Article
Plant Sciences
Heli Fitzgerald, Elina Kiviharju, Anna Palme, Marko Hyvarinen
Summary: This paper describes the conservation planning of CWR species in Finland, including drafting a priority list, analyzing in situ conservation gaps, and identifying ex situ conservation gaps and multi-species collecting sites. The study provides essential information that will enhance future science-based practical conservation of CWR in Finland.
Article
Agronomy
Charlotte Watteyn, Bert Reubens, Jose Bernal Azofeifa Bolanos, Frank Solano Campos, Araceli Perez Silva, Adam P. Karremans, Bart Muys
Summary: This study aimed to assess the cultivation potential of four wild vanilla species and a hybrid in southern Costa Rica, finding that the wild species had better growth and potential for market diversification compared to the hybrid.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Christina Kagi, Blaise Petitpierre, Philipp Meyer, Yvonne Lotscher, Stefan Eggenberg, Sylvain Aubry
Summary: This study presents a novel approach for the conservation of genetic diversity in forage crops and their wild relatives. The researchers implemented an auction-based policy instrument to protect these populations in Switzerland and discussed the benefits and challenges of this bottom-up approach.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Adam G. G. Drucker, Nolipher Khaki Mponya, Francesca Grazioli, Nigel Maxted, Joana Magos Brehm, Ehsan Dulloo
Summary: Despite global threats, crop wild relatives (CWRs) are a crucial source of genes for improving food security and climate change adaptation. The lack of institutions and payment mechanisms to compensate those providing CWR conservation services has hindered conservation efforts. However, a case study in Malawi demonstrates that there is high willingness to participate in conservation activities, with modest costs, indicating significant potential for community engagement in CWR conservation.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chu-Yu Ye, Longjiang Fan
Summary: The article provides an overview of genomic studies on orphan crops, focusing on orphan cereals and their wild relatives. Genomes of at least 12 orphan cereals and/or their wild relatives have been sequenced, with potential for genetic improvement in both orphan and major crops in the genomic era.
Article
Plant Sciences
Simon Kallow, Bart Panis, Dang Toan Vu, Tuong Dang Vu, Janet Paofa, Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen, Steven B. Janssens
Summary: This study compared the genetic representation of seed collections with source populations for three wild relatives of bananas, showing that different species mating systems profoundly affected genetic representation in seed collections.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Haiyan Yu, Xiaotong Guo, Hailan Cui, Jingchao Chen, Xiangju Li
Summary: The tolerance of Triticum aestivum to mesosulfuron-methyl is higher than that of A. tauschii. The absorption and metabolism of mesosulfuron-methyl are different between the two species. The cytochrome P450 monooxygenase inhibitor, malathion, increases the sensitivity of T. aestivum to mesosulfuron-methyl.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Rizky Pasthika Kirana, Kumar Gaurav, Sanu Arora, Gerlinde Wiesenberger, Maria Doppler, Sebastian Michel, Simone Zimmerl, Magdalena Matic, Chinedu E. Eze, Mukesh Kumar, Ajla Topuz, Marc Lemmens, Rainer Schuhmacher, Gerhard Adam, Brande B. H. Wulff, Hermann Buerstmayr, Barbara Steiner
Summary: This study investigated the genetic basis of resistance against Fusarium head blight and the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol in Aegilops tauschii, the diploid progenitor of the wheat D subgenome. By analyzing a panel of Ae. tauschii accessions, a uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucosyltransferase (UGT) gene on chromosome 5D was identified as the causal variant for susceptibility to the mycotoxin. This UGT gene was also found to be involved in DON detoxification in hexaploid wheat. The findings highlight the conservation of this resistance mechanism in wheat and barley.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Inigo Loureiro, Maria Concepcion Escorial, Maria Cristina Chueca
Summary: The hybridization rates between wild wheat and cultivated wheat in the central plateau of Spain have been estimated for the first time, and hybrids have been found in the populations of wild wheat species. These findings suggest that gene flow can occur between wheat species, which is essential for the risk assessment of genetically modified wheat.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Nisrine Karam, Zeina Choueiry, Jostelle Al-Beyrouthy, Ali Shehadeh, Lamis Chalak, Mariana Yazbek
Summary: Medicago L. is one of the most important forages in the world, known for its high nutritive value, palatability, and ability to improve soil fertility. However, Medicago genetic resources are at risk due to destruction, overgrazing, climate change, and drought. This study focuses on ex situ conservation activities for high priority annual Lebanese species, based on a previous gap analysis. Accessions of target species were collected, characterized, and conserved at ICARDA's Genebank. Characterization data was used to analyze phenotypic variability patterns in relation to collection site environmental conditions. Several species showed significant variability in traits related to drought tolerance, informing the proposed management plan for in situ conservation.
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Y. A. Mahmood, J. DeSilva, I. P. King, J. King, M. J. Foulkes
Summary: Future progress in wheat grain yield relies on enhancing photosynthesis capacity and biomass, and wheat wild relatives provide new genetic variation for photosynthesis traits. This study aims to quantify the variation in leaf photosynthesis traits, biomass, and grain yield in a diverse panel of germplasm under well-watered and drought conditions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Kumar Gaurav, Sanu Arora, Paula Silva, Javier Sanchez-Martin, Richard Horsnell, Liangliang Gao, Gurcharn S. Brar, Victoria Widrig, W. John Raupp, Narinder Singh, Shuangye Wu, Sandip M. Kale, Catherine Chinoy, Paul Nicholson, Jesus Quiroz-Chavez, James Simmonds, Sadiye Hayta, Mark A. Smedley, Wendy Harwood, Suzannah Pearce, David Gilbert, Ngonidzashe Kangara, Catherine Gardener, Macarena Forner-Martinez, Jiaqian Liu, Guotai Yu, Scott A. Boden, Attilio Pascucci, Sreya Ghosh, Amber N. Hafeez, Tom O'Hara, Joshua Waites, Jitender Cheema, Burkhard Steuernagel, Mehran Patpour, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Shuyu Liu, Jackie C. Rudd, Raz Avni, Amir Sharon, Barbara Steiner, Rizky Pasthika Kirana, Hermann Buerstmayr, Ali A. Mehrabi, Firuza Y. Nasyrova, Noam Chayut, Oadi Matny, Brian J. Steffenson, Nitika Sandhu, Parveen Chhuneja, Evans Lagudah, Ahmed F. Elkot, Simon Tyrrell, Xingdong Bian, Robert P. Davey, Martin Simonsen, Leif Schauser, Vijay K. Tiwari, H. Randy Kutcher, Pierre Hucl, Aili Li, Deng-Cai Liu, Long Mao, Steven Xu, Gina Brown-Guedira, Justin Faris, Jan Dvorak, Ming-Cheng Luo, Ksenia Krasileva, Thomas Lux, Susanne Artmeier, Klaus F. X. Mayer, Cristobal Uauy, Martin Mascher, Alison R. Bentley, Beat Keller, Jesse Poland, Brande B. H. Wulff
Summary: The study sequenced 242 accessions of Aegilops tauschii and identified a rare lineage contributing to the wheat D subgenome. Through association mapping, genomic regions with candidate genes for disease and pest resistance were identified and successfully transferred into wheat. Exploiting the genomic diversity of the wild progenitor allows for rapid trait discovery and functional genetic validation.
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peterson W. Wambugu, Robert Henry
Summary: The past decade has seen significant technological advancements in genomics, specifically in DNA sequencing. Genomics has the potential to support in situ conservation of crop wild relatives (CWRs) by aiding in the prioritization of protection, identification of novel alleles for conservation, identification of potential sources of adaptive traits, and establishment of genetic reserves. It also has the potential to develop monitoring frameworks to track genetic diversity changes associated with land use and climate change. However, the widespread application of genomics in conservation is hindered by funding and lack of genomic expertise among conservation practitioners.
Article
Plant Sciences
Vanezia Rocha, Maria C. Duarte, Silvia Catarino, Ivani Duarte, Maria M. Romeiras
Summary: Africa is a significant region for the diversity and origin of crop wild relatives, with Cabo Verde Islands identified as an important center for crop millets. The diversity of millets in Cabo Verde is crucial for agriculture and food security in the country.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Peixun Liu, Zehou Liu, Xiaofei Ma, Hongshen Wan, Jianmin Zheng, Jiangtao Luo, Qingyan Deng, Qiang Mao, Xiaoye Li, Zongjun Pu
Summary: This study compared three variants of hard wheat puroindoline (MY26, GX3, and ZM1) with a soft wheat variety (CM605) to identify differentially abundant proteins using proteomic methods. A total of 6253 proteins were identified and quantified via mass spectrometry, and 208 differentially expressed proteins were found between the hard wheat and soft wheat varieties. Cluster analysis divided the proteins into six clusters, with 67 and 41 proteins being more abundant in CM605 and the hard wheat varieties, respectively. Enrichment analysis detected common GO terms, KEGG pathways, and IPR terms across all three comparisons. Additionally, 12 proteins associated with these terms or pathways were found to be differentially expressed in each comparison, including cysteine proteinase inhibitors, invertases, low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits, and alpha amylase inhibitors, which may play a role in grain hardness regulation. The candidate genes identified in this study may contribute to future analyses of the regulatory mechanism underlying grain hardness.
