Applied since the 1930s to accelerate the process of developing and selecting new valuable agronomic traits, mutation breeding uses a plant’s own genetic make-up, mimicking the natural process of ...

Molecular markers have become important tools in the hands of plant breeders for enhancing the selection efficiency for various agronomic traits. Plant breeding has in fact entered in an era of ...

Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD ... His research focused on understanding the genetic basis of selected agronomic traits in rice, such as upland adaptation, by means ...

A pivotal study has provided unprecedented insights into the genetic architecture of sweet oranges, highlighting the critical ...