (targeting induced local lesions in genomes), a reverse
genetic, nontransgenic method, to improve a quality trait in a polyploid crop plant. Waxy …