Review: Rare variants in crop genomes and how to spot them
Plant Science Research WeeklyDespite the usefulness of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for linking DNA variation to agronomic traits, GWAS are focused on detecting common alleles and often fail to detect less-common, rare variants. Rare variants may account for a significant portion of the heritability behind complex traits…
Phenotypic and genomic changes during modern wheat breeding in China and the United States
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJianqing Niu et al. explore how modern breeding reshaped wheat phenotype and genome in China and the United States, which will facilitate breeding higher performance wheat in the future.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad229
By Jianqing Niu and Hong-Qing Ling from Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory…