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Wang F, Sun T, Yu S, Liu C, Cheng Z, Xia J, Han L. Ethnobotanical studies on rice landraces under on-farm conservation in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, China. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2024; 20:45. [PMID: 38685098 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-024-00683-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND A complex interaction and mutual influence exists among landscapes, cultures, and landraces, with rice culture being a typical embodiment of this relationship. The conservation of landraces operates alongside preserving traditional practices. The Xishuangbanna region stands out as a hub for the genetic diversity of landraces, boasting rich genetic resources. Despite the diverse rice resources in this region, a comprehensive and systematic study has not been undertaken. METHODS From October to November 2023, we collected rice landraces under the on-farm conservation in 18 townships including Menghai, Mengla and Jinghong in Xishuangbanna. Employing semi-structured interviews and various methods, we investigated factors influencing the preservation and loss of rice landraces in the region. Statistical analysis was applied to the agronomic traits of collected local rice, encompassing indica or japonica, glutinous or non-glutinous, grain shape, and hull color as second category traits. The second category included quantitative traits like thousand grain weight and grain length. Rice diversity among different regions, traits, and ethnic groups was assessed using the Shannon-Wiener index. Additionally, clustering analysis via the UPGMA method depicted the distribution characteristics of the resources. RESULTS A total of 70 rice landraces were collected in the Xishuangbanna region, each exhibiting distinct characteristics. Differences were observed across regions, trait, naming, and ethnic groups. Diversity analysis revealed that Mengla had the highest diversity, followed by Menghai, while Jinghong exhibited the lowest diversity. The second category of traits displayed broader diversity than the first, with the Dai people's glutinous rice showcasing greater diversity than other ethnic groups. Cluster analysis categorized the 70 samples into seven groups at a genetic distance of 1.15. Ethnobotanical interviews emphasized the rapid loss of rice landraces resources in Xishuangbanna, with indigenous ethnic cultures playing a vital role in the conservation of rice landraces. Dai traditions, in particular, played a crucial role in protecting glutinous rice resources, showcasing a mutual dependence between Dai culture and glutinous rice. CONCLUSIONS The rich natural environment and diverse ethnic cultures in Xishuangbanna have given rise to various rice landraces. The Dai, primary cultivators of glutinous rice with higher diversity, intertwine their traditional ethnic culture with the conservation of glutinous rice resources. At the same time, the preserving glutinous rice resources promotes the inheritance of Dai ethnic culture. However, rice landraces are facing the risk of loss. Hence, collecting and documenting rice landraces is crucial. Encourage local communities to sustain and expand their cultivation, promoting on-farm conservation. These measures contribute valuable germplasm and genes for rice breeding and serve as a means of cultural preservation.
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- Fei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment in Minority Areas (Minzu University of China), National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Beijing, 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Jinghong, 666100, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Jinghong, 666100, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment in Minority Areas (Minzu University of China), National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Beijing, 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment in Minority Areas (Minzu University of China), National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Beijing, 100081, China.
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Breen C, Ndlovu N, McKeown PC, Spillane C. Legume seed system performance in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, opportunities, and scaling options. A review. AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2024; 44:20. [PMID: 38550797 PMCID: PMC10965649 DOI: 10.1007/s13593-024-00956-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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As a fundamental pillar of food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), ensuring seed security is critical to empowering farmers in cultivating food and livestock feed, thereby fostering income generation from agricultural outputs. Among the crops cultivated by smallholders, legumes have the potential to deliver multifaceted benefits. Legumes are nutrient-dense and enhance soil health through their nitrogen-fixing qualities. However, in many instances, the development, release, and supply of improved legume varieties are insufficient to meet the needs of smallholder farmers in SSA. Here, we systematically reviewed the literature to (i) identify and categorize existing legume seed systems, (ii) map legume varieties available to smallholders, (iii) identify barriers hindering the adoption of various legume varieties, and (iv) identify potential strategies and opportunities for strengthening legume seed systems in SSA. Our results demonstrate the coexistence of formal and informal seed systems within legume seed supply chains in SSA, each employing unique seed distribution channels. Smallholders, however, are shown to predominantly depend on the informal seed system to source most legume seeds except for commercially available varieties. We also identified a diverse range of legume varieties available to smallholders in the region, with farmers having varying trait preferences based on crop type and gender. Notably, high yield and abiotic stress tolerance were the most preferred traits. The adoption of these varieties, however, is influenced by various factors, including lack of timely access to seeds in adequate quantities from the formal seed system, high seed costs, and limited information on new varieties. The reviewed literature highlighted that utilizing improved legume varieties had a positive effect on smallholders, leading to improved welfare, food security, dietary diversity, and income. We conclude that the effective scaling of legume systems in SSA is contingent upon the presence of supportive policy frameworks and well-established technical support structures. Graphical Abstract Packets of legume seeds within a legume germplasm and breeding program at the University of Zambia (Photo by Caitlin Breen, 2022). Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13593-024-00956-6.
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- Caitlin Breen
- Agriculture & Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4 Ireland
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- Agriculture & Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4 Ireland
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- Agriculture & Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4 Ireland
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- Agriculture & Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4 Ireland
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Gepts P. Biocultural diversity and crop improvement. Emerg Top Life Sci 2023; 7:ETLS20230067. [PMID: 38084755 PMCID: PMC10754339 DOI: 10.1042/etls20230067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Biocultural diversity is the ever-evolving and irreplaceable sum total of all living organisms inhabiting the Earth. It plays a significant role in sustainable productivity and ecosystem services that benefit humanity and is closely allied with human cultural diversity. Despite its essentiality, biodiversity is seriously threatened by the insatiable and inequitable human exploitation of the Earth's resources. One of the benefits of biodiversity is its utilization in crop improvement, including cropping improvement (agronomic cultivation practices) and genetic improvement (plant breeding). Crop improvement has tended to decrease agricultural biodiversity since the origins of agriculture, but awareness of this situation can reverse this negative trend. Cropping improvement can strive to use more diverse cultivars and a broader complement of crops on farms and in landscapes. It can also focus on underutilized crops, including legumes. Genetic improvement can access a broader range of biodiversity sources and, with the assistance of modern breeding tools like genomics, can facilitate the introduction of additional characteristics that improve yield, mitigate environmental stresses, and restore, at least partially, lost crop biodiversity. The current legal framework covering biodiversity includes national intellectual property and international treaty instruments, which have tended to limit access and innovation to biodiversity. A global system of access and benefit sharing, encompassing digital sequence information, would benefit humanity but remains an elusive goal. The Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework sets forth an ambitious set of targets and goals to be accomplished by 2030 and 2050, respectively, to protect and restore biocultural diversity, including agrobiodiversity.
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- Paul Gepts
- Department of Plant Sciences, Section of Crop and Ecosystem Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8780, U.S.A
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Pichkar Y, Creanza N. Fine-scale cultural variation reinforces genetic structure in England. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2023. [PMID: 37377289 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Genes and languages both contain signatures of human evolution, population movement, and demographic history. Cultural traits like language are transmitted by interactions between people, and these traits influence how people interact. In particular, if groups of people differentiate each other based on some qualities of their cultures, and if these qualities are passed to the next generation, then this differentiation can result in barriers to gene flow. Previous work finds such barriers to gene flow between groups that speak different languages, and we explore this phenomenon further: can more subtle cultural differences also produce genetic structure in a population? We focus on whether subtle, dialect-level linguistic differences in England have influenced genetic population structure, likely by affecting mating preferences. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyze spatially dense linguistic and genetic data-both of which independently contain spatially structured variation in England-to examine whether the cultural differences represented by variation in English phonology colocalize with higher genetic rates of change. RESULTS We find that genetic variation and dialect markers have similar spatial distributions on a country-wide scale, and that throughout England, linguistic boundaries colocalize with the boundaries of genetic clusters found using fineSTRUCTURE. DISCUSSION This gene-language covariation, in the absence of geographic barriers that could coordinate cultural and genetic differentiation, suggests that similar social forces influenced both dialect boundaries and the genetic population structure of England.
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- Yakov Pichkar
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Rouger B, Goldringer I, Barbillon P, Miramon A, Naino Jika AK, Thomas M. Sensitivity analysis of a crop metapopulation model. Ecol Modell 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Woldeyohannes AB, Iohannes SD, Miculan M, Caproni L, Ahmed JS, de Sousa K, Desta EA, Fadda C, Pè ME, Dell'Acqua M. Data-driven, participatory characterization of farmer varieties discloses teff breeding potential under current and future climates. eLife 2022; 11:80009. [PMID: 36052993 PMCID: PMC9439699 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In smallholder farming systems, traditional farmer varieties of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) support the livelihoods of millions of growers and consumers. NUS combine cultural and agronomic value with local adaptation, and transdisciplinary methods are needed to fully evaluate their breeding potential. Here, we assembled and characterized the genetic diversity of a representative collection of 366 Ethiopian teff (Eragrostis tef) farmer varieties and breeding materials, describing their phylogenetic relations and local adaptation on the Ethiopian landscape. We phenotyped the collection for its agronomic performance, involving local teff farmers in a participatory variety evaluation. Our analyses revealed environmental patterns of teff genetic diversity and allowed us to identify 10 genetic clusters associated with climate variation and with uneven spatial distribution. A genome-wide association study was used to identify loci and candidate genes related to phenology, yield, local adaptation, and farmers’ appreciation. The estimated teff genomic offset under climate change scenarios highlighted an area around lake Tana where teff cropping may be most vulnerable to climate change. Our results show that transdisciplinary approaches may efficiently propel untapped NUS farmer varieties into modern breeding to foster more resilient and sustainable cropping systems. Small farms support the livelihoods of about two billion people worldwide. Smallholder farmers often rely on local varieties of crops and use less irrigation and fertilizer than large producers. But smallholdings can be vulnerable to weather events and climate change. Data-driven research approaches may help to identify the needs of farmers, taking into account traditional knowledge and cultural practices to enhance the sustainability of certain crops. Teff is a cereal crop that plays a critical role in the culture and diets of Ethiopian communities. It is also a super food appreciated on international markets for its nutritional value. Rural smallholder farmers in Ethiopia rely on the crop for subsistence and income and make up the bulk of the country’s agricultural system. Many grow local varieties with tremendous genetic diversity. Scientists, in collaboration with farmers, could tap that diversity to produce more productive or climate-resilient types of teff, both for national and international markets. Woldeyohannes, Iohannes et al. produced the first large-scale genetic, agronomic and climatic study of traditional teff varieties. In the experiments, Woldeyohannes and Iohannes et al. sequenced the genomes of 366 Ethiopian teff varieties and evaluated their agronomic value in common gardens. The team collaborated with 35 local farmers to understand their preference of varieties and traits. They then conducted a genome-wide association study to assess the crops’ productivity and their adaptations to local growing conditions and farmer preferences. Genetic changes that speed up teff maturation and flowering time could meet small farmers’ needs to secure teff harvest. Woldeyohannes, Iohannes et al. also identified a region in Ethiopia, where local teff varieties may struggle to adapt to climate change. Genetic modifications may help the crop to adapt to frequent droughts that may be a common characteristic of future climates. The experiments reveal the importance of incorporating traditional knowledge from smallholder farmers into data-driven crop improvement efforts considering genetics and climate science. This multidisciplinary approach may help to improve food security and protect local genetic diversity on small farms. It may also help to ensure that agricultural advances fairly and equitably benefit small farmers.
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- Aemiro Bezabih Woldeyohannes
- Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.,Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Digital Inclusion, Bioversity International, Montpellier, France.,Department of Agricultural Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway
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- Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, Bioversity International, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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Zhong Z, Fan J, Su H, Li Y, Ma D, Zhu H. Genetic sources and diversity of the paddy field carp in the Pearl River basin inferred from two mitochondrial loci. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.896609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Paddy field carp (PF-carp) is an economically important fish cocultured with rice in traditional agricultural systems. Several distinctive strains of PF-carp have been formed through years of artificial and cross breeding. There is a concern about the status of germplasm resources among PF-carp, since little is known about the genetic sources, diversity, or differentiation. In this study we collected 17 PF-carp populations covering Daotian carp (DTL), Ru Yuan No. 1 (RY), Jinbian carp (JBL), Shaijiang carp (SJL), and Wu carp (WL) along the Pearl River basin to explore their genetic sources and diversity using concatenated sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and the D-Loop region. According to the haplotype network analyses, 1, 9, and 57 haplotypes originated from Cyprinus carpio carpio, Cyprinus carpio haematopterus and Cyprinus carpio rubrofuscus, respectively, confirming that genetic introgression has occurred in Pearl River PF-carp populations and Cyprinus carpio carpio was the most common species for genetic origin. The results showed that RY exhibited the lowest level of nucleotide diversity (π = 0.0011) due to high-intensity breeding and was significantly differentiated from the other four strains. PF-carp strains in these remote traditional systems tended to experience artificial selection and a lack of farmer connection that gradually increased genetic differentiation among strains. Notably, three populations of JBL exhibited significant high-level differentiation, since they originated from mountainous areas hindering farmers from fry exchange. In contrast, no significant differentiation was uncovered in the WL populations, since this strain is the most popular cultured strain and has undergone artificial exchange of parents and fry in many cultured regions. This study helps us to understand the status of germplasm resources among PF-carp and to trace their genetic origin before being introduced for local cultivation.
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Zimmerer KS, Jones AD, de Haan S, Creed-Kanashiro H, Tubbeh RM, Hultquist C, Tello Villavicencio MN, Plasencia Amaya F, Nguyen KT. Integrating Social-Ecological and Political-Ecological Models of Agrobiodiversity With Nutrient Management of Keystone Food Spaces to Support SDG 2. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.734943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Agrobiodiversity—the biodiversity of food, agriculture, and land use—is essential to U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 2 by providing crucial food and nutritional quality of diets combined with strengthening agroecological sustainability. Focusing on the agrobiodiversity nexus to SDG 2, the current study utilized the interdisciplinary Agrobiodiversity Knowledge Framework (AKF), household-level surveys, and biodiversity sampling of crop fields and home gardens in a case study in Huánuco, Peru, in 2017. Statistical measures estimated agrobiodiversity of crop fields (n = 268 households) and home gardens (n=159 households) based on species richness (3.7 and 10.2 species/household, in fields and gardens, respectively) and evenness (Shannon diversity index; 0.70 and 1.83 in fields and gardens, respectively). Robust results of Poisson and OLS regression models identified several AKF-guided determinants of agrobiodiversity. Estimated species richness and evenness were significantly associated with 12 social-ecological and political-ecological factors from the four AKF thematic axes: farm characteristics and agroecology; diets and nutrition; markets, governance and sociocultural practices; and global change. This study's AKF approach, agrobiodiversity modeling, agroecological characterization, and field-based case study advanced a series of useful research insights, comparisons, and conceptual innovations to address SDG 2. Characterization of nutrient management through soil- and plant-focused cultural practices and livelihood roles distinguished the “keystone agrobiodiversity-and-food space” of multi-species maize fields (maizales) identified in AKF regression and characterization results. This key space furnished crucial food-nutrition and agroecological benefits that can be expanded by overcoming identified barriers. AKF-guided models incorporating key agrobiodiversity-and-food spaces and ecological nutrient management are needed to strengthen SDG 2 strategies.
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Pandian BA, Sexton-Bowser S, Prasad PV, Jugulam M. Current status and prospects of herbicide-resistant grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:409-415. [PMID: 34532972 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Grain sorghum is a versatile crop, which can thrive under limited water and other inputs. However, crop loss from weed infestation continues to be a major constraint in grain sorghum production. Particularly, post-emergence grass weed control is a great challenge in grain sorghum due to the lack of herbicide options. Unlike in other major crops, such as maize or soybean, herbicide-resistant sorghum technology that can facilitate weed control throughout crop growing season is not available to growers yet. The development of herbicide-resistant sorghum can have potential to improve weed management, including post-emergence grass weed control. One of the major concerns in the development of such technology in sorghum is escape of resistance traits into weedy relatives of sorghum (e.g. shattercane and johnsongrass). This review focuses on sources of herbicide resistance in sorghum, the status of the development of herbicide-resistant sorghum technologies, overview of breeding methods, and limitations in the development of such sorghum technology as well as economic benefits for sorghum growers. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Balaji A Pandian
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
- Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Kinship networks of seed exchange shape spatial patterns of plant virus diversity. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4505. [PMID: 34301941 PMCID: PMC8302746 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24720-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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By structuring farmers’ informal networks of seed exchange, kinship systems play a key role in the dynamics of crop genetic diversity in smallholder farming systems. However, because many crop diseases are propagated through infected germplasm, local seed systems can also facilitate the dissemination of seedborne pathogens. Here, we investigate how the interplay of kinship systems and local networks of germplasm exchange influences the metapopulation dynamics of viruses responsible for the cassava mosaic disease (CMD), a major threat to food security in Africa. Combining anthropological, genetic and plant epidemiological data, we analyzed the genetic structure of local populations of the African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV), one of the main causal agents of CMD. Results reveal contrasted patterns of viral diversity in patrilineal and matrilineal communities, consistent with local modes of seed exchange. Our results demonstrate that plant virus ecosystems have also a cultural component and that social factors that shape regional seed exchange networks influence the genetic structure of plant virus populations. This study combines ethnobotanical and epidemiological data to understand how social networks of seed exchange influence the genetic structure of the African cassava mosaic virus in Gabon. Results reveal contrasted patterns of viral diversity in patrilineal and matrilineal communities, consistent with cultural differences in modes of seed exchange.
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Garrett KA. Impact network analysis and the
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package: Decision support for regional management interventions. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Karen A. Garrett
- Plant Pathology Department Food Systems Institute Emerging Pathogens Institute University of Florida Gainesville FL USA
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Gaoue OG, Moutouama JK, Coe MA, Bond MO, Green E, Sero NB, Bezeng BS, Yessoufou K. Methodological advances for hypothesis-driven ethnobiology. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2021; 96:2281-2303. [PMID: 34056816 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ethnobiology as a discipline has evolved increasingly to embrace theory-inspired and hypothesis-driven approaches to study why and how local people choose plants and animals they interact with and use for their livelihood. However, testing complex hypotheses or a network of ethnobiological hypotheses is challenging, particularly for data sets with non-independent observations due to species phylogenetic relatedness or socio-relational links between participants. Further, to account fully for the dynamics of local ecological knowledge, it is important to include the spatially explicit distribution of knowledge, changes in knowledge, and knowledge transmission and use. To promote the use of advanced statistical modelling approaches that address these limitations, we synthesize methodological advances for hypothesis-driven research in ethnobiology while highlighting the need for more figures than tables and more tables than text in ethnobiological literature. We present the ethnobiological motivations for conducting generalized linear mixed-effect modelling, structural equation modelling, phylogenetic generalized least squares, social network analysis, species distribution modelling, and predictive modelling. For each element of the proposed ethnobiologists quantitative toolbox, we present practical applications along with scripts for a widespread implementation. Because these statistical modelling approaches are rarely taught in most ethnobiological programs but are essential for careers in academia or industry, it is critical to promote workshops and short courses focused on these advanced methods. By embracing these quantitative modelling techniques without sacrificing qualitative approaches which provide essential context, ethnobiology will progress further towards an expansive interaction with other disciplines.
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- Orou G Gaoue
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 569 Dabney Hall, Knoxville, TN, 37996, U.S.A.,Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg, APK Campus, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa.,Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, BP 123, Benin
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 569 Dabney Hall, Knoxville, TN, 37996, U.S.A
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- Department of Botany, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 3190 Maile Way, 101, Honolulu, HI, 96822, U.S.A
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- Department of Botany, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 3190 Maile Way, 101, Honolulu, HI, 96822, U.S.A
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 569 Dabney Hall, Knoxville, TN, 37996, U.S.A
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 569 Dabney Hall, Knoxville, TN, 37996, U.S.A
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- Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg, APK Campus, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg, APK Campus, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa
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Rimlinger A, Avana ML, Awono A, Chakocha A, Gakwavu A, Lemoine T, Marie L, Mboujda F, Vigouroux Y, Johnson V, Vinceti B, Carrière SM, Duminil J. Trees and their seed networks: The social dynamics of urban fruit trees and implications for genetic diversity. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0243017. [PMID: 33724989 PMCID: PMC7963046 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Trees are a traditional component of urban spaces where they provide ecosystem services critical to urban wellbeing. In the Tropics, urban trees’ seed origins have rarely been characterized. Yet, understanding the social dynamics linked to tree planting is critical given their influence on the distribution of associated genetic diversity. This study examines elements of these dynamics (seed exchange networks) in an emblematic indigenous fruit tree species from Central Africa, the African plum tree (Dacryodes edulis, Burseraceae), within the urban context of Yaoundé. We further evaluate the consequences of these social dynamics on the distribution of the genetic diversity of the species in the city. Urban trees were planted predominantly using seeds sourced from outside the city, resulting in a level of genetic diversity as high in Yaoundé as in a whole region of production of the species. Debating the different drivers that foster the genetic diversity in planted urban trees, the study argues that cities and urban dwellers can unconsciously act as effective guardians of indigenous tree genetic diversity.
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- Aurore Rimlinger
- SENS, IRD, CIRAD, Univ. Paul Valery Montpellier 3, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- DIADE, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, Montpellier, France
- * E-mail: (AR); (SMC); (JD)
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- Forestry Department, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
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- CIFOR, C/o IITA Humid Forest Ecoregional Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Forestry Department, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Forestry Department, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
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- DIADE, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- DIADE, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, Montpellier, France
- Forestry Department, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
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- The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Fiumicino Rome, Italy
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- The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Fiumicino Rome, Italy
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- SENS, IRD, CIRAD, Univ. Paul Valery Montpellier 3, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- * E-mail: (AR); (SMC); (JD)
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- DIADE, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, Montpellier, France
- The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Fiumicino Rome, Italy
- * E-mail: (AR); (SMC); (JD)
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Menamo T, Kassahun B, Borrell AK, Jordan DR, Tao Y, Hunt C, Mace E. Genetic diversity of Ethiopian sorghum reveals signatures of climatic adaptation. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2021; 134:731-742. [PMID: 33341904 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03727-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A large collection of Ethiopian sorghum landraces, characterized by agro-ecology and racial-group, was found to contain high levels of diversity and admixture, with significant SNP associations identified for environmental adaptation. Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)] is a major staple food crop in Ethiopia, exhibiting extensive genetic diversity with adaptations to diverse agroecologies. The environmental and climatic drivers, as well as the genomic basis of adaptation, are poorly understood in Ethiopian sorghum and are critical elements for the development of climate-resilient crops. Exploration of the genome-environment association (GEA) is important for identifying adaptive loci and predicting phenotypic variation. The current study aimed to better understand the GEA of a large collection of Ethiopian sorghum landraces (n = 940), characterized with genome-wide SNP markers, to investigate key traits related to adaptation to temperature, precipitation and altitude. The Ethiopian sorghum landrace collection was found to consist of 12 subpopulations with high levels of admixture (47%), representing all the major racial groups of cultivated sorghum with the exception of kafir. Redundancy analysis indicated that agroecology explained up to 10% of the total SNP variation, and geographical location up to 6%. GEA identified 18 significant SNP markers for environmental variables. These SNPs were found to be significantly enriched (P < 0.05) for a priori QTL for drought and cold adaptation. The findings from this study improve our understanding of the genetic control of adaptive traits in Ethiopian sorghum. Further, the Ethiopian sorghum germplasm collection provides sources of adaptation to harsh environments (cold and/or drought) that could be deployed in breeding programs globally for abiotic stress adaptation.
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- T Menamo
- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, University of Queensland, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, University of Queensland, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, University of Queensland, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hermitage Research Facility, Agri-Science Queensland, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, University of Queensland, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia.
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hermitage Research Facility, Agri-Science Queensland, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia.
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Coupling ecological network analysis with high-throughput sequencing-based surveys: Lessons from the next-generation biomonitoring project. ADV ECOL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2021.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bond MO, Gaoue OG. Prestige and homophily predict network structure for social learning of medicinal plant knowledge. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239345. [PMID: 33031437 PMCID: PMC7544085 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Human subsistence societies have thrived in environmental extremes while maintaining biodiversity through social learning of ecological knowledge, such as techniques to prepare food and medicine from local resources. However, there is limited understanding of which processes shape social learning patterns and configuration in ecological knowledge networks, or how these processes apply to resource management and biological conservation. In this study, we test the hypothesis that the prestige (rarity or exclusivity) of knowledge shapes social learning networks. In addition, we test whether people tend to select who to learn from based on prestige (knowledge or reputation), and homophily (e.g., people of the same age or gender). We used interviews to assess five types of medicinal plant knowledge and how 303 people share this knowledge across four villages in Solomon Islands. We developed exponential random graph models (ERGMs) to test whether hypothesized patterns of knowledge sharing based on prestige and homophily are more common in the observed network than in randomly simulated networks of the same size. We found that prestige predicts five hypothesized network configurations and all three hypothesized learning patterns, while homophily predicts one of three hypothesized network configurations and five of the seven hypothesized learning patterns. These results compare the strength of different prestige and homophily effects on social learning and show how cultural practices such as intermarriage can affect certain aspects of prestige and homophily. By advancing our understanding of how prestige and homophily affect ecological knowledge networks, we identify which social learning patterns have the largest effects on biocultural conservation of ecological knowledge.
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- Matthew O. Bond
- Department of Botany, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, United States of America
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- Department of Botany, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, United States of America
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
- Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg, APK Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Olodo KF, Barnaud A, Kane NA, Mariac C, Faye A, Couderc M, Zekraouï L, Dequincey A, Diouf D, Vigouroux Y, Berthouly-Salazar C. Abandonment of pearl millet cropping and homogenization of its diversity over a 40 year period in Senegal. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239123. [PMID: 32925982 PMCID: PMC7489563 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cultivated diversity is considered an insurance against major climatic variability. However, since the 1980s, several studies have shown that climate variability and agricultural changes may already have locally eroded crop genetic diversity. We studied pearl millet diversity in Senegal through a comparison of pearl millet landraces collected 40 years apart. We found that more than 20% of villages visited in 1976 had stopped growing pearl millet. Despite this, its overall genetic diversity has been maintained but differentiation between early- and late-flowering accessions has been reduced. We also found stronger crop-to-wild gene flow than wild-to-crop gene flow and that wild-to-crop gene flow was weaker in 2016 than in 1976. In conclusion, our results highlight genetic homogenization in Senegal. This homogenization within cultivated pearl millet and between wild and cultivated forms is a key factor in genetic erosion and it is often overlooked. Improved assessment and conservation strategies are needed to promote and conserve both wild and cultivated pearl millet diversity.
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- Katina F. Olodo
- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Centre d’Etude Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA), Thiès, Senegal
- Laboratoire National de Recherche sur les Productions Végétales (LNRPV), Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA), Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LMI LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
- * E-mail: (KFO); (CBS)
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Centre d’Etude Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA), Thiès, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LMI LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
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- Laboratoire National de Recherche sur les Productions Végétales (LNRPV), Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA), Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LMI LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Laboratoire National de Recherche sur les Productions Végétales (LNRPV), Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA), Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LMI LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LMI LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
- Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie (LCM), Dakar, Senegal
- Unité de Formation et de Recherche Environnement, Biodiversité et Développement Durable, Université du Sine Saloum El Hadj Ibrahima Niass (USSEIN), Kaolack, Senegal
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- DIADE, Univ Montpellier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Centre d’Etude Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA), Thiès, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LMI LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
- * E-mail: (KFO); (CBS)
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Tabouy T, Barbillon P, Chiquet J. Variational Inference for Stochastic Block Models From Sampled Data. J Am Stat Assoc 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2018.1562934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Timothée Tabouy
- UMR MIA-Paris, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR MIA-Paris, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR MIA-Paris, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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Zhang J, Hu L, Guo L, Ren W, Zhao L, Wang N, Zhang E, Tang J, Chen X. The maintenance of stable yield and high genetic diversity in the agricultural heritage torreya tree system. BMC Ecol 2019; 19:41. [PMID: 31533695 PMCID: PMC6751825 DOI: 10.1186/s12898-019-0256-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Understanding how traditional agriculture systems have been maintained would help design sustainable agriculture. In this study, we examined how farmers have used two types of local trees (Torreya grandis) for stable yield and maintaining genetic diversity in the “globally important agricultural heritage torreya tree system”. The two type of torreya trees are grafted torreya (GT) tree and non-grafted-torreya (NGT) tree. The GT tree has only female and was used to produced seed yields. The NGT tree has both male and female and was used to support GT tree by providing pollens and rootstocks. We first tested the ratio of GT tree to NGT tree, their age groups, ratio of female trees (including GT and NGT trees) to male, and the flowering period of GT and NGT trees. We then tested seed yields and genetic diversity of GT and NGT trees. We further tested gene flow among NGT trees, and the relationship of gene flow with exchange rates of pollens and seeds. Results GT and NGT trees (male and female) were planted in a mosaic pattern with a ratio of 4:1 (GT:NGT). In this planting pattern, one NGT male trees provided pollen for 20 female trees of GT and NGT. The trees were classified into four age groups (I = 100–400 years old; II = 400–700 years old; III = 700–1000 years old; and IV = 1000–1300 years old) based on basal diameter. The entire flowering period was longer for NGT trees than for GT trees that ensured GT trees (which lack of males) being exposed to pollens. GT tree had high and stable seed yield that increased with age groups. High genetic diversity has been maintained in both rootstocks of the GT trees and NGT trees. There was a strong gene flow among NGT trees, which positive correlated with the exchange rates of pollens and seeds. Conclusions Our results suggest that farmers obtain stable seed yields, and maintain high genetic diversity by ingeniously using the local GT tree as yield producer and NGT tree as supporter. These GT and NGT trees together ensure sustainable torreya production.
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- Jian Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Andersen KF, Buddenhagen CE, Rachkara P, Gibson R, Kalule S, Phillips D, Garrett KA. Modeling Epidemics in Seed Systems and Landscapes To Guide Management Strategies: The Case of Sweet Potato in Northern Uganda. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:1519-1532. [PMID: 30785374 PMCID: PMC7779973 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-18-0072-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Seed systems are critical for deployment of improved varieties but also can serve as major conduits for the spread of seedborne pathogens. As in many other epidemic systems, epidemic risk in seed systems often depends on the structure of networks of trade, social interactions, and landscape connectivity. In a case study, we evaluated the structure of an informal sweet potato seed system in the Gulu region of northern Uganda for its vulnerability to the spread of emerging epidemics and its utility for disseminating improved varieties. Seed transaction data were collected by surveying vine sellers weekly during the 2014 growing season. We combined data from these observed seed transactions with estimated dispersal risk based on village-to-village proximity to create a multilayer network or "supranetwork." Both the inverse power law function and negative exponential function, common models for dispersal kernels, were evaluated in a sensitivity analysis/uncertainty quantification across a range of parameters chosen to represent spread based on proximity in the landscape. In a set of simulation experiments, we modeled the introduction of a novel pathogen and evaluated the influence of spread parameters on the selection of villages for surveillance and management. We found that the starting position in the network was critical for epidemic progress and final epidemic outcomes, largely driven by node out-degree. The efficacy of node centrality measures was evaluated for utility in identifying villages in the network to manage and limit disease spread. Node degree often performed as well as other, more complicated centrality measures for the networks where village-to-village spread was modeled by the inverse power law, whereas betweenness centrality was often more effective for negative exponential dispersal. This analysis framework can be applied to provide recommendations for a wide variety of seed systems.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license.
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- K. F. Andersen
- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
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- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda
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- Natural Resource Institute, University of Greenwich, Greenwich, United
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- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda
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- Natural Resource Institute, University of Greenwich, Greenwich, United
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, U.S.A
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Faye JM, Maina F, Hu Z, Fonceka D, Cisse N, Morris GP. Genomic signatures of adaptation to Sahelian and Soudanian climates in sorghum landraces of Senegal. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:6038-6051. [PMID: 31161017 PMCID: PMC6540697 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Uncovering the genomic basis of climate adaptation in traditional crop varieties can provide insight into plant evolution and facilitate breeding for climate resilience. In the African cereal sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. [Moench]), the genomic basis of adaptation to the semiarid Sahelian zone versus the subhumid Soudanian zone is largely unknown. To address this issue, we characterized a large panel of 421 georeferenced sorghum landrace accessions from Senegal and adjacent locations at 213,916 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using genotyping-by-sequencing. Seven subpopulations distributed along the north-south precipitation gradient were identified. Redundancy analysis found that climate variables explained up to 8% of SNP variation, with climate collinear with space explaining most of this variation (6%). Genome scans of nucleotide diversity suggest positive selection on chromosome 2, 4, 5, 7, and 10 in durra sorghums, with successive adaptation during diffusion along the Sahel. Putative selective sweeps were identified, several of which colocalize with stay-green drought tolerance (Stg) loci, and a priori candidate genes for photoperiodic flowering and inflorescence morphology. Genome-wide association studies of photoperiod sensitivity and panicle compactness identified 35 and 13 associations that colocalize with a priori candidate genes, respectively. Climate-associated SNPs colocalize with Stg3a, Stg1, Stg2, and Ma6 and have allelic distribution consistent with adaptation across Sahelian and Soudanian zones. Taken together, the findings suggest an oligogenic basis of adaptation to Sahelian versus Soudanian climates, underpinned by variation in conserved floral regulatory pathways and other systems that are less understood in cereals.
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- Jacques M. Faye
- Department of AgronomyKansas State UniversityManhattanKansas
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- Department of AgronomyKansas State UniversityManhattanKansas
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerNiameyNiger
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- Department of AgronomyKansas State UniversityManhattanKansas
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- Centre d'Étude Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la SécheresseThièsSénégal
- CIRADUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
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- Centre d'Étude Régional pour l'Amélioration de l'Adaptation à la SécheresseThièsSénégal
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Garrett KA, Alcalá-Briseño RI, Andersen KF, Buddenhagen CE, Choudhury RA, Fulton JC, Hernandez Nopsa JF, Poudel R, Xing Y. Network Analysis: A Systems Framework to Address Grand Challenges in Plant Pathology. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 56:559-580. [PMID: 29979928 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant pathology must address a number of challenges, most of which are characterized by complexity. Network analysis offers useful tools for addressing complex systems and an opportunity for synthesis within plant pathology and between it and relevant disciplines such as in the social sciences. We discuss applications of network analysis, which ultimately may be integrated together into more synthetic analyses of how to optimize plant disease management systems. The analysis of microbiome networks and tripartite phytobiome networks of host-vector-pathogen interactions offers promise for identifying biocontrol strategies and anticipating disease emergence. Linking epidemic network analysis with social network analysis will support strategies for sustainable agricultural development and for scaling up solutions for disease management. Statistical tools for evaluating networks, such as Bayesian network analysis and exponential random graph models, have been underused in plant pathology and are promising for informing strategies. We conclude with research priorities for network analysis applications in plant pathology.
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- K A Garrett
- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Current address: AgResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand 3240
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Current address: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, AGROSAVIA, Departamento de Semillas, Mosquera-Bogotá, Colombia 344300
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
- Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Arce A, de Haan S, Burra DD, Ccanto R. Unearthing Unevenness of Potato Seed Networks in the High Andes: A Comparison of Distinct Cultivar Groups and Farmer Types Following Seasons With and Without Acute Stress. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2018.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Preservation of the genetic diversity of a local common carp in the agricultural heritage rice-fish system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E546-E554. [PMID: 29295926 PMCID: PMC5776965 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709582115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This paper contributes to understanding how traditional agriculture can maintain large genetic diversity. We quantify the effects of traditional farmer activities on the genetic diversity of an indigenous common carp in the 1,200-y-old agriculture heritage rice−fish system. We show that small farmer households interdependently incubating fish fry for their rice−fish farming shape the genetic pattern and help to maintain high genetic diversity of this local common carp. We also show how the traditional practice of mixed culturing of diverse color types potentially promotes genetic diversity. We suggest that the locally adapted ways of traditional farmers obtaining and using local genetic resources for their farming play an important role in the biodiversity of farmed crops and animals. It can become a “hotspot” for genetic diversity conservation in agriculture. We examined how traditional farmers preserve the genetic diversity of a local common carp (Cyprinus carpio), which is locally referred to as “paddy field carp” (PF-carp), in a “globally important agricultural heritage system” (GIAHS), i.e., the 1,200-y-old rice–fish coculture system in Zhejiang Province, China. Our molecular and morphological analysis showed that the PF-carp has changed into a distinct local population with higher genetic diversity and diverse color types. Within this GIAHS region, PF-carps exist as a continuous metapopulation, although three genetic groups could be identified by microsatellite markers. Thousands of small farmer households interdependently obtained fry and parental carps for their own rice–fish production, resulting in a high gene flow and large numbers of parent carps distributing in a mosaic pattern in the region. Landscape genetic analysis indicated that farmers’ connectivity was one of the major factors that shaped this genetic pattern. Population viability analysis further revealed that the numbers of these interconnected small farmer households and their connection intensity affect the carps’ inherent genetic diversity. The practice of mixed culturing of carps with diverse color types helped to preserve a wide range of genetic resources in the paddy field. This widespread traditional practice increases fish yield and resource use, which, in return, encourages famers to continue their practice of selecting and conserving diverse color types of PF-carp. Our results suggested that traditional farmers secure the genetic diversity of PF-carp and its viability over generations in this region through interdependently incubating and mixed-culturing practices within the rice−fish system.
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Buddenhagen CE, Hernandez Nopsa JF, Andersen KF, Andrade-Piedra J, Forbes GA, Kromann P, Thomas-Sharma S, Useche P, Garrett KA. Epidemic Network Analysis for Mitigation of Invasive Pathogens in Seed Systems: Potato in Ecuador. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 107:1209-1218. [PMID: 28742457 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-17-0108-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Seed systems have an important role in the distribution of high-quality seed and improved varieties. The structure of seed networks also helps to determine the epidemiological risk for seedborne disease. We present a new approach for evaluating the epidemiological role of nodes in seed networks, and apply it to a regional potato farmer consortium (Consorcio de Productores de Papa [CONPAPA]) in Ecuador. We surveyed farmers to estimate the structure of networks of farmer seed tuber and ware potato transactions, and farmer information sources about pest and disease management. Then, we simulated pathogen spread through seed transaction networks to identify priority nodes for disease detection. The likelihood of pathogen establishment was weighted based on the quality or quantity of information sources about disease management. CONPAPA staff and facilities, a market, and certain farms are priorities for disease management interventions such as training, monitoring, and variety dissemination. Advice from agrochemical store staff was common but assessed as significantly less reliable. Farmer access to information (reported number and quality of sources) was similar for both genders. However, women had a smaller amount of the market share for seed tubers and ware potato. Understanding seed system networks provides input for scenario analyses to evaluate potential system improvements. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license .
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- C E Buddenhagen
- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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- First, second, third, and ninth authors: Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; fourth and fifth authors: International Potato Center, Lima, Peru; sixth author: International Potato Center, Quito, Ecuador; seventh author: Plant Pathology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506; and eighth author: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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Xin T, Huang W, De Riek J, Zhang S, Ahmed S, Van Huylenbroeck J, Long C. Genetic diversity, population structure, and traditional culture of Camellia reticulata. Ecol Evol 2017; 7:8915-8926. [PMID: 29152187 PMCID: PMC5677478 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Camellia reticulata is an arbor tree that has been cultivated in southwestern China by various sociolinguistic groups for esthetic purposes as well as to derive an edible seed oil. This study examined the influence of management, socio‐economic factors, and religion on the genetic diversity patterns of Camellia reticulata utilizing a combination of ethnobotanical and molecular genetic approaches. Semi‐structured interviews and key informant interviews were carried out with local communities in China's Yunnan Province. We collected plant material (n = 190 individuals) from five populations at study sites using single‐dose AFLP markers in order to access the genetic diversity within and between populations. A total of 387 DNA fragments were produced by four AFLP primer sets. All DNA fragments were found to be polymorphic (100%). A relatively high level of genetic diversity was revealed in C. reticulata samples at both the species (Hsp = 0.3397, Isp = 0.5236) and population (percentage of polymorphic loci = 85.63%, Hpop = 0.2937, Ipop = 0.4421) levels. Findings further revealed a relatively high degree of genetic diversity within C. reticulata populations (Analysis of Molecular Variance = 96.31%). The higher genetic diversity within populations than among populations of C. reticulata from different geographies is likely due to the cultural and social influences associated with its long cultivation history for esthetic and culinary purposes by diverse sociolinguistic groups. This study highlights the influence of human management, socio‐economic factors, and other cultural variables on the genetic and morphological diversity of C. reticulata at a regional level. Findings emphasize the important role of traditional culture on the conservation and utilization of plant genetic diversity.
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- Tong Xin
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences Minzu University of China Beijing China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences Minzu University of China Beijing China
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- Plant Sciences Unit Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research Melle Belgium
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences Minzu University of China Beijing China
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- Department of Health & Human Development Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences Minzu University of China Beijing China.,Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China
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Unexpected pattern of pearl millet genetic diversity among ethno-linguistic groups in the Lake Chad Basin. Heredity (Edinb) 2017; 118:491-502. [PMID: 28121310 PMCID: PMC5520532 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2016.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Despite of a growing interest in considering the role of sociological factors in seed exchanges and their consequences on the evolutionary dynamics of agro-biodiversity, very few studies assessed the link between ethno-linguistic diversity and genetic diversity patterns in small-holder farming systems. This is key for optimal improvement and conservation of crop genetic resources. Here, we investigated genetic diversity at 17 SSR markers of pearl millet landraces (varieties named by farmers) in the Lake Chad Basin. 69 pearl millet populations, representing 27 landraces collected in eight ethno-linguistic farmer groups, were analyzed. We found that the farmers' local taxonomy was not a good proxy for population's genetic differentiation as previously shown at smaller scales. Our results show the existence of a genetic structure of pearl millet mainly associated with ethno-linguistic diversity in the western side of the lake Chad. It suggests there is a limit to gene flow between landraces grown by different ethno-linguistic groups. This result was rather unexpected, because of the highly outcrossing mating system of pearl millet, the high density of pearl millet fields all along the green belt of this Sahelian area and the fact that seed exchanges among ethno-linguistic groups are known to occur. In the eastern side of the Lake, the pattern of genetic diversity suggests a larger efficient circulation of pearl millet genes between ethno-linguistic groups that are less numerous, spatially intermixed and, for some of them, more prone to exogamy. Finally, other historical and environmental factors which may contribute to the observed diversity patterns are discussed.
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Labeyrie V, Deu M, Dussert Y, Rono B, Lamy F, Marangu C, Kiambi D, Calatayud C, Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge G, Robert T, Leclerc C. Past and present dynamics of sorghum and pearl millet diversity in Mount Kenya region. Evol Appl 2016; 9:1241-1257. [PMID: 27877203 PMCID: PMC5108216 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Crop populations in smallholder farming systems are shaped by the interaction of biological, ecological, and social processes, occurring on different spatiotemporal scales. Understanding these dynamics is fundamental for the conservation of crop genetic resources. In this study, we investigated the processes involved in sorghum and pearl millet diversity dynamics on Mount Kenya. Surveys were conducted in ten sites distributed along two elevation transects and occupied by six ethnolinguistic groups. Varieties of both species grown in each site were inventoried and characterized using SSR markers. Genetic diversity was analyzed using both individual- and population-based approaches. Surveys of seed lot sources allowed characterizing seed-mediated gene flow. Past sorghum diffusion dynamics were explored by comparing Mount Kenya sorghum diversity with that of the African continent. The absence of structure in pearl millet genetic diversity indicated common ancestry and/or important pollen- and seed-mediated gene flow. On the contrary, sorghum varietal and genetic diversity showed geographic patterns, pointing to different ancestry of varieties, limited pollen-mediated gene flow, and geographic patterns in seed-mediated gene flow. Social and ecological processes involved in shaping seed-mediated gene flow are further discussed.
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- Vanesse Labeyrie
- UMR AGAP CIRAD Montpellier France; Present address: UPR GREEN CIRAD 34398 Montpellier France
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- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution UMR 8079 CNRS Université Paris-Sud Orsay France; Present address: UMR 1065 Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble INRA 33140 Villenave d'Ornon France
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- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution UMR 8079 CNRS Université Paris-Sud Orsay France; Department of Biologie UVSQ Versailles France
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- KALRO Embu Kenya; Present address: CIMMYT 00621 Nairobi Kenya
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- ICRISAT Nairobi Kenya; Present address: ABCIC P.O. Box 100882-00101 Nairobi Kenya
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- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution UMR 8079 CNRS Université Paris-Sud Orsay France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, IFD Paris Cedex 05 France
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