Martin Mascher

Sep 23, 2024 | nature.com | Martin Mascher |Murukarthick Jayakodi

AbstractCrop translational genomics applies breeding techniques based on genomic datasets to improve crops. Technological breakthroughs in the past ten years have made it possible to sequence the genomes of increasing numbers of crop varieties and have assisted in the genetic dissection of crop performance. However, translating research findings to breeding applications remains challenging.

Mar 16, 2023 | nature.com | Martin Mascher

Sequences of almost 800 wheat genomes have retraced the history of wheat: when and where it was domesticated, how cultivation spread from its Middle Eastern centre of origin and how the genome adapted to selective pressures in new agricultural habitats, not least thanks to its ability to take up genes from wild cousins.

Mar 8, 2023 | nature.com | Murukarthick Jayakodi |Hailin Zhang |Sukhjiwan Kaur |Kwok Yip Cheung |Heidrun Gundlach |Pavel Neumann | +27 more

AbstractIncreasing the proportion of locally produced plant protein in currently meat-rich diets could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity1. However, plant protein production is hampered by the lack of a cool-season legume equivalent to soybean in agronomic value2. Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) has a high yield potential and is well suited for cultivation in temperate regions, but genomic resources are scarce.