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Molecular Mapping and Breeding for Genes/QTLS Related to Climate Change

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Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops

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Through selection by humans, crop plants are adapted to produce optimal yield in the areas where they are cultivated. Climate changes may cause stress to plants, disturb plant growth, and decrease plant yield. Food shortages due to crop failure may cause hunger particularly in poor countries. Therefore, it is important to develop new crop cultivars that can adapt to climate changes. This chapter summarizes quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis and findings for candidate genes of traits related to tolerance to drought, heat, salinity, macronutrient and micronutrient deficiency, flooding, frost, particularly in major cereal crops. In addition, QTL studies on flowering time of cereal crops are also deliberated. Flowering time is a critical plant phase that determines the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive phase. The optimal time of flowering largely affects the overall yield. Information obtained from QTL analysis has been utilized in the development of stress-tolerant cultivars. Indeed, several stress-tolerant cultivars have been released in stress-prone areas. However, QTLs for most of the traits have not been elucidated. Fortunately, development in sequencing technologies has accelerated elucidation of the genomic regions conferring stress tolerance. This chapter also provides information regarding several recent technologies and approaches in QTL/gene mapping and also in plant breeding.

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