Impact of Molecular Genetic Research on Peanut Cultivar Development

Agronomy

C. Corley Holbrook²  Peggy Ozias-Akins¹  Ye Chu¹ 

[1] Department of Horticulture and NESPAL, University of Georgia, 2360 Rainwater Rd, Tifton, GA 31794, USA; E-Mails:;USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, 115 Coastal Way, Tifton, GA 31793, USA

关键词: genetic polymorphism;    marker assisted selection;    peanut;    QTL;    synthetic allotetraploid;    TILLING;    transgenic;   

DOI  :  10.3390/agronomy1010003

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) has lagged other crops on use of molecular genetic technology for cultivar development in part due to lack of investment, but also because of low levels of molecular polymorphism among cultivated varieties. Recent advances in molecular genetic technology have allowed researchers to more precisely measure genetic polymorphism and enabled the development of low density genetic maps for A. hypogaea and the identification of molecular marker or QTL's for several economically significant traits. Genomic research has also been used to enhance the amount of genetic diversity available for use in conventional breeding through the development of transgenic peanut, and the creation of TILLING populations and synthetic allotetraploids. Marker assisted selection (MAS) is becoming more common in peanut cultivar development programs, and several cultivar releases are anticipated in the near future. There are also plans to sequence the peanut genome in the near future which should result in the development of additional molecular tools that will greatly advance peanut cultivar development.

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