Recent advancements in molecular marker-assisted selection and applications in plant breeding programmes
Background DNA markers improved the productivity and accuracy of classical plant
breeding by means of marker-assisted selection (MAS). The enormous number of …
breeding by means of marker-assisted selection (MAS). The enormous number of …
Genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance that translate to crop yield stability
MV Mickelbart, PM Hasegawa… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Crop yield reduction as a consequence of increasingly severe climatic events threatens
global food security. Genetic loci that ensure productivity in challenging environments exist …
global food security. Genetic loci that ensure productivity in challenging environments exist …
Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential
Rye (Secale cereale L.) is an exceptionally climate-resilient cereal crop, used extensively to
produce improved wheat varieties via introgressive hybridization and possessing the entire …
produce improved wheat varieties via introgressive hybridization and possessing the entire …
Cold stress and acclimation–what is important for metabolic adjustment?
A Janská, P Maršík, S Zelenková, J Ovesná - Plant Biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
As sessile organisms, plants are unable to escape from the many abiotic and biotic factors
that cause a departure from optimal conditions of growth and development. Low temperature …
that cause a departure from optimal conditions of growth and development. Low temperature …
Crops that feed the world 4. Barley: a resilient crop? Strengths and weaknesses in the context of food security
Barley is cultivated both in highly productive agricultural systems and also in marginal and
subsistence environments. Its distribution is worldwide and is of considerable economic …
subsistence environments. Its distribution is worldwide and is of considerable economic …
To clone or not to clone plant QTLs: present and future challenges
S Salvi, R Tuberosa - Trends in plant science, 2005 - cell.com
Recent technical advancements and refinement of analytical methods have enabled the loci
(quantitative trait loci, QTLs) responsible for the genetic control of quantitative traits to be …
(quantitative trait loci, QTLs) responsible for the genetic control of quantitative traits to be …
From laboratory to field. Using information from Arabidopsis to engineer salt, cold, and drought tolerance in crops
JZ Zhang, RA Creelman, JK Zhu - Plant physiology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
After almost a century since its first appearance in the scientific literature, Arabidopsis has
now been widely adopted as a model plant of choice for biological research (Somerville and …
now been widely adopted as a model plant of choice for biological research (Somerville and …
Research advances in mechanisms of turfgrass tolerance to abiotic stresses: from physiology to molecular biology
Turgrfass used on landscapes, parks, sports fields, and golf courses has significant
ecological, environmental, and economic impacts. The economic value of seed production …
ecological, environmental, and economic impacts. The economic value of seed production …
Major flowering time genes of barley: allelic diversity, effects, and comparison with wheat
Key message This review summarizes the allelic series, effects, interactions between genes
and with the environment, for the major flowering time genes that drive phenological …
and with the environment, for the major flowering time genes that drive phenological …
The CBFs: three Arabidopsis transcription factors to cold acclimate
Low temperature is one of the adverse environmental factors that most affects plant growth
and development. Temperate plants have evolved the capacity to acquire chilling and …
and development. Temperate plants have evolved the capacity to acquire chilling and …