The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding

Incorporation of new sources of genetic diversity into plant breeding programs is crucial for continuing to improve yield and quality, as well as tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. A minicore (the “University of California, Riverside (UCR) Minicore”) composed of 368 worldwide accessions of cu...

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Main Authors: Munoz Amatriain, M., Lo, S., Herniter, I., Boukar, O., Fatokun, C., Carvalho, E., Castro, I., Guo, Y., Huynh, B., Roberts, P.A., Carnide, V., Close, T.J.
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Published: Wiley 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114215
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author Munoz Amatriain, M.
Lo, S.
Herniter, I.
Boukar, O.
Fatokun, C.
Carvalho, E.
Castro, I.
Guo, Y.
Huynh, B.
Roberts, P.A.
Carnide, V.
Close, T.J.
author_browse Boukar, O.
Carnide, V.
Carvalho, E.
Castro, I.
Close, T.J.
Fatokun, C.
Guo, Y.
Herniter, I.
Huynh, B.
Lo, S.
Munoz Amatriain, M.
Roberts, P.A.
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Lo, S.
Herniter, I.
Boukar, O.
Fatokun, C.
Carvalho, E.
Castro, I.
Guo, Y.
Huynh, B.
Roberts, P.A.
Carnide, V.
Close, T.J.
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description Incorporation of new sources of genetic diversity into plant breeding programs is crucial for continuing to improve yield and quality, as well as tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. A minicore (the “University of California, Riverside (UCR) Minicore”) composed of 368 worldwide accessions of cultivated cowpea has been assembled, having been derived from the UCR cowpea collection. High-density genotyping with 51,128 SNPs followed by principal component and genetic assignment analyses identified six subpopulations in the UCR Minicore, mainly differentiated by cultivar group and geographic origin. All six subpopulations were present to some extent in West African material, suggesting that West Africa is a center of diversity for cultivated cowpea. Additionally, population structure analyses supported two routes of introduction of cowpea into the U.S.: (1) from Spain to the southwest U.S. through Northern Mexico and (2) from Africa to the southeast U.S. via the Caribbean. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) narrowed several traits to regions containing strong candidate genes. For example, orthologs of the Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T lie within a major QTL for flowering time. In summary, this diverse, yet compact cowpea collection constitutes a suitable resource to identify loci controlling complex traits, consequently providing markers to assist with breeding to improve this crop of high relevance to global food and nutritional security.
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spelling CGSpace1142152025-11-11T10:29:07Z The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding Munoz Amatriain, M. Lo, S. Herniter, I. Boukar, O. Fatokun, C. Carvalho, E. Castro, I. Guo, Y. Huynh, B. Roberts, P.A. Carnide, V. Close, T.J. cowpeas genomics plant breeding grain legumes quantitative trait loci food security nutrition Incorporation of new sources of genetic diversity into plant breeding programs is crucial for continuing to improve yield and quality, as well as tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. A minicore (the “University of California, Riverside (UCR) Minicore”) composed of 368 worldwide accessions of cultivated cowpea has been assembled, having been derived from the UCR cowpea collection. High-density genotyping with 51,128 SNPs followed by principal component and genetic assignment analyses identified six subpopulations in the UCR Minicore, mainly differentiated by cultivar group and geographic origin. All six subpopulations were present to some extent in West African material, suggesting that West Africa is a center of diversity for cultivated cowpea. Additionally, population structure analyses supported two routes of introduction of cowpea into the U.S.: (1) from Spain to the southwest U.S. through Northern Mexico and (2) from Africa to the southeast U.S. via the Caribbean. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) narrowed several traits to regions containing strong candidate genes. For example, orthologs of the Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T lie within a major QTL for flowering time. In summary, this diverse, yet compact cowpea collection constitutes a suitable resource to identify loci controlling complex traits, consequently providing markers to assist with breeding to improve this crop of high relevance to global food and nutritional security. 2021-09 2021-07-07T11:03:52Z 2021-07-07T11:03:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114215 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Muñoz‐Amatriaín, M., Lo, S., Herniter, I.A., Boukar, O., Fatokun, C., Carvalho, M., ... & Close, T.J. (2021). The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding. Legume Science, 3(2),1-15.
spellingShingle cowpeas
genomics
plant breeding
grain legumes
quantitative trait loci
food security
nutrition
Munoz Amatriain, M.
Lo, S.
Herniter, I.
Boukar, O.
Fatokun, C.
Carvalho, E.
Castro, I.
Guo, Y.
Huynh, B.
Roberts, P.A.
Carnide, V.
Close, T.J.
The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
title The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
title_full The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
title_fullStr The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
title_full_unstemmed The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
title_short The UCR Minicore: a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
title_sort ucr minicore a valuable resource for cowpea research and breeding
topic cowpeas
genomics
plant breeding
grain legumes
quantitative trait loci
food security
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114215
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