Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement

Peanut, also known as groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L.), is an important oilseed and food crop globally, contributing significantly to the economy and food security. However, its productivity is often hampered by pests and diseases. Traditional breeding methods have been used to dev...

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Main Authors: Akshaya Kumar Biswal, Peggy Ozias-Akins, Carl Corley Holbrook
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/12/3071
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description Peanut, also known as groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L.), is an important oilseed and food crop globally, contributing significantly to the economy and food security. However, its productivity is often hampered by pests and diseases. Traditional breeding methods have been used to develop resistant cultivars, but these are often time-consuming and labor-intensive. Recent technological advancements have revolutionized the identification of novel resistance sources and the development of resistant peanut cultivars. This review explores the latest techniques and approaches used in peanut breeding for pest and disease resistance, focusing on the identification of resistance loci and their incorporation into peanut using marker-assisted selection (MAS) and genomic tools. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, bioinformatics pipelines, comparative genomics, and transcriptomics have helped identify a plethora of candidate genes involved in pest resistance. However, peanut lags behind other cereal crops in terms of phenomics and precision genetic techniques for their functional validation. In conclusion, recent technological advancements have significantly improved the efficiency and precision of peanut breeding for pest and disease resistance and hold great promise for developing durable and sustainable resistance in peanut cultivars, ultimately benefiting peanut farmers and consumers globally.
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spelling doaj-art-a544e88b45e241978fca19f08e2a22562025-08-20T02:53:34ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-12-011412307110.3390/agronomy14123071Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut ImprovementAkshaya Kumar Biswal0Peggy Ozias-Akins1Carl Corley Holbrook2Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, 2360 Rainwater Rd., Tifton, GA 31793, USADepartment of Horticulture, University of Georgia, 2360 Rainwater Rd., Tifton, GA 31793, USAInstitute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793, USAPeanut, also known as groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L.), is an important oilseed and food crop globally, contributing significantly to the economy and food security. However, its productivity is often hampered by pests and diseases. Traditional breeding methods have been used to develop resistant cultivars, but these are often time-consuming and labor-intensive. Recent technological advancements have revolutionized the identification of novel resistance sources and the development of resistant peanut cultivars. This review explores the latest techniques and approaches used in peanut breeding for pest and disease resistance, focusing on the identification of resistance loci and their incorporation into peanut using marker-assisted selection (MAS) and genomic tools. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, bioinformatics pipelines, comparative genomics, and transcriptomics have helped identify a plethora of candidate genes involved in pest resistance. However, peanut lags behind other cereal crops in terms of phenomics and precision genetic techniques for their functional validation. In conclusion, recent technological advancements have significantly improved the efficiency and precision of peanut breeding for pest and disease resistance and hold great promise for developing durable and sustainable resistance in peanut cultivars, ultimately benefiting peanut farmers and consumers globally.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/12/3071peanutgroundnutdisease resistancemarker-assisted selection (MAS)genome-wide association studies (GWAS)QTL
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Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement
Agronomy
peanut
groundnut
disease resistance
marker-assisted selection (MAS)
genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
QTL
title Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement
title_full Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement
title_fullStr Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement
title_full_unstemmed Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement
title_short Recent Technological Advancements for Identifying and Exploiting Novel Sources of Pest and Disease Resistance for Peanut Improvement
title_sort recent technological advancements for identifying and exploiting novel sources of pest and disease resistance for peanut improvement
topic peanut
groundnut
disease resistance
marker-assisted selection (MAS)
genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
QTL
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/12/3071
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