Characterization and pre-breeding of diverse alfalfa wild relatives originating from drought-stressed environments

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第一作者： Humphries, Alan W.

作者： Humphries, Alan W.;Hughes, Steve;Rowe, Trevor;Hill, Jeff;Peck, David M.;Ovalle, Carlos;Inostroza, Luis;Barahona, Viviana;Espinoza, Soledad;Ivelic-Saez, Jorge;del Pozo, Alejandro;Yu, Linqing;Yerzhanova, Sakysh;Meiirman, Galiolla;Abayev, Serik;Toktarbekova, Saltanat;Kalibayev, Bauyrzhan;Brummer, E. Charles;Bingham, Edwin;Small, Ernest;Kilian, Benjamin

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期刊名称：CROP SCIENCE （ 影响因子：2.319； 五年影响因子：2.631 ）

ISSN： 0011-183X

年卷期： 2021 年 61 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Changing climates and associated increased variability pose risks to alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivation, with the requirement to establish, survive, and maintain production under water stress. Crop wild relatives (CWR) of alfalfa include populations that have evolved to survive in a number of different, extreme environments, but until recently have had limited use in breeding programs. Here we report on the phenotypic diversity of alfalfa crop wild relatives that were selected to represent extremes in drought tolerance (by sourcing germplasm from environments with extremes in low rainfall, high temperature, shallow soils, and winter freezing) with the aim of providing germplasm with drought tolerance and improved forage yield traits for breeding programs in both warm and cool dry temperate environments. Newly formed hybrids created between M. sativa, M. arborea L. (a woody shrub), and M. truncatula Gaertn. (an annual species from the Mediterranean region) were developed or acquired to introduce new genetic diversity from the tertiary genepool. Preliminary characterization and evaluation was used for taxonomic classification, and to identify wild accessions and pre-bred (hybrid) lines that offer new diversity for growth habit, seed size, fall dormancy, and forage yield. The accessions and pre-breeding lines described have been donated to the Australian Pastures Genebank for conservation and distribution.

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