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Abstract
Oat (Avena sativa L.), ranking sixth in world cereal production, is primarily produced as a multipurpose crop for grain, pasture, and forage or as a rotation crop in many parts of the world. Recent research has elevated its potential dietary value for human nutrition and health care. Oats are well adapted to a wide range of soil types and can perform on acid soils. World oat production is concentrated between latitudes 35–65º N, and 20–46º S. Avena genomes are large and complex, in the range of 4.12–12.6 Gb. Oat productivity is affected by many diseases, although crown rust (Puccinia coronate f. sp. avenae) and stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) are the key diseases worldwide. The focus of this chapter is to review the major developments and their impacts on oat breeding, especially on the challenges posed by climate or environmental changes (biotic and abiotic stresses mainly) for oat cultivation. Next-generation breeding tools will help to develop approaches to genetically improve and manipulate oat which would aid significantly in oat enhancement efforts. Although, oat biotechnology has been advanced at a similar pace as the rest of cereals, it lags still behind. More genomic tools, from genomic assisted breeding to genome editing tools are needed to improve the resources to improve oats under climate change in the next few decades
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Genomic Designing of Climate-Smart Cereal Crops |
Editors | Chittaranjan Kole |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Chapter | 4 |
Pages | 133-169 |
Number of pages | 37 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319933818 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319933801 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Feb 2020 |
Keywords
- B-glucans
- Disease resistance
- Genomic assisted breeding
- Oat
- Resilience
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NRC-UKRI Pilot Programme. Prototyping Root system Architecture in Avena: Technologies for Environmental Sutainability and Food Security
Howarth, C. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Mar 2019 → 31 Oct 2019
Project: Externally funded research
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BBSRC Core Strategic Programme in Resilient Crops: Oats
Howarth, C. (PI), Doonan, J. (CoI), Donnison, I. (CoI) & Langdon, T. (CoI)
01 Apr 2017 → 31 Mar 2022
Project: Externally funded research
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Generation of Oat varieties with enhanced resistance to crown rust and mildew
Marshall, A. (PI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
10 Oct 2010 → 30 Sept 2015
Project: Externally funded research
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Harnessing new technologies for sustainable oat production and utilisation (QUOATS)
Marshall, A. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
14 Sept 2009 → 13 Sept 2014
Project: Externally funded research