Molecular breeding

About: Molecular breeding is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2120 publications have been published within this topic receiving 56908 citations.

Potential and Future of Novel Molecular Breeding Techniques in Plant Breeding

Abstract: Breeding is a fast changing field because of the increasing availability of genome sequences and novel breeding techniques (NBT) which allow a much more scientific approach and predicted outcome of the breeding activities. This is not only obvious from the numerous initiatives both in the public and private areas to sequence more and more genotypes (100 tomatoes, melons, cucumber, rice, cotton, etc.) but also from the possibilities to tackle different problems all at once such as the research on combinatory stresses. Breeding and breeding research have by definition always been fields were interaction with other scientific disciplines was necessary and evident. This is now even more so because with the increasing amounts of data methods and tools have to be designed which make it possible for the individual breeder or researcher to use all available results to design and create the best possible varieties with the highest possible chance. Even more so than in earlier times will the interaction between resistant varieties and a tailor made pest management system be decisive in realising sustainable and durable resistance. This has to be taken up right from the start of a breeding program to obtain maximum effects. Deploying multiple, preferably different, resistance/tolerance mechanisms in one projected variety to realise sustainable results is the way forward. In this presentation some examples of what these new developments mean for breeding of biotic and abiotic stress tolerant crop plants will be addressed.

Methodology of Crop Breeding:Progress and Prospect

Abstract: A rapid development in crop breeding methods has been seen recently and many new techniques from other disciplines have been introduced into this field.In this paper,the new developments in crop breeding methods,such as molecular assistant breeding,molecular breeding by design,silico breeding and genome re-sequencing,were reviewed.

Mini Review : Molecular Breeding for Plant Disease Resistance: Prospects and Problems

Abstract: The technique of plant transformation has started to show off its great power in the area of plant breeding by commercially successful introduction of transgenic varieties such as herbicide tolerant soybean and insect resistant corn in USA with an unimaginable speed. However, in contrast with the great success in the commercialization of herbicide tolerance and insect resistance, the transformation works on disease resistance has not yet reached the stage of full commercialization. This review surveys the current status of molecular breeding for plant disease resistance and their limits and problems. Some novel ideas and approaches in molecular breeding for disease resistance are introduced.

The Biological Characteristics of Sunflower Broomrape and Research Progress on Anti-broomrape Molecular Breeding

Abstract: Sunflower is one of the important oil crops in the world, and also a significant economic crops for foods. Sunflower broomrape is a kind of weed seriously harmful to the growth of sunflower, and it happened all over the world. Broomrape seed has quite strong vigor and it is difficult to eradicate completely. The research of sunflower broomrape and anti-broomrape sunflower breeding become important for agricultural scientific researcher. This paper summarized the biological characteristics of sunflower broomrape, feature of parasitic, propagation and harm symptoms, the management measures of prevention and control, analyzed and prospected the research progress of anti-sunflower broomrape molecular breeding.