The role of pangenomics in orphan crop improvement
Abstract Global food security depends heavily on a few staple crops, while orphan crops, despite being less studied, offer the potential benefits of environmental adaptation and enhanced nutritional traits, especially in a changing climate. Major crops have benefited from genomics-based breeding, in...
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| description | Abstract Global food security depends heavily on a few staple crops, while orphan crops, despite being less studied, offer the potential benefits of environmental adaptation and enhanced nutritional traits, especially in a changing climate. Major crops have benefited from genomics-based breeding, initially using single genomes and later pangenomes. Recent advances in DNA sequencing have enabled pangenome construction for several orphan crops, offering a more comprehensive understanding of genetic diversity. Orphan crop research has now entered the pangenomics era and applying these pangenomes with advanced selection methods and genome editing technologies can transform these neglected species into crops of broader agricultural significance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8661db8a095d4796ace566b03cf652502025-01-05T12:39:49ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-011611910.1038/s41467-024-55260-4The role of pangenomics in orphan crop improvementHaifei Hu0Junliang Zhao1William J. W. Thomas2Jacqueline Batley3David Edwards4Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences & Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of High Quality Rice in Southern China (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Guangdong Key Laboratory of Rice Science and TechnologyRice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences & Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of High Quality Rice in Southern China (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Guangdong Key Laboratory of Rice Science and TechnologySchool of Biological Sciences, University of Western AustraliaSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Western AustraliaSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Western AustraliaAbstract Global food security depends heavily on a few staple crops, while orphan crops, despite being less studied, offer the potential benefits of environmental adaptation and enhanced nutritional traits, especially in a changing climate. Major crops have benefited from genomics-based breeding, initially using single genomes and later pangenomes. Recent advances in DNA sequencing have enabled pangenome construction for several orphan crops, offering a more comprehensive understanding of genetic diversity. Orphan crop research has now entered the pangenomics era and applying these pangenomes with advanced selection methods and genome editing technologies can transform these neglected species into crops of broader agricultural significance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55260-4 |
| spellingShingle | Haifei Hu Junliang Zhao William J. W. Thomas Jacqueline Batley David Edwards The role of pangenomics in orphan crop improvement Nature Communications |
| title | The role of pangenomics in orphan crop improvement |
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