OVERVIEW OF PLANT GENETICS AND BREEDING IN THE ERA OF PANGENOMICS AND GENOME EDITING: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR RESEARCH GROUP

Green Transformation of Agribusiness: Innovation as the Key to Sustainable Agriculture 2026

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Authors: Dragan Perović, Peter M. Dracatos, Jens Keilwagen, Yu Cai, Claudia Breitkreuz, Robert E. Hoffie, Jochen Kumlehn, Novo Przulj, Andreas Stahl, Brande B. H. Wulff, Davinder Singh, Robert Park
+3 more Nils Stein, Frank Ordon, Brian Joel Steffenson
DOI: 10.46793/mak2026.067p
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Abstract

Climate change intensifies abiotic stress and disease pressure on crops, while domestication has narrowed genetic diversity. Advances in high-throughput sequencing, pangenomics and genome editing enable discovery, validation and precise deployment of beneficial alleles from landraces and wild relatives. These approaches transform plant breeding into a predictive, sustainable discipline, illustrated here on barley and wheat resistance breeding.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Publication details

Journal / source
Green Transformation of Agribusiness: Innovation as the Key to Sustainable Agriculture
Pages
67–73
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN