A Crop-Wise Comparison of Domestic Gene Pool with Wild Relatives on Ecogeographic Diversity

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair
Keyword(s):  
Gene Pool ◽  
Wild Relatives

scholarly journals Biotechnological Strategies for a Resilient Potato Crop

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Rakosy-Tican ◽  
Imola Molnar
Keyword(s):  
Genome Editing ◽  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Potato Crop ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Multiple Resistance ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

The aim of this chapter is to describe in a synthetic manner the most efficient biotechnological techniques which can be applied in potato breeding with emphasis on multiple resistance traits. To this end, most important results of all biotechnological techniques will be pointed out including new biotechnological tools of genome editing. The somatic hybridization will be the core of the presentation as the only non-GMO strategy with good results in transferring multiple resistances into potato gene pool. The chapter is presenting all data in a synthesized form and made comparisons between the existing techniques and their possible adoption in breeding in different parts of the world, depending on regulations and consumer choice. Moreover, the recently discovered value of potato as a healthy food and its possible applications in cancer treatment will be also discussed with new data on both potato and some of its wild relatives.

scholarly journals Potential of Wild Relatives of Wheat: Ideal Genetic Resources for Future Breeding Programs

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1656
Author(s):  
Alireza Pour-Aboughadareh ◽  
Farzad Kianersi ◽  
Peter Poczai ◽  
Hoda Moradkhani
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Wild Relative ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Main Gene ◽  
Induce Resistance ◽  
Close Relatives

Among cereal crops, wheat has been identified as a major source for human food consumption. Wheat breeders require access to new genetic diversity resources to satisfy the demands of a growing human population for more food with a high quality that can be produced in variable environmental conditions. The close relatives of domesticated wheats represent an ideal gene pool for the use of breeders. The genera Aegilops and Triticum are known as the main gene pool of domesticated wheat, including numerous species with different and interesting genomic constitutions. According to the literature, each wild relative harbors useful alleles which can induce resistance to various environmental stresses. Furthermore, progress in genetic and biotechnology sciences has provided accurate information regarding the phylogenetic relationships among species, which consequently opened avenues to reconsider the potential of each wild relative and to provide a context for how we can employ them in future breeding programs. In the present review, we have sought to represent the level of genetic diversity among the wild relatives of wheat, as well as the breeding potential of each wild species that can be used in wheat-breeding programs.

scholarly journals Wheat Genetic Resources in Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
BK Joshi ◽  
A Mudwari ◽  
MR Bhatta
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Diploid Species ◽  
Genetic Erosion ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Gene Pools ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Cereal Breeding ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wheat Gene

Genetic diversity must be maintained and utilized for sustainable agriculture development. Theamount of genetic diversity in the country depends on the number and diversity of the originalancestors involved in the creation of a germplasm pool, wild relatives and existing landraces.The objective of this research was to study the diversity of wheat gene pool present in theNepalese bread wheat cultivars and landraces that could help for developing conservation andutilization strategy effectively. We examined the pedigrees of 35 Nepalese wheat cultivars andsurveyed the literature for distribution of landraces and wild relatives of wheat. Cultivatedlandraces of spring and winter type, wild landraces and diploid species of wheat are found inNepal. There are 35 improved wheat cultivars, 540 landraces and 10 wild relatives of wheat.Crosses between winter and spring wheat gene pools are far more common and offer a newsource of diversity. Mexico, India and Nepal are the origin countries for 35 cultivars. In Nepalfour cultivars were bred and developed using foreign landraces and maximum number ofcultivars was developed in Mexico. Lerma 52, first improved cereal variety to be released in thehistory of cereal breeding in Nepal was released in 1960. A total of 89 ancestors originated in 22different countries were used to develop these cultivars. Highest number of ancestors was fromIndia. Ancestors of both aestivum and durum species having winter, spring and intermediategrowth habit indicated the collection of wide gene pool. Most of the ancestors were aestivum(76.40%) and spring growth habit (57.31%). Modern varieties are replacing the landraces andimproved old varieties resulted in the genetic erosion. Therefore, in situ, on farm and ex situconservations are necessary for maintaining these genetic variations. Unutilization of locallandraces in breeding program may be the major factor that causes to accelerate the geneticerosion. Gene pool from these landraces along with international gene pool could make towardssuccess in developing high yielding cultivars with wide adaptability. In this study, cultivars andlandraces surveyed represent a wide range of variation for different areas of origin andadaptation.Key words: Ancestor; landrace; origin; wheat gene poolDOI: 10.3126/narj.v7i0.1859Nepal Agriculture Research Journal Vol.7 2006 pp.1-10

Genomics of crop wild relatives: expanding the gene pool for crop improvement

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1070-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Brozynska ◽  
Agnelo Furtado ◽  
Robert J. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Gene Pool ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Crop Wild Relatives ◽  
Wild Relatives

scholarly journals Wheat gene pool and its conservation in Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Bal K Joshi ◽  
Ashok Mudwari ◽  
Madan R Bhatta
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Genetic Erosion ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Conservation Implications ◽  
Wheat Gene ◽  
On Farm

Aim This paper explores diversity of wheat gene pool present in the Nepalese bread wheat cultivars and landraces, and discusses their conservation initiatives. Location Nepal. Material and Methods This study is carried out using an extensive literature survey on distribution of landraces and wild relatives of wheat in Nepal. Key findings The results showed that there were 35 improved wheat cultivars, 540 landraces and 10 wild relatives of wheat in Nepal. Mexico, India and Nepal were the countries of origin for 35 cultivars. A total of 89 ancestors of wheat originated from 22 countries were used to develop 35 cultivars. The highest number of ancestors was from India. Ancestors of both aestivum and durum species having winter, spring and intermediate growth habit indicated that these species were of wide gene pool. The genetic erosion in wheat gene pool is the main conservation challenge of landraces due to introduction of improved varieties. Conservation implications Genetic diversity of wheat is indispensible for sustainable wheat production. Therefore, on-farm and ex-situ conservations of cultivars, landraces and wild varieties of wheat and their use in breeding programs are necessary for maintaining existing genetic diversity.    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/cs.v1i1.9584   Conservation Science 2013 1(1), 39-46

Metabolic signalling and the partitioning of resources in plant storage organs

1999 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIGEL G. HALFORD
Keyword(s):  
Dry Weight ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Crop Plants ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Young Plant ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Cultivated Potato ◽  
Metabolic Signalling ◽  
Storage Organs ◽  
Plant Storage

The most important harvested organs of crop plants, such as seeds, tubers and fruits, are often described as assimilate sinks. They play little or no part in the fixation of carbon through the production of sugars through photosynthesis, or in the uptake of nitrogen and sulphur, but import these assimilated resources to support metabolism and to store them in the form of starch, oils and proteins. Wild plants store resources in seeds and tubers to later support an emergent young plant. Cultivated crops are effectively storing resources to provide us with food and many have been bred to accumulate much more than would be required otherwise. For example, approximately 80% of a cultivated potato plant's dry weight is contained in its tubers, ten times the proportion in the tubers of its wild relatives (Inoue & Tanaka 1978). Cultivation and breeding has brought about a shift in the partitioning of carbon and nitrogen assimilate between the organs of the plant.

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