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Raza A, Chen H, Zhang C, Zhuang Y, Sharif Y, Cai T, Yang Q, Soni P, Pandey MK, Varshney RK, Zhuang W. Designing future peanut: the power of genomics-assisted breeding. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:66. [PMID: 38438591 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04575-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE Integrating GAB methods with high-throughput phenotyping, genome editing, and speed breeding hold great potential in designing future smart peanut cultivars to meet market and food supply demands. Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), a legume crop greatly valued for its nourishing food, cooking oil, and fodder, is extensively grown worldwide. Despite decades of classical breeding efforts, the actual on-farm yield of peanut remains below its potential productivity due to the complicated interplay of genotype, environment, and management factors, as well as their intricate interactions. Integrating modern genomics tools into crop breeding is necessary to fast-track breeding efficiency and rapid progress. When combined with speed breeding methods, this integration can substantially accelerate the breeding process, leading to faster access of improved varieties to farmers. Availability of high-quality reference genomes for wild diploid progenitors and cultivated peanuts has accelerated the process of gene/quantitative locus discovery, developing markers and genotyping assays as well as a few molecular breeding products with improved resistance and oil quality. The use of new breeding tools, e.g., genomic selection, haplotype-based breeding, speed breeding, high-throughput phenotyping, and genome editing, is probable to boost genetic gains in peanut. Moreover, renewed attention to efficient selection and exploitation of targeted genetic resources is also needed to design high-quality and high-yielding peanut cultivars with main adaptation attributes. In this context, the combination of genomics-assisted breeding (GAB), genome editing, and speed breeding hold great potential in designing future improved peanut cultivars to meet market and food supply demands.
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- Ali Raza
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, India
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, India
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- WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology, Oil Crops Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Lokya V, Parmar S, Pandey AK, Sudini HK, Huai D, Ozias-Akins P, Foyer CH, Nwosu CV, Karpinska B, Baker A, Xu P, Liao B, Mir RR, Chen X, Guo B, Nguyen HT, Kumar R, Bera SK, Singam P, Kumar A, Varshney RK, Pandey MK. Prospects for developing allergen-depleted food crops. THE PLANT GENOME 2023; 16:e20375. [PMID: 37641460 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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In addition to the challenge of meeting global demand for food production, there are increasing concerns about food safety and the need to protect consumer health from the negative effects of foodborne allergies. Certain bio-molecules (usually proteins) present in food can act as allergens that trigger unusual immunological reactions, with potentially life-threatening consequences. The relentless working lifestyles of the modern era often incorporate poor eating habits that include readymade prepackaged and processed foods, which contain additives such as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, and soy-based products, rather than traditional home cooking. Of the predominant allergenic foods (soybean, wheat, fish, peanut, shellfish, tree nuts, eggs, and milk), peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) are the best characterized source of allergens, followed by tree nuts (Juglans regia, Prunus amygdalus, Corylus avellana, Carya illinoinensis, Anacardium occidentale, Pistacia vera, Bertholletia excels), wheat (Triticum aestivum), soybeans (Glycine max), and kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). The prevalence of food allergies has risen significantly in recent years including chance of accidental exposure to such foods. In contrast, the standards of detection, diagnosis, and cure have not kept pace and unfortunately are often suboptimal. In this review, we mainly focus on the prevalence of allergies associated with peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soybean, and kidney bean, highlighting their physiological properties and functions as well as considering research directions for tailoring allergen gene expression. In particular, we discuss how recent advances in molecular breeding, genetic engineering, and genome editing can be used to develop potential low allergen food crops that protect consumer health.
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- Vadthya Lokya
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- College of Life Science of China Jiliang University (CJLU), Hangzhou, China
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Horticulture Department, The University of Georgia Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA, USA
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- College of Life Science of China Jiliang University (CJLU), Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, India
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Crops Genetic Improvement, Crops Research Institute of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, Tifton, GA, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, India
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- Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
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- Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Crop Research Innovation Centre, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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Monshi FI, Katsube-Tanaka T. 2S albumin g13 polypeptide, less related to Fag e 2, can be eliminated in common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) seeds. FOOD CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR SCIENCES 2022; 5:100138. [PMID: 36187231 PMCID: PMC9523277 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochms.2022.100138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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2S albumin (g11, g13, g14, and g28) is an important allergen in common buckwheat. g13 is hydrophobic, scarce, and less related to g14 than g11/g28 is related to g14. g13_null allele homozygote produced no g13 protein in seeds. Insert-like sequence of g13_null allele resided frequently in buckwheat genome. g13_null homozygote lowered allergenicity in common buckwheat.
2S albumin (g11, g13, g14, and g28) is an important allergen in common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum). g13 is hydrophobic, rare in seeds, and may show distinct allergenicity from the others; therefore, we tried to eliminate this protein. Phylogenetic and property distance analyses indicated g13 is less related to g14 (Fag e 2) than g11/g28 is related to g14, particularly in the second domain containing the II and III α-helices. A null allele with a 531 bp insertion in the coding region was found for g13 at an allele frequency of 2 % in natural populations of common buckwheat. The g13_null allele homozygote accumulated no g13 protein. A BLAST search for the 531 bp insertion suggested the insert-like sequence resided frequently in the buckwheat genome, including the self-incompatibility responsible gene ELF3 in Fagopyrum tataricum. The g13_null insert-like sequence could, therefore, help in producing hypoallergenic cultivars, and expand the genetic diversity of buckwheat.
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Sithole TR, Ma YX, Qin Z, Liu HM, Wang XD. Influence of Peanut Varieties on the Sensory Quality of Peanut Butter. Foods 2022; 11:3499. [PMID: 36360111 PMCID: PMC9656606 DOI: 10.3390/foods11213499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Over the years, concentrated efforts have been directed toward the improvement of desirable characteristics and attributes in peanut cultivars. Most of these breed improvement programs have been targeting attributes that involve peanut growth, productivity, drought and disease tolerance, and oil quality and content, with only a few articles focusing directly on improvements in peanut butter organoleptic qualities. There are numerous peanut cultivars on the market today, with widely differing chemical compositions and metabolite profiles, about which little is known concerning their suitability for making peanut butter. In this review, we detail how the numerous peanut varieties on the market today, with their genetically conferred physiochemical attributes, can significantly affect the sensory quality attributes of peanut butter, even in peanut butter processing lines with optimized processes. If other peanut butter processing parameters are held constant, variations in the chemical composition and metabolite profiles of peanuts have a significant impact on peanut butter color, flavor, texture, storage stability, shelf life, and overall product acceptance by consumers. Further research on breeding programs for peanut varieties that are specifically tailored for peanut butter production, and even more comprehensive research on the synergetic relationship between peanut chemical composition and peanut butter organoleptic quality, are still required.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Marsh JT, Palmer LK, Koppelman SJ, Johnson PE. Determination of Allergen Levels, Isoforms, and Their Hydroxyproline Modifications Among Peanut Genotypes by Mass Spectrometry. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2022; 3:872714. [PMID: 35769555 PMCID: PMC9234871 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2022.872714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The recently published reference genome of peanuts enables a detailed molecular description of the allergenic proteins of the seed. We used LC-MS/MS to investigate peanuts of different genotypes to assess variability and to better describe naturally occurring allergens and isoforms. Using relative quantification by mass spectrometry, minor variation of some allergenic proteins was observed, but total levels of Ara h 1, 2, 3, and 6 were relatively consistent among 20 genotypes. Previously published RP-HPLC methodology was used for comparison. The abundance of three Ara h 3 isoforms were variable among the genotypes and contributed to a large proportion of total Ara h 3 where present. Previously unpublished hydroxyproline sites were identified in Ara h 1 and 3. Hydroxylation did not vary significantly where sites were present. Peanut allergen composition was largely stable, with only some isoforms displaying differences between genotypes. The resulting differences in allergenicity are of unknown clinical significance but are likely to be minor. The data presented herein allow for the design of targeted MS methodology to allow the quantitation and therefore control of peanut allergens of clinical relevance and observed variability.
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Sinha P, Bajaj P, Pazhamala LT, Nayak SN, Pandey MK, Chitikineni A, Huai D, Khan AW, Desai A, Jiang H, Zhuang W, Guo B, Liao B, Varshney RK. Arachis hypogaea gene expression atlas for fastigiata subspecies of cultivated groundnut to accelerate functional and translational genomics applications. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:2187-2200. [PMID: 32167667 PMCID: PMC7589347 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Spatio-temporal and developmental stage-specific transcriptome analysis plays a crucial role in systems biology-based improvement of any species. In this context, we report here the Arachis hypogaea gene expression atlas (AhGEA) for the world's widest cultivated subsp. fastigiata based on RNA-seq data using 20 diverse tissues across five key developmental stages. Approximately 480 million paired-end filtered reads were generated followed by identification of 81 901 transcripts from an early-maturing, high-yielding, drought-tolerant groundnut variety, ICGV 91114. Further, 57 344 genome-wide transcripts were identified with ≥1 FPKM across different tissues and stages. Our in-depth analysis of the global transcriptome sheds light into complex regulatory networks namely gravitropism and photomorphogenesis, seed development, allergens and oil biosynthesis in groundnut. Importantly, interesting insights into molecular basis of seed development and nodulation have immense potential for translational genomics research. We have also identified a set of stable expressing transcripts across the selected tissues, which could be utilized as internal controls in groundnut functional genomics studies. The AhGEA revealed potential transcripts associated with allergens, which upon appropriate validation could be deployed in the coming years to develop consumer-friendly groundnut varieties. Taken together, the AhGEA touches upon various important and key features of cultivated groundnut and provides a reference for further functional, comparative and translational genomics research for various economically important traits.
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- Pallavi Sinha
- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
- Department of BiotechnologyUniversity of Agricultural Sciences (UAS)DharwadIndia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Oil Crop Research Institute (OCRI)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)WuhanChina
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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- Oil Crop Research Institute (OCRI)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)WuhanChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionFujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU)FuzhouChina
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- USDA‐ARS Crop Protection and Management Research Unit (CPMRU)TiftonGAUSA
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- Oil Crop Research Institute (OCRI)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)WuhanChina
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)HyderabadIndia
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Pandey MK, Pandey AK, Kumar R, Nwosu CV, Guo B, Wright GC, Bhat RS, Chen X, Bera SK, Yuan M, Jiang H, Faye I, Radhakrishnan T, Wang X, Liang X, Liao B, Zhang X, Varshney RK, Zhuang W. Translational genomics for achieving higher genetic gains in groundnut. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:1679-1702. [PMID: 32328677 PMCID: PMC7214508 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03592-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Groundnut has entered now in post-genome era enriched with optimum genomic and genetic resources to facilitate faster trait dissection, gene discovery and accelerated genetic improvement for developing climate-smart varieties. Cultivated groundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea), an allopolyploid oilseed crop with a large and complex genome, is one of the most nutritious food. This crop is grown in more than 100 countries, and the low productivity has remained the biggest challenge in the semiarid tropics. Recently, the groundnut research community has witnessed fast progress and achieved several key milestones in genomics research including genome sequence assemblies of wild diploid progenitors, wild tetraploid and both the subspecies of cultivated tetraploids, resequencing of diverse germplasm lines, genome-wide transcriptome atlas and cost-effective high and low-density genotyping assays. These genomic resources have enabled high-resolution trait mapping by using germplasm diversity panels and multi-parent genetic populations leading to precise gene discovery and diagnostic marker development. Furthermore, development and deployment of diagnostic markers have facilitated screening early generation populations as well as marker-assisted backcrossing breeding leading to development and commercialization of some molecular breeding products in groundnut. Several new genomics applications/technologies such as genomic selection, speed breeding, mid-density genotyping assay and genome editing are in pipeline. The integration of these new technologies hold great promise for developing climate-smart, high yielding and more nutritious groundnut varieties in the post-genome era.
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- Manish K Pandey
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India.
- University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba, Australia.
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
- Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, India
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- Crop Protection and Management Research Unit, United State Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Tifton, USA
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- University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba, Australia
- Peanut Company of Australia (PCA), Kingaroy, Australia
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- University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, India
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- Crops Research Institute (CRI), Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS), Guangzhou, China
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR), Junagadh, India
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute (SPRI), Qingdao, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Wuhan, China
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- Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA)-Centre National de Recherches Agronomiques (CNRA), Bambey, Senegal
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS), Jinan, China
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- Crops Research Institute (CRI), Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS), Guangzhou, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Wuhan, China
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- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HAAS), Zhenzhou, China
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India.
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- Institute of Oil Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Ojiewo CO, Janila P, Bhatnagar-Mathur P, Pandey MK, Desmae H, Okori P, Mwololo J, Ajeigbe H, Njuguna-Mungai E, Muricho G, Akpo E, Gichohi-Wainaina WN, Variath MT, Radhakrishnan T, Dobariya KL, Bera SK, Rathnakumar AL, Manivannan N, Vasanthi RP, Kumar MVN, Varshney RK. Advances in Crop Improvement and Delivery Research for Nutritional Quality and Health Benefits of Groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:29. [PMID: 32153601 PMCID: PMC7046547 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Groundnut is an important global food and oil crop that underpins agriculture-dependent livelihood strategies meeting food, nutrition, and income security. Aflatoxins, pose a major challenge to increased competitiveness of groundnut limiting access to lucrative markets and affecting populations that consume it. Other drivers of low competitiveness include allergens and limited shelf life occasioned by low oleic acid profile in the oil. Thus grain off-takers such as consumers, domestic, and export markets as well as processors need solutions to increase profitability of the grain. There are some technological solutions to these challenges and this review paper highlights advances in crop improvement to enhance groundnut grain quality and nutrient profile for food, nutrition, and economic benefits. Significant advances have been made in setting the stage for marker-assisted allele pyramiding for different aflatoxin resistance mechanisms-in vitro seed colonization, pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination, and aflatoxin production-which, together with pre- and post-harvest management practices, will go a long way in mitigating the aflatoxin menace. A breakthrough in aflatoxin control is in sight with overexpression of antifungal plant defensins, and through host-induced gene silencing in the aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway. Similarly, genomic and biochemical approaches to allergen control are in good progress, with the identification of homologs of the allergen encoding genes and development of monoclonal antibody based ELISA protocol to screen for and quantify major allergens. Double mutation of the allotetraploid homeologous genes, FAD2A and FAD2B, has shown potential for achieving >75% oleic acid as demonstrated among introgression lines. Significant advances have been made in seed systems research to bridge the gap between trait discovery, deployment, and delivery through innovative partnerships and action learning.
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- Chris O. Ojiewo
- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- Research Program – West and Central Africa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Bamako, Mali
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- Research Program – Eastern and Southern Africa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Research Program – Eastern and Southern Africa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Research Program – West and Central Africa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Kano, Nigeria
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research Program – Eastern and Southern Africa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Directorate of Groundnut Research (ICAR-DGR), Junagadh, India
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- Main Oilseeds Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Directorate of Groundnut Research (ICAR-DGR), Junagadh, India
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- National Pulses Research Center, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Pudukkottai, India
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- Regional Agricultural Research Station, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Tirupati, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Hyderabad, India
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- Research Program – Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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