DNA molecular markers in plant breeding: current status and recent advancements in genomic selection and genome editing

MA Nadeem, MA Nawaz, MQ Shahid… - Biotechnology & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With the development of molecular marker technology in the 1980s, the fate of plant
breeding has changed. Different types of molecular markers have been developed and …

Genoty**‐by‐sequencing approaches to characterize crop genomes: choosing the right tool for the right application

A Scheben, J Batley, D Edwards - Plant biotechnology journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, the revolution in sequencing technologies has deeply impacted crop
genoty** practice. New methods allowing rapid, high‐throughput genoty** of entire …

Improved pea reference genome and pan-genome highlight genomic features and evolutionary characteristics

T Yang, R Liu, Y Luo, S Hu, D Wang, C Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Complete and accurate reference genomes and annotations provide fundamental resources
for functional genomics and crop breeding. Here we report a de novo assembly 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 …

The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor

L Gao, I Gonda, H Sun, Q Ma, K Bao, DM Tieman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Modern tomatoes have narrow genetic diversity limiting their improvement potential. We
present a tomato pan-genome constructed using genome sequences of 725 …

Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

BJ Matthews, O Dudchenko, SB Kingan, S Koren… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infect more than 400 million people each year with
dangerous viral pathogens including dengue, yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya. Progress …

R/qtl2: software for map** quantitative trait loci with high-dimensional data and multiparent populations

KW Broman, DM Gatti, P Simecek, NA Furlotte… - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
R/qtl2 is an interactive software environment for map** quantitative trait loci (QTL) in
experimental populations. The R/qtl2 software expands the scope of the widely-used R/qtl …

Multi-omics analysis identifies ATF4 as a key regulator of the mitochondrial stress response in mammals

PM Quirós, MA Prado, N Zamboni, D D'Amico… - Journal of Cell …, 2017 - rupress.org
Mitochondrial stress activates a mitonuclear response to safeguard and repair mitochondrial
function and to adapt cellular metabolism to stress. Using a multiomics approach in …

A chromosomal inversion contributes to divergence in multiple traits between deer mouse ecotypes

ER Hager, OS Harringmeyer, TB Wooldridge, S Theingi… - Science, 2022 - science.org
How locally adapted ecotypes are established and maintained within a species is a long-
standing question in evolutionary biology. Using forest and prairie ecotypes of deer mice …

Teosinte ligule allele narrows plant architecture and enhances high-density maize yields

J Tian, C Wang, J **a, L Wu, G Xu, W Wu, D Li, W Qin… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Increased planting densities have boosted maize yields. Upright plant architecture facilitates
dense planting. Here, we cloned UPA1 (Upright Plant Architecture1) and UPA2, two …