Conservation of Landraces and Indigenous Breeds: An Investment for the Future

Mathew, E. J.; Mathew, Lizzy

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-5841-0_12

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“…Furthermore, the larger question of 'who owns biodiversity', becomes an ethical dilemma (Gepts, 2004). Additionally, this type of research highlights the necessity for landrace conservation as a long-term investment in the genomic resource for abiotic stress tolerance (Poudel and Johnsen, 2009;Mathew and Mathew, 2023). The use of genetic editing technologies discussed above allows for researchers and companies 1.)…”

Section: Abiotic-stress-tolerant Transgenic Cropsmentioning

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Methods of crop improvement and applications towards fortifying food security

Patel,

Miles,

Strackhouse

et al. 2023

Front. Genome Ed.

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Agriculture has supported human life from the beginning of civilization, despite a plethora of biotic (pests, pathogens) and abiotic (drought, cold) stressors being exerted on the global food demand. In the past 50 years, the enhanced understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms in plants has led to novel innovations in biotechnology, resulting in the introduction of desired genes/traits through plant genetic engineering. Targeted genome editing technologies such as Zinc-Finger Nucleases (ZFNs), Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs), and Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) have emerged as powerful tools for crop improvement. This new CRISPR technology is proving to be an efficient and straightforward process with low cost. It possesses applicability across most plant species, targets multiple genes, and is being used to engineer plant metabolic pathways to create resistance to pathogens and abiotic stressors. These novel genome editing (GE) technologies are poised to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals of “zero hunger” and “good human health and wellbeing.” These technologies could be more efficient in developing transgenic crops and aid in speeding up the regulatory approvals and risk assessments conducted by the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Section: Abiotic-stress-tolerant Transgenic Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Methods of crop improvement and applications towards fortifying food security

Patel,

Miles,

Strackhouse

et al. 2023

Front. Genome Ed.

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Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective

Wanjala,

Pius,

Strausz

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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Plant-Derived Polysaccharides Benefit Weaned Piglets by Regulating Intestinal Microbiota: A Review

Huang,

Jiang,

Chen

et al. 2024

J. Agric. Food Chem.

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The intestine harbors a community of bacteria that is intestinal microbiota, which is a complex and highly diverse community. This review discusses the gut microbiota in piglets, including the role of intestinal homeostasis in maintaining piglet health and the various factors that influence gut microbiota. Nutritional interventions, particularly the supplementation of plantderived polysaccharides, including dietary fiber, for weaned piglets have been shown to enhance the abundance and colonization of beneficial intestinal microbes, reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal infections, and decrease the frequency of diarrhea, thereby improving gut health and growth performance. In this context, various polysaccharides, such as those derived from Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (licorice), and Lycium barbarum L. (wolfberry), Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. (ginseng), and Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge (astragalus) has demonstrated significant success. Additionally, dietary fibers such as inulin, pectin, beta-glucans, gums, cellulose, resistant starch, and starch derivatives have shown potential in regulating the gastrointestinal microbiota. Research has also explored the correlation between the structural characteristics of dietary polysaccharides and their biological activities. This review will pave the way for the development and utilization of plant-derived polysaccharides as effective non-antibiotic alternatives to restore gut microbial balance in weaning piglets.

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Conservation of Landraces and Indigenous Breeds: An Investment for the Future

Cited by 3 publications

References 52 publications

Methods of crop improvement and applications towards fortifying food security

Methods of crop improvement and applications towards fortifying food security

Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective

Plant-Derived Polysaccharides Benefit Weaned Piglets by Regulating Intestinal Microbiota: A Review

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