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The giant diploid faba genome unlocks variation in a global protein crop
Using a high-quality chromosome-scale assembly of the faba bean genome, the genetic basis of seed size and hilum colour is explored.
- Murukarthick Jayakodi
- , Agnieszka A. Golicz
- & Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
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Genome evolution and diversity of wild and cultivated potatoes
High-quality diploid assemblies of potato genomes from 24 wild and 20 cultivated potatoes provide insights into the complex evolution and diversity of potatoes, and could have applications in the breeding of hybrid potatoes.
- Dié Tang
- , Yuxin Jia
- & Sanwen Huang
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Graph pangenome captures missing heritability and empowers tomato breeding
A precise catalogue of more than 19 million variants from 838 tomato genomes, including 32 new reference-level genome assemblies, advances the understanding of the heritability of complex traits and demonstrates the power of the graph pangenome in crop breeding.
- Yao Zhou
- , Zhiyang Zhang
- & Sanwen Huang
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The mosaic oat genome gives insights into a uniquely healthy cereal crop
Assembly of the hexaploid oat genome and its diploid and tetraploid relatives clarifies the evolutionary history of oat and allows mapping of genes for agronomic traits.
- Nadia Kamal
- , Nikos Tsardakas Renhuldt
- & Nick Sirijovski
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A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes
Whole-genome sequencing of 3,171 cultivated and 195 wild chickpea accessions is used to construct a chickpea pan-genome, providing insight into chickpea evolution and enabling breeding strategies that could improve crop productivity.
- Rajeev K. Varshney
- , Manish Roorkiwal
- & Xin Liu
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Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid bioenergy switchgrass
The genome of the biofuel crop switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) reveals climate–gene–biomass associations that underlie adaptation in nature and will facilitate improvements of the yield of this crop for bioenergy production.
- John T. Lovell
- , Alice H. MacQueen
- & Jeremy Schmutz
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Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding
Comparison of multiple genome assemblies from wheat reveals extensive diversity that results from the complex breeding history of wheat and provides a basis for further potential improvements to this important food crop.
- Sean Walkowiak
- , Liangliang Gao
- & Curtis J. Pozniak
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Antagonistic regulation of the gibberellic acid response during stem growth in rice
Stem growth in rice is regulated by an accelerator gene and a decelerator gene in parallel with gibberellic acid, and the opposite selection of these genes has led to adaptations to different environments.
- Keisuke Nagai
- , Yoshinao Mori
- & Motoyuki Ashikari
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Genetic strategies for improving crop yields
Genetic strategies for improving the yield and sustainability of agricultural crops, and the resilience of crops in the face of biotic and abiotic stresses contingent on projected climate change, are evaluated.
- Julia Bailey-Serres
- , Jane E. Parker
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The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution
A high-quality reference for the sunflower genome (Helianthus annuus L.) and analysis of gene networks involved in flowering time and oil metabolism provide a basis for nutritional exploitation and analyses of adaptation to climate change.
- Hélène Badouin
- , Jérôme Gouzy
- & Nicolas B. Langlade
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Expression of barley SUSIBA2 transcription factor yields high-starch low-methane rice
Expression of a barley transcription factor SUSIBA2 in rice generates a plant with high-starch content and low-methane emissions by conferring a shift in the carbon flux that favours the allocation of photosynthates to aboveground biomass rather than to the roots.
- J. Su
- , C. Hu
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Molecular basis of adaptation to high soil boron in wheat landraces and elite cultivars
Adaptation of wheat to environments where growth is limited by boron toxicity has resulted from multiple genomic changes and selection for functionally diverse alleles.
- Margaret Pallotta
- , Thorsten Schnurbusch
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Genetic engineering brings cloned crops closer
Seeds genetically identical to parent plant could revolutionize agriculture.
- Heidi Ledford
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Taking molecular snaps of ancient crops
RNA molecules could help to reveal plant breeding in action hundreds of years ago.
- Ewen Callaway
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Food: An underground revolution
Plant breeders are turning their attention to roots to increase yields without causing environmental damage. Virginia Gewin unearths some promising subterranean strategies.
- Virginia Gewin
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Reducing brassinosteroid signalling enhances grain yield in semi-dwarf wheat
Pioneers of plant genetics to flower on stage