Landrace Germplasm for Improving Yield and Abiotic Stress Adaptation

Dwivedi, S L and Ceccarelli, S and Blair, M W and Upadhyaya, H D and Ashok Kumar, A and Ortiz, R (2016) Landrace Germplasm for Improving Yield and Abiotic Stress Adaptation. Trends in Plant Science, 21 (01). pp. 31-42. ISSN 1360-1385

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Abstract

Plant landraces represent heterogeneous, local adaptations of domesticated species, and thereby provide genetic resources that meet current and new challenges for farming in stressful environments. These local ecotypes can show variable phenology and low-to-moderate edible yield, but are often highly nutritious. The main contributions of landraces to plant breeding have been traits for more efficient nutrient uptake and utilization, as well as useful genes for adaptation to stressful environments such as water stress, salinity, and high temperatures. We propose that a systematic landrace evaluation may define patterns of diversity, which will facilitate identifying alleles for enhancing yield and abiotic stress adaptation, thus raising the productivity and stability of staple crops in vulnerable environments.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	RP-Grain Legumes
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biodiversity; Cereals; Climate change; Haplotype; Legumes; Quantitative trait loci
Subjects:	Others > Genetics and Genomics
Depositing User:	Mr Ramesh K
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2016 07:09
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2017 08:02
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9322
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.10.012
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	S.L.D. is grateful to Ishrath Durafsha of the Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Program of ICRISAT for arranging reprints on landrace germplasm as a valuable resource for enhancing abiotic stress adaptation and grain yield in cereal and legume crops. We are grateful to M. Govindraj, pearl millet breeder at ICRISAT, for providing a field picture of a cultivar widely grown in India that is derived from ‘Iniadi’ landrace pearl millet germplasm.
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