Landraces are key elements of agricultural biodiversity that have long been considered a
source of useful traits. Their importance goes beyond subsistence agriculture and the …

Untangling the genetic architecture of grain yield (GY) and yield stability is an important
determining factor to optimize genomics-assisted selection strategies in wheat. We …

Tan spot, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, is a serious foliar disease of wheat in
Kazakhstan with reported yield losses as high as 50% during epidemic years. Here, we …

Increased thousand-grain weight (TGW) is an important breeding target for indirectly
improving grain yield (GY). Fourteen reported candidate genes known to enhance TGW …

We untangled key regions of the genetic architecture of grain yield (GY) in CIMMYT spring
bread wheat by conducting a haplotype-based, genome-wide association study (GWAS) …

Stripe or yellow rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici is a major threat to
bread wheat production worldwide. The breakdown in resistance of certain major genes and …

Deploying under-utilized landraces in wheat breeding has been advocated to accelerate
genetic gains in current era of genomics assisted breeding. Mexican bread wheat landraces …

Smallholder farming communities face highly variable climatic conditions that threaten
locally adapted, low-input agriculture. The benefits of modern crop breeding may fail to …

Landraces are a potential source of genetic diversity and provide useful genetic resources to
cope with the current and future challenges in crop breeding. Afghanistan is located close to …

Background Stripe rust, caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst),
is a serious foliar disease of wheat. Identification of novel stripe rust resistance genes and …