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ReviewNature plants2025

Genome analyses and breeding of polyploid crops.

Lin Cheng, Zhigui Bao, Qianqian Kong, Ludivine Lassois, Nils Stein, Sanwen Huang, Qian Zhou

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Review in Nature plants, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 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

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lin Cheng *School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0921-4710
Zhigui Bao *Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3601-460X
Qianqian KongSchool of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Ludivine LassoisPlant Genetics and Rhizosphere Processes Laboratory, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1789-7657
Nils SteinDepartment of Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Seeland, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3011-8731
Sanwen HuangNational Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8547-5309
Qian ZhouSchool of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China. zhouq289@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5269-8178

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyploidization is a common and important evolutionary process in the plant kingdom. Compared with diploid plant species, the intricate genome architecture of polyploid plant species presents substantial challenges in applying multi-omics approaches for crop breeding improvement. In this Review, we summarize the current techniques for analysing polyploid genomes, including constructing reference genomes and pan-genomes, and detecting variants. We also assess findings related to polyploid genome architecture, population genetics and breeding programmes, highlighting advanced techniques in the breeding of polyploid crops. Finally, we explore the challenges and demands posed by polyploid genome complexity during analysis with available biotechnological tools. This Review emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive understanding of polyploid genomic features for the further genetic improvement of polyploid crops.

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Crops, AgriculturalGenome, PlantPlant BreedingPolyploidyGenomics

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