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ReviewJournal of integrative plant biology2025

Big data and artificial intelligence-aided crop breeding: Progress and prospects.

Wanchao Zhu, Weifu Li, Hongwei Zhang, Lin Li

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Review in Journal of integrative plant biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Harnessing polyploidy for climate-resilient crops: Lessons from the evolutionary model, allotetraploid cotton.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  19. Breeding perspectives on tackling trait genome-to-phenome (G2P) dimensionality using ensemble-based genomic prediction.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2025
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  20. Advances in basic biology of alfalfa (Horticulture research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Wanchao ZhuKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-5270
Weifu LiCollege of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-9782
Hongwei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5737-6151
Lin LiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8519-5833

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFF1000100National Natural Science Foundation of China 32321005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The past decade has witnessed rapid developments in gene discovery, biological big data (BBD), artificial intelligence (AI)-aided technologies, and molecular breeding. These advancements are expected to accelerate crop breeding under the pressure of increasing demands for food. Here, we first summarize current breeding methods and discuss the need for new ways to support breeding efforts. Then, we review how to combine BBD and AI technologies for genetic dissection, exploring functional genes, predicting regulatory elements and functional domains, and phenotypic prediction. Finally, we propose the concept of intelligent precision design breeding (IPDB) driven by AI technology and offer ideas about how to implement IPDB. We hope that IPDB will enhance the predictability, efficiency, and cost of crop breeding compared with current technologies. As an example of IPDB, we explore the possibilities offered by CropGPT, which combines biological techniques, bioinformatics, and breeding art from breeders, and presents an open, shareable, and cooperative breeding system. IPDB provides integrated services and communication platforms for biologists, bioinformatics experts, germplasm resource specialists, breeders, dealers, and farmers, and should be well suited for future breeding.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceBig DataCrops, AgriculturalPlant Breedingartificial intelligencebiological big databreedingprecision design breedingsystems biology

Identifiers

PMID39467106
PMCPMC11951406

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