Sanwen Huang

Oct 4, 2024 | nature.com | Dawei Li |Yao Zhou |Huihui Li |Wanneng Yang |Sanwen Huang

AbstractThe genetic analysis of potato is hampered by the complexity of tetrasomic inheritance. An ongoing effort aims to transform the clonally propagated tetraploid potato into a seed-propagated diploid crop, which would make genetic analyses much easier owing to disomic inheritance. Here, we construct and report the large-scale genetic and heterotic characteristics of a diploid F2 potato population derived from the cross of two highly homozygous inbred lines.

Jun 17, 2024 | nature.com | Shifeng Cheng |Cong Feng |Luzie U. Wingen |Mei Jiang |Xiaoming Wang |Tom O’Hara | +22 more

AbstractHarnessing genetic diversity in major staple crops through the development of new breeding capabilities is essential to ensure food security1. Here we examined the genetic and phenotypic diversity of the A. E. Watkins landrace collection2 of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), a major global cereal, by whole-genome re-sequencing of 827 Watkins landraces and 208 modern cultivars and in-depth field evaluation spanning a decade.