Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm
Genetically diverse plant germplasm stored in ex-situ genebanks are excellent resources for breeding new high yielding and sustainable crop varieties to ensure future food security. Novel alleles have been discovered through routine genebank activities such as seed regeneration and characterization,...
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| description | Genetically diverse plant germplasm stored in ex-situ genebanks are excellent resources for breeding new high yielding and sustainable crop varieties to ensure future food security. Novel alleles have been discovered through routine genebank activities such as seed regeneration and characterization, with subsequent utilization providing significant genetic gains and improvements for the selection of favorable traits, including yield, biotic, and abiotic resistance. Although some genebanks have implemented cost-effective genotyping technologies through advances in DNA technology, the adoption of modern phenotyping is lagging. The introduction of advanced phenotyping technologies in recent decades has provided genebank scientists with time and cost-effective screening tools to obtain valuable phenotypic data for more traits on large germplasm collections during routine activities. The utilization of these phenotyping tools, coupled with high-throughput genotyping, will accelerate the use of genetic resources and fast-track the development of more resilient food crops for the future. In this review, we highlight current digital phenotyping methods that can capture traits during annual seed regeneration to enrich genebank phenotypic datasets. Next, we describe strategies for the collection and use of phenotypic data of specific traits for downstream research using high-throughput phenotyping technology. Finally, we examine the challenges and future perspectives of genebank phenomics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c3b79ba676d473ab019b88e9f9dbd272023-11-20T05:19:06ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-06-019781710.3390/plants9070817Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop GermplasmGiao N. Nguyen0Sally L. Norton1Australian Grains Genebank, Agriculture Victoria, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham 3400, AustraliaAustralian Grains Genebank, Agriculture Victoria, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham 3400, AustraliaGenetically diverse plant germplasm stored in ex-situ genebanks are excellent resources for breeding new high yielding and sustainable crop varieties to ensure future food security. Novel alleles have been discovered through routine genebank activities such as seed regeneration and characterization, with subsequent utilization providing significant genetic gains and improvements for the selection of favorable traits, including yield, biotic, and abiotic resistance. Although some genebanks have implemented cost-effective genotyping technologies through advances in DNA technology, the adoption of modern phenotyping is lagging. The introduction of advanced phenotyping technologies in recent decades has provided genebank scientists with time and cost-effective screening tools to obtain valuable phenotypic data for more traits on large germplasm collections during routine activities. The utilization of these phenotyping tools, coupled with high-throughput genotyping, will accelerate the use of genetic resources and fast-track the development of more resilient food crops for the future. In this review, we highlight current digital phenotyping methods that can capture traits during annual seed regeneration to enrich genebank phenotypic datasets. Next, we describe strategies for the collection and use of phenotypic data of specific traits for downstream research using high-throughput phenotyping technology. Finally, we examine the challenges and future perspectives of genebank phenomics.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/7/817high-throughput phenotypingstatistical modellingphenotypic breedinggenomic selection |
| spellingShingle | Giao N. Nguyen Sally L. Norton Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm Plants high-throughput phenotyping statistical modelling phenotypic breeding genomic selection |
| title | Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm |
| title_full | Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm |
| title_fullStr | Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm |
| title_short | Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm |
| title_sort | genebank phenomics a strategic approach to enhance value and utilization of crop germplasm |
| topic | high-throughput phenotyping statistical modelling phenotypic breeding genomic selection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/7/817 |
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