Pre-breeding: a link between genetic resources and maize breeding
By L. L. Nass, E. Paterniani. 2000
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Activities related to genetic resources are characterized by high cost and long term return. Thus the conservation of genetic variability for the future and the efficient utilization of available accessions are two important goals to be attained. However, the low utilization of germplasm banks is not restricted to Brazil but to other developing countries as well. Therefore, pre-breeding is a promising alternative to link genetic resources and breeding programs. Several aspects for maize are discussed such as concept, importance, methods and results. Problems to be investigated and suggestions are also presented.
Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science
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Citations in the corpus
- Genetic and Genomic Resources for Grain Cereals Improvement (2015, background): “Though a wide range of germplasm are available nationally and internationally, breeders are more likely to use only adapted and improved accessions, avoiding wild and weedy relatives, and landraces in their breeding program (Marshall, 1989; Nass and Paterniani, 2000).”
- Biofuels in Brazil: an overview. (2007, background): “Prebreeding activities will improve the information available on accessions maintained in germplasm banks and reduce the gap between available genetic resources and breeding programs (Nass and Paterniani, 2000).”
- Induced Mutations Unleash the Potentials of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2013, background): “Pre-breeding, described by Nass and Paterniani [122] as “all activities designed to identify desirable characteristics and/or genes from unadapted (exotic or semi-exotic) materials, including those that, although adapted have [not] been subjected to any kind of selection for improvement” is a means ”