Genomics approaches to unlock the high yield potential of cassava, a tropical model plant

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Genomics approaches to unlock the high yield potential of cassava, a tropical model plant

Shengkui ZHANG^1,²,Ping’an MA¹,Haiyan WANG¹,Cheng LU¹,Xin CHEN¹,Zhiqiang XIA¹,Meiling ZOU¹,Xinchen ZHOU¹,Wenquan WANG^1,^2,^*(

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1. Institute of Tropical Biosciences & Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
2. Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Haikou 571101, China

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Abstract

Cassava, a tropical food, feed and biofuel crop, has great capacity for biomass accumulation and an extraordinary efficiency in water use and mineral nutrition, which makes it highly suitable as a model plant for tropical crops. However, the understanding of the metabolism and genomics of this important crop is limited. The recent breakthroughs in the genomics of cassava, including whole-genome sequencing and transcriptome analysis, as well as advances in the biology of photosynthesis, starch biosynthesis, adaptation to drought and high temperature, and resistance to virus and bacterial diseases, are reviewed here. Many of the new developments have come from comparative analyses between a wild ancestor and existing cultivars. Finally, the current challenges and future potential of cassava as a model plant are discussed.

Keywords cassava genomics yield potential adaptability tropical model

Corresponding Author(s): Wenquan WANG

Online First Date: 10 February 2015 Issue Date: 10 March 2015

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Shengkui ZHANG,Ping’an MA,Haiyan WANG, et al. Genomics approaches to unlock the high yield potential of cassava, a tropical model plant[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2014, 1(4): 259-266.

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Fig.1 An ideal plant type of a cassava cultivar with a high yield potential

Fig.2 Roadmap of the systemic genes and signal transduction network in cassava

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