In plants, male reproductive development is extremely sensitive to adverse climatic
environments and (a) biotic stress. Upon exposure to stress, male gametophytic organs …

Meiosis halves diploid chromosome numbers to haploid levels that are essential for sexual
reproduction in most eukaryotes. Meiotic recombination ensures the formation of bivalents …

Sorghum is a food and feed cereal crop adapted to heat and drought and a staple for 500
million of the world's poorest people. Its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity …

By inducing double‐strand breaks (DSB), it is possible to initiate DNA recombination. For a
long time, it was not possible to use DSB induction for efficient genome engineering due to …

FANCM suppresses crossovers in plants by unwinding recombination intermediates. In
wheat, crossovers are skewed toward the chromosome ends, thus limiting generation of …

Whole genome duplication (WGD) is a major factor in the evolution of multicellular
eukaryotes, yet by doubling the number of homologs, WGD severely challenges reliable …

Chromosome-specific painting is a powerful technique in molecular cytogenetic and
genome research. We developed an oligonucleotide (oligo)-based chromosome painting …

Production of mutants of crop plants by the use of chemical or physical genotoxins has a
long tradition. These factors induce the natural DNA repair machinery to repair damage in …

In most species, crossovers (COs) are essential for the accurate segregation of homologous
chromosomes at the first meiotic division. Their number and location are tightly regulated …

Abstract Wheat (Triticum aestivum, 2n= 6x= 42, AABBDD) is one of the most important staple
food crops in the world. Despite the fact that wheat production has significantly increased …