Satellite Symposium 5: Molecular Breeding

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Publication Date

2005

Location

Dublin Ireland

Description

  1. The amount of resources and information provided by forage crop genomic programs has dramatically increased during the past few years.
  2. Trait-based forward genetic procedures such as mapping and expression profiling have successfully provided new candidate genes or genome regions affecting forage quality. Respective information can easily be transferred across related forage species.
  3. Since several genes in major biochemical pathways related to forage traits have been isolated, gene-based reverse genetic approaches (transformation, association studies) are promising.
  4. Most genetic experiments are conducted under simplified "artificial" conditions such as on single-spaced plants. Therefore, transferability of respective genetic information to breeding practice needs to be demonstrated.

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Objectives and Benefits of Molecular Breeding in Forage Species

Dublin Ireland

  1. The amount of resources and information provided by forage crop genomic programs has dramatically increased during the past few years.
  2. Trait-based forward genetic procedures such as mapping and expression profiling have successfully provided new candidate genes or genome regions affecting forage quality. Respective information can easily be transferred across related forage species.
  3. Since several genes in major biochemical pathways related to forage traits have been isolated, gene-based reverse genetic approaches (transformation, association studies) are promising.
  4. Most genetic experiments are conducted under simplified "artificial" conditions such as on single-spaced plants. Therefore, transferability of respective genetic information to breeding practice needs to be demonstrated.