Genomic selection in Coffea canephora.
Genomic selection in Coffea canephora.
Author(s): CARNEIRO, F. de A.; MARRACCINI, P.; BALESTRE, M.; GRATTAPAGLIA, D.; ANDRADE, A. C.
Summary: Coffee is one of the most heavily globally traded commodities and its production is based on Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora and Brazil being the world's largest coffee producer. It is believed that all this production will be affected due to climatic changes, with low flower viability, fruit development, yield and beverage quality. An alternative to assist in obtaining coffee plants more adapted to future climatic conditions would be genomic selection (GS). The implementation of these programs requires a lot of genetic markers, which are more readily discovered now after the reference genome of C. canephora became available. Another important factor is the high genetic variability of C. canephora, due to its level of allogamy, being of great importance for breeding programs of coffee.
Publication year: 2017
Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Coffee
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