Varshney, R K and Ribaut, J M and Buckler, E S and et al, . (2012) Can genomics boost productivity of orphan crops? Nature Biotechnology, 30. pp. 1172-1176. ISSN 1087-0156
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Abstract
Advances in genomics over the past 20 years have enhanced the precision and efficiency of breeding programs1 in many temperate cereal crops2, 3. One of the first applications of genomics-assisted breeding has been the introgression of loci for resistance to biotic stresses or major quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for tolerance to abiotic stresses into elite genotypes through marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC)4. For instance, introgression of a major QTL for submergence tolerance (Sub1) into widely grown rice varieties has substantially improved yield in >15 million hectares of rain-fed low-land rice in South and Southeast Asia5. Despite this success story, the overall adoption of genomics-assisted breeding in developing countries is still limited especially for complex traits like yield under environmental stress in several other crops6, 7.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | Others > Genetics and Genomics |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2012 05:23 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2018 05:50 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6289 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2440 |
| Projects: | CGIAR Center of Excellence (CoE) |
| Funders: | CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme |
| Acknowledgement: | The authors thank G. Atlin, CIMMYT, Mexico, for useful discussions while preparing the manuscript. R.K.V. appreciates help received in various ways from M. Roorkiwal, K. Teshome, M. Pandey, R. Mir, C. Sivakumar and R. Saxena of ICRISAT. Thanks are also due to Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. |
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