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Biofortification of Legume Hybrids Obtained Through Intergeneric Hybridization

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Agricultural biotechnology has allowed scientists to introduce novel features into commonly consumed staple crops to enhance their productivity. One of the most critical applications for obtaining high-yielding cultivars is hybridization. Intergeneric hybrids are progenies obtained from parents who belong to distinct genera. The fertilization of distant relatives could pose a problem. Because of a lack of genetic information in one parent, incompatibility between parents can develop, resulting in pre- and postpollination occurrences. Pollen germination failure, poor pollen penetration through stigma, poor pollen tube growth, and pollen arresting in gynoecium are prefertilization barriers. Inadequate endosperm growth resulting in embryo abortion owing to a lack of nutrition, hybrid sterility, and lethality induced by chromosomal or genetic variations are instances of postfertilization barriers. Biofortification can be an alternative method to prevent these problems. This review focuses on the following topics: (i) the importance of hybridization for crop development; (ii) problems encountered in the hybridization of crop plants, including legumes; and (iii) the importance of mineral nutrition in legume hybrids.

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Küçükrecep, A., Yıldız, Ş., Tekdal, D. (2023). Biofortification of Legume Hybrids Obtained Through Intergeneric Hybridization. In: Nadeem, M.A., et al. Legumes Biofortification. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33957-8_10

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