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Efficient Breeding of Crop Plants
In crop breeding programs, the rate of genetic gain which is achieved using the traditional breeding is insufficient to meet the increased demand of...
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High-yield hybrid breeding of Camellia oleifolia based on ISSR molecular markers
BackgroundC. Oleifera is among the world’s largest four woody plants known for their edible oil production, yet the contribution rate of improved...
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Brassica Breeding
Rapeseed-mustard belongs to Brassicaceae (syn. Cruciferae) family, is the third major oilseed crop globally. It is the second most important edible...
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Molecular Linkage Map** in Brassica juncea: Founding the Basis for Marker-Assisted Selection
Genetic maps are a prerequisite for understanding genome organization, map-based cloning, and marker-assisted selection of agronomically important...
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Speed Breeding: A Budding Technique to Improve Crop Plants for Drought and Salinity Tolerance
The present dynamic climate conditions would escalate various abiotic stresses in crop plants such as drought, salinity, heat, mineral toxicity, etc....
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Marker-assisted gene introgression for resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice for the control of bacterial leaf blight
Bacterial leaf blight, sometimes known as BLB, is one of the most damaging diseases that may jeopardize the world’s supply of rice. It is caused by...
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Development of novel gene-based markers for waxy1 gene and their validation for exploitation in molecular breeding for enhancement of amylopectin in maize
Waxy corn possessing high amylopectin is widely employed as an industrial product. Traditional corn contains ~ 70–75% amylopectin, whereas waxy corn...
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Barley Genomic Research and Breeding Strategies
Barley is the fourth most important crop in the world in terms of area dedicated and, due to its diploid genome, has often been used as a model crop...
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Introgression of QTLs determining sorghum downy mildew (SDM) resistance into elite maize line UMI 79 through marker-assisted backcross breeding (MABC)
Sorghum downy mildew (SDM), caused by Peronosclerospora sorghi is one of the important diseases in maize. Here, we illustrate the transfer of two...
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Plant breeding for harmony between sustainable agriculture, the environment, and global food security: an era of genomics‐assisted breeding
Main conclusionGenomics-assisted breeding represents a crucial frontier in enhancing the balance between sustainable agriculture, environmental...
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Lathyrus Breeding
Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a climate-resilient nutrient-dense crop that offers food and nutritional security to many low-income communities...
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Recent Approaches in Breeding for Salt Tolerance in Rice in Bangladesh
Salinity is one of the most important abiotic stresses which limit agricultural productivity and pose threats to food security in Bangladesh as rice...
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Pearl Millet Breeding for Enhancing Yield and Stability: Strategies, Achievements, and Perspectives
Pearl millet is cultivated under the most adverse agro-climatic conditions challenged by low and erratic rainfall, high mean temperature, high...
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Pre-breeding Strategies
In general terms, pre-breeding links needed traits to new varieties and encompasses activities from discovery research, exploration of gene banks,...
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Develo** Climate-Resilient Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.]Walp.) Through Genomics-Assisted Breeding Approaches
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L].Walp) is an important multifunctional crop of the tropics and subtropics where it constitutes the main source of...
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Physiological and antioxidant responses associated with Sub1 gene introgressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) lines under complete submergence
Rice is the only crop which is well adapted to aquatic environment but, it is unable to survive if completely submerged for several weeks. Breeding...
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Plant Functional Traits in Crop Breeding: Advancement and Challenges
Plant functional traits have emerged as crucial factors in crop breeding, offering a pathway to address the multifaceted challenges facing...
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Soybean Breeding
Unique confluence of oilseed, leguminous and nutraceutical properties in soybean seed has made this crop the leading oilseed, the major animal feed...
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Scion Cultivar Breeding
Oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki) originated in Eastern Asia and many local landrace cultivars have been developed in China, Japan, and Korea. In...
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Mulberry Breeding for Higher Leaf Productivity
Mulberry (Morus spp. L.) is the sole food plant for mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori L). It is a perennial, heterozygous, fast growing and hardy plant...