Introducing beneficial alleles from plant genetic resources into the wheat germplasm

S Sharma, AW Schulthess, FM Bassi, ED Badaeva… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many crops including wheat have a narrow genetic base after hundreds of
years of breeding and selection. This makes it difficult to breed new varieties with increased …

Progenitor species hold untapped diversity for potential climate-responsive traits for use in wheat breeding and crop improvement

FJ Leigh, TIC Wright, RA Horsnell, S Dyer, AR Bentley - Heredity, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change will have numerous impacts on crop production worldwide necessitating a
broadening of the germplasm base required to source and incorporate novel traits. Major …

Cloning of the broadly effective wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr42 transferred from Aegilops tauschii

G Lin, H Chen, B Tian, SK Sehgal, L Singh, J ** climate-resilient wheats to achieve food security goals
SH Wani, H Khan, A Riaz, DC Joshi, W Hussain… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
To feed more than 9 billion people by 2050, increased food production must be
accomplished with reduced agricultural inputs in the face of climate change. Wild relatives of …

Wheat genomics: genomes, pangenomes, and beyond

VK Tiwari, G Saripalli, PK Sharma, J Poland - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
There is an urgent need to improve wheat for upcoming challenges, including biotic and
abiotic stresses. Sustainable wheat improvement requires the introduction of new genes and …

Development of EMS-induced Mutagenized Groundnut Population and Discovery of Point Mutations in the ahFAD2 and Ara h 1 Genes by TILLING

K Karaman, S Kizil, M Başak, B Uzun… - Journal of Oleo Science, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Reducing allergenicity and increasing oleic content are important goals in groundnut
breeding studies. Ara h 1 is a major allergen gene and Delta (12)-fatty-acid desaturase …