How Could the Use of Crop Wild Relatives in Breeding Increase the Adaptation of Crops to Marginal Environments?

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 13; p. 886162
• Main Authors: Renzi, Juan Pablo, Coyne, Clarice J., Berger, Jens, von Wettberg, Eric, Nelson, Matthew, Ureta, Soledad, Hernández, Fernando, Smýkal, Petr, Brus, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 16.06.2022
• Subjects: abiotic stress; adaptation; breeding; crop wild relatives; legumes; marginal environment; Plant Science; legumes; adaptation; marginal environment; crop wild relatives; abiotic stress; breeding

Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural production several fold in favorable environments. These typically homogeneous cultivars (either homozygous inbreds or...