Wild crop relatives have been playing enormously important roles both in the depiction of
plant genomes and the genetic improvement of their cultivated counterparts. They have …

Genetic analysis of heat tolerance will help breeders produce rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties
adapted to future climates. An F6 population of 181 recombinant inbred lines of Bala …

Sugarcane, a significant component of the economy of many countries in the tropics and
subtropics, is a large, tropical grass that stores sucrose in its stem and serves as an …

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) supplies globally∼ 80% of table sugar and 60% of bioethanol.
Sugarcane orange rust and Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV) are major sugarcane …

In sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) breeding, introgression of useful genes via
intergeneric hybridization is a powerful strategy for improving the crop productivity. Erianthus …

Genetic diversity present in the sugarcane germplasm, among different Saccharum species
and related taxa, represents a large reservoir of genes to develop new varieties and hybrids …

Current taxonomy divides sugarcane into six species, two of which are wild and always
recognized (Saccharum spontaneum L. and Saccharum robustum Brandes and Jewiet ex …

• Premise of the study: Polyploidy and reticulate evolution are often a complication for
discovering phylogenetic relationships between genera and species. Despite the huge …

Erianthus, a related genus grouped under 'Saccharum complex'is seriously considered as a
potential genetic resource for imparting high biomass production, multi ratooning ability …

Sugarcane breeding in India started at the ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI),
Coimbatore, in 1912. A major breakthrough in sugarcane breeding was the use of wild …