plant-breeding
Plant breeding is the science of selectively modifying plant traits to produce varieties with superior characteristics, such as improved yield, stress tolerance, and nutritional quality. It sits at the intersection of genetics, genomics, and agronomy, enabling researchers to accelerate the development of crops that can withstand disease, drought, and changing climates. As a cornerstone of agricultural plant science, breeding techniques continue to evolve from classical selection methods toward precision approaches like marker-assisted selection and genomic editing.
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Rice2035: A decadal vision for rice research and breeding.
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Accelerating genetic gain through integrated genomic selection in c...
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Precision editing to improve fruit traits: CRISPR/Cas into the picture.
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Beyond CRISPR/Cas9: emerging genome editing technologies for next-g...
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Integrated evaluation and screening of salt-tolerant wheat germplas...
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Engineering plant architecture in the ornamental species Eustoma gr...
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A pennycress transparent testa 8 knockout mutant has drastic change...
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Repeatability and Heritability of UAV-Derived Canopy Traits in a Ca...
Cassava feeds over 800 million people across Africa and the tropics, and drone-based breeding too...
Genetic control of Wheat Flour End-Use Quality and Rheology via Gen...
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Reduction of Pollen Number and Anther Length in Bread Wheat Studied...
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Association of Qualitative Characters With Agronomic Traits, and Th...
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Paradigm shift in apomixis research: Targeting mutants with element...
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Advances in molecular breeding of medicinal plants.
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Generation and Characterization of Autotetraploid Sweet Sorghum
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Genomic Prediction Enables Same-Season Selection for Reduced Glycos...
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