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Pro-Wild - Protect and promote Crop Wild RelativesPartnersIPK, Germany

IPK - Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

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The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) is a leading research institution in Germany. It conducts research aimed at understanding the genetic diversity of crop plants and improving their productivity, resilience, and sustainability. The institute works on various aspects of plant science, including genomics, biotechnology, and conservation of genetic resources, to support agricultural innovation and food security.

Role is the project

Sequence analyses revealed that crop wild relative chromosomal blocks were introgressed into bread wheat during breeding, suggesting a selection advantage. To understand these success stories, crosses between donors (with multiple CWR introgressions) and elite lines (without introgressions) will be selected and characterized for different traits in multi-site field trials. The activity relies in:

  • identifying suitable existing segregating populations using whole-genome sequencing data and sequence comparison to CWR to determine the origin of the introgressions
  • phenotyping 300 winter wheat lines from these segregating populations for multiple traits in field trials
  • genotyping the segregating populations by GBS and using up-to-date genomic evaluation models to assess the effect of CWR introgressions.

Key persons involved

  • Prof Jochen C Reif

Further information

Link: IPK - Breeding Research

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