Pre-emptive Breeding Against Karnal Bunt Infection in Common Wheat: Combining Genomic and Agronomic Information to Identify Suitable Parents.

ABSTRACT: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely grown cereal crop in the world and is staple food to half the world's population. The current world population is expected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050, but food production is not expected to keep pace with demand in developing countries. Significant opportunities exist for traditional grain exporters to produce and export greater amounts of wheat to fill the gap. Karnal bunt, however, is a major threat, due to its use as a non-tariff trade barrier by several wheat-importing countries. The cultivation of resistant varieties remains the most cost-effective approach to manage the disease, but in countries that are free of the disease, genetic improvement is difficult due to quarantine restrictions. Here we report a study on pre-em

SUBMITTER: Emebiri L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8358121 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature