Reap the crop wild relatives for breeding future crops
Crop wild relatives (CWRs) have provided breeders with several'game-changing'traits or
genes that have boosted crop resilience and global agricultural production. Advances in …
genes that have boosted crop resilience and global agricultural production. Advances in …
Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop that feeds 40% of the world's population.
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …
Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding
Advances in genomics have expedited the improvement of several agriculturally important
crops but similar efforts in wheat (Triticum spp.) have been more challenging. This is largely …
crops but similar efforts in wheat (Triticum spp.) have been more challenging. This is largely …
A wheat resistosome defines common principles of immune receptor channels
A Förderer, E Li, AW Lawson, Y Deng, Y Sun… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Plant intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) detect pathogen
effectors to trigger immune responses. Indirect recognition of a pathogen effector by the …
effectors to trigger immune responses. Indirect recognition of a pathogen effector by the …
Speed breeding is a powerful tool to accelerate crop research and breeding
The growing human population and a changing environment have raised significant
concern for global food security, with the current improvement rate of several important crops …
concern for global food security, with the current improvement rate of several important crops …
Defended to the nines: 25 years of resistance gene cloning identifies nine mechanisms for R protein function
J Kourelis, RAL Van Der Hoorn - The Plant Cell, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Plants have many, highly variable resistance (R) gene loci, which provide resistance to a
variety of pathogens. The first R gene to be cloned, maize (Zea mays) Hm1, was published …
variety of pathogens. The first R gene to be cloned, maize (Zea mays) Hm1, was published …
A review of wheat diseases—a field perspective
M Figueroa, KE Hammond‐Kosack… - Molecular plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Wheat is one of the primary staple foods throughout the planet. Significant yield gains in
wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus …
wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus …
An unusual tandem kinase fusion protein confers leaf rust resistance in wheat
The introgression of chromosome segments from wild relatives is an established strategy to
enrich crop germplasm with disease-resistance genes. Here we use mutagenesis and …
enrich crop germplasm with disease-resistance genes. Here we use mutagenesis and …
Intracellular innate immune surveillance devices in plants and animals
BACKGROUND Pathogens cause agricultural devastation and huge economic losses. Up to
30% of our crops are lost before or after harvest to pathogens and pests, wasting water and …
30% of our crops are lost before or after harvest to pathogens and pests, wasting water and …
Dissection of a rapidly evolving wheat resistance gene cluster by long-read genome sequencing accelerated the cloning of Pm69
Gene cloning in repeat-rich polyploid genomes remains challenging. Here, we describe a
strategy for overcoming major bottlenecks in cloning of the powdery mildew resistance gene …
strategy for overcoming major bottlenecks in cloning of the powdery mildew resistance gene …