Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Conventional breeding in conjunction with molecular techniques and transgenic approaches have a great promise \nto reduce pest associated crop losses, and accelerate the progress in developing cultivars with resistance to \ninsects. Although, considerable progress has been made over the past two decades in manipulating genes from \ndiverse sources to develop plants with resistance to insect pests, deployment of molecular techniques for insect \nresistance, understand nature of gene action and metabolic pathways, but rapid and cost effective development \nand adoption of biotechnology-derived products will depend on developing a full understanding on the interaction \nof genes within their genomic environment, and with the environment in which their conferred phenotype interact. \nA good beginning has been made in developing genetic linkage maps of many crops, but the accuracy and precision \nof phenotyping for resistance to insect pests remains a critical constraint in many crops. Improved phenotyping \nsystems will have substantial impact on both conventional and biotechnological approaches to breed for resistance \nto insect pests, in addition to the more strategic research that feeds into these endeavors.
Authors: Mukesh K. Dhillon, H C Sharma
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1536766750