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Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it

With a changing climate and a growing population, the world increasingly needs more-productive and resilient crops. But improving them requires a knowledge of what actually works in the field.

Merritt Khaipho-Burch
Mark Cooper
Edward S. Buckler
Comments & Opinion20 Sept 2023
Nature

Volume: 621, P: 470-473
Cassava haplotype map highlights fixation of deleterious mutations during clonal propagation

Fei Lu, Punna Ramu and colleagues construct a cassava haplotype map (HapMapII) by using deep-sequencing data from 241 accessions and identify over 28 million segregating variants. They find that clonal propagation has led to fixation of deleterious mutations, which have been ineffectively purged, owing to limited recombination

Punna Ramu
Williams Esuma
Fei Lu
ResearchOpen Access17 Apr 2017
Nature Genetics

Volume: 49, P: 959-963
Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity

The global genetic diversity of cassava and related Manihot species is revealed by sequencing of 53 cultivated and wild accessions and genotyping of 268 African cassavas, providing a vital resource for breeding.

Jessen V Bredeson
Jessica B Lyons
Daniel S Rokhsar
ResearchOpen Access18 Apr 2016
Nature Biotechnology

Volume: 34, P: 562-570
Use of low cost near-infrared spectroscopy, to predict pasting properties of high quality cassava flour

Mikidadi Abubakar
Peter Wasswa
Heneriko Kulembeka
ResearchOpen Access25 Jul 2024
Scientific Reports

Volume: 14, P: 1-8
Improving root characterisation for genomic prediction in cassava

Bilan Omar Yonis
Dunia Pino del Carpio
Ismail Rabbi
ResearchOpen Access14 May 2020
Scientific Reports

Volume: 10, P: 1-12
Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection

Christian Fatokun
Gezahegn Girma
Ousmane Boukar
ResearchOpen Access30 Oct 2018
Scientific Reports

Volume: 8, P: 1-10
Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery

Wayne Powell and colleagues compare the different tools and approaches used by the plant breeding community versus the animal breeding community for crop and livestock improvement. They argue that the two disciplines can be united via adoption of genomic selection along with the exchange of resources and techniques between the two areas.

John M Hickey
Tinashe Chiurugwi
Yoseph Beyene
Reviews01 Sept 2017
Nature Genetics

Volume: 49, P: 1297-1303

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Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it

Cassava haplotype map highlights fixation of deleterious mutations during clonal propagation

Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity

Use of low cost near-infrared spectroscopy, to predict pasting properties of high quality cassava flour

Improving root characterisation for genomic prediction in cassava

Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection

Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery

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Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it

Cassava haplotype map highlights fixation of deleterious mutations during clonal propagation

Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity

Use of low cost near-infrared spectroscopy, to predict pasting properties of high quality cassava flour

Improving root characterisation for genomic prediction in cassava

Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection

Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery

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