Crop Genome Sequencing and their Application for Crop Improvement

Chapter 1 Crop Genome Sequencing and their Application for Crop Improvement Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 PakistanSearch for more papers by this authorYawen Zeng, Yawen Zeng Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650205 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXiaomeng Yang, Xiaomeng Yang Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650205 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorNoor Fatima, Noor Fatima Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 PakistanSearch for more papers by this authorAnns Faisal, Anns Faisal Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 PakistanSearch for more papers by this author Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 PakistanSearch for more papers by this authorYawen Zeng, Yawen Zeng Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650205 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXiaomeng Yang, Xiaomeng Yang Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650205 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorNoor Fatima, Noor Fatima Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 PakistanSearch for more papers by this authorAnns Faisal, Anns Faisal Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 PakistanSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Sajid Fiaz, Sajid Fiaz University of Haripur, Haripur, PakistanSearch for more papers by this authorChannapatna S. Prakash, Channapatna S. Prakash Tuskegee University, Alabama, United StatesSearch for more papers by this author First published: 29 March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394209156.ch1 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary Crop genome sequencing involves identifying the entire DNA sequence of a specific crop plant species. This is achieved using high-throughput sequencing methods that enable rapid and precise sequencing of extensive genetic content. In this chapter, application of genome crop sequencing, its contributions toward agriculture, genome-assisted advances in different crops, methods of crop genome sequencing, genome-assisted breeding for abiotic stresses, examples of successful crop improvement through genome sequencing, and challenges and limitation of crop genome sequencing have been mentioned for the improvement of the crops. 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