Tinashe Chiurugwi
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View article: Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges emerging from the science and information technology revolution
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges emerging from the science and information technology revolution Open
Contents Summary 1407 I. Introduction 1408 II. Technological advances and their utility for gene banks and breeding, and longer‐term contributions to SDGs 1408 III. The challenges that must be overcome to realise emerging R&D opportunities…
View article: Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery
Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery Open
The rate of annual yield increases for major staple crops must more than double relative to current levels in order to feed a predicted global population of 9 billion by 2050. Controlled hybridization and selective breeding have been used …