Polyploid Plant Breeding: Challenges and Needs (2018)

Project Survey

In 2018, we conducted a survey intended to obtain the statistics of the participants' age range, geographic distribution, expertise, and crop types. It also addressed the crop types' characteristics, most important traits, population structures, current and future uses, impediments, confidence involving the effect of the program in 5 to 10 years, available genetic and genomic tools, and educational preferences. Below are the links to the discussion of the results. 

Tools for Polyploids Survey Video

Tools for Polyploids Survey Slides

 

Ploidy Challenges in Ornamental Breeding

This presentation discusses ornamental breeders as well as the ins-and-outs of chrysanthemums, roses, and lilies. Each ornamental crop is then broken down by cultivars, sales in the United States, and their classic and molecular genetics. 

Ploidy Challenges in Ornamental Breeding Video

Ploidy Challenges in Ornamental Breeding Slides

 

Polyploidy in Small Fruit Crops

This presentation details small fruit genus such as strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries. It notes each fruit's ploidy, their traits of interest, market services for each, and their breeding opportunities. 

Polyploidy in Small Fruit Crops Video

Polyploidy in Small Fruit Crops Slides

 

Polyploidy in Turfgrass

This presentation examines the way that polyploids are used in turfgrass production. It also touches on the interspecific triploid hybrids, gene pools before going into specifics on annual bluegrass and Kentucky bluegrass. Finally, it looks at fungal endophytes within plants and the genome designation of plants.

Polyploidy in Turfgrass Video

Polyploidy in Turfgrass Slides

 

Ploidy Challenges of Breeding Triploid Bananas

This presentation discusses the classification of bananas, triploid bananas, production constraints, diploid landraces, and banana karyotype and genome sizes. It then continues by addressing improvement strategies, improvement limitations, and their predictions for future advances.

Ploidy Challenges of Breeding Triploid Bananas Video

Ploidy Challenges of Breeding Triploid Bananas Slides

 

CGIAR Roots, Tubers, Bananas Breeding Programs

This presentation discusses the RTB program overview, discusses breeding targets in RTBs, and looks at genomic structure and tools. It finishes by looking at the bioinformatic analysis wish-list from breeders to look at future goals.

CGIAR Roots, Tubers, and Bananas Breeding Programs Video

CGIAR Roots, Tubers, and Bananas Breeding Programs Slides