Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects
This brief historical review focuses on durum wheat domestication and breeding in the Mediterranean region. Important milestones in durum wheat breeding programs across the countries of the Mediterranean basin before and after the Green Revolution are discussed. Additionally, the main achievements o...
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| author | Ioannis N. Xynias Ioannis Mylonas Evangelos G. Korpetis Elissavet Ninou Aphrodite Tsaballa Ilias D. Avdikos Athanasios G. Mavromatis |
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| description | This brief historical review focuses on durum wheat domestication and breeding in the Mediterranean region. Important milestones in durum wheat breeding programs across the countries of the Mediterranean basin before and after the Green Revolution are discussed. Additionally, the main achievements of the classical breeding methodology are presented using a comparison of old and new cultivars. Furthermore, current breeding goals and challenges are analyzed. An overview of classical breeding methods in combination with current molecular techniques and tools for cultivar development is presented. Important issues of seed quality are outlined, focusing on protein and characteristics that affect human health and are connected with the consumption of wheat end-products. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e05738d7d95446f0a33d3352396bbf4a2022-12-21T22:10:01ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-03-0110343210.3390/agronomy10030432agronomy10030432Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future ProspectsIoannis N. Xynias0Ioannis Mylonas1Evangelos G. Korpetis2Elissavet Ninou3Aphrodite Tsaballa4Ilias D. Avdikos5Athanasios G. Mavromatis6School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Terma Kontopoulou, 53100 Florina, GreeceInstitute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization–“Demeter”, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceInstitute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization–“Demeter”, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceInstitute of Industrial and Fodder Crops, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter–“Demeter”, 41335 Larissa, GreeceInstitute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization–“Demeter”, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceThis brief historical review focuses on durum wheat domestication and breeding in the Mediterranean region. Important milestones in durum wheat breeding programs across the countries of the Mediterranean basin before and after the Green Revolution are discussed. Additionally, the main achievements of the classical breeding methodology are presented using a comparison of old and new cultivars. Furthermore, current breeding goals and challenges are analyzed. An overview of classical breeding methods in combination with current molecular techniques and tools for cultivar development is presented. Important issues of seed quality are outlined, focusing on protein and characteristics that affect human health and are connected with the consumption of wheat end-products.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/3/432mediterranean basindurum wheatbreedingmasbiochemical markersquality |
| spellingShingle | Ioannis N. Xynias Ioannis Mylonas Evangelos G. Korpetis Elissavet Ninou Aphrodite Tsaballa Ilias D. Avdikos Athanasios G. Mavromatis Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects Agronomy mediterranean basin durum wheat breeding mas biochemical markers quality |
| title | Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects |
| title_full | Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects |
| title_fullStr | Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects |
| title_short | Durum Wheat Breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects |
| title_sort | durum wheat breeding in the mediterranean region current status and future prospects |
| topic | mediterranean basin durum wheat breeding mas biochemical markers quality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/3/432 |
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