Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement series, Grain legumes Volume 1

GENETIC RESOURCES, CHROMOSOME ENGINEERING, AND CROP IMPROVEMENT Grain Legumes

Potential Uses of Wild Germplasms of Grain Legumes for Crop Improvement

Challenged by population increase, climatic change, and soil deterioration, crop improvement is always a priority in securing food supplies. Although the production of grain legumes is in general lower than that of cereals, the nutritional value of grain legumes make them important components of food security. Nevertheless, limited by severe genetic bottlenecks during domestication and human se...

Genomics and Bioinformatics Resources for Crop Improvement

Recent remarkable innovations in platforms for omics-based research and application development provide crucial resources to promote research in model and applied plant species. A combinatorial approach using multiple omics platforms and integration of their outcomes is now an effective strategy for clarifying molecular systems integral to improving plant productivity. Furthermore, promotion of...

Genetic Basis of Crop Improvement

Revolutionary discoveries in biology in the 1970’s and 1980’s fueled predictions of dramatic changes in agriculture and stimulated entrepreneurial excitement and investment. Driven by continuing advances in knowledge, technology, and commercial experience, these predictions are now being realized in the marketplace. Beginning in 1994, the first wave of products from biotechnological application...

Shifts in African crop climates by 2050, and the implications for crop improvement and genetic resources conservation

Increased understanding of the substantial threat climate change poses to agriculture has not been met with a similarly improved understanding of how best to respond. Here we examine likely shifts in crop climates in Sub-Saharan Africa under climate change to 2050, and explore the implications for agricultural adaptation, with particular focus on identifying priorities in crop breeding and the ...