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Abstract
Our agricultural system and hence food security is threatened by combination of events, such as increasing population, the impacts of climate change and the need to a more sustainable development. Evolutionary adaptation may help some species to overcome environmental changes through new selection pressures driven by climate change. However, success of evolutionary adaptation is dependent on various factors, one of which is the extent of genetic variation available within species. Genomic approaches provide an exceptional opportunity to identify genetic variation that can be employed in crop improvement programs. In this review, we illustrate some of the routinely used genomics-based methods as well as recent breakthroughs, which facilitate assessment of genetic variation and discovery of adaptive genes in legumes. While additional information is needed, the current utility of selection tools indicate a robust ability to utilize existing variation among legumes to address the challenges of climate uncertainty. Summary: Agriculture is facing a combination of factors that threaten global food security. In this review, we discuss some of the routinely used genomics-based methods as well as recent breakthroughs that can help adapting legume crops to climate change by facilitating assessment of genetic variation and discovery of adaptive genes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6-19 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Plant Cell and Environment |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jan 2019 |
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Characterising structural variation in the canola genome
Edwards, D. (Investigator 01) & Batley, J. (Investigator 02)
ARC Australian Research Council , Bayer AG
1/01/16 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Defining the Brassica Pan-genome and Establishing Methods for Gene Conversion Based Crop Improvement
Batley, J. (Investigator 01), Edwards, D. (Investigator 02) & Laga, B. (Investigator 03)
ARC Australian Research Council , Bayer AG
1/01/14 → 30/09/18
Project: Research