Genomic Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum

    Deshpande, S and Rakshit, S and Manasa, K G and Pandey, S and Gupta, R (2016) Genomic Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum. In: The Sorghum Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes . Springer International Publishing, pp. 169-187. ISBN 978-3-319-47789-3

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    Abstract

    Although sorghum is a crop grown under harsh environments, its productivity is adversely affected by various abiotic stresses including drought, temperature extremes, low fertility, and mineral toxicity among others. In recent years a large number of genetic and genomic resources have become available in sorghum, which provide researchers opportunities to relate sequence variations with phenotypic traits of interest and their utilization in sorghum improvement programs. The application of the molecular marker and genomic technologies has shown promise for efficient breeding. However, very few successful examples are available in the public domain of research in this direction. Some of these successes specifically related to application of molecular marker technologies for improving abiotic stresses are explained in this chapter. With recent advances in next-generation sequencing technologies and high-throughput phenotyping platforms/technologies, utilizing the new/advanced mapping populations such as nested-association mapping (NAM), backcross-derived NAM has shown great potential. These recent advancements will be the drivers for integration of genomics technologies in routine breeding programs in the immediate future.

    Item Type: Book Section
    Divisions: Research Program : Genetic Gains
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Series Name: Compendium of Plant Genomes
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Genomic Approaches, Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Sorghum, Abiotic stress, QTL, MAS, GWAS, NAM, Phenotyping
    Subjects: Mandate crops > Sorghum
    Others > Genetics and Genomics
    Others > Plant Physiology
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
    Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2017 08:49
    Last Modified: 06 Nov 2017 08:49
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10266
    Acknowledgement: UNSPECIFIED
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