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Gómez-Gálvez FJ, Ninot A, Rodríguez JC, Compañ SP, Andreva JU, Rubio JAG, Aragón IP, Viñuales-Andreu J, Casanova-Gascón J, Šatović Z, Lorite IJ, De la Rosa-Navarro R, Belaj A. New insights in the Spanish gene pool of olive ( Olea europaea L.) preserved ex situ and in situ based on high-throughput molecular markers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 14:1267601. [PMID: 38250447 PMCID: PMC10796691 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1267601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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In Spain, several local studies have highlighted the likely presence of unknown olive cultivars distinct from the approximately 260 ones previously described in the literature. Furthermore, recent advancements in identification techniques have significantly enhanced in terms of efficacy and precision. This scenario motivated a new nationwide prospecting effort aimed at recovering and characterizing new cultivated germplasm using high-throughput molecular markers. In the present study, the use of 96 EST-SNP markers allowed the identification of a considerable amount of new material (173 new genotypes) coming from areas with low intensification of production in different regions of Spain. As a result, the number of distinct national genotypes documented in the World Olive Germplasm Bank of IFAPA, Córdoba (WOGBC-ESP046) increased to 427. Likewise, 65 and 24 new synonymy and homonymy cases were identified, respectively. This rise in the number of different national cultivars allowed to deepen the knowledge about the underlying genetic structure. The great genetic variability of Spanish germplasm was confirmed, and a new hot spot of diversity was identified in the northern regions of La Rioja and Aragon. Analysis of the genetic structure showed a clear separation between the germplasm of southern and northern-northeastern Spain and indicated a significantly higher level of admixture in the latter. Given the expansion of modern olive cultivation with only a few cultivars, this cryptic germplasm is in great danger of disappearing. This underlines the fact that maintaining as many cultivars as possible will increase the genetic variability of the olive gene pool to meet the future challenges of olive cultivation.
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- Francisco Jesús Gómez-Gálvez
- Mejora Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica (IFAPA), Centro Alameda del Obispo, Córdoba, Spain
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- Fruticultura, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Mas Bové, Constantí, Tarragona, Spain
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- Ingeniería y Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica (IFAPA), Centro Venta del Llano, Mengíbar, Jaén, Spain
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- Olivicultura, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Investigación Agraria y Sanidad Vegetal, Gobierno de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Servicio de Investigación Agraria y Sanidad Vegetal, Gobierno de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biodiversity, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding (CroP-BioDiv), Zagreb, Croatia
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- Mejora Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica (IFAPA), Centro Alameda del Obispo, Córdoba, Spain
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- Mejora Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica (IFAPA), Centro Alameda del Obispo, Córdoba, Spain
- Department of Plant Breeding, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish National Research Council (IAS-CSIC), Cordoba, Spain
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- Mejora Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica (IFAPA), Centro Alameda del Obispo, Córdoba, Spain
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dos Santos CC, de Andrade LRB, do Carmo CD, de Oliveira EJ. Development of cassava core collections based on morphological and agronomic traits and SNPS markers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1250205. [PMID: 37745996 PMCID: PMC10511765 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1250205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) holds significant importance as one of the world's key starchy crop species. This study aimed to develop core collections by utilizing both phenotypic data (15 quantitative and 33 qualitative descriptors) and genotypic data (20,023 single-nucleotide polymorphisms) obtained from 1,486 cassava accessions. Six core collections were derived through two optimization strategies based on genetic distances: Average accession-to-nearest-entry and Average entry-to-nearest-entry, along with combinations of phenotypic and genotypic data. The quality of the core collections was evaluated by assessing genetic parameters such as genetic diversity Shannon-Weaver Index, inbreeding (Fis), observed (Ho), and expected (Hs) heterozygosity. While the selection of accessions varied among the six core collections, a seventh collection (consolidated collection) was developed, comprising accessions selected by at least two core collections. Most collections exhibited genetic parameters similar to the complete collection, except for those developed by the Average accession-to-nearest-entry algorithm. However, the variations in the maximum and minimum values of Ho, Hs, and Fis parameters closely resembled the complete collection. The consolidated collection and the collection constructed using genotypic data and the Average entry-to-nearest-entry algorithm (GenEN) retained the highest number of alleles (>97%). Although the differences were not statistically significant (above 5%), the consolidated collection demonstrated a distribution profile and mean trait values most similar to the complete collection, with a few exceptions. The Shannon-Weaver Index of qualitative traits exhibited variations exceeding ±10% when compared to the complete collection. Principal component analysis revealed that the consolidated collection selected cassava accessions with a more uniform dispersion in all four quadrants compared to the other core collections. These findings highlight the development of optimized and valuable core collections for efficient breeding programs and genomic association studies.
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- Caroline Cardoso dos Santos
- Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
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Keilwagen J, Lehnert H, Badaeva ED, Özkan H, Sharma S, Civáň P, Kilian B. Finding needles in a haystack: identification of inter-specific introgressions in wheat genebank collections using low-coverage sequencing data. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1166854. [PMID: 37346114 PMCID: PMC10280009 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1166854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Recently, entire genebank collections of wheat have been extensively characterized with sequencing data. We have identified introgressions using these genotyping-by-sequencing and whole-genome sequencing data. On the basis of our results, we provide information about predicted introgressions at 1-Mb resolution for 9,172 wheat samples as a resource for breeders and scientists. We recommend that all plant genetic resources, including genebank collections, be characterized using a combination of variant calling and introgression prediction. This is necessary to identify potential duplicates in collections efficiently and reliably, and to select promising germplasms with potentially beneficial introgressions for further characterization and prospective breeding application.
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- Jens Keilwagen
- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kuehn Institute, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kuehn Institute, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, Adana, Türkiye
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, Génétique, Diversité et Ecophysiologie des Céréales, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Fu YB. Assessing Genetic Distinctness and Redundancy of Plant Germplasm Conserved Ex Situ Based on Published Genomic SNP Data. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1476. [PMID: 37050102 PMCID: PMC10096604 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Assessing genetic distinctness and redundancy is an important part of plant germplasm characterization. Over the last decade, such assessment has become more feasible and informative, thanks to the advances in genomic analysis. An attempt was made here to search for genebank germplasm with published genomic data and to assess their genetic distinctness and redundancy based on average pairwise dissimilarity (APD). The effort acquired 12 published genomic data sets from CIMMYT, IPK, USDA-ARS, IRRI, and ICRISAT genebanks. The characterized collections consisted of 661 to 55,879 accessions with up to 2.4 million genome-wide SNPs. The assessment generated an APD estimate for each sample. As a higher or lower APD is indicative of more genetic distinctness or redundance for an accession, respectively, these APD estimates helped to identify the most genetically distinct and redundant groups of 100 accessions each and a genetic outlier group with APD estimates larger than five standard deviations in each data set. An APD-based grouping of the conserved germplasm in each data set revealed among-group variances ranging from 1.5 to 53.4% across all data sets. Additional analyses showed that these APD estimations were more sensitive to SNP number, minor allele frequency, and missing data. Generally, 5000 to 10,000 genome-wide SNPs were required for an effective APD analysis. These findings together are encouraging and useful for germplasm management, utilization, and conservation, particularly in the genetic categorization of conserved germplasm.
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- Yong-Bi Fu
- Plant Gene Resources of Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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Velimirović A, Jovović Z, Perović D, Lehnert H, Mikić S, Mandić D, Pržulj N, Mangini G, Finetti-Sialer MM. SNP Diversity and Genetic Structure of "Rogosija", an Old Western Balkan Durum Wheat Collection. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1157. [PMID: 36904017 PMCID: PMC10005349 DOI: 10.3390/plants12051157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Durum wheat landraces represent a genetic resource for the identification and isolation of new valuable genes and alleles, useful to increase the crop adaptability to climate change. Several durum wheat landraces, all denominated "Rogosija", were extensively cultivated in the Western Balkan Peninsula until the first half of the 20th century. Within the conservation program of the Montenegro Plant Gene Bank, these landraces were collected, but without being characterized. The main goal of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity of the "Rogosija collection" consisting of 89 durum accessions, using 17 morphological descriptors and the 25K Illumina single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array. The genetic structure analysis of the Rogosija collection showed two distinguished clusters localized in two different Montenegro eco-geographic micro-areas, characterized by continental Mediterranean climate and maritime Mediterranean climate. Data suggest that these clusters could be composed of two different Balkan durum landrace collections evolved in two different eco-geographic micro-areas. Moreover, the origin of Balkan durum landraces is discussed.
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- Ana Velimirović
- Biotechnical Faculty Podgorica, University of Montenegro, Mihaila Lalića 15, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Biotechnical Faculty Podgorica, University of Montenegro, Mihaila Lalića 15, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Julius Kuehn-Institute, Erwin-Baur-Strasse 27, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kuehn-Institute, Erwin-Baur-Strasse 27, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21101 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Agricultural Institute of Republika Srpska, Knjaza Miloša 17, 78000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banjaluka, Bulevar vojvode P. Bojovića 1a, 78000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council (IBBR-CNR), Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Salgotra RK, Chauhan BS. Genetic Diversity, Conservation, and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:174. [PMID: 36672915 PMCID: PMC9859222 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Plant genetic resources (PGRs) are the total hereditary material, which includes all the alleles of various genes, present in a crop species and its wild relatives. They are a major resource that humans depend on to increase farming resilience and profit. Hence, the demand for genetic resources will increase as the world population increases. There is a need to conserve and maintain the genetic diversity of these valuable resources for sustainable food security. Due to environmental changes and genetic erosion, some valuable genetic resources have already become extinct. The landraces, wild relatives, wild species, genetic stock, advanced breeding material, and modern varieties are some of the important plant genetic resources. These diverse resources have contributed to maintaining sustainable biodiversity. New crop varieties with desirable traits have been developed using these resources. Novel genes/alleles linked to the trait of interest are transferred into the commercially cultivated varieties using biotechnological tools. Diversity should be maintained as a genetic resource for the sustainable development of new crop varieties. Additionally, advances in biotechnological tools, such as next-generation sequencing, molecular markers, in vitro culture technology, cryopreservation, and gene banks, help in the precise characterization and conservation of rare and endangered species. Genomic tools help in the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and novel genes in plants that can be transferred through marker-assisted selection and marker-assisted backcrossing breeding approaches. This article focuses on the recent development in maintaining the diversity of genetic resources, their conservation, and their sustainable utilization to secure global food security.
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- Romesh Kumar Salgotra
- School of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu 180009, India
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia
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Trusiak M, Plitta-Michalak BP, Michalak M. Choosing the Right Path for the Successful Storage of Seeds. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:72. [PMID: 36616200 PMCID: PMC9823941 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Seeds are the most commonly used source of storage material to preserve the genetic diversity of plants. However, prior to the deposition of seeds in gene banks, several questions need to be addressed. Here, we illustrate the scheme that can be used to ensure that the most optimal conditions are identified to enable the long-term storage of seeds. The main questions that need to be answered pertain to the production of viable seeds by plants, the availability of proper protocols for dormancy alleviation and germination, seed tolerance to desiccation and cold storage at -20 °C. Finally, it is very important to fully understand the capability or lack thereof for seeds or their explants to tolerate cryogenic conditions. The proper storage regimes for orthodox, intermediate and recalcitrant seeds are discussed.
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- Magdalena Trusiak
- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, M. Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-721 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, M. Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-721 Olsztyn, Poland
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Fu YB, Cober ER, Morrison MJ, Marsolais F, Zhou R, Xu N, Gahagan AC, Horbach C. Variability in Maturity, Oil and Protein Concentration, and Genetic Distinctness among Soybean Accessions Conserved at Plant Gene Resources of Canada. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3525. [PMID: 36559636 PMCID: PMC9781886 DOI: 10.3390/plants11243525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is one of the important crops in Canada and has the potential to expand its production further north into the Canadian Prairies. Such expansion, however, requires the search for adapted soybean germplasm useful for the development of productive cultivars with earlier maturity and increased protein concentration. We initiated several research activities to characterize 848 accessions of the soybean collection conserved at Plant Gene Resources of Canada (PGRC) for maturity, oil and protein concentration, and genetic distinctness. The characterization revealed a wide range of variations present in each assessed trait among the PGRC soybean accessions. The trait variabilities allowed for the identification of four core subsets of 35 PGRC soybean accessions, each specifically targeted for early maturity for growing in Saskatoon and Ottawa, and for high oil and protein concentration. The two early maturity core subsets for Saskatoon and Ottawa displayed days to maturity ranging from 103 to 126 days and 94 to 102 days, respectively. The two core subsets for high oil and protein concentration showed the highest oil and protein concentration from 25.0 to 22.7% and from 52.8 to 46.7%, respectively. However, these core subsets did not differ significantly in genetic distinctness (as measured with 19,898 SNP markers across 20 soybean chromosomes) from the whole PGRC soybean collection. These findings are useful, particularly for the management and utilization of the conserved soybean germplasm.
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- Yong-Bi Fu
- Plant Gene Resources of Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Genomics and Biotechnology, London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Plant Gene Resources of Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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Dreiseitl A, Zavřelová M. Non-Authenticity of Spring Barley Genotypes Revealed in Gene Bank Accessions. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3059. [PMID: 36432788 PMCID: PMC9698254 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plant research and breeding depends on plant genotypes; therefore, genotype authenticity of accessions is the basic requirement for users of gene banks. Surprisingly, this extremely important topic is rarely reported in the scientific community. Non-authentic are accessions that are mislabelled and undesirable genotypes of heterogeneous accessions. In barley, we try to uncover both named problems on the basis of postulated major powdery mildew resistance genes. These are diverse, environmentally stable and their use is well documented and suitable for genotype characterization. In this contribution, we postulate resistance genes in 15 varieties represented by 157 derived lines of 32 accessions originating from seven foreign gene banks and compare these findings with previous results including those 15 identically labelled varieties from our domestic gene bank. We found that 37.5% of the gene bank accessions investigated herein were heterogeneous, and at least 20.0% were mislabelled. A large-scale molecular characterisation of varieties is now being carried out, and using authentic varieties must be one of the key requirements. Therefore, accessions of each variety from a minimum of three gene banks whose identity has been verified by reliable methods should be compared before starting new experiments. These will involve molecular varietal characterisation to serve as a foundation for future plant science research and effective crop improvement.
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- Antonín Dreiseitl
- Department of Integrated Plant Protection, Agrotest Fyto Ltd., 76701 Kroměříž, Czech Republic
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- Gene Bank, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Agricultural Research Institute Kroměříž Ltd., 76701 Kroměříž, Czech Republic
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Pathirana R, Carimi F. Management and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for a Sustainable Agriculture. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11152038. [PMID: 35956515 PMCID: PMC9370719 DOI: 10.3390/plants11152038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Despite the dramatic increase in food production thanks to the Green Revolution, hunger is increasing among human populations around the world, affecting one in nine people. The negative environmental and social consequences of industrial monocrop agriculture is becoming evident, particularly in the contexts of greenhouse gas emissions and the increased frequency and impact of zoonotic disease emergence, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Human activity has altered 70–75% of the ice-free Earth’s surface, squeezing nature and wildlife into a corner. To prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide, the UN has launched a Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. In this context, this review describes the origin and diversity of cultivated species, the impact of modern agriculture and other human activities on plant genetic resources, and approaches to conserve and use them to increase food diversity and production with specific examples of the use of crop wild relatives for breeding climate-resilient cultivars that require less chemical and mechanical input. The need to better coordinate in situ conservation efforts with increased funding has been highlighted. We emphasise the need to strengthen the genebank infrastructure, enabling the use of modern biotechnological tools to help in genotyping and characterising accessions plus advanced ex situ conservation methods, identifying gaps in collections, developing core collections, and linking data with international databases. Crop and variety diversification and minimising tillage and other field practices through the development and introduction of herbaceous perennial crops is proposed as an alternative regenerative food system for higher carbon sequestration, sustaining economic benefits for growers, whilst also providing social and environmental benefits.
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- Ranjith Pathirana
- Plant & Food Research Australia Pty Ltd., Waite Campus Research Precinct—Plant Breeding WT46, University of Adelaide, Waite Rd, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Campus Research Precinct—Plant Breeding WT46, University of Adelaide, Waite Rd, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
- Correspondence:
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse (IBBR), C.N.R., Corso Calatafimi 414, 90129 Palermo, Italy
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Utility of EST-SNP Markers for Improving Management and Use of Olive Genetic Resources: A Case Study at the Worldwide Olive Germplasm Bank of Córdoba. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11070921. [PMID: 35406901 PMCID: PMC9002360 DOI: 10.3390/plants11070921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Olive, the emblematic Mediterranean fruit crop, owns a great varietal diversity, which is maintained in ex situ field collections, such as the World Olive Germplasm Bank of Córdoba (WOGBC), Spain. Accurate identification of WOGBC, one of the world’s largest collections, is essential for efficient management and use of olive germplasm. The present study is the first report of the use of a core set of 96 EST-SNP markers for the fingerprinting of 1273 accessions from 29 countries, including both field and new acquired accessions. The EST-SNP fingerprinting made possible the accurate identification of 668 different genotypes, including 148 detected among the new acquired accessions. Despite the overall high genetic diversity found at WOGBC, the EST-SNPs also revealed the presence of remarkable redundant germplasm mostly represented by synonymy cases within and between countries. This finding, together with the presence of homonymy cases, may reflect a continuous interchange of olive cultivars, as well as a common and general approach for their naming. The structure analysis revealed a certain geographic clustering of the analysed germplasm. The EST-SNP panel under study provides a powerful and accurate genotyping tool, allowing for the foundation of a common strategy for efficient safeguarding and management of olive genetic resources.
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Adhikari L, Raupp J, Wu S, Wilson D, Evers B, Koo DH, Singh N, Friebe B, Poland J. Genetic characterization and curation of diploid A-genome wheat species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 188:2101-2114. [PMID: 35134208 PMCID: PMC8968256 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A-genome diploid wheats represent the earliest domesticated and cultivated wheat species in the Fertile Crescent and include the donor of the wheat A sub-genome. The A-genome species encompass the cultivated einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. subsp. monococcum), wild einkorn (T. monococcum L. subsp. aegilopoides (Link) Thell.), and Triticum urartu. We evaluated the collection of 930 accessions in the Wheat Genetics Resource Center (WGRC) using genotyping by sequencing and identified 13,860 curated single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Genomic analysis detected misclassified and genetically identical (>99%) accessions, with most of the identical accessions originating from the same or nearby locations. About 56% (n = 520) of the WGRC A-genome species collections were genetically identical, supporting the need for genomic characterization for effective curation and maintenance of these collections. Population structure analysis confirmed the morphology-based classifications of the accessions and reflected the species geographic distributions. We also showed that T. urartu is the closest A-genome diploid to the A-subgenome in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through phylogenetic analysis. Population analysis within the wild einkorn group showed three genetically distinct clusters, which corresponded with wild einkorn races α, β, and γ described previously. The T. monococcum genome-wide FST scan identified candidate genomic regions harboring a domestication selection signature at the Non-brittle rachis 1 (Btr1) locus on the short arm of chromosome 3Am at ∼70 Mb. We established an A-genome core set (79 accessions) based on allelic diversity, geographical distribution, and available phenotypic data. The individual species core set maintained at least 79% of allelic variants in the A-genome collection and constituted a valuable genetic resource to improve wheat and domesticated einkorn in breeding programs.
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- Laxman Adhikari
- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Wheat Genetic Resource Center (WGRC), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Tripathi K, Kumari J, Gore PG, Mishra DC, Singh AK, Mishra GP, Gayacharan C, Dikshit HK, Singh N, Semwal DP, Mehra R, Bhardwaj R, Bansal R, Rana JC, Kumar A, Gupta V, Singh K, Sarker A. Agro-Morphological Characterization of Lentil Germplasm of Indian National Genebank and Development of a Core Set for Efficient Utilization in Lentil Improvement Programs. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:751429. [PMID: 35154171 PMCID: PMC8828943 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.751429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is one of the major cool-season pulse crops worldwide. Its increasing demand as a staple pulse has led to the unlocking of diverse germplasm collections conserved in the genebanks to develop its superior varieties. The Indian National Genebank, housed at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India, currently has 2,324 accessions comprising 1,796 indigenous and 528 exotic collections. This study was conducted to unveil the potential of lentil germplasm by assessing its agro-morphological characteristics and diversity, identifying trait-specific germplasm, and developing a core set. The complete germplasm set was characterized for two years, i.e., 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, and data were recorded on 26 agro-morphological traits. High phenotypic variability was observed for nine quantitative and 17 qualitative traits. A core set comprising 170 accessions (137 Indian and 33 exotic) was derived based on the characterization data as well as geographical origin using a heuristic method and PowerCore software. This core set was found to be sufficiently diverse and representative of the entire collection based on the comparison made using Shannon-Weaver diversity indices and χ2 test. These results were further validated by summary statistics. The core set displayed high genetic diversity as evident from a higher coefficient of variance in comparison to the entire set for individual traits and overall Shannon-Weaver diversity indices (entire: 1.054; core: 1.361). In addition, the total variation explained by the first three principal components was higher in the core set (70.69%) than in the entire collection (68.03%). Further, the conservation of pairwise correlation values among descriptors in the entire and core set reflected the maintenance of the structure of the whole set. Based on the results, this core set is believed to represent the entire collection, completely. Therefore, it constitutes a potential set of germplasm that can be used in the genetic enhancement of lentils.
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- Kuldeep Tripathi
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas-Food Legumes Research Platform, Amlaha, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, National Agricultural Science Complex, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas-Food Legumes Research Platform, Amlaha, India
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Egan LM, Conaty WC, Stiller WN. Core Collections: Is There Any Value for Cotton Breeding? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:895155. [PMID: 35574064 PMCID: PMC9096653 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.895155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Global plant breeding activities are reliant on the available genetic variation held in extant varieties and germplasm collections. Throughout the mid- to late 1900s, germplasm collecting efforts were prioritized for breeding programs to archive precious material before it disappeared and led to the development of the numerous large germplasm resources now available in different countries. In recent decades, however, the maintenance and particularly the expansion of these germplasm resources have come under threat, and there has been a significant decline in investment in further collecting expeditions, an increase in global biosecurity restrictions, and restrictions placed on the open exchange of some commercial germplasm between breeders. The large size of most genebank collections, as well as constraints surrounding the availability and reliability of accurate germplasm passport data and physical or genetic characterization of the accessions in collections, limits germplasm utilization by plant breeders. To overcome these constraints, core collections, defined as a representative subset of the total germplasm collection, have gained popularity. Core collections aim to increase germplasm utilization by containing highly characterized germplasm that attempts to capture the majority of the variation in a whole collection. With the recent availability of many new genetic tools, the potential to unlock the value of these resources can now be realized. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) cotton breeding program supplies 100% of the cotton cultivars grown in Australia. The program is reliant on the use of plant genetic resources for the development of improved cotton varieties to address emerging challenges in pest and disease resistance as well as the global changes occurring in the climate. Currently, the CSIRO germplasm collection is actively maintained but underutilized by plant breeders. This review presents an overview of the Australian cotton germplasm resources and discusses the appropriateness of a core collection for cotton breeding programs.
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Bellucci E, Mario Aguilar O, Alseekh S, Bett K, Brezeanu C, Cook D, De la Rosa L, Delledonne M, Dostatny DF, Ferreira JJ, Geffroy V, Ghitarrini S, Kroc M, Kumar Agrawal S, Logozzo G, Marino M, Mary‐Huard T, McClean P, Meglič V, Messer T, Muel F, Nanni L, Neumann K, Servalli F, Străjeru S, Varshney RK, Vasconcelos MW, Zaccardelli M, Zavarzin A, Bitocchi E, Frontoni E, Fernie AR, Gioia T, Graner A, Guasch L, Prochnow L, Oppermann M, Susek K, Tenaillon M, Papa R. The INCREASE project: Intelligent Collections of food-legume genetic resources for European agrofood systems. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:646-660. [PMID: 34427014 PMCID: PMC9293105 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Food legumes are crucial for all agriculture-related societal challenges, including climate change mitigation, agrobiodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture, food security and human health. The transition to plant-based diets, largely based on food legumes, could present major opportunities for adaptation and mitigation, generating significant co-benefits for human health. The characterization, maintenance and exploitation of food-legume genetic resources, to date largely unexploited, form the core development of both sustainable agriculture and a healthy food system. INCREASE will implement, on chickpea (Cicer arietinum), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), lentil (Lens culinaris) and lupin (Lupinus albus and L. mutabilis), a new approach to conserve, manage and characterize genetic resources. Intelligent Collections, consisting of nested core collections composed of single-seed descent-purified accessions (i.e., inbred lines), will be developed, exploiting germplasm available both from genebanks and on-farm and subjected to different levels of genotypic and phenotypic characterization. Phenotyping and gene discovery activities will meet, via a participatory approach, the needs of various actors, including breeders, scientists, farmers and agri-food and non-food industries, exploiting also the power of massive metabolomics and transcriptomics and of artificial intelligence and smart tools. Moreover, INCREASE will test, with a citizen science experiment, an innovative system of conservation and use of genetic resources based on a decentralized approach for data management and dynamic conservation. By promoting the use of food legumes, improving their quality, adaptation and yield and boosting the competitiveness of the agriculture and food sector, the INCREASE strategy will have a major impact on economy and society and represents a case study of integrative and participatory approaches towards conservation and exploitation of crop genetic resources.
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- Elisa Bellucci
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental SciencesPolytechnic University of Marchevia Brecce BiancheAncona60131Italy
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología MolecularUNLP‐CONICETCCT La PlataLa PlataArgentina
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- Max‐Planck‐Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyAm MüePotsdam‐Golm14476Germany
- Centre of Plant Systems Biology and BiotechnologyPlovdiv4000Bulgaria
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of Saskatchewan51 Campus DriveSaskatoonSKS7N 5A8Canada
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- Staţiunea de Cercetare Dezvoltare Pentru LegumiculturăBacău600388Romania
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of California DavisDavisCA95616‐8680USA
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- Spanish Plant Genetic Resources National Center (INIA, CRF)National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and TechnologyAlcalá de HenaresMadrid28800Spain
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- Department of BiotechnologyUniversity of VeronaStrada Le Grazie 15Verona37134Italy
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- National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute‐NRIRadzikówBłonie05‐870Poland
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- Regional Service for Agrofood Research and Development (SERIDA)Ctra AS‐267, PK 19VillaviciosaAsturias33300Spain
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- CNRSINRAEInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2)Univ EvryUniversité Paris‐SaclayOrsay91405France
- CNRSINRAEInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay (IPS2)Université de ParisOrsay91405France
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- Legume Genomics TeamInstitute of Plant GeneticsPolish Academy of SciencesStrzeszynska 34Poznan60‐479Poland
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- Genetic Resources SectionInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasICARDAAgdal RabatMorocco
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental SciencesUniversity of BasilicataPotenza85100Italy
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- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Viale delle Terme di CaracallaRome00153Italy
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- INRAECNRSAgroParisTechGénétique Quantitative et Evolution ‐ Le MoulonUniversité Paris‐SaclayGif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Genomics and Bioinformatics ProgramNorth Dakota State UniversityFargoND58108USA
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- Crop Science DepartmentAgricultural Institute of SloveniaHacquetova ulica 17Ljubljana1000Slovenia
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- EURICE ‐ European Research and Project Office GmbHHeinrich‐Hertz‐Allee 1St. Ingbert66386Germany
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- Terres InoviaInstitut Technique des oléagineux, des protéagineux eu du chanvren1 Av L. BrétignièresThiverval-Grignon78850France
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental SciencesPolytechnic University of Marchevia Brecce BiancheAncona60131Italy
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) GaterslebenSeeland06466Germany
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- Comunità del Mais Spinato di Gandino (MASP)Via XX Settembre, 5GandinoBergamo24024Italy
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- Suceava Genebank (BRGV)Bdul 1 Mai, nr. 17Suceava720224Romania
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)PatancheruIndia
- State Agricultural Biotechnology CentreCentre for Crop and Food InnovationFood Futures InstituteMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório AssociadoEscola Superior de BiotecnologiaUniversidade Católica PortuguesaRua Diogo Botelho 1327Porto4169-005Portugal
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- Council for Agricultural Research and EconomicsResearch Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental CropsVia Cavalleggeri 25Pontecagnano‐FaianoSA84098Italy
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- Federal Research CenterThe N.I. Vavilov All‐Russian Institute of Plant Genetic ResourcesSt. Petersburg190031Russia
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental SciencesPolytechnic University of Marchevia Brecce BiancheAncona60131Italy
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- Department of Information EngineeringPolytechnic University of Marchevia Brecce BiancheAncona60131Italy
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- Max‐Planck‐Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyAm MüePotsdam‐Golm14476Germany
- Centre of Plant Systems Biology and BiotechnologyPlovdiv4000Bulgaria
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental SciencesUniversity of BasilicataPotenza85100Italy
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) GaterslebenSeeland06466Germany
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- Spanish Plant Genetic Resources National Center (INIA, CRF)National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and TechnologyAlcalá de HenaresMadrid28800Spain
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- EURICE ‐ European Research and Project Office GmbHHeinrich‐Hertz‐Allee 1St. Ingbert66386Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) GaterslebenSeeland06466Germany
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- Legume Genomics TeamInstitute of Plant GeneticsPolish Academy of SciencesStrzeszynska 34Poznan60‐479Poland
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- INRAECNRSAgroParisTechGénétique Quantitative et Evolution ‐ Le MoulonUniversité Paris‐SaclayGif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental SciencesPolytechnic University of Marchevia Brecce BiancheAncona60131Italy
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Mahadevaiah C, Appunu C, Aitken K, Suresha GS, Vignesh P, Mahadeva Swamy HK, Valarmathi R, Hemaprabha G, Alagarasan G, Ram B. Genomic Selection in Sugarcane: Current Status and Future Prospects. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:708233. [PMID: 34646284 PMCID: PMC8502939 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.708233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Sugarcane is a C4 and agro-industry-based crop with a high potential for biomass production. It serves as raw material for the production of sugar, ethanol, and electricity. Modern sugarcane varieties are derived from the interspecific and intergeneric hybridization between Saccharum officinarum, Saccharum spontaneum, and other wild relatives. Sugarcane breeding programmes are broadly categorized into germplasm collection and characterization, pre-breeding and genetic base-broadening, and varietal development programmes. The varietal identification through the classic breeding programme requires a minimum of 12-14 years. The precise phenotyping in sugarcane is extremely tedious due to the high propensity of lodging and suckering owing to the influence of environmental factors and crop management practices. This kind of phenotyping requires data from both plant crop and ratoon experiments conducted over locations and seasons. In this review, we explored the feasibility of genomic selection schemes for various breeding programmes in sugarcane. The genetic diversity analysis using genome-wide markers helps in the formation of core set germplasm representing the total genomic diversity present in the Saccharum gene bank. The genome-wide association studies and genomic prediction in the Saccharum gene bank are helpful to identify the complete genomic resources for cane yield, commercial cane sugar, tolerances to biotic and abiotic stresses, and other agronomic traits. The implementation of genomic selection in pre-breeding, genetic base-broadening programmes assist in precise introgression of specific genes and recurrent selection schemes enhance the higher frequency of favorable alleles in the population with a considerable reduction in breeding cycles and population size. The integration of environmental covariates and genomic prediction in multi-environment trials assists in the prediction of varietal performance for different agro-climatic zones. This review also directed its focus on enhancing the genetic gain over time, cost, and resource allocation at various stages of breeding programmes.
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
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- CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization), St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India
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Engels JMM, Ebert AW. A Critical Review of the Current Global Ex Situ Conservation System for Plant Agrobiodiversity. II. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Current System and Recommendations for Its Improvement. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:1904. [PMID: 34579439 PMCID: PMC8472064 DOI: 10.3390/plants10091904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In this paper, we review gene bank operations that have an influence on the global conservation system, with the intention to identify critical aspects that should be improved for optimum performance. We describe the role of active and base collections and the importance of linking germplasm conservation and use, also in view of new developments in genomics and phenomics that facilitate more effective and efficient conservation and use of plant agrobiodiversity. Strengths, limitations, and opportunities of the existing global ex situ conservation system are discussed, and measures are proposed to achieve a rational, more effective, and efficient global system for germplasm conservation and sustainable use. The proposed measures include filling genetic and geographic gaps in current ex situ collections; determining unique accessions at the global level for long-term conservation in virtual base collections; intensifying existing international collaborations among gene banks and forging collaborations with the botanic gardens community; increasing investment in conservation research and user-oriented supportive research; improved accession-level description of the genetic diversity of crop collections; improvements of the legal and policy framework; and oversight of the proposed network of global base collections.
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Global range expansion history of pepper ( Capsicum spp.) revealed by over 10,000 genebank accessions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2104315118. [PMID: 34400501 PMCID: PMC8403938 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2104315118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study provides a deep population genomic analysis of 10,000 Capsicum accessions held in genebanks and representing a frame of the global diversity of the genus. By combining single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) based data and passport information, we investigated the genomic diversity and population structure of wild and domesticated peppers, tracing back to routes of evolution and providing a model of Capsicum annuum distribution, which reflects human trade and historical/cultural influences. Our results highlight west–east routes of expansion, shedding light on the links between South and Mesoamerica, Africa, and East/South Asia, the latter two constituting important diversification centers of pepper diversity. Finally, we outline a roadmap for genebank management and future direction for better exploitation of germplasm resources. Genebanks collect and preserve vast collections of plants and detailed passport information, with the aim of preserving genetic diversity for conservation and breeding. Genetic characterization of such collections has the potential to elucidate the genetic histories of important crops, use marker–trait associations to identify loci controlling traits of interest, search for loci undergoing selection, and contribute to genebank management by identifying taxonomic misassignments and duplicates. We conducted a genomic scan with genotyping by sequencing (GBS) derived single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 10,038 pepper (Capsicum spp.) accessions from worldwide genebanks and investigated the recent history of this iconic staple. Genomic data detected up to 1,618 duplicate accessions within and between genebanks and showed that taxonomic ambiguity and misclassification often involve interspecific hybrids that are difficult to classify morphologically. We deeply interrogated the genetic diversity of the commonly consumed Capsicum annuum to investigate its history, finding that the kinds of peppers collected in broad regions across the globe overlap considerably. The method ReMIXTURE—using genetic data to quantify the similarity between the complement of peppers from a focal region and those from other regions—was developed to supplement traditional population genetic analyses. The results reflect a vision of pepper as a highly desirable and tradable cultural commodity, spreading rapidly throughout the globe along major maritime and terrestrial trade routes. Marker associations and possible selective sweeps affecting traits such as pungency were observed, and these traits were shown to be distributed nonuniformly across the globe, suggesting that human preferences exerted a primary influence over domesticated pepper genetic structure.
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Mertens A, Bawin Y, Vanden Abeele S, Kallow S, Toan Vu D, Thi Le L, Dang Vu T, Swennen R, Vandelook F, Panis B, Janssens SB. Genetic diversity and structure of Musa balbisiana populations in Vietnam and its implications for the conservation of banana crop wild relatives. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253255. [PMID: 34161368 PMCID: PMC8221469 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Crop wild relatives (CWR) are an indispensable source of alleles to improve desired traits in related crops. While knowledge on the genetic diversity of CWR can facilitate breeding and conservation strategies, it has poorly been assessed. Cultivated bananas are a major part of the diet and income of hundreds of millions of people and can be considered as one of the most important fruits worldwide. Here, we assessed the genetic diversity and structure of Musa balbisiana, an important CWR of plantains, dessert and cooking bananas. Musa balbisiana has its origin in subtropical and tropical broadleaf forests of northern Indo-Burma. This includes a large part of northern Vietnam where until now, no populations have been sampled. We screened the genetic variation and structure present within and between 17 Vietnamese populations and six from China using 18 polymorphic SSR markers. Relatively high variation was found in populations from China and central Vietnam. Populations from northern Vietnam showed varying levels of genetic variation, with low variation in populations near the Red River. Low genetic variation was found in populations of southern Vietnam. Analyses of population structure revealed that populations of northern Vietnam formed a distinct genetic cluster from populations sampled in China. Together with populations of central Vietnam, populations from northern Vietnam could be subdivided into five clusters, likely caused by mountain ranges and connected river systems. We propose that populations sampled in central Vietnam and on the western side of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range in northern Vietnam belong to the native distribution area and should be prioritised for conservation. Southern range edge populations in central Vietnam had especially high genetic diversity, with a high number of unique alleles and might be connected with core populations in northern Laos and southwest China. Southern Vietnamese populations are considered imported and not native.
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- Arne Mertens
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium
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- Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium
- Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Millennium Seed Bank, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Research Planning and International Department, Plant Resources Center, VAAS, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Genebank Management, Plant Resources Center, VAAS, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Research Planning and International Department, Plant Resources Center, VAAS, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Bioversity International, Leuven, Belgium
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- Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium
- Molecular Biotechnology of Plants and Micro-organisms, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Egan LM, Hofmann RW, Ghamkhar K, Hoyos-Villegas V. Prospects for Trifolium Improvement Through Germplasm Characterisation and Pre-breeding in New Zealand and Beyond. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:653191. [PMID: 34220882 PMCID: PMC8242581 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.653191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Trifolium is the most used pastoral legume genus in temperate grassland systems, and a common feature in meadows and open space areas in cities and parks. Breeding of Trifolium spp. for pastoral production has been going on for over a century. However, the breeding targets have changed over the decades in response to different environmental and production pressures. Relatively small gains have been made in Trifolium breeding progress. Trifolium breeding programmes aim to maintain a broad genetic base to maximise variation. New Zealand is a global hub in Trifolium breeding, utilising exotic germplasm imported by the Margot Forde Germplasm Centre. This article describes the history of Trifolium breeding in New Zealand as well as the role and past successes of utilising genebanks in forage breeding. The impact of germplasm characterisation and evaluation in breeding programmes is also discussed. The history and challenges of Trifolium breeding and its effect on genetic gain can be used to inform future pre-breeding decisions in this genus, as well as being a model for other forage legumes.
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- Lucy M. Egan
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Integration of georeferenced and genetic data for the management of biodiversity in sheep genetic resources in Brazil. Trop Anim Health Prod 2021; 53:126. [PMID: 33449218 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-021-02573-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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There are few animal germplasm/gene bank collections in Brazil, and basic studies are needed to attend the future internal and external demands from international partners. The aim of this work was to validate a "proof of concept" that integrates spatial (georeferenced data) and genetic data regarding the local of origin from 3518 DNA samples from 17 different genetic groups or breeds of sheep in the Brazilian Germplasm bank. Spatialisation shows that not all genetic groups have samples in the bank, and collection is concentrated in the conservation nuclei spread nationwide. Only 21% of states with a specific breed have samples in the gene bank. The mean number of animals sampled per collection was 32, while the mean distance travelled to collect samples was 262 km from the conservation nuclei. For example, the Brazilian Somali were only collected in the conservation nucleus in Ceará State. No samples were collected to date for the Cariri breed, which is recognised by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Only two farms and one breed in the bank are from the northern region. Of the 27 states, there are samples in the gene bank of sheep from 13, so several states have no samples, requiring collection from herds outside the official system of conservation to make sure that studies using this germplasm realised are not biased. Significant genetic differences are seen above 332 km, which should guide future sampling efforts. Suggestions are given for improving the quantity, quality and diversity of samples in the gene bank.
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Rocha V, Duarte MC, Catarino S, Duarte I, Romeiras MM. Cabo Verde's Poaceae Flora: A Reservoir of Crop Wild Relatives Diversity for Crop Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:630217. [PMID: 33633769 PMCID: PMC7901987 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.630217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Africa is home to important centers of origin and diversity of crop wild relatives (CWR), including many species adapted to adverse agroecological conditions, namely drought and poor soils. Plant genetic resources from Cabo Verde Islands have been poorly explored for their potential to supplement the genetic pool of cultivated species. In this paper we identify Cabo Verde's CWR from the Poaceae family and provide a checklist of priority CWR taxa, highlighting those of particular conservation concern and the areas which should be the focus of the most intensive conservation efforts in these islands. Our results revealed that Cabo Verde archipelago is an important center of CWR diversity of West African crop millets, namely fonio (e.g., white fonio, Digitaria exilis, and black fonio, Digitaria iburua) and other African millets [e.g., pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus = Pennisetum glaucum), teff millet (Eragrostis tef), finger millet (Eleusine coracana), barnyard millet (Echinochloa colona), proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), and foxtail millet (Setaria italica)], which represent a diverse group of cereal crops, and important components in agriculture and food security of this country. Also, hotspot areas of diversity for in situ conservation were identified in Cabo Verde, as well as several populations occurring under extreme habitats conditions that are well adapted to drylands and poor soils. The evaluation of their potential for new ecologically important adaptive characteristics associated with tolerance to abiotic stresses is discussed. The survey of international Germplasm Banks revealed that very few accessions from Cabo Verde are conserved, contributing to the loss of genetic diversity of plant genetic resources in this archipelago. Particularly, the diversity of millets and the associated indigenous knowledge are critical for the food security and cultural identity of many poor farmers in Cabo Verde.
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- Vanézia Rocha
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Forest Research Centre (CEF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Parque Natural do Monte Gordo, Ministério da Agricultura e Ambiente, Praia, Cabo Verde
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- *Correspondence: Maria M. Romeiras,
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Witzel K, Kurina AB, Artemyeva AM. Opening the Treasure Chest: The Current Status of Research on Brassica oleracea and B. rapa Vegetables From ex situ Germplasm Collections. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:643047. [PMID: 34093606 PMCID: PMC8173032 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.643047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Germplasm collections reflect the genetic variability in crops and their wild relatives. Hence, those genetic resources are tremendously valuable for breeders and researchers, especially in light of climatic change and stagnant crop production rates. In order to achieve improvements in crop production and end-use quality, favorable traits and donor alleles present in germplasm collections need to be identified and utilized. This review covers recent reports on the utilization of germplasm material to isolate genotypes of Brassica oleracea and B. rapa vegetables, focusing on high nutrient use efficiency, accumulation of biologically active metabolites, pest resistance, and favorable phenotypic appearance. We discuss the current state of Brassica vegetable collections in genebanks and summarize studies directed to the molecular characterization of those collections.
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- Katja Witzel
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren, Germany
- *Correspondence: Katja Witzel,
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- Federal Research Center the N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR), St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Federal Research Center the N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR), St. Petersburg, Russia
- Anna M. Artemyeva,
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Singh K, Malik S, Gupta S, Chaudhury R. Unlocking genebanks to ensure food and nutrient security and environmental stability. ACTA HORTICULTURAE 2020:1-8. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2020.1297.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Document or Lose It-On the Importance of Information Management for Genetic Resources Conservation in Genebanks. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9081050. [PMID: 32824806 PMCID: PMC7465628 DOI: 10.3390/plants9081050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Genebanks play an important role in the long-term conservation of plant genetic resources and are complementary to the conservation of diversity in farmers' fields and in nature. In this context, documentation plays a critical role. Without well-structured documentation, it is not possible to make statements about the value of a resource, especially with regard to its potential for breeding and research. In particular, comprehensive information management is a prerequisite for the further development of genebank collections. This requires detailed information about the composition of a collection, thus allowing statements about which species and/or regions of origin are under-represented. This task is of strategic importance, especially due to the threats to crop plants and their wild relatives caused by advancing climate change. Both the actual conservation management and the fulfilment of legal obligations depend on information. Hence, documentation units have been established in almost all genebanks worldwide. They all face the challenge that knowledge about genebank accessions must be permanently managed and passed on across generations. International standards such as Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD) have been established for the exchange of data between genebanks, and allow the operation of international information systems, such as the World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (WIEWS), the European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources (EURISCO) or Genesys.
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Nguyen GN, Norton SL. Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E817. [PMID: 32610615 PMCID: PMC7411623 DOI: 10.3390/plants9070817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Genetically diverse plant germplasm stored in ex-situ genebanks are excellent resources for breeding new high yielding and sustainable crop varieties to ensure future food security. Novel alleles have been discovered through routine genebank activities such as seed regeneration and characterization, with subsequent utilization providing significant genetic gains and improvements for the selection of favorable traits, including yield, biotic, and abiotic resistance. Although some genebanks have implemented cost-effective genotyping technologies through advances in DNA technology, the adoption of modern phenotyping is lagging. The introduction of advanced phenotyping technologies in recent decades has provided genebank scientists with time and cost-effective screening tools to obtain valuable phenotypic data for more traits on large germplasm collections during routine activities. The utilization of these phenotyping tools, coupled with high-throughput genotyping, will accelerate the use of genetic resources and fast-track the development of more resilient food crops for the future. In this review, we highlight current digital phenotyping methods that can capture traits during annual seed regeneration to enrich genebank phenotypic datasets. Next, we describe strategies for the collection and use of phenotypic data of specific traits for downstream research using high-throughput phenotyping technology. Finally, we examine the challenges and future perspectives of genebank phenomics.
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- Giao N. Nguyen
- Australian Grains Genebank, Agriculture Victoria, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham 3400, Australia;
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Shortlisting ecologically adaptable plant species can be a starting point for agricultural diversification projects. We propose a rapid assessment framework based on an ecological model that can accelerate the evaluation of options for sustainable crop diversification. To test the new model, expert-defined and widely available crop requirement data were combined with more than 100,000 occurrence data for 40 crops of different types (cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and tubers/roots). Soil pH, texture, and depth to bedrock data were obtained and harmonised based on the optimal rooting depths of each crop. Global baseline temperature and rainfall data were used to extract averages at each location. To evaluate the ability of the method to capture intraspecies variation, a test was performed using more than 1000 accession records of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) as an exemplar underutilised crop. Results showed that a suitability index based on soil pH and an index that combines the thermal suitability moderated by the soil pH, texture, and depth suitability have the potential to predict crop adaptability. We show that the proposed method can be combined with traditional land use and crop models to evaluate diversification options for sustainable land and agrobiodiversity resources management.
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