Hybrid Breeding: Future Status and Future Prospects - Series II
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2022) | Viewed by 8488
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant breeding; field experimentation; cytogenetics; doubled haploid production (anther culture and wide hybridization); study of the 1RL.1RS wheat-rye chromosome translocation; wheat (bread and durum) rye; triticale and cotton
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Interests: plant genetics & breeding; molecular cytogenetics; breeding for resistance to abiotic stress conditions and food quality
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Interests: cereal genetics and breeding; plant genetic resources; diversity; multi-environment field evaluation; tolerance to abiotic stress; GxE interaction; wide and specific agronomic adaptation; responsiveness to inputs; climate change
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hybrid breeding is a scientific approach based on the exploitation of heterosis for crop production. The use of hybrids changed the history of agriculture since some crops increased the yield potential and its stability of production significantly in adverse environments. Nowadays, its importance remains relevant due to the prevalence of climate change and environmental deterioration. The discovery of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) facilitated the introgression of hybrid breeding in some cross-pollinated and self-pollinated crop species like wheat, rye, barley, tomato, etc., enabling the production of high yielding hybrids, whereas in other cases hybridization enabled the production of new cultivars (e.g. via transferring useful translocations like the 1BL.1RS and 1AL.1RS in bread wheat) or even crops (e.g. triticate, tritordeum, hordocale). Another important application of heterosis is the production of doubled haploid lines after crossing recalcitrant wheat cultivars to cultivars with good andogenic ability. Thus it is crucial to study the effect of heterosis on important crop species, where pure lines are still the dominant type of cultivars. However, attention must be given to avoid side effects noticed after applying CMS procedure in hybrid breeding. New sources of CMS and restoration genes have to be discovered to ensure the conservation and broadening of the genetic background for crop plants. Furthermore, the latest achievements of molecular techniques could be proved beneficial in hybrid breeding. This new special issue aims to provide all current prospects regarding a safe and effective application of hybrid breeding for the benefit of farmers, consumers, and seed companies.
Dr. Ioannis N. Xynias
Dr. Athanasios G. Mavromatis
Dr. Ioannis Mylonas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heterosis
- combining ability
- cytoplasmic male sterility
- restoration genes
- food safety
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