Affiliation:
1. USDA-ARS, Wheat, Sorghum & Forage Research Unit, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
2. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
Abstract
Wheat, including durum and common wheat, respectively, is an allopolyploid with two or three homoeologous subgenomes originating from diploid wild ancestral species. The wheat genome’s polyploid origin consisting of just three diploid ancestors has constrained its genetic variation, which has bottlenecked improvement. However, wheat has a large number of relatives, including cultivated crop species (e.g., barley and rye), wild grass species, and ancestral species. Moreover, each ancestor and relative has many other related subspecies that have evolved to inhabit specific geographic areas. Cumulatively, they represent an invaluable source of genetic diversity and variation available to enrich and diversify the wheat genome. The ancestral species share one or more homologous genomes with wheat, which can be utilized in breeding efforts through typical meiotic homologous recombination. Additionally, genome introgressions of distant relatives can be moved into wheat using chromosome engineering-based approaches that feature induced meiotic homoeologous recombination. Recent advances in genomics have dramatically improved the efficacy and throughput of chromosome engineering for alien introgressions, which has served to boost the genetic potential of the wheat genome in breeding efforts. Here, we report research strategies and progress made using alien introgressions toward the enrichment and diversification of the wheat genome in the genomics era.
Funder
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
US Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative
USDA-ARS Project
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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