IntechOpen eBooks,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 29, 2021
Maize
(Zea
mays
ssp.
mays)
originated
from
Mexico
and
Central
America
grew
worldwide
for
food,
feed
industrial
products
components.
It
possesses
ten
chromosomes
with
a
genome
size
of
2.3
gigabases.
Teosinte
(Z.
parviglumis)
is
the
probable
progenitor
modern-day
maize.
The
maize
domestication
favored
standing
gain
function
regulatory
variations
acquired
convergent
phenotypes.
genomic
loci
teosinte
branched
1
(tb1)
glume
architecture
(tga1)
played
central
role
in
transforming
to
Under
crop
improvement,
only
2%
(~1200)
genes
were
undergone
selection,
out
~60000
genes.
Around
~98%
have
not
experienced
selection;
there
enormous
variation
present
diverse
inbred
lines
that
can
be
potentially
utilized
identify
QTLs
improvement
through
plant
breeding.
resources
wild
relatives
landraces
harbor
unexplored
genes/alleles
biotic/abiotic
tolerance,
productivity
nutritional
quality.
human-made
evolution
led
transformation
relatives/landraces
This
chapter
summarized
maize’s
genetic
over
time
biotic/abiotic,
productivity,
quality
traits.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
132(12), P. 3227 - 3243
Published: Sept. 25, 2019
Key
Message
Increased
efficiencies
achieved
in
different
steps
of
DH
line
production
offer
greater
benefits
to
maize
breeding
programs.
Abstract
Doubled
haploid
(DH)
technology
has
become
an
integral
part
many
commercial
programs
as
lines
several
economic,
logistic
and
genetic
over
conventional
inbred
lines.
Further,
new
advances
continue
improve
the
efficiency
development
fuel
its
increased
adoption
worldwide.
The
established
method
for
covered
this
review
involves
vivo
induction
maternal
haploids
by
a
male
inducer
genotype,
identification
from
diploids
at
seed
or
seedling
stage,
chromosome
doubling
(
D
0
)
seedlings
finally,
selfing
fertile
plants.
Development
inducers
with
high
rates
adaptation
target
environments
have
facilitated
tropics.
New
marker
systems
identification,
such
red
root
oil
marker,
are
being
increasingly
integrated
into
potential
make
accessible
germplasm
some
Flint,
landrace,
tropical
material,
where
standard
R1
-
nj
is
inhibited.
Automation
holds
great
promise
further
reduce
cost
time
identification.
Increasing
success
protocols
and/or
reducing
environmental
human
toxicity
protocols,
including
research
on
improvement
spontaneous
doubling,
greatly
costs
per
line.
Frontiers in Genetics,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Feb. 24, 2021
Although
hybrid
crop
varieties
are
among
the
most
popular
agricultural
innovations,
rationale
for
breeding
is
sometimes
misunderstood.
Hybrid
slower
and
more
resource-intensive
than
inbred
breeding,
but
it
allows
systematic
improvement
of
a
population
by
recurrent
selection
exploitation
heterosis
simultaneously.
Inbred
parental
lines
can
identically
reproduce
both
themselves
their
F
Theoretical and Applied Genetics,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
132(12), P. 3333 - 3345
Published: Sept. 26, 2019
Key
message
Doubled-haploid
libraries
from
landraces
capture
native
genetic
diversity
for
a
multitude
of
quantitative
traits
and
make
it
accessible
breeding
genome-based
studies.
Abstract
Maize
comprise
large
allelic
diversity.
We
created
doubled-haploid
(DH)
three
European
flint
maize
characterized
them
with
respect
to
their
molecular
diversity,
population
structure,
trait
means,
variances,
correlations.
In
total,
899
DH
lines
were
evaluated
using
high-quality
genotypic
multi-environment
phenotypic
data
up
11
environments.
The
covered
95%
the
variation
present
in
35
an
earlier
study
represent
original
landrace
populations
unbiased
manner.
A
comprehensive
analysis
target
plant
development
at
early
growth
stages
as
well
other
important
agronomic
revealed
line
per
se
testcross
performance.
majority
378
testcrosses
outperformed
commercial
hybrids
development.
For
total
biomass
yield,
we
observed
yield
gap
15%
between
mean
lines.
also
exhibited
undesirable
like
root
lodging
tillering,
but
correlations
low
or
nonsignificant.
presented
atlas
is
valuable,
publicly
available
resource
studies
identify
novel
evaluate
prospects
genomic
prediction
landrace-derived
material.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Jan. 7, 2022
Androgenesis,
which
entails
cell
fate
redirection
within
the
microgametophyte,
is
employed
widely
for
genetic
gain
in
plant
breeding
programs.
Moreover,
androgenesis-responsive
species
provide
tractable
systems
studying
cycle
regulation,
meiotic
recombination,
and
apozygotic
embryogenesis
cells.
Past
research
on
androgenesis
has
focused
protocol
development
with
emphasis
temperature
pretreatments
of
donor
plants
or
floral
buds,
tissue
culture
optimization
because
different
nutritional
requirements
than
somatic
embryogenesis.
Protocol
new
genotypes
responsive
continues
to
present
day,
but
slowly.
There
more
focus
presently
understanding
how
protocols
work
order
extend
them
additional
species.
Transcriptomic
epigenetic
analyses
induced
microspores
have
revealed
some
cellular
molecular
responses
required
associated
androgenesis.
For
example,
microRNAs
appear
regulate
early
microspore
external
stimuli;
trichostatin-A,
a
histone
deacetylase
inhibitor,
acts
as
an
additive;
ά-phytosulfokine,
five
amino
acid
sulfated
peptide,
promotes
Additionally,
gene
transfer
genome
editing
suggest
that
future
endeavors
will
likely
incorporate
greater
precision
composition
used
doubled
haploid
breeding,
thus
realize
impact
crop
improvement.
In
this
review,
we
evaluate
basic
applications
androgenesis,
explore
utility
genomics
technologies
development,
considerations
overcome
genotype
specificity
morphogenic
recalcitrance
non-model
systems.
Heredity,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
126(6), P. 913 - 928
Published: March 30, 2021
Abstract
Genomics-based,
longitudinal
comparisons
between
ex
situ
and
in
agrobiodiversity
conservation
strategies
can
contribute
to
a
better
understanding
of
their
underlying
effects.
However,
landrace
designations,
ambiguous
common
names,
gaps
sampling
information
complicate
the
identification
matching
seed
lots.
Here
we
report
50-year
comparison
genetic
diversity
set
13
accessions
from
state
Morelos,
Mexico,
conserved
since
1967
retrieved
same
donor
families
2017.
We
interviewed
farmer
who
donated
landraces
understand
germplasm
selection
criteria.
Samples
were
genotyped
by
sequencing,
producing
74,739
SNPs.
Comparing
two
sample
groups,
show
that
genome-wide
was
similar.
In
samples
had
3.1%
fewer
SNPs
lower
pairwise
distances
(
F
st
0.008–0.113)
than
0.031–0.128),
but
displayed
heterozygosity.
Despite
similarities
across
samples,
could
identify
several
loci
under
when
comparing
lots,
suggesting
ongoing
evolution
fields.
Eight
chromosomes
3,
5,
6,
10
showed
evidence
be
related
with
farmers’
criteria
surveyed
focus
groups
interviews
at
site
2017,
including
wider
kernels
larger
ear
size.
Our
results
have
implications
for
collection
resampling
threatened
landraces.
Plant Biotechnology Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(6), P. 1123 - 1139
Published: Feb. 6, 2023
Landraces,
that
is,
traditional
varieties,
have
a
large
diversity
is
underexploited
in
modern
breeding.
A
novel
DNA
pooling
strategy
was
implemented
to
identify
promising
landraces
and
genomic
regions
enlarge
the
genetic
of
varieties.
As
proof
concept,
pools
from
156
American
European
maize
representing
2340
individuals
were
genotyped
with
an
SNP
array
assess
their
genome-wide
diversity.
They
compared
elite
cultivars
produced
across
20th
century,
represented
by
327
inbred
lines.
Detection
selective
footprints
between
different
geographic
origin
identified
genes
involved
environmental
adaptation
(flowering
times,
growth)
tolerance
abiotic
biotic
stress
(drought,
cold,
salinity).
Promising
developing
two
indicators
estimate
contribution
genome
lines:
(i)
modified
Roger's
distance
standardized
gene
(ii)
assignation
lines
using
supervised
analysis.
It
showed
most
do
not
closely
related
only
10
landraces,
including
famous
as
Reid's
Yellow
Dent,
Lancaster
Surecrop
Lacaune,
cumulated
half
total
Comparison
ancestral
directly
derived
more
advanced
breeding
cycles
decrease
number
contribution.
New
limited
contributions
enriched
haplotype
reference
than
those
high
Our
approach
opens
avenue
for
identification
pre-breeding.
Conventional
breeding
approaches
in
crops
continue
to
deliver
improved
genotypes
farmers
since
long
back;
however,
the
ever-increasing
population
is
a
great
challenge
for
researchers
produce
sufficient
food
from
available
land
increasing
adverse
effects
of
changing
climate.
In
era
climate
change,
several
abiotic
and
biotic
stresses
are
prevalent
affecting
maize
production
worldwide.
Among
stresses,
drought,
water
logging
heat
important
yield
restraining
factors
maize,
which
adversely
its
growth
development.
They
affect
biomass
production,
grains
formation
development
by
intervening
plant
physiological,
morphological,
anatomical
biochemical
mechanisms.
Therefore,
it
major
concern
all
breeders
develop
resilient
that
ensure
global
security
threatened
There
built
mechanisms
tolerant
help
their
osmotic
adjustment,
leaf
canopy
temperature
regulation,
stomata
conductance,
deep
root
systems
development,
availability
soluble
sugar,
aerenchyma
etc.,
under
various
conditions.
Breeding
stress
tolerance
includes
selection
utilization
resistant/tolerant
germplasm,
use
molecular
markers,
secondary
traits
through
different
techniques.
Wide
or
distant
related
germplasm
like
teosinte
provides
useful
source
drought
tolerance.
addition
conventional
approaches,
recent
advances
biotechnology
have
provided
powerful
tools
accelerate
gains
adaptation.
Marker
assisted
(MAS),
genome
editing
genomic
innovative
techniques
can
increase
speed
up
genetic
gain
any
improvement
programme.
Many
Quantitative
Trait
Loci
(QTLs)
been
mapped
water-logging
be
integrated
biology,
"omics"
has
proved
potential
detail
study
genes
transcriptional
play
significant
roles
regulation
maize.
Biotechnological
only
utilized
as
supplement
alone
they
may
not
able
invent
survive
stresses.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
136(8)
Published: Aug. 1, 2023
Abstract
Key
message
Training
sets
produced
by
maximizing
the
number
of
parent
lines,
each
involved
in
one
cross,
had
highest
prediction
accuracy
for
H0
hybrids,
but
lowest
H1
and
H2
hybrids.
Genomic
holds
great
promise
hybrid
breeding
optimum
composition
training
set
(TS)
as
determined
parents
(
n
TS
)
crosses
per
c
has
received
little
attention.
Our
objective
was
to
examine
$$r_{a}$$
ra
GCA
lines
used
(I1
lines)
or
not
(I0
lines),
H0,
comprising
type
I0
×
I0,
I1
I1,
respectively,
function
.
In
theory,
we
developed
estimates
GBLUPs
hybrids:
(i)
$$\hat{r}_{a}$$
^
based
on
expected
accuracy,
(ii)
$$\tilde{r}_{a}$$
~
SCA
effects.
simulation
part,
populations
were
generated
using
molecular
data
from
two
experimental
maize
sets.
Additive
dominance
effects
QTL
borrowed
literature
simulate
six
scenarios
traits
differing
proportion
τ
=
1%,
6%,
22%)
variance
σ
G
2
heritability
h
0.4,
0.8).
Values
closely
agreed
with
For
given
size
N
TS,
hybrids
1.
Conversely,
1
yielded
concordant
results
across
all
both
view
these
opposite
trends,
choice
selection
response
types
depends
resources
program.