Pangenome-Guided Breeding Boosts Yield and High-Altitude Adaptation in Buckwheat

Pangenome-Guided Breeding Boosts Yield and High-Altitude Adaptation in Buckwheat

Agricultural genomics is beginning to move beyond the limits of a single “reference” crop genome. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers used pangenome-guided breeding to recover useful DNA variation left behind during domestication and combine two traits that often work against each other in the field: high-altitude adaptation and yield. The study, “Pangenome-guided breeding restores high-altitude adaptation and improves yield in Tartary buck…