Wheat production and productivity are challenged by recurrent droughts associated with
climate change globally. Drought and heat stress resilient cultivars can alleviate yield loss in …

Genomic selection (GS) is a promising approach exploiting molecular genetic markers to
design novel breeding programs and to develop new markers-based models for genetic …

Climate change is a threat to global food security due to the reduction of crop productivity
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …

Breeding new and high performing cultivars with market‐preferred traits take more than 10
years in the absence of an integrated pre‐breeding programme. During the early phases of …

Soil salinization adversely affects plant growth and has become one of the major limiting
factors for crop productivity worldwide. The conventional approach, breeding salt-tolerant …

Improving the nutritional quality of rice grains through modulation of bioactive compounds
and micronutrients represents an efficient means of addressing nutritional security in …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple crop that feeds more than one half of the world's
population and is the model system for monocotyledonous plants. However, rice is very …

Key message Maximizing crop yield while at the same time minimizing crop failure for
sustainable agriculture requires a better understanding of the impacts of plant breeding on …

Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …

Rapidly rising population and climate changes are two critical issues that require immediate
action to achieve sustainable development goals. The rising population is posing increased …