Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Pages: 575-592

Journal: Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volume number: 132

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0040-5752

eISSN: 1432-2242

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-018-3240-1

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 
The crossovers (COs) that occur during meiotic recombination lead to genetic diversity upon which natural and artificial selection can act. The potential of tinkering with the mechanisms of meiotic recombination to increase the amount of genetic diversity accessible for breeders has been under the research spotlight for years. A wide variety of approaches have been proposed to increase CO frequency, alter CO distribution and induce COs between non-homologous chromosomal regions. For most of these approaches, translational biology will be crucial for demonstrating how these strategies can be of practical use in plant breeding. In this review, we describe how tinkering with meiotic recombination could benefit plant breeding and give concrete examples of how these strategies could be implemented into breeding programs.

Harvard Citation style: Blary, A. and Jenczewski, E. (2019) Manipulation of crossover frequency and distribution for plant breeding, TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132(3), pp. 575-592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-018-3240-1

APA Citation style: Blary, A., & Jenczewski, E. (2019). Manipulation of crossover frequency and distribution for plant breeding. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132(3), 575-592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-018-3240-1