scholarly journals Hybridization rate and hybrid fitness for Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC (♀) and Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz(Brassicaceae) (♂)

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara L. Martin ◽  
Beatriz E. Lujan‐Toro ◽  
Connie A. Sauder ◽  
Tracey James ◽  
Sara Ohadi ◽  
...  

Botany ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 393-399
Author(s):  
Sara L. Martin ◽  
Michelle L. LaFlamme ◽  
Tracey James ◽  
Connie A. Sauder

It is important to understand the probability of hybridization and potential for introgression of transgenic crop alleles into wild populations as part of pre-release risk assessment. Here we completed bidirectional crosses between the emerging crop, camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] and its weedy relative, ball mustard [Neslia paniculata (L.) Desv.]. Ball mustard is a self-compatible annual that produces hard ball-like seeds similar to canola or mustard seed in size and shape. A total of 1593 crosses were completed and collected with camelina as the maternal parent, while 3253 crosses were successfully collected in the reverse direction. Putatively hybrid seedlings were screened with flow cytometry and species-specific nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) markers. Three plants had DNA contents close to expectations for hybrids, but only one of these, formed on camelina, had the expected ITS markers. This hybrid exhibited low fertility, and neither self-pollination nor backcrossing produced viable progeny. The other two plants, formed on ball mustard, had high pollen and seed fertility and were identified as ball mustard neoautotetraploids. Therefore, the hybridization rate between camelina and ball mustard is relatively low at one in 20 000 ovules pollinated when camelina is the maternal parent. However, autotetraploids may form frequently in ball mustard, and tetraploid populations may exist in nature.



2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Magoni ◽  
M Forcella ◽  
Giustra CM ◽  
D Panzeri ◽  
F Saliu ◽  
...  


2021 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 104450
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Hosseini Sanehkoori ◽  
Hemmatollah Pirdashti ◽  
Esmaeil Bakhshandeh


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Takase ◽  
Paul Kwame Essandoh ◽  
Rogers Kipkoech

AbstractSodium molybdate (Na2MoO4) has been synthesized and investigated as a heterogeneous solid catalyst for biodiesel from Camelina sativa seed oil. Transesterification reactions occurred under atmospheric conditions with relatively, low temperature short reaction time and normal pressure. The prepared catalyst was characterised by means of SEM, TGA, UV, XRD and FTIR. The properties of the biodiesel were compared with international standards. The transesterification reaction was very efficient with the optimum yield higher than 95% at methanol to oil molar ratio of 17:1, catalyst amount of 6%, reaction temperature of 60 °C and reaction time of 2.5 h. The molybdate complex had a high Lewis acidity and most certainly act as alcohol O–H bond leading to a transient species which has high nucleophilic character. The catalyst was easily recovered and after being washed for three times, showed capacity of recyclability for another catalytic reaction of five cycles with similar activity. The properties of the biodiesel were comparable to international standards.



2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Kawall

Abstract‘Genome editing’ is intended to accelerate modern plant breeding enabling a much faster and more efficient development of crops with improved traits such as increased yield, altered nutritional composition, as well as resistance to factors of biotic and abiotic stress. These traits are often generated by site-directed nuclease-1 (SDN-1) applications that induce small, targeted changes in the plant genomes. These intended alterations can be combined in a way to generate plants with genomes that are altered on a larger scale than it is possible with conventional breeding techniques. The power and the potential of genome editing comes from its highly effective mode of action being able to generate different allelic combinations of genes, creating, at its most efficient, homozygous gene knockouts. Additionally, multiple copies of functional genes can be targeted all at once. This is especially relevant in polyploid plants such as Camelina sativa which contain complex genomes with multiple chromosome sets. Intended alterations induced by genome editing have potential to unintentionally alter the composition of a plant and/or interfere with its metabolism, e.g., with the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites such as phytohormones or other biomolecules. This could affect diverse defense mechanisms and inter-/intra-specific communication of plants having a direct impact on associated ecosystems. This review focuses on the intended alterations in crops mediated by SDN-1 applications, the generation of novel genotypes and the ecological effects emerging from these intended alterations. Genome editing applications in C. sativa are used to exemplify these issues in a crop with a complex genome. C. sativa is mainly altered in its fatty acid biosynthesis and used as an oilseed crop to produce biofuels.





Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1589
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Colonna ◽  
Francesco Giannico ◽  
Vincenzo Tufarelli ◽  
Vito Laudadio ◽  
Maria Selvaggi ◽  
...  

The research studied the effects of dietary supplementation with Camelina sativa fresh forage on the chemical and fatty acid composition of milk and Caciotta cheese, and its sensory properties. Twenty Ionica goats were randomly assigned to the following two groups (n = 10): the control received a traditional forage mixture (Avena sativa, 70%; Vicia sativa, 20%; Trifolium spp., 10%), while the experimental group was given Camelina sativa fresh forage (CAM). All of the dams grazed on pasture and received a commercial feed (500 g/head/day) at housing. The milk from the CAM group showed a higher (p < 0.05) content of dry matter, fat, lactose and concentrations of C6:0, C11:0, C14:0, C18:2 n-6, CLA and PUFA, while lower (p < 0.05) amounts of C12:0, C18:0 and saturated long chain FA (SLCFA). The Caciotta cheese from the CAM group showed a greater (p < 0.05) content of n-6 FA and n-6/n-3 ratio, although close to four, thus resulting adequate under the nutritional point of view. The overall liking, odour, taste, hardness, solubility and “goaty” flavour were better (p < 0.05) in the CAM cheeses. Further investigation would be advisable in order to evaluate the effect of feeding Camelina forage obtained from different phenological stages, and the application of ensiling techniques.





2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zebin Zhang ◽  
Devin P Bendixsen ◽  
Thijs Janzen ◽  
Arne W Nolte ◽  
Duncan Greig ◽  
...  

Abstract Hybridization between species can either promote or impede adaptation. But we know very little about the genetic basis of hybrid fitness, especially in nondomesticated organisms, and when populations are facing environmental stress. We made genetically variable F2 hybrid populations from two divergent Saccharomyces yeast species. We exposed populations to ten toxins and sequenced the most resilient hybrids on low coverage using ddRADseq to investigate four aspects of their genomes: 1) hybridity, 2) interspecific heterozygosity, 3) epistasis (positive or negative associations between nonhomologous chromosomes), and 4) ploidy. We used linear mixed-effect models and simulations to measure to which extent hybrid genome composition was contingent on the environment. Genomes grown in different environments varied in every aspect of hybridness measured, revealing strong genotype–environment interactions. We also found selection against heterozygosity or directional selection for one of the parental alleles, with larger fitness of genomes carrying more homozygous allelic combinations in an otherwise hybrid genomic background. In addition, individual chromosomes and chromosomal interactions showed significant species biases and pervasive aneuploidies. Against our expectations, we observed multiple beneficial, opposite-species chromosome associations, confirmed by epistasis- and selection-free computer simulations, which is surprising given the large divergence of parental genomes (∼15%). Together, these results suggest that successful, stress-resilient hybrid genomes can be assembled from the best features of both parents without paying high costs of negative epistasis. This illustrates the importance of measuring genetic trait architecture in an environmental context when determining the evolutionary potential of genetically diverse hybrid populations.



2013 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 673-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
Alicia Sánchez-García ◽  
Joaquín J. Salas ◽  
Rafael Garcés ◽  
Enrique Martínez-Force


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