Plant breeding articles from across Nature Portfolio

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture.

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25 March 2023 | Open Access

Non-destructive high-throughput measurement of elastic-viscous properties of maize using a novel ultra-micro sensor array and numerical validation
- Taiken Nakashima
- , Haruka Tomobe
- & Hitoshi Morikawa
Scientific Reports 13, 4914
Research
22 March 2023 | Open Access

The effect of herbicides on morphological features of pollen grains in Prunus serotina Ehrh. in the context of elimination of this invasive species from European forests
- Dorota Wrońska–Pilarek
- , Irmina Maciejewska–Rutkowska
- & Robert Korzeniewicz
Scientific Reports 13, 4657
Research
21 March 2023 | Open Access

Interspecific hybridization for transfer of hull-less seed trait from Cucurbita pepo to C. moschata
- Barinder Kaur
- , Karmvir Singh Garcha
- & Ajmer Singh Dhatt
Scientific Reports 13, 4627
Research
20 March 2023 | Open Access

Transcriptome and physiological analyses reveal new insights into delayed incompatibility formed by interspecific grafting
- Qiao Liu
- , Xiurong Wang
- & Yao Yang
Scientific Reports 13, 4574
Research
11 March 2023 | Open Access

Genetic diversity between local landraces and current breeding lines of pepper in China
- Guangjun Guo
- , Baogui Pan
- & Shubin Wang
Scientific Reports 13, 4058
Research
08 March 2023 | Open Access

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
Nature 615, 652-659

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Editorial | 21 March 2023

Flourish with the wild

The wild relatives of our modern crops are of inestimable importance. Their domestication promoted the rise of civilizations and shaped cultures, and they are treasure troves for maintaining food security. However, shrinkage of their populations worldwide demands better conservation to retain their valuable biodiversity.

Nature Plants 9, 373-374
Comments & Opinion | 24 February 2023

Wild progenitors provide a sound baseline model for evolutionary analysis of domesticated crop species
- Limei Zhong
- , Youlin Zhu
- & Kenneth M. Olsen
Heredity 130, 111-113
News & Views | 16 January 2023

A genetic mechanism to restore haploid male fertility in Arabidopsis — an alternative to chemical methods

Mutations in two single genes (AtPS1 and AtJAS) in Arabidopsis thaliana are individually sufficient to restore haploid male fertility with no effect on haploid female fertility. Genes restoring haploid male fertility can bypass laborious and resource-intensive chemical methods, thereby markedly increasing the efficiency of doubled haploid (DH) technology to accelerate crop breeding.

Nature Plants 9, 205-206
News & Views | 02 January 2023

CRISPR-edited plants by grafting

Edited, transgene-free plants are produced without tissue culture by RNA migration from rootstocks to grafts.
- Jiacheng Hu
- & Caixia Gao
Nature Biotechnology, 1-2
News & Views | 12 December 2022

Compact plants enhance productivity

The long and trailing vines of most cucurbits represent an undomesticated trait that hampers dense planting and yields, and also incurs a high labour cost. A targeted artificial evolution strategy was developed to suppress stem elongation of cucurbits in a dose-dependent manner, thereby enhancing yield and reducing labour costs.
- Nai-Qian Dong
- & Hong-Xuan Lin
Nature Plants 8, 1335-1336
Research Highlights | 28 November 2022

Branching for yield
- Jun Lyu
Nature Plants 8, 1334

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Plant breeding articles from across Nature Portfolio

Latest Research and Reviews

Non-destructive high-throughput measurement of elastic-viscous properties of maize using a novel ultra-micro sensor array and numerical validation

The effect of herbicides on morphological features of pollen grains in Prunus serotina Ehrh. in the context of elimination of this invasive species from European forests

Interspecific hybridization for transfer of hull-less seed trait from Cucurbita pepo to C. moschata

Transcriptome and physiological analyses reveal new insights into delayed incompatibility formed by interspecific grafting

Genetic diversity between local landraces and current breeding lines of pepper in China

The giant diploid faba genome unlocks variation in a global protein crop

News and Comment

Flourish with the wild

Wild progenitors provide a sound baseline model for evolutionary analysis of domesticated crop species

A genetic mechanism to restore haploid male fertility in Arabidopsis — an alternative to chemical methods

CRISPR-edited plants by grafting

Compact plants enhance productivity

Branching for yield

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