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Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

Abstract

The genus Zoysia is one of the most salt and cold tolerant C4 grass species among the family Poaceae. In the natural habitats, the Zoysia species (except Z. japonica) have strong salt tolerance. Because they have a low canopy but moderate to weak shade tolerance, in the humid Pacific Rim zoysia grasses prefer costal habitats, where no other plant can survive. Also, two species, Z. japonica and Z. machrostachya, are scattered in the some parts of subarctic climate Hokkaido. Genetic and molecular analyses have been partially done using their crossing compatibility, and some of the QTLs and the responsible genes have been found for the strong salt and cold tolerance. The genus Zoysia is low canopy turf grass, however its genes and functions responsible for strong tolerance have a potential to lead revolutionary improvement of major crops belonging to the family of Poaceae.

Shin-ichi Tsuruta and Makoto Kobayashi contributed equally and should be viewed as first authors.

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Tsuruta, Si., Kobayashi, M., Ebina, M. (2011). Zoysia . In: Kole, C. (eds) Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14255-0_16

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