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ISSN: 1001-0602
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018
impact factor 17.848*
(Clarivate Analytics, 2019)
Volume 31 Issue 11, November 2021: 1144-1145 |
The reinvention of potato
Martin Mascher1,2,* , Murukarthick Jayakodi1 , Nils Stein1,3,*
1Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Seeland, GermanyTrue-seed potato has been the holy grail of potato breeding for decades; genetic improvement, notably resistance breeding, has lagged behind in this vegetatively propagated, polyploid staple crop. A recent study by Zhang et al. in Cell shows how genomics can greatly expedite the transition from tuber to seed crop and boost yields by growing F1 hybrids of custom-made inbred lines developed from plant genetic resources.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-021-00542-5