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Chapter 5 Genetic Analysis of Apomixis - cimmyt

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4 Gary H. Toe"'...breeding: the evolutionary phase, in whichvariable populations are produced, and theevaluation phase, in which desirablegenotypes are selected.Variability, at the heart <strong>of</strong> the evolutionaryphase, traditionally has been created byhybridization and to a lesser extent bymutations. Wide hybridization throughembryo rescue or somatic hybridization,somaclonal variation, and genetic engineeringare biotechnology tools that can dramaticallyexpand the range <strong>of</strong> variability available tobreeders. <strong>Genetic</strong> engineering, especially,should make the process <strong>of</strong> generatingdesirable variability much more predictableand help obtain other goals that are beyondthe reach <strong>of</strong> conventional techniques.Meanwhile, the evaluation phase will becomemuch more efficient through the use <strong>of</strong> thefollowing biotechnology tools: anther cultureto produce doubled haploids and eliminatedominance variance; molecular maps andmarkers <strong>of</strong> the crop genome to tag and followthe inheritance <strong>of</strong> genes for important traits,particularly quantitative traits and those thatare difficult to score; and molecular geneticmaps and markers <strong>of</strong> pests and pathogens thatcan be used to characterize and monitorpopulation structures and dynamiCS, therebypromoting more effective selection anddeployment <strong>of</strong> resistant plants.The international agricultural research system,which has been so successful at producingimproved varieties for developing countries,is itself evolving and adding new institutions(see Tables 1.1 and 1.2) to take advantage <strong>of</strong>these new tools. It is drawing more on resultsgenerated by fundamental and strategicTable 1.1 International Agricultural Research CentersInternational CenterClAT(IfORClMMYT(IPICARDAIHARM'I(RAFI(RISATIFPRI*lilAIlRIIPGRIIRRIISNAR'IWMI*WARDA(entro Internocional de Agricultura Tropical(enter for Internafional Forestry Research(entro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz yTrigo(entro Internacional de 10 PapaInternafional (enter for AgriculturalResearch in Dry AreasInternational (enter for Uving Aquatic ResourcesInternational (enter for Research in Agr<strong>of</strong>arestryInternational (rop Research Institutefor the Semi-Arid TropicsInternational Food Policy Reseorch InsfitufeInternational Institute for Tropical AgricultureInternational Uvestock Res. InsfitufeInternational Plant Genefic Resources InstituteInternafional Rice Research InstituteInternational Service for NafionalAgricultural ResearchInternational Water ManagementlnstituleWest Africa Rice Development Association• !CLARM, IFPRI, ISHAR, and IWMI do not directly handle plant research programs.Crops(assava, field beans, riceForestryMaize, wheat, trificalePotatoes, sweet potatoesWheat, barley, lenfils, chickpeaForestry, tree cropsSorghum, pearl millet,groundnut, pigeon pea(assava, yams, cowpea, maizeForagesRiceRiceLocation(olombiaIndonesiaMexicoPeruSyriaPhilippinesKenyaIndiaUSANigeriaKenyaIta~PhilippinesThe NetherlandsSri lanka(6te d'ivoire

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