Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China
Akebia species, belonging to Lardizabalaceae, are widespread from subtropical to temperate environments of China, Japan, and Korea. All known Akebia species have medicinal and dietary value and have been widely cultivated as a new fruit crop in many areas of China. However, compared with other crop...
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| author | Shuai-Yu Zou Chen Feng Pu-Xin Gao Tong-Jian Li Tian-Jiao Jia Hongwen Huang |
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| description | Akebia species, belonging to Lardizabalaceae, are widespread from subtropical to temperate environments of China, Japan, and Korea. All known Akebia species have medicinal and dietary value and have been widely cultivated as a new fruit crop in many areas of China. However, compared with other crop species, the breeding improvement and commercial cultivation of Akebia remain in their infancy. This review systematically introduces the present germplasm resources, geographical distribution, biological characteristics, interspecific and intraspecific cross compatibility, molecular biology, and breeding progress in Akebia species. Akebia plants are widely distributed in Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces of China, and wild Akebia plants exhibit abundant phenotypic and genetic diversity due to their wide range of geographical distribution and high adaptability in different habitats. Interspecific artificial hybridization experiments have been conducted in our Akebia germplasm resources nursery. The results showed that there was no reproductive isolation between Akebia species, and fertile progeny could be produced. The synthesis of knowledge on these species provides insights for the rational development and utilization of these germplasm resources, and can facilitate the development of new breeding lines or varieties for commercial cultivation or production. Finally, perspectives on Akebia breeding research are discussed and conclusions are provided. This review provided breeders with new insights into Akebia domestication and breeding, and we also proposed five basic steps in the domestication of new fruit crops. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5f06caa63554356a1d63d9f24e4908a2023-12-15T07:25:21ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Plant Diversity2468-26592023-11-01456712721Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in ChinaShuai-Yu Zou0Chen Feng1Pu-Xin Gao2Tong-Jian Li3Tian-Jiao Jia4Hongwen Huang5Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaLushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaLushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, ChinaLushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaLushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China; South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; Corresponding author. Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900. China.Akebia species, belonging to Lardizabalaceae, are widespread from subtropical to temperate environments of China, Japan, and Korea. All known Akebia species have medicinal and dietary value and have been widely cultivated as a new fruit crop in many areas of China. However, compared with other crop species, the breeding improvement and commercial cultivation of Akebia remain in their infancy. This review systematically introduces the present germplasm resources, geographical distribution, biological characteristics, interspecific and intraspecific cross compatibility, molecular biology, and breeding progress in Akebia species. Akebia plants are widely distributed in Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces of China, and wild Akebia plants exhibit abundant phenotypic and genetic diversity due to their wide range of geographical distribution and high adaptability in different habitats. Interspecific artificial hybridization experiments have been conducted in our Akebia germplasm resources nursery. The results showed that there was no reproductive isolation between Akebia species, and fertile progeny could be produced. The synthesis of knowledge on these species provides insights for the rational development and utilization of these germplasm resources, and can facilitate the development of new breeding lines or varieties for commercial cultivation or production. Finally, perspectives on Akebia breeding research are discussed and conclusions are provided. This review provided breeders with new insights into Akebia domestication and breeding, and we also proposed five basic steps in the domestication of new fruit crops.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265922001263AkebiaGeographical distributionBiological characteristicsCross compatibilityBreeding strategy |
| spellingShingle | Shuai-Yu Zou Chen Feng Pu-Xin Gao Tong-Jian Li Tian-Jiao Jia Hongwen Huang Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China Plant Diversity Akebia Geographical distribution Biological characteristics Cross compatibility Breeding strategy |
| title | Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China |
| title_full | Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China |
| title_fullStr | Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China |
| title_short | Germplasm resources and genetic improvement of Akebia: A new fruit crop in China |
| title_sort | germplasm resources and genetic improvement of akebia a new fruit crop in china |
| topic | Akebia Geographical distribution Biological characteristics Cross compatibility Breeding strategy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265922001263 |
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