Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity
Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture.
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …
Plant pan-genomes are the new reference
Recent years have seen a surge in plant genome sequencing projects and the comparison
of multiple related individuals. The high degree of genomic variation observed led to the …
of multiple related individuals. The high degree of genomic variation observed led to the …
Genetic diversity is indispensable for plant breeding to improve crops
Plant breeders face multiple global challenges that affect food security, productivity,
accessibility, and nutritional quality. One major challenge for plant breeders is develo** …
accessibility, and nutritional quality. One major challenge for plant breeders is develo** …
Breeding beyond monoculture: Putting the “intercrop” into crops
Intercrop** is both a well-established and yet novel agricultural practice, depending on
one's perspective. Such perspectives are principally governed by geographic location and …
one's perspective. Such perspectives are principally governed by geographic location and …
Advances in crop breeding through precision genome editing
The global climate change and unfavourable abiotic and biotic factors are limiting
agricultural productivity and therefore intensifying the challenges for crop scientists to meet …
agricultural productivity and therefore intensifying the challenges for crop scientists to meet …
DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of wild tetraploid tomato Solanum peruvianum using protoplast regeneration
Wild tomatoes (Solanum peruvianum) are important genomic resources for tomato research
and breeding. Development of a foreign DNA-free clustered regularly interspaced short …
and breeding. Development of a foreign DNA-free clustered regularly interspaced short …
Global vegetable supply towards sustainable food production and a healthy diet
Global human health and sustainable production are threatened by an imbalance and
deficiency of plant-based diet vegetable consumption across countries worldwide. Here, we …
deficiency of plant-based diet vegetable consumption across countries worldwide. Here, we …
A chromosome scale tomato genome built from complementary PacBio and Nanopore sequences alone reveals extensive linkage drag during breeding
WMJ van Rengs, MHW Schmidt, S Effgen… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The assembly and scaffolding of plant crop genomes facilitate the characterization of
genetically diverse cultivated and wild germplasm. The cultivated tomato (Solanum …
genetically diverse cultivated and wild germplasm. The cultivated tomato (Solanum …
Application of crop wild relatives in modern breeding: An overview of resources, experimental and computational methodologies
Global agricultural industries are under pressure to meet the future food demand; however,
the existing crop genetic diversity might not be sufficient to meet this expectation. Advances …
the existing crop genetic diversity might not be sufficient to meet this expectation. Advances …
Genetic gains underpinning a little-known strawberry Green Revolution
The annual production of strawberry has increased by one million tonnes in the US and 8.4
million tonnes worldwide since 1960. Here we show that the US expansion was driven by …
million tonnes worldwide since 1960. Here we show that the US expansion was driven by …