05765nam 2201513z- 450 991055737180332120220111(CKB)5400000000042173(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76589(oapen)doab76589(EXLCZ)99540000000004217320202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRecent Advances in Genetics and Breeding of Major Staple Food CropsBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 online resource (314 p.)3-0365-0976-3 3-0365-0977-1 To meet the global food demand of an increasing population, food production has to be increased by 60% by 2050. The main production constraints, such as climate change, biotic stresses, abiotic stresses, soil nutrition deficiency problems, problematic soils, etc., have to be addressed on an urgent basis. More than 50% of human calories are from three major cereals: rice, wheat, and maize. The harnessing of genetic diversity by novel allele mining assisted by recent advances in biotechnological and bioinformatics tools will enhance the utilization of the hidden treasures in the gene bank. Technological advances in plant breeding will provide some solutions for the biofortification, stress resistance, yield potential, and quality improvement in staple crops. The elucidation of the genetic, physiological, and molecular basis of useful traits and the improvement of the improved donors containing multiple traits are key activities for variety development. High-throughput genotyping systems assisted by bioinformatics and data science provide efficient and easy tools for geneticists and breeders. Recently, new breeding techniques applied in some food crops have become game-changers in the global food crop market. With this background, we invited 18 eminent researchers working on food crops from across the world to contribute their high-quality original research manuscripts. The research studies covered modern food crop genetics and breeding.Biology, life sciencesbicsscResearch & information: generalbicsscTechnology, engineering, agriculturebicssc'KDML105' riceabiotic stressallelopathyBrassica napuscandidate genecanolachromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs)CLE7co-expression networkcold tolerance (CT)comparative genomicscomprehensive analysiscore collectioncrop breedingcrop geneticsCSSLsDArTseq markersdays to headingdisease resistancedrought stressdrought-tolerant-yielddry direct-seeded riceearly vigorEMSessential amino acidexpression profilingfasciationflesh colorflo4-5floury endospermgene editinggene technologygenetic diversitygenetic screeninggenetically modifiedgenetically modified organism (GMO)geneticsgenome-wide association studygenomicsGhd7Hd1Hd16HYVindicainteractioninterspecific crossjaponicalandraceslinkage disequilibriumlow-temperature germinabilitymaize improvementmappingmarker-assisted selection (MAS)microspore culturemolecular breedingmutagenesisMutMapnutritionOryza sativa L.outcrossingpeanutpentatricopeptide-repeat (PPR) gene familyphenotypingphenylpropanoidspopulation structurePPDKpuroindolinesqDTYsQTLquantitative trait locus (QTL)radishregeneration ratereproductive-stage droughtribonucleoprotein complex (RNP)ricesmall RNASNPSolanum tuberosumTongiltranscriptometranscriptomicstropical maizetwo-way pseudo-testcross modelwater absorption capacitywatermelonWest Africawheat hardnesswheat millingwheat qualityyieldBiology, life sciencesResearch & information: generalTechnology, engineering, agricultureChin Joong Hyounedt1295451Swamy MalikarjunaedtYu YeisooedtChin Joong HyounothSwamy MalikarjunaothYu YeisooothBOOK9910557371803321Recent Advances in Genetics and Breeding of Major Staple Food Crops3023460UNINA