Article
Plant Sciences
Sharmin Hasan, Agnelo Furtado, Robert Henry
Summary: The wild rice gene pool in Australia is genetically distinct from that in Asia. Despite a reported reproductive barrier, rare plants with intermediate morphology have been observed in the wild, indicating hybridization. Specific gene analysis suggests that these plants may be early generation hybrids.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yin-Hong Cao, Song-Song Xu, Min Shen, Ze-Hui Chen, Lei Gao, Feng-Hua Lv, Xing-Long Xie, Xin-Hua Wang, Hua Yang, Chang-Bin Liu, Ping Zhou, Peng-Cheng Wan, Yun-Sheng Zhang, Jing-Quan Yang, Wen-Hui Pi, EEr Hehua, Donagh P. Berry, Mario Barbato, Ali Esmailizadeh, Maryam Nosrati, Hosein Salehian-Dehkordi, Mostafa Dehghani-Qanatqestani, Arsen Dotsev, Tatiana E. Deniskova, Natalia A. Zinovieva, Gottfried Brem, Ondrej Stepanek, Elena Ciani, Christina Weimann, Georg Erhardt, Joram M. Mwacharo, Abulgasim Ahbara, Jian-Lin Han, Olivier Hanotte, Joshua M. Miller, Zijian Sim, David Coltman, Juha Kantanen, Michael W. Bruford, Johannes A. Lenstra, James Kijas, Meng-Hua Li
Summary: The study found that genetic introgression from wild relatives enhanced climatic adaptation and resistance to pneumonia in domestic sheep populations. Specific alleles from genes like PADI2 were associated with resistance to pneumonia, contributing to the adaptation of sheep to varying climatic and environmental conditions after domestication.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Lewis H. Ziska
Summary: Adaptation measures are essential for ensuring the stability and performance of the food supply in the face of anthropogenic climate change. Research indicates that increasing atmospheric CO2 levels can stimulate crop growth and seed yield, but breeders have not actively selected for the CO2 increase that has already occurred. Introducing CO2-sensitive traits into modern crop cultivars could be a straightforward way to enhance crop growth and seed yield.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Astrid Vik Stronen, Jouni Aspi, Romolo Caniglia, Elena Fabbri, Marco Galaverni, Raquel Godinho, Laura Kvist, Federica Mattucci, Carsten Nowak, Alina von Thaden, Jenni Harmoinen
Summary: Hybridisation between wild and domestic taxa raises complex questions for conservation. Social and cultural factors can influence study design and the interpretation, application, and communication of genetic advances in hybrid identification. Further integration of legal and policy perspectives, recognition of unreliable phenotypic traits for identification, and attention to human-dominated landscapes are needed for hybrid research and conservation management. Accurate genetic identification is crucial for understanding the extent of behavioral ecology differences between wild canids and hybrids.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Grace Ochieng, Kahiu Ngugi, Lydia N. Wamalwa, Eric Manyasa, Nicoleta Muchira, Desterio Nyamongo, Damaris A. Odeny
Summary: Sorghum is the fifth most important cereal crop globally and second in Kenya, crucial for food security in arid regions, with drought tolerance measured by stay-green ability. This study identified the landrace Lodoka as the most drought-tolerant genotype, showing high correlations with yield and chlorophyll content. Genetic diversity using DArT sequencing confirmed that wild relatives and landraces are valuable sources of drought tolerance alleles.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaoling Song, Jing Yan, Yuchi Zhang, Hewei Li, Aiqin Zheng, Qingling Zhang, Jian Wang, Qing Bian, Zicheng Shao, Yu Wang, Sheng Qiang
Summary: Research indicates that gene flow between transgenic oilseed rape and wild relatives is affected by the transgene insertion site, suggesting that transgenes may influence the transfer of genetic material to wild relatives.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Markus Ruhsam, James Renny, Rick Worrell
Summary: Crop wild relatives are crucial genetic resources for improving commercial crops and ensuring food security. However, gene flow between crops and their wild relatives can pose threats to the fitness and genetic integrity of the wild species.
PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET
(2023)
Article
Biology
Enrico Vito Perrino, Robert Philipp Wagensommer
Summary: This study provides a detailed investigation on threatened and endemic crop wild relatives (CWRs) in Italy, and proposes corresponding conservation recommendations. The research reveals that most endemic CWRs in Italy do not have gene pools, and there is a lack of data on ex situ conservation. Specific actions are recommended to protect the genetic resources and ecosystems of these plants.
Review
Plant Sciences
Vijay Rani Rajpal, Apekshita Singh, Renu Kathpalia, Rakesh Kr. Thakur, Mohd. Kamran Khan, Anamika Pandey, Mehmet Hamurcu, Soom Nath Raina
Summary: Crop wild relatives (CWRs), landraces, and exotic germplasm are important sources of genetic variability and useful crop traits. In the pulse crop genus Lens, cultivated varieties have a narrow genetic base, while collecting and characterizing wild Lens germplasm resources have offered new avenues for genetic improvement and development of stress-tolerant lentil varieties. Advances in genetic diversity studies, genome mapping, and high-throughput sequencing technologies have identified stress-responsive adaptive genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in CWRs.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Agronomy
Daniela Quezada-Martinez, Charles P. Addo Nyarko, Sarah V. Schiessl, Annaliese S. Mason
Summary: Climate change will have various impacts on crop production, and utilizing wild relatives in breeding may enhance crop resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, although this approach is challenging.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Nora Mitchell, Scott A. Chamberlain, Kenneth D. Whitney
Summary: This study investigates the impact of crop sunflowers on natural selection of reproductive traits in wild sunflowers. The results showed limited effects of proximity to crop sunflowers on selection of individual traits, but significantly more heterogeneous direct selection far from crop sunflowers. Both mutualist pollinators and antagonist seed predators played important mediating roles in selection differences near versus far from crop sunflowers.
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Panagiotis Kanatas, Ioannis Gazoulis, Stavros Zannopoulos, Alexandros Tataridas, Anastasia Tsekoura, Nikolaos Antonopoulos, Ilias Travlos
Summary: Shattercane and weedy sunflower, as crop wild relatives, have become troublesome weeds in agriculture due to early seed shattering and seed dormancy. They cause severe yield losses in various crops and have invaded agricultural areas in the United States and Europe. Preventative measures and effective weed management strategies are essential to prevent their spread and mitigate the consequences of hybridization.
Review
Agronomy
Pooja Saini, Harneet Kaur, Vikrant Tyagi, Ajar Nath Yadav, Pawan Saini, Varruchi Sharma, Charan Singh, H. S. Dhaliwal, Imran Sheikh
Summary: Wheat is a crucial food crop for more than half of the world's population, and wild relative species have great potential in improving nutritional and end-use quality traits.
CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Denise Boeheim, Felix Knauer, Milomir Stefanovic, Richard Zink, Anna Kuebber-Heiss, Annika Posautz, Christoph Beiglboeck, Andrea Dressler, Verena Strauss, Helmut Dier, Mihajla Djan, Nevena Velickovic, Chavdar Dinev Zhelev, Steve Smith, Franz Suchentrunk
Summary: This study investigated the gene pool characteristics of wild boar in peri-urban and rural areas in Austria, and found traces of pig ancestry in all wild boar samples. Despite high levels of genetic differentiation between wild boar and pigs, the wild boar exhibited pig-typical gene pool characteristics, likely resulting from historical gene exchange during domestication. The study also found lower levels of introgression in wild boar from peri-urban habitats, possibly due to the absence of pig farms in these areas.
Review
Plant Sciences
Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Yann Devos, Fernando Alvarez-Alfageme, Anna Lanzoni, Elisabeth Waigmann
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Hanspeter Naegeli, Jean-Louis Bresson, Tamas Dalmay, Ian Crawford Dewhurst, Michelle M. Epstein, Leslie George Firbank, Philippe Guerche, Jan Hejatko, Francisco Javier Moreno, Ewen Mullins, Fabien Nogue, Nils Rostoks, Jose Juan Sanchez Serrano, Giovanni Savoini, Eve Veromann, Fabio Veronesi, Fernando Alvarez, Michele Ardizzone, Giacomo De Sanctis, Yann Devos, Antonio Fernandez-Dumont, Andrea Gennaro, Jose Angel Gomez Ruiz, Anna Lanzoni, Franco Maria Neri, Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos
Article
Food Science & Technology
Hanspeter Naegeli, Jean-Louis Bresson, Tamas Dalmay, Ian Crawford Dewhurst, Michelle M. Epstein, Leslie George Firbank, Philippe Guerche, Jan Hejatko, Francisco Javier Moreno, Ewen Mullins, Fabien Nogue, Nils Rostoks, Jose Juan Sanchez Serrano, Giovanni Savoini, Eve Veromann, Fabio Veronesi, Fernando Alvarez, Michele Ardizzone, Giacomo De Sanctis, Antonio Dumont, Yann Devos, Andrea Gennaro, Jose Angel Gomez Ruiz, Anna Lanzoni, Franco Maria Neri, Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Tommaso Raffaello
Article
Food Science & Technology
Hanspeter Naegeli, Jean-Louis Bresson, Tamas Dalmay, Ian Crawford Dewhurst, Michelle M. Epstein, Leslie George Firbank, Philippe Guerche, Jan Hejatko, Francisco Javier Moreno, Ewen Mullins, Fabien Nogue, Nils Rostoks, Jose Juan Sanchez Serrano, Giovanni Savoini, Eve Veromann, Fabio Veronesi, Fernando Alvarez, Michele Ardizzone, Giacomo De Sanctis, Yann Devos, Antonio Fernandez Dumont, Andrea Gennaro, Jose Angel Gomez Ruiz, Anna Lanzoni, Franco Maria Neri, Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Tommaso Raffaello
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yann Devos, Michael B. Bonsall, Leslie G. Firbank, John Mumford, Fabien Nogue, Ernst A. Wimmer
Summary: Stakeholders at various levels are discussing the need for new risk assessment guidance for deliberate environmental releases of gene drive-modified organisms, and offering recommendations based on drafting experience to address the challenges.
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yann Devos, John D. Mumford, Michael B. Bonsall, Debora C. M. Glandorf, Hector D. Quemada
Summary: This article discusses the risk assessment and risk management framework of gene drive technology and proposes several recommendations to improve its relevance. The recommendations include developing practical risk assessment guidance, defining harm clearly, enhancing the interplay between risk assessment and risk management, comparing potential risks with benefits, and implementing a phased approach to authorization.
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yann Devos, John D. Mumford, Michael B. Bonsall, Ana M. Camargo, Leslie G. Firbank, Debora C. M. Glandorf, Fabien Nogue, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Ernst A. Wimmer
Summary: The potential future application of engineered gene drives in insects has generated enthusiasm and concern. While these tools could provide significant public benefits, there are worries about potential new harms to animal and human health and the environment. Stakeholders are currently discussing the need for new risk assessment guidance for the environmental release of GD modified insects.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Fernando Alvarez-Alfageme, Yann Devos, Ana M. Camargo, Salvatore Arpaia, Antoine Messean
Summary: Since 1998, genetically engineered Bt maize varieties have been grown in Spain to resist corn borers without reported resistance or unexpected field damage. However, the sensitivity of the resistance monitoring strategy is debated, and some areas exceed recommended resistance allele frequencies. To ensure the durability of Bt maize in Spain, continued implementation of appropriate resistance management strategies is crucial.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yann Devos, Elisa Aiassa, Irene Munoz-Guajardo, Antoine Messean, Ewen Mullins
Summary: This article discusses the findings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) regarding the environmental risk assessment and risk management of genetically modified maize and its relation to Teosinte, a wild maize relative. The study concluded that the impact of GM Teosinte hybrids on organisms and the environment would be minimal under EU conditions.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
John B. Connolly, Joerg Romeis, Yann Devos, Debora C. M. Glandorf, Geoff Turner, Mamadou B. Coulibaly
Summary: Engineered gene drives are being developed to control mosquito malaria vectors by biasing their own inheritance in target populations. Vertical gene drive transfer to sibling species is biologically plausible due to the complex hybridization between vector and nonvector species. Assessing the environmental risks of gene drive use in species complexes requires nuanced considerations of target and nontarget organisms. Incorporating the concept of target species complexes offers more flexibility in assessing potential impacts from vertical gene drive transfer.
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yann Devos, Maria Arena, Sean Ashe, Max Blanck, Edward Bray, Alessandro Broglia, Stef Bronzwaer, Angelo Cafaro, Elisa Corsini, Bruno Dujardin, Antonio Fernandez Dumont, Matilde Gomez Garcia, Ciro Gardi, Beatriz Guerra, George E. N. Kass, Angelo Maggiore, Laura Martino, Caroline Merten, Cinzia Percivaldi, Andras Szoradi, Silvia Valtuen, Ermolaos Ververis, Domagoj Vrbos, Marta Hugas
Summary: The conference brought together experts and stakeholders in the field of food safety and nutrition to discuss the future development of food safety assessments and how to address the growing complexity in science and society. The participants concluded that new ways of working that connect and integrate knowledge and expertise are needed to better inform policies and achieve a sustainable food system.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
Yann Devos, Edward Bray, Stef Bronzwaer, Barbara Gallani, Bernhard Url
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Hartley, Adam Kokotovich, Yann Devos, John Mumford
Summary: As engineered gene drive technologies continue to advance, there is a need for clarity and understanding of engagement on gene drive risk assessments. The actions of EFSA and Target Malaria provide insights into the decisions made regarding gene drive technology and the integration of engagement. Both organizations have made RA-related decisions and incorporated engagement in different ways, suggesting the importance of diversity in decision making. Improvement can be made by considering disciplinary and worldview diversity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Irene Cattaneo, Maria Chiara Astuto, Marco Binaglia, Yann Devos, Jean Lou C. M. Dorne, Ana Fernandez Agudo, Antonio Fernandez Dumont, Pilar Garcia-Vello, George E. N. Kass, Anna Lanzoni, A. K. Djien Liem, Martina Panzarea, Konstantinos Paraskevopulos, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Jose Tarazona, Andrea Terron
Summary: New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are already widely used in research as alternatives to animal testing, but their use in regulatory risk assessments is limited. In order to promote the regulatory acceptance of NAMs, there needs to be a shift in risk assessment approaches and better communication between risk assessors and risk managers.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Lynn Frewer, Max Blanck, Stephan Bronzwaer, Laura Martino, Domagoj Vrbos, Yann Devos
Summary: This report summarises the main discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the 'One Society' track of the 'ONE - Health, Environment & Society - Conference 2022', which emphasised the importance of collaboration and co-production in understanding food safety risks within the 'One Health' context. It highlighted the need for an EU collaborative knowledge ecosystem, audience-focused participatory approaches, and dedicated resources for research project collaborations. It also stressed the significance of implementing open science practices and making them a default principle in regulatory science.
JOURNAL OF RISK RESEARCH
(2023)
