Can genomics deliver climate-change ready crops?

•Sequencing and phenotyping of genebanks can provide superior alleles/haplotypes.•NGS and precise phenotyping can be used for fast forward trait mapping.•Pre-breeding is suggested to identify/introduce alleles for climate-change traits.•Genomic selection and genome editing are the next generation br...

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Published in:Current opinion in plant biology 2018-10, Vol.45 (Pt B), p.205-211
Main Authors: Varshney, Rajeev K, Singh, Vikas K, Kumar, Arvind, Powell, Wayne, Sorrells, Mark E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alleles
climate
climate change
crops
farmers
genetic improvement
genomics
germplasm conservation
haplotypes
phenotype
plant breeding
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Summary:•Sequencing and phenotyping of genebanks can provide superior alleles/haplotypes.•NGS and precise phenotyping can be used for fast forward trait mapping.•Pre-breeding is suggested to identify/introduce alleles for climate-change traits.•Genomic selection and genome editing are the next generation breeding approaches.•Integration of different disciplines is required to develop climate resilient crops. Development of climate resilient crops with accelerating genetic gains in crops will require integration of different disciplines/technologies, to see the impact in the farmer's field. In this review, we summarize how we are utilizing our germplasm collections to identify superior alleles/haplotypes through NGS based sequencing approaches and how genomics-enabled technologies together with precise phenotyping are being used in crop breeding. Pre-breeding and genomics-assisted breeding approaches are contributing to the more efficient development of climate-resilient crops. It is anticipated that the integration of several disciplines/technologies will result in the delivery of climate change ready crops in less time.
ISSN:1369-5266
1879-0356
DOI:10.1016/j.pbi.2018.03.007