Future Directions in the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf

Presenter Information

G. C. Spangenberg, La Trobe University, AustraliaFollow
J. W. Forster, La Trobe University, Australia
D. Edwards, Molecular Plant Breeding Cooperative Research Centre, Australia
U. John, La Trobe University, Australia
A. Mouradov, La Trobe University, Australia
M. Emmerling, La Trobe University, Australia
J. Batley, La Trobe University, Australia
S. Felitti, La Trobe University, Australia
N. O. I. Cogan, La Trobe University, AustraliaFollow
K. F. Smith, Hamilton Centre, AustraliaFollow
M. P. Dobrowolski, Hamilton Centre, Australia

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Key points

1. Molecular breeding of forage and turf plants and their endosymbionts has entered the post-genomic era with a large amount of structural genomics information and genomic resources available for key forage and turf species and relevant model systems.
2. A primary future challenge is the conversion of this information into useful functional knowledge for the development of molecular breeding technologies and products that address a range of high impact outcome scenarios in forage and turf.
3. High-throughput approaches for spatial and temporal analysis, from genome to phenome, and the respective data integration in a systems biology context will be critical for the establishment of stringent gene-function correlations.
4. Translational genomics will permit results obtained using model systems to have major impact on the understanding of the molecular basis of plant processes and direct application to the molecular breeding of forage and turf plants.
5. These developments will be enhanced through applications of transgenesis and functionally-associated genetic markers in forage and turf molecular breeding building on genomic and post-genomic discoveries in these target species.

Citation

Spangenberg, G. C.; Forster, J. W.; Edwards, D.; John, U.; Mouradov, A.; Emmerling, M.; Batley, J.; Felitti, S.; Cogan, N. O. I.; Smith, K. F.; and Dobrowolski, M. P., "Future Directions in the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 121.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium5/121