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Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud) Genetic Improvement

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Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud) is a wonderful fiber-producing plant species, but it has not received adequate care and attention from researchers. Ramie fiber is considered the longest, strongest and most durable of all known plant fibers. The fiber is composed of pure cellulose being resistant to microbial attacks. Ramie leaves are highly nutritious and can be used food as well as animal feed. In addition, different parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine in many Asian countries. Despite its high value as fiber, food, feed or medicine, the cultivation of ramie has been declining over the past 50 years. Ramie cultivation has principally been limited to China under traditional farming system. The productivity and profitability of ramie farming systems are declining gradually, although industrial demand remains high. Under this backdrop, we discuss the status of genetic improvement and cultivar development in ramie that helped to sustain production despite a decrease in area under cultivation. Also, recent progress on genetic and genomic resources have been reviewed, including genome sequencing, transcriptome characterization, diversity analysis, genetic map construction and transgenic cultivar development, which provide new opportunities to improve the genetic make-up of the cultivars for better productivity, higher resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and improvements in fiber quality. Integration of conventional and molecular breeding methodologies are also emphasized for development of new, end-use specific cultivars.

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  1. Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India

    Pratik Satya & Sabyasachi Mitra

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    Deb Prasad Ray

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    Dennis V. Johnson

Appendices

Appendices

1.1 Appendix I: Major Research Institutes and Online Information Resources Relevant to Ramie

  1. (A)

    Major research institutes

Institution

Specialization and research activities

Contact information and website

Institute of Bast Fiber Crops (IBFC), Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

Research on bast fiber crops

http://www.caas.cn/en/administration/research_institutes/research_institutes_out_beijing/hunan_changsha/77937.shtml

Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India

Research on improvement of jute and allied fiber crops, monitoring, coordination, dissemination of technologies and capacity building.

http://www.crijaf.org.in/

Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, India

Research on processing natural fibers and their agro-residues, development of value added products and quality assessment, skill development and business incubation service on natural fiber technologies.

http://www.nirjaft.res.in/

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430,070, People’s Republic of China

Multi-disciplinary education and research

http://www.hzau.edu.cn/en/HOME.htm

Hunan University, Changsha 410,082, People’s Republic of China

Multi-disciplinary education and research

http://www-en.hnu.edu.cn/

University of Pisa, via S. Michele degliScalzi 2, 56,124 Pisa, Italy

Multi-disciplinary education and research

https://www.unipi.it/

InstitutoAgronômico Campinas (IAC), CPDP RecursosGenéticosVegetais. Av.Barão de Itapura 1481. Caixa Postal 28. Campinas, SP, Brasil.

Multi-disciplinary education and research

www.iac.sp.gov.br

Universidade de Brasilia, 70,919 Brasilia-DF, Brazil

Multi-disciplinary education and research

https://www.unb.br/

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    Online resources

Resource Name

Web address

SRX2843758: Sequence, assembly, and characterization of ramie.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX2843758[accn]

SRX2830696: Sequencing reads for SNP discovery.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX2830696[accn]

SRX1334525: Transcriptomic basis to nitrogen deficiency- T13-C

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX1334525[accn]

SRX843088: GSM1585374: CH; Boehmeria nivea ; RNA-Seq

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX843088[accn]

SRX591248: Transcriptome of ramie xylem

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX591248[accn]

SRX591247: Transcriptome of ramie phloem

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX591247[accn]

SRX523226: Root under the severe drought stress

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX523226[accn]

SRX523181: Leaf under moderate drought stress

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX523181[accn]

SRX522560: Transcriptomic comparison reveals the patterns of selection in domesticated and wild ramie (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX522560[accn]

SRX516609: Transcriptome of mixed sample from petiole at different culture stage

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX516609[accn]

SRX507188: Ramie fiber transcriptome-bottom of bark

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX507188[accn]

SRX507187: Ramie fiber transcriptome-middle of bark

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX507187[accn]

SRX507186: Ramie fiber transcriptome-top of bark

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX507186[accn]

SRX473608: Transcriptome of ramie hairy roots

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX473608[accn]

SRX180727: De novo assembly and characterization of transcriptome using Illumina paired-end sequencing and identification of CesA gene in ramie ( Boehmeria nivea L. Gand)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/SRX180727[accn]

1.2 Appendix II: Genetic Resources of Ramie

Cultivar

Important traits

Cultivation location

Huazhou 1

High fiber productivity

China

Huazhou 3

High fiber productivity

China

Huazhou 4

High fiber productivity

China

Huazhou 5

High fiber productivity

China

Chuanzhu 4

High fiber productivity

China

Zhongzhu-1

High fiber productivity, resistance to insect-pests, nematodes and diseases

China

Zhongzhu-2

High fiber productivity

China

Zhongzhu-3

High fiber productivity, early maturity

China

Zhongsizhu no.1

High protein, fiber and vitamin

China

Minsizhu no. 1

High forage yield

China

R 67–34

High fiber productivity

India

R 1411

High fiber productivity, low gum content, resistance to Indian red admiral caterpillar and leaf folder

India

Florida selection

High fiber productivity

USA

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Satya, P., Mitra, S., Ray, D.P. (2019). Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud) Genetic Improvement. In: Al-Khayri, J., Jain, S., Johnson, D. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Industrial and Food Crops. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23265-8_5

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