Two volumes on Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement edited by Rajeev Varshney of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, India, and Roberto Tuberosa, University of Bologna, Italy have just been published. Volume 1, entitled “Genomics Approaches and Platforms”, presents state-of-the-art genomic resources and platforms and also describes the strategies and approaches for effectively exploiting genomics research for crop improvement (http://www.springer.com/east/home?SGWID=5-102-22-173739833-0). Volume 2, entitled “Genomics Applications in Crops”, presents a number of case studies of important crop and plant species that summarize both the achievements and limitations of genomics research for crop improvement (http://www.springer.com/dal/home?SGWID=1-102-22-173739832-0)..