Global collaboration is unlocking 1xbet sports betting 's genetic potential
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020
At left, a chromosome segment from Aegilops ventricosa, highlighted by the white arrow, is found in the Kansas 1xbet sports betting variety Jagger. This segment carries important genes for pest and disease resistance and is associated with increasing grain yield. Image courtesy of Dal-Hoe Koo. Image right is wild 1xbet sports betting relative Aegilops ventricosa. Image courtesy of Haley Ahlers. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — In a paper published Nov. 25 in Nature, 1xbet sports betting researchers, in collaboration with the international 10+ Genome Project led by the University of Saskatchewan, announced the complete genome sequencing of 15 1xbet sports betting varieties representing breeding programs around the world — an invaluable resource to improve global 1xbet sports betting production.
This effort gained momentum in 2018 when the Kansas State University team, in collaboration with the International 1xbet sports betting Genome Sequencing Consortium, published the genome assembly of Chinese Spring, the first complete reference genome of bread 1xbet sports betting . With rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology, and with experience from assembling the first 1xbet sports betting genome, the 10+ Genome Project brought together the expertise and resources of more than 95 scientists from universities and institutes in Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, the U.K., Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Israel, Australia and the U.S.
This study represents the start of a larger effort to generate thousands of genome sequences of 1xbet sports betting , including genetic material brought in from 1xbet sports betting 's wild relatives.
"It's like finding the missing pieces for your favorite puzzle that you have been working on for decades," said project leader Curtis Pozniak, 1xbet sports betting breeder and director of the University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre. "By having many complete gene assemblies available, we can now help solve the huge puzzle that is the massive 1xbet sports betting pan-genome and usher in a new era for 1xbet sports betting discovery and breeding."
"Our team was uniquely suited to represent U.S. 1xbet sports betting in this effort here in America's breadbasket and as a land-grant institution with a strong history in 1xbet sports betting research," said Jesse Poland, associate professor at Kansas State University and director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied 1xbet sports betting Genomics and the 1xbet sports betting Genetics Resource Center. "We are fortunate to have world leaders in breeding and genetics under one roof, and generous support from the National Science Foundation, Kansas 1xbet sports betting and many others."
The Kansas team was responsible for sequencing and analyzing the hard red winter 1xbet sports betting variety Jagger, released in 1994 by the Kansas State University breeding program, now led by Allan Fritz. Jagger was a landmark 1xbet sports betting variety in the Great Plains and covered millions of acres for many years. It was selected for this project because of its relevance as a breeding parent as it is found in the pedigrees of current varieties across the U.S.
"Because of our collaboration in this project, we've had access to this phenomenal genomics resource as it's been built, which has already led to tremendous discovery," Poland said. "K-State plant genetics graduate student Emily Delorean is using data from the 10+ Genomes Project to develop a comprehensive analysis of important quality genes and develop better molecular breeding tools, which will have a huge impact on bread making."
In a companion publication published in Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Kansas State University scientists Liangliang Gao, Dal-Hoe Koo and team completed detailed characterization of the 2N introgression, a chromosome segment that was transferred from wild 1xbet sports betting relative Aegilops ventricosa, which is found in Jagger, but was not present in the original Chinese Spring reference genome. The 2N segment possesses resistance genes to multiple 1xbet sports betting diseases, including stem and leaf rust, nematodes and the emerging 1xbet sports betting blast disease. The team found that this chromosome segment is present in about 80% of Kansas 1xbet sports betting lines and also a large proportion of 1xbet sports betting around the world, marking its importance toward addressing global 1xbet sports betting improvement.
"Progress of this magnitude is only possible because of the strength of the international 1xbet sports betting breeding network and strong international collaborations in 1xbet sports betting research," said Justin Gilpin of Kansas 1xbet sports betting . "It is exciting for the Kansas 1xbet sports betting growers to be part of this excellent work."
The work at Kansas State University was supported by the NSF, Kansas 1xbet sports betting , the United States Agency for International Development, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. A complete list of international funding partners is available here:10wheatgenomes.com/funders/.
