Research Trends and Prospectives in Maize Anther Culture
2016
Kim, K.H., Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Moon, J.C., Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.Y., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Lee, B.M., Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Anther culture is useful and significant tool for producing haploid or doubled haploid (DH) plants in crop breeding system. Androgenesis is the way of inducing haploid and DH plants from anther (immature pollen) or microspore culture. In vitro androgenesis is efficient technique for introducing complete homozygous lines in one generation, thus less time and expense could be necessary than conventional plant breeding. In maize, anther culture is important system for shortening the breeding cycle and enhancing selection efficiency. Anther culture technique is also applicable to various researches such as molecular genetics, genetic engineering, genomics, and plant biotechnology. We review the past and present studies on anther culture and provide useful information for future researches on androgenesis in maize. The combination of androgenesis with other techniques such as molecular breeding and biotechnology is producing a variety of variety of maize species. In addition, we suggest strategy to develop androgenesis technique adapted to Korean research environment.
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