Introducing beneficial alleles from plant genetic resources into the wheat germplasm
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 …
years of breeding and selection. This makes it difficult to breed new varieties with increased …
Wheat genetic resources in the post-genomics era: promise and challenges
A Rasheed, A Mujeeb-Kazi, FC Ogbonnaya… - Annals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Wheat genetic resources have been used for genetic improvement since 1876,
when Stephen Wilson (Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh …
when Stephen Wilson (Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh …
Genome sequences of five Sitopsis species of Aegilops and the origin of polyploid wheat B subgenome
Common wheat (Triticum aestivum, BBAADD) is a major staple food crop worldwide. The
diploid progenitors of the A and D subgenomes have been unequivocally identified; that of …
diploid progenitors of the A and D subgenomes have been unequivocally identified; that of …
[HTML][HTML] A 250 plastome phylogeny of the grass family (Poaceae): topological support under different data partitions
The systematics of grasses has advanced through applications of plastome phylogenomics,
although studies have been largely limited to subfamilies or other subgroups of Poaceae …
although studies have been largely limited to subfamilies or other subgroups of Poaceae …
Genomic history of the origin and domestication of common bean unveils its closest sister species
M Rendón-Anaya, JM Montero-Vargas… - Genome biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Modern civilization depends on only a few plant species for its nourishment.
These crops were derived via several thousands of years of human selection that …
These crops were derived via several thousands of years of human selection that …
Pervasive hybridizations in the history of wheat relatives
Cultivated wheats are derived from an intricate history of three genomes, A, B, and D,
present in both diploid and polyploid species. It was recently proposed that the D genome …
present in both diploid and polyploid species. It was recently proposed that the D genome …
DArTseq-based analysis of genomic relationships among species of tribe Triticeae
Precise utilization of wild genetic resources to improve the resistance of their cultivated
relatives to environmental growth limiting factors, such as salinity stress and diseases …
relatives to environmental growth limiting factors, such as salinity stress and diseases …
Homoeologous exchanges occur through intragenic recombination generating novel transcripts and proteins in wheat and other polyploids
Z Zhang, X Gou, H Xun, Y Bian, X Ma… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Recombination between homeologous chromosomes, also known as homeologous
exchange (HE), plays a significant role in shaping genome structure and gene expression in …
exchange (HE), plays a significant role in shaping genome structure and gene expression in …
The grain quality of wheat wild relatives in the evolutionary context
F Zeibig, B Kilian, M Frei - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Key message We evaluated the potential of wheat wild relatives for the improvement in grain
quality characteristics including micronutrients (Fe, Zn) and gluten and identified diploid …
quality characteristics including micronutrients (Fe, Zn) and gluten and identified diploid …
Dated tribe-wide whole chloroplast genome phylogeny indicates recurrent hybridizations within Triticeae
N Bernhardt, J Brassac, B Kilian, FR Blattner - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Triticeae, the tribe of wheat grasses, harbours the cereals barley, rye and wheat
and their wild relatives. Although economically important, relationships within the tribe are …
and their wild relatives. Although economically important, relationships within the tribe are …