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Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

Abstract

Mulberry (Morus L) is an important tree crop that provides sustainable economic and environmental benefits to a large number of people who live in rural areas of several Asian countries. Out of the 68 species that have been recognized widely, only a few species such as M. alba, M. bombycis, M. indica, M. latifolia, and M. multicaulis are cultivated for foliage, and M. nigra for fruit. The remaining species along with several landraces of the cultivated species are considered wild; hence, they were largely neglected. The recent revelation that the genetic pool of the domesticated species is shrinking and the wild species such as M. serrata, M. laevigata, and M. tartarica possess genes for several important traits such as drought and frost resistance has generated intense interest on the wild mulberry genetic resources. Considering this increased interest on wild mulberry genetic resources, attempts have been made herein to give an overview of the recent progress of research on exploration, characterization, and utilization of wild germplasm for crop improvement using both conventional and biotechnological tools. Information on origin, distribution, taxonomic position, cultivation practices, and recent developments on genomics has also been discussed.

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The authors, KV and CHT, received financial support from the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

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    Kunjupillai Vijayan

  2. Research Coordination Section, Central Silk Board, BTM Layout, Madiwala, Bangalore, 560068, India

    Kunjupillai Vijayan

  3. Central Sericultural Germplasm and Resources Centre, Thally Raod, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, 635 109, India

    Amalendu Tikader

  4. Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu province, 212018, Zhenjiang, China

    Zhao Weiguo

  5. SeriBiotech Research Laboratory, Kodathi, Carmeleram, Bangalore, 560035, India

    Chirakkara Venugopalan Nair

  6. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey

    Sezai Ercisli

  7. Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, ROC

    Chi-Hua Tsou

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Vijayan, K., Tikader, A., Weiguo, Z., Nair, C.V., Ercisli, S., Tsou, CH. (2011). Morus. In: Kole, C. (eds) Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20447-0_5

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