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  Genetic Resources and Enhancement Harnessing maize and wheat genetic diversity for humanity

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Applied Biotechnology Center

Informatics
(CRIL - Crop Research Informatics Laboratory)

International Wheat
Improvement Network

Wellhausen-Anderson Plant Genetic Resource Center

Generation Challenge Program

Support Materials for Articles

The Wheat Phenome Atlas and Molecular Breeding Toolbox

Challenges

This global research and research support unit ensures that CIMMYT’s collections of maize and wheat genetic resources are held in trust for humanity under UN-FAO agreements. It develops key information and inputs—primarily specialized breeding materials and methods—that enable the eco-regional programs to develop new maize and wheat varieties more rapidly and effectively. The program works on genetic traits that are identified as priorities by the eco-regional programs, such as drought tolerance.

Activities

  • Collect and conserve maize and wheat genetic resources, including wild relatives, cytogenetic stocks and genetic populations, and molecular materials.
  • Study the on-farm management of maize and wheat genetic diversity and support farmers who elect to continue growing landraces.
  • Characterize genetic resources to identify useful diversity and make it available to breeders and other researchers in usable forms.
  • Develop and provide new technologies to facilitate breeding.
  • Develop germplasm with new genes for desirable traits through conventional and molecular technologies.
  • Fingerprint maize and wheat germplasm.
  • Conduct research on applications of genomics.
  • Assemble, manage, and make available to diverse partners information on maize and wheat genetic resources, in particular linking data from genomics research to pedigrees, trial results, and agronomic and socioeconomic data.
  • Conduct food safety and toxicology studies.
  • Manage intellectual property associated with germplasm.
  • Assess the economic value of genetic resources and analyze policies relating to genetic resources and diversity.

Current Genetic Engineering Projects

Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA)
Evaluation of transcriptional factor (DREB) genes to enhance the tolerance of wheat to water-stress conditions
Assessment of candidate genes for enhancing drought tolerance in wheat
Assessment of candidate genes for enhancing fungal disease resistance in wheat
Development of a robust Agrobacterium-mediated transformation methodology for wheat
Development of Ring Spot Virus Resistant Transgenic Papaya for Bangladesh
Assessment of candidate genes to evaluate their role on apomixis in maize-Tripsacum hybrids
Analysis of maize megasporogenesis and inflorescence development by means of biolistic transformation with AtDMC1::GFP gene construct

For information, contact:
Jonathan Crouch

Products and Services

Examples of Impact

Annual Report Stories

Staff

(UK), Director (based in Mexico)
(Uruguay), Biometrician (based in Mexico)
(UK), Bioinformatics Specialist (based in Mexico)
(Germany), Molecular Biologist (based in Mexico)
(Philippines), Program Administrator (based in Mexico)
(Mexico), Drought maize data informatics (based in Mexico)
(Kenya), Molecular Biologist (based in Kenya)
(Japan), Wheat Cytogenetics (based in Mexico)
(UK), IRRI-CIMMYT CRIL , Coordinator (based in Philippines)
(Italy), Seed Health and Plant Pathology (based in Mexico)
(Korea), RDA Adjunct Senior Scientist (based in Mexico)
(USA), Specialist, Wheat Germplasm Bank (based in Mexico)
(Mexico), Germplasm Distribution (based in Mexico)
(Kenya), Bioinformatics Specialist (based in Mexico)
(Nepal), Ontology (based in Mexico)
(Japan), Specialist Maize Germplasm Bank (based in Mexico)
(China), In Silico Breeder (based in China)
(USA), Molecular Geneticist (based in Mexico)
(UK), Wheat Transformation (based in Mexico)
(USA), Maize Molecular Breeder (based in Mexico)
(China), Association Mapping Specialist (based in Mexico)

Consultants
(Mexico), CRIL Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Peru), CRIL Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Colombia), Diversity Consultant (based in Mexico)
(France), CRIL Student (based in Mexico)
(Uruguay), CRIL Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Mexico), CRIL Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Mexico), ABC Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Colombia), CRIL Consultant (based in Colombia)
(Uruguay), CRIL Consultant (based in Uruguay)
(China), ABC Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Mexico), SIDU Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Mexico), CRIL Consultant (based in Mexico)
(Bulgaria), Diversity Consultant (based in Mexico)

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