Reverse genetic approaches for breeding nutrient-rich and climate-resilient cereal and food legume crops.

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Advancing Wheat Technologies, 118 Strathcona Rd SW, Calgary, AB, T3H 1P3, Canada.

Published: June 2022

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  • * New reverse genetic techniques allow researchers to determine the functions of genes related to traits like drought, heat, and pest tolerance.
  • * The article reviews the potential for using these genetic approaches to develop nutrient-rich and climate-resilient cereal and legume crops.

Article Abstract

In the last decade, advancements in genomics tools and techniques have led to the discovery of many genes. Most of these genes still need to be characterized for their associated function and therefore, such genes remain underutilized for breeding the next generation of improved crop varieties. The recent developments in different reverse genetic approaches have made it possible to identify the function of genes controlling nutritional, biochemical, and metabolic traits imparting drought, heat, cold, salinity tolerance as well as diseases and insect-pests. This article focuses on reviewing the current status and prospects of using reverse genetic approaches to breed nutrient-rich and climate resilient cereal and food legume crops.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9178024PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41437-022-00513-5DOI Listing

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