Cisgenesis represents a step toward a new generation of GM crops. The lack of selectable genes (e.g. antibioti…

The angiosperms evolution is associated with innovations in floral architecture.  The field of plant de…

Orphan genes, characterized by coding sequences that are entirely unique to a particular species without detectable…

The increasing global population, shrinking arable land, water scarcity, and climate change have raised serious conce…

Hybrid breeding in many self- pollinated crops is less successful because of the lower magnitude of heterosis. Sever…

Advancements in population improvement methods, have greatly increased the number of inbred lines ge…

Crop production globally, faces major challenges due to increasing global population and changing climates. The prod…

The German botanist Hugo von Mohl is credited with the discovery and definitive description of the chloroplast granu…

Determining the order of nucleic acids in biological samples is an integral component of a wide variety of research …

In plant breeding, genetic gain is used to quantify the benefit of selection.  It may be described as the   increas…

Climate change affects crop production, thus posing food security challenges. Genome editing tools such as CRISPR/Ca…

Sequential and contingent changes in gene expression strongly influence the development of organisms and responses to…

Efficient genetic transformation methods like Agrobacterium-mediated as well as direct delivery methods have been us…

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) is an important commercial crop which contributes 80% of total sugar production of…

Since life started on the Earth, the organisms undergone several modifications and are diversified to populate most …

Heterotic group (HG), also called as heterotic pool is defined as “a group of related or unrelated genotypes (inbred…

In genome editing applications, multiplexing may refer to targeting two or more loci by a common/shared target site,…

Large assemblages of plant germplasm have accumulated in gene banks with time and have led to serious concern among …

Watson and Singh (1953) first introduced the concept called gene pyramiding. Gene pyramiding is d…

In India, breeding programs in major crops has reached to a point of diminishing returns and it is feared   that un…