This document discusses genetic approaches for mobilizing gene bank resources to enhance wheat productivity. It outlines a roadmap including: 1) evaluating wheat gene banks for traits like heat tolerance, rust resistance, and zinc content; 2) developing genomic resources through association mapping and bi-parental mapping; 3) utilizing resources through pre-breeding to develop improved lines; and 4) moving materials to national agricultural research systems breeding pipelines. It highlights efforts to profile and utilize diversity from Mexican landraces, including identifying rare alleles, developing a core set, and genome-wide association studies for heat tolerance.
Presentation delivered by Dr. Ian King (University of Nottingham, UK) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Presentation made by Andy Jarvis in the Latin American Congress of Chemistry on 30th September 2010, in the symposium on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: the role of the chemical sciences.
Presentation delivered by Dr. Ian King (University of Nottingham, UK) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Presentation made by Andy Jarvis in the Latin American Congress of Chemistry on 30th September 2010, in the symposium on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: the role of the chemical sciences.
Yves Van de Peer - Ghent University/VIB
30 - 31 August 2018. Gent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. IPBO conference 2018: “Scientific innovation for a sustainable development of African agriculture”
B4FA 2012 Tanzania: Plant breeding and GM technology - Chris Leaverb4fa
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Please see www.b4fa.org for more information
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Banana production faces challenges from biotic (disease) and abiotic (environment) stresses.
New genetic characteristics are needed for stress resistance and to improve yield, agronomy, post-harvest quality, nutritional value, and even for new food or industrial uses.
Improvement requires i) identification of the challenge; ii) identification of useful genetic variants; iii) potentially bringing together useful variants in a single plant; iv) testing of characteristics of a new variety; and v) propagation and planting.
I will discuss our results measuring diversity in germplasm from banana and its sister species including the starchy Ensete, towards generating a pan-genome representing the entire genetic diversity within the Musaceae family.
I will consider how this diversity has evolved and how we might use it as a common gene pool to improve banana for the benefit of smallholder or commercial farmers, and for the sustainability in the environment.
Poster describing a global occurrence database of over 5 million records of the distributions of crops and their wild relatives, including taxonomic and geographic information.
Broadening the genetic base of grain legumes through pre-breeding using wild ...ICRISAT
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Genetic Enhancement- Need for Genetic EnhancementKK CHANDEL
Journey From Wild to Domestication; Genetic Enhancement- Need for Genetic Enhancement; Genetic Enhancement in Pre Mendelian Era and 21st Century; Genetic Enhancement and Plant Breeding; Reasons For Failure in Genetic Enhancement; Sources of Genes/ Traits- Novel Genes For Quality
Molecular breeding in legumes for resource-poor farmers: Chickpea for Ethiopi...ExternalEvents
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United States of America"
Yves Van de Peer - Ghent University/VIB
30 - 31 August 2018. Gent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. IPBO conference 2018: “Scientific innovation for a sustainable development of African agriculture”
B4FA 2012 Tanzania: Plant breeding and GM technology - Chris Leaverb4fa
Presentation at the November 2012 dialogue workshop of the Biosciences for Farming in Africa media fellowship programme in Arusha, Tanzania.
Please see www.b4fa.org for more information
Plenary Talk “The banana pangenome, evolution, and exploiting biodiversity“ Pat Heslop-Harrison phh@molcyt.com for Malaysian National Banana Congress 2021
Banana production faces challenges from biotic (disease) and abiotic (environment) stresses.
New genetic characteristics are needed for stress resistance and to improve yield, agronomy, post-harvest quality, nutritional value, and even for new food or industrial uses.
Improvement requires i) identification of the challenge; ii) identification of useful genetic variants; iii) potentially bringing together useful variants in a single plant; iv) testing of characteristics of a new variety; and v) propagation and planting.
I will discuss our results measuring diversity in germplasm from banana and its sister species including the starchy Ensete, towards generating a pan-genome representing the entire genetic diversity within the Musaceae family.
I will consider how this diversity has evolved and how we might use it as a common gene pool to improve banana for the benefit of smallholder or commercial farmers, and for the sustainability in the environment.
Poster describing a global occurrence database of over 5 million records of the distributions of crops and their wild relatives, including taxonomic and geographic information.
Broadening the genetic base of grain legumes through pre-breeding using wild ...ICRISAT
Grain legumes such as pigeonpea [(Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.)] and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) are the primary sources of dietary protein especially for vegetarian human population worldwide. Genetic enhancement in these crops is not adequate due to their narrow genetic base. Further, the production and productivity of these crops is adversely affected by different biotic and abiotic stresses and high levels of resistance/tolerance for these stresses is not available in the cultivated genepool. This necessitates the utilization of new and diverse source of variations to broaden the genetic base of crop cultivars and to improve the genetic gain of these crops.
Genetic Enhancement- Need for Genetic EnhancementKK CHANDEL
Journey From Wild to Domestication; Genetic Enhancement- Need for Genetic Enhancement; Genetic Enhancement in Pre Mendelian Era and 21st Century; Genetic Enhancement and Plant Breeding; Reasons For Failure in Genetic Enhancement; Sources of Genes/ Traits- Novel Genes For Quality
Molecular breeding in legumes for resource-poor farmers: Chickpea for Ethiopi...ExternalEvents
Molecular breeding in legumes for resource-poor farmers: Chickpea for Ethiopia and India presentation by "Douglas Cook, University of California Davis, Davis,
United States of America"
An Aerial Remote Sensing Platform for High Throughput Phenotyping of Genetic ...CIMMYT
Remote sensing –Beyond images
Mexico 14-15 December 2013
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Introduction
Physiological effects
Salt tolerant varieties of different crop
Important genes mapped in soybean
Salinity condition in Korea
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Abstract
More than 300m people below the poverty line in developing countries depend on root, tuber and banana crops for food and income, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) is working globally to harness the untapped potential of those crops in order to improve food security, nutrition, income, and climate change and variability resilience of smallholder production systems. RTB is changing the way research centres work and collaborate, creating a more cohesive and multidisciplinary approach to common challenges and goals through knowledge sharing, multidirectional communications, communities of practice, and crosscutting initiatives. Participating centres work with an array of national and international institutions, non-governmental organisations, and stakeholders’ groups. RTB aims to promote greater cooperation among them while strengthening their capacities as key players. Because the impact of RTB research is highly dependent on its adoption by users, the programme’s research options are designed and developed together with partners, clients, and other stakeholders, and are informed by their needs and preferences. Climate change will have multiple impacts on poverty and vulnerability. Recent studies by the World Bank suggest that one of the most significant routes for this impact will be through increased food prices, which may undo progress in poverty reduction and will make achieving Sustainable Development Goals increasingly difficult. This underlines the urgency of investment in mid- to long-term strategic research to improve climate resilience. The presentation looks at progress in understanding the current trends and forecasting the changes that may occur to guide research; it examines some of the critical issues that will face potato and sweetpotato farmers; and ends with a plea for climate-smart research and breeding. And though this includes many of the things we already do, we need to do them faster, better, and smarter.
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Hidden diversity for abiotic and biotic stress tolerances in the primary gene...FOODCROPS
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The breeding for the development of Climate Resilient Chickpea is a critical initiative aimed at enhancing the productivity and adaptability of chickpea genotypes under challenging environmental conditions. Chickpea, a vital pulse crop globally, faces yield limitations due to the combined impact of heat, cold, drought, and salinity stresses. The average yields, currently far below the potential, necessitate the development of highly productive and resilient chickpea cultivars. Traditional breeding methods and modern genomic resources, including molecular markers, genetic maps, and QTL identification, have been instrumental in enhancing grain yields and stress adaptation. Marker-assisted backcrossing has successfully produced cultivars like Pusa Manav, demonstrating the effectiveness of genomic technologies. Additionally, the adoption of gene-editing technologies, such as CRISPR-Cas9, holds promise in accelerating genetic gain for stress-related traits.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
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Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
insect taxonomy importance systematics and classification
Mobilizing wheat gene bank variation to breeding pipeline
1. Prashant Vikram
CRP Wheat Representative
CIMMYT
Genetic approaches for mobilizing
gene bank variation
2. Why we need gene bank ?
Utilizing gene bank biodiversity could be one way to
enhance productivity of wheat
Rht1 & 2: Japanese dwarf landrace wheat Daruma
Rht 8 : Japanese landrace Akakomugi
3. 1. WHEAT GENE BANK
Generation
advancement
Field
evaluation
Strategic
Crossing
2. DEVELOPING RESOURCE
3. UTILIZING RESOURCE: PRE-BREEDING4. MOVING TO NARS BREEDING PIPELINES
Mobilizing Resource: The Road Map
5. Impact of heat on wheat
~ 10% yield loss per 1oC
increase in temperature
By 2050, 20-30% yield loss in
South Asia alone, affecting
over 1 billion people
̴70,000 wheat accessions screened
for heat stress tolerance
Genetic Resource: Evaluation for heat tolerance
Panel of heat and drought tolerant landraces
6. YR Resistant Landraces
Genetic Resource: Evaluation for Rust Resistance
Research on wheat rust during 1961-2009
added to world wheat harvests worth US $1.12
billion per year (at 2010 prices)
Science, 340:147-148(2013)
Panel of landraces for yellow rust resistance
7. Evaluated ~15,000 wheat
landraces for quality traits
Numberofgenotypes
Grain zinc concentration (ppm)
Wheat landrace evaluation for
high zinc content
Genetic Resource: Evaluation for Zinc content
Panel of landraces for high Zinc
8. Genomic Resource: Segregation distortion on 6B
Genomic associations identified for rust resistance and yield in three populations
9. H.Li- P.Vikram equal contribution et al. 2015 BMC Genomics
Vikram et al. Unpublished
Bi-parental mapping
for rust resistance
using GBS
Association
mapping for rust
resistance using GBS
Genomic Resource: Rust Resistance
11. Cluster 1
Cluster 2
Cluster 5
Cluster 3
Cluster 4
Cluster 6
NORTH
CENTRAL
SOUTH
T.ASTIEVUM
T.DURUM
S.CEREALE
Cluster 1: Majority of landraces in this group are from central Mexico
Cluster 2: Majority of landraces in this group are from Northern Mexico
Cluster 3: Majority of landraces in this group are from southern Mexico and are T. durum
Cluster 4: Genetic group with accessions from different origin and species
Cluster 5: Group specific to Michoacán
Cluster 6: Group of Secale cereale only
Mexican Landrace Story: Diversity Analysis
Diversity Profiling of 8000 Mexican Landraces
13. GBS data PCA + Phenotypic variables
Hierarchical Multiple Factor Analysis
6 principal axes (75% geno; 25% pheno)
29 groups in Iranian LR 21 groups in Mexican LR
Stratified random sampling using D-method
Measured diversity by Gower’s distance
Selected core subsets
Mexican Landrace Story: Core Set
Landrace core set
distributed to South Asia,
Africa, Mexico & USA
14. Grain yield under
heat stress
-Log(p)
Chromosomes
Mexican Landrace Story: GWAS for Heat Tolerance
15. 8000 Mexican landraces
Phenotype
(Heat, Drought,
Quality, Irrigated)
GBS profiling
(20K SNPs)
(A) Diversity analysis (B) Core set development
(C) Core set evaluation(D) Trait donor identification(E) Use in pre-breeding
Heat, Drought, Diseases, Quality
Michoacán: Rare
allele hot spot
Unique and large scale efforts made to move useful wheat gene
bank diversity to the NARS breeding pipelines
Mexican Landrace Story
Gene bank to Breeding Pipeline
17. 8,000 advanced lines selected
under heat, drought and
diseases
Multi-location evaluation is in
progress
Genetic populations available
for accelerating gene discovery
1000 Linked top cross populations
Wheat Pre-Breeding @ CIMMYT
Pre Breeding product
Exotics = Landraces, Synthetics
Elites = CIMMYT’s best BW lines
18. x
Segregating population
Screening in target environments - Mexico, South Asia, Africa
Breeding / varietal pipelines
CIMMYT
NARS
El Batan Diseases, input use
Rusts, plant typeToluca
H, D, YieldObregon
Selection
FARMERS
Exotics
synthetics, landraces, FIGS
Elite
Pre-Breeding @ CIMMYT
The Delivery Path
19. Kevin Pixley Director GRP
Sukhwinder-Singh SeeD Wheat Lead
Carolina Sansaloni
Carolina Saint-Pierre
Kate Dreher
GRP
Hans Braun Director GWP
Ravi Singh: Germplasm enhancement
Tom Payne: wheat genebank
Matthew Reynolds: heat/drought
Pawan Singh: Diseases
Javier Peña: Quality
Deepmala: Molecular biology
Ivan Ortíz-Monasterio: P efficiency
GWP
BSU: Juan, J. Crossa, H. Li
We acknowledge all researchers at CIMMYT or elsewhere who have
contributed directly or indirectly to this project
CIMMYT & Mexican Partners