TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the application of wild species for crop improvement in a changing climate
AU - Zhang, Fangning
AU - Batley, Jacqueline
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Modern agriculture is currently facing challenges from a burgeoning population and changing climate, which requires improved crops with adaptation to climate and elite yield and quality traits. While there is a breeding bottleneck caused by intensive selection, gene banks containing conserved wild relatives and landraces can be used as breeding resources. However, with limited genetic information available on these wild relatives, the application has been hindered. With the development of both genomics and bioinformatics techniques, it is now easier to identify the genetic variation in wild species, which can be utilized for the introgression of elite traits. These wild species can therefore play an important role in food security and breeding sustainability.
AB - Modern agriculture is currently facing challenges from a burgeoning population and changing climate, which requires improved crops with adaptation to climate and elite yield and quality traits. While there is a breeding bottleneck caused by intensive selection, gene banks containing conserved wild relatives and landraces can be used as breeding resources. However, with limited genetic information available on these wild relatives, the application has been hindered. With the development of both genomics and bioinformatics techniques, it is now easier to identify the genetic variation in wild species, which can be utilized for the introgression of elite traits. These wild species can therefore play an important role in food security and breeding sustainability.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078774029&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.12.013
DO - 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.12.013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32029361
AN - SCOPUS:85078774029
VL - 56
SP - 218
EP - 222
JO - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
JF - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
SN - 1369-5266
ER -