Harnessing Knowledge from Maize and Rice Domestication for New Crop Breeding.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.12.006
Abstract: Crop domestication has fundamentally altered the course of human history, causing a shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies and stimulating the rise of modern civilization. A greater understanding of crop domestication would provide a theoretical… read more here.
Keywords: rice domestication; maize rice; rice; domestication ... See more keywords
Epigenetics: possible applications in climate-smart crop breeding
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DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa188
Abstract: Abstract To better adapt transiently or lastingly to stimuli from the surrounding environment, the chromatin states in plant cells vary to allow the cells to fine-tune their transcriptional profiles. Modifications of chromatin states involve a… read more here.
Keywords: possible applications; epigenetics possible; climate smart; applications climate ... See more keywords
Epigenetic approaches for crop breeding: current status and perspectives.
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DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab227
Abstract: In order to tackle the cumulative adverse effects of global climate change, reduced farmland and heightened needs of an ever-increasing world population, modern agriculture is in urgent search of solutions that can ensure world food… read more here.
Keywords: epigenetic approaches; current status; approaches crop; crop breeding ... See more keywords
Short- and long-term challenges in crop breeding
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DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab002
Abstract: In the longer term, climate change could be the sword of Damocles in agriculture. The increased CO2 concentration, the greenhouse effect and the elevated temperature not only limit crop production by directly affecting growth and… read more here.
Keywords: seed; term; long term; crop breeding ... See more keywords
Big data and artificial intelligence‐aided crop breeding: Progress and prospects
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DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13791
Abstract: ABSTRACT The past decade has witnessed rapid developments in gene discovery, biological big data (BBD), artificial intelligence (AI)‐aided technologies, and molecular breeding. These advancements are expected to accelerate crop breeding under the pressure of increasing… read more here.
Keywords: intelligence aided; artificial intelligence; breeding; big data ... See more keywords
Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Next‐Generation Crop Breeding in the Postgenomic Era
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DOI: 10.1111/pbr.70017
Abstract: In the postgenomics era, genomics‐assisted crop improvement has gained importance. Identifying closely linked markers to the desired trait is essential to practice indirect selection; association mapping through genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) has emerged as a… read more here.
Keywords: genome wide; wide association; crop; association ... See more keywords
Diversity and dynamics of DNA methylation: epigenomic resources and tools for crop breeding
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DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.19005
Abstract: DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that can affect gene expression and transposable element (TE) activities. Because cytosine DNA methylation patterns are inherited through both mitotic and meiotic cell divisions, differences in these patterns can… read more here.
Keywords: crop breeding; methylation; dna methylation; diversity dynamics ... See more keywords
Harnessing the potential of bulk segregant analysis sequencing and its related approaches in crop breeding
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.944501
Abstract: Most plant traits are governed by polygenes including both major and minor genes. Linkage mapping and positional cloning have contributed greatly to mapping genomic loci controlling important traits in crop species. However, they are low-throughput,… read more here.
Keywords: crop; crop breeding; approaches crop; related approaches ... See more keywords
Gene Editing to Accelerate Crop Breeding
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.889995
Abstract: Recent advances in biotechnology have helped increase tissue transformation efficiency and the frequency and specificity of gene editing to an extent that introducing allelic variants directly in elite varieties has become possible. In comparison to… read more here.
Keywords: gene editing; editing accelerate; crop breeding; gene ... See more keywords
Will epigenetics be a key player in crop breeding?
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.958350
Abstract: If food and feed production are to keep up with world demand in the face of climate change, continued progress in understanding and utilizing both genetic and epigenetic sources of crop variation is necessary. Progress… read more here.
Keywords: crop; dna; diversity; crop breeding ... See more keywords
Targeting market segment needs with public-good crop breeding investments: A case study with potato and sweetpotato focused on poverty alleviation, nutrition and gender
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1105079
Abstract: Crop breeding programs have often focused on the release of new varieties that target yield improvement to achieve food security and reduce poverty. While continued investments in this objective are justified, there is a need… read more here.
Keywords: potato; breeding; breeding programs; crop breeding ... See more keywords