Plant breeding articles within Nature Reviews Genetics

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    Fruit flavour is a complex phenotype that has been adversely affected by human intervention. Recent progress in defining the chemistry of consumer preferences and the availability of high-quality genome sequences are providing a foundation for defining the genetics underlying this trait and could be used for flavour improvement.

    • Harry J. Klee
    •  & Denise M. Tieman

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    Disease-resistant crops have the potential to reduce crop losses. This Review discusses how advances in genetic and genomic technologies are contributing to efforts by plant breeders to generate durable, broad-spectrum disease resistance in crop plants.

    • Rebecca Nelson
    • , Tyr Wiesner-Hanks
    •  & Peter Balint-Kurti

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    The rising human population and climate instability are putting unprecedented pressure on global agricultural practices. This Review describes the diverse mechanisms by which plants tolerate various stresses, such as flooding, drought, toxins, salinity and temperature extremes. The authors focus on how the genetic loci that underlie these survival and tolerance traits can be introgressed into current crops to improve yield stability.

    • Michael V. Mickelbart
    • , Paul M. Hasegawa
    •  & Julia Bailey-Serres

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