[HTML][HTML] Engineering apomixis in crops

A Mahlandt, DK Singh, R Mercier - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2023 - Springer
Apomixis is an asexual mode of reproduction through seeds where progeny are clones of
the mother plants. Naturally apomictic modes of reproduction are found in hundreds of plant …

Engineering apomixis: clonal seeds approaching the fields

CJ Underwood, R Mercier - Annual review of plant biology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Apomixis is a form of reproduction leading to clonal seeds and offspring that are genetically
identical to the maternal plant. While apomixis naturally occurs in hundreds of plant species …

The genetic control of apomixis: asexual seed formation

ML Hand, AMG Koltunow - Genetics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Apomixis (asexual seed formation) is the result of a plant gaining the ability to bypass the
most fundamental aspects of sexual reproduction: meiosis and fertilization. Without the need …

Apomixis: genetic basis and controlling genes

Y Xu, H Jia, C Tan, X Wu, X Deng, Q Xu - Horticulture Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Apomixis is the phenomenon of clonal reproduction by seed. As apomixis can produce
clonal progeny with exactly the same genotype as the maternal plant, it has an important …

Clonal reproduction through seeds in sight for crops

P Ozias-Akins, JA Conner - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
Apomixis or asexual reproduction through seeds, enables the preservation of hybrid vigor.
Hybrids are heterozygous and segregate for genotype and phenotype upon sexual …

[HTML][HTML] Apomixis in plant reproduction: a novel perspective on an old dilemma

G Barcaccia, E Albertini - Plant reproduction, 2013 - Springer
Seed is one of the key factors of crop productivity. Therefore, a comprehension of the
mechanisms underlying seed formation in cultivated plants is crucial for the quantitative and …

Apomixis technology and the paradox of sex

P Van Dijk, J van Damme - Trends in Plant Science, 2000 - cell.com
Most plant species produce genetically variable seeds by the fusion of meiotically reduced
egg cells and pollen grains. However, a small proportion of seed plants produces clonal …

Apomixis: engineering the ability to harness hybrid vigor in crop plants

JA Conner, P Ozias-Akins - Plant germline development: Methods and …, 2017 - Springer
Apomixis, commonly defined as asexual reproduction through seed, is a reproductive trait
that occurs in only a few minor crops, but would be highly valuable in major crops. Apomixis …

Cloning plants by seeds: inheritance models and candidate genes to increase fundamental knowledge for engineering apomixis in sexual crops

F Pupilli, G Barcaccia - Journal of biotechnology, 2012 - Elsevier
Apomixis is desirable in agriculture as a reproductive strategy for cloning plants by seeds.
Because embryos derive from the parthenogenic development of apomeiotic egg cells …

Apomixis in agriculture: the quest for clonal seeds

C Spillane, A Steimer, U Grossniklaus - Sexual Plant Reproduction, 2001 - Springer
Apomixis, or asexual reproduction through seeds, is a natural trait that could have an
immense positive impact on crop production. Apomictic breeding strategies could allow the …