Salt stress under the scalpel–dissecting the genetics of salt tolerance
MJL Morton, M Awlia, N Al‐Tamimi, S Saade… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Salt stress limits the productivity of crops grown under saline conditions, leading to
substantial losses of yield in saline soils and under brackish and saline irrigation. Salt …
substantial losses of yield in saline soils and under brackish and saline irrigation. Salt …
Back into the wild—Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement
Deleterious effects of climate change and human activities, as well as diverse environmental
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …
Super-pangenome analyses highlight genomic diversity and structural variation across wild and cultivated tomato species
Effective utilization of wild relatives is key to overcoming challenges in genetic improvement
of cultivated tomato, which has a narrow genetic basis; however, current efforts to decipher …
of cultivated tomato, which has a narrow genetic basis; however, current efforts to decipher …
Graph pangenome captures missing heritability and empowers tomato breeding
Missing heritability in genome-wide association studies defines a major problem in genetic
analyses of complex biological traits,. The solution to this problem is to identify all causal …
analyses of complex biological traits,. The solution to this problem is to identify all causal …
Major impacts of widespread structural variation on gene expression and crop improvement in tomato
Structural variants (SVs) underlie important crop improvement and domestication traits.
However, resolving the extent, diversity, and quantitative impact of SVs has been …
However, resolving the extent, diversity, and quantitative impact of SVs has been …
The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor
Modern tomatoes have narrow genetic diversity limiting their improvement potential. We
present a tomato pan-genome constructed using genome sequences of 725 …
present a tomato pan-genome constructed using genome sequences of 725 …
RaGOO: fast and accurate reference-guided scaffolding of draft genomes
We present RaGOO, a reference-guided contig ordering and orienting tool that leverages
the speed and sensitivity of Minimap2 to accurately achieve chromosome-scale assemblies …
the speed and sensitivity of Minimap2 to accurately achieve chromosome-scale assemblies …
[HTML][HTML] Engineering quantitative trait variation for crop improvement by genome editing
Major advances in crop yields are needed in the coming decades. However, plant breeding
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …
is currently limited by incremental improvements in quantitative traits that often rely on …
Rewiring of the fruit metabolome in tomato breeding
Humans heavily rely on dozens of domesticated plant species that have been further
improved through intensive breeding. To evaluate how breeding changed the tomato fruit …
improved through intensive breeding. To evaluate how breeding changed the tomato fruit …
Past and future use of wild relatives in crop breeding
H Dempewolf, G Baute, J Anderson, B Kilian… - Crop …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wild species related to agricultural crops (crop wild relatives, or CWR) can increase the
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …