Applications of Genomic Tools in Plant Breeding: Crop Biofortification.
Int J Mol Sci
; 23(6)2022 Mar 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1765731
ABSTRACT
Crop breeding has mainly been focused on increasing productivity, either directly or by decreasing the losses caused by biotic and abiotic stresses (that is, incorporating resistance to diseases and enhancing tolerance to adverse conditions, respectively). Quite the opposite, little attention has been paid to improve the nutritional value of crops. It has not been until recently that crop biofortification has become an objective within breeding programs, through either conventional methods or genetic engineering. There are many steps along this long path, from the initial evaluation of germplasm for the content of nutrients and health-promoting compounds to the development of biofortified varieties, with the available and future genomic tools assisting scientists and breeders in reaching their objectives as well as speeding up the process. This review offers a compendium of the genomic technologies used to explore and create biodiversity, to associate the traits of interest to the genome, and to transfer the genomic regions responsible for the desirable characteristics into potential new varieties. Finally, a glimpse of future perspectives and challenges in this emerging area is offered by taking the present scenario and the slow progress of the regulatory framework as the starting point.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plant Breeding
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Biofortification
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijms23063086
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