Track 4-1-4: Biotechnological Approaches to Improve Range, Pasture and Forage Species
Publication Date
2015
Location
New Delhi, India
Description
Apomixis is a potential technology for agriculture to fix heterosis or hybrid vigor in hybrid plants. Cenchrus ciliaris which is a popular forage crop reproduces predominantly through apomixis and has been used as a model plant to understand genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling apomixis. A partial receptor like kinase gene (CcRLK) was isolated from apomictic C. ciliaris which showed exclusive expression in the embryo sacs of apomictic flowers compared to sexual embryo sacs during in situ hybridization analysis. This gene showed kinase and LRR domains implying its putative role in signaling pathways. In order to understand its functional significance, it was downregulated using RNAi approach.
Citation
Shashi; Dwivedi, Anuj; and Bhat, Vishnu, "Down Regulation of Receptor like Kinase Gene in Apomictic Cenchrus ciliaris" (2015). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 13.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/4-1-4/13)
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Down Regulation of Receptor like Kinase Gene in Apomictic Cenchrus ciliaris
New Delhi, India
Apomixis is a potential technology for agriculture to fix heterosis or hybrid vigor in hybrid plants. Cenchrus ciliaris which is a popular forage crop reproduces predominantly through apomixis and has been used as a model plant to understand genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling apomixis. A partial receptor like kinase gene (CcRLK) was isolated from apomictic C. ciliaris which showed exclusive expression in the embryo sacs of apomictic flowers compared to sexual embryo sacs during in situ hybridization analysis. This gene showed kinase and LRR domains implying its putative role in signaling pathways. In order to understand its functional significance, it was downregulated using RNAi approach.
