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      New hybrids from peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and synthetic amphidiploid crosses show promise in increasing pest and disease tolerance.

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          The primary gene pool of the cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L., allotetraploid AABB) is very narrow for some important characteristics, such as resistance to pests and diseases. However, the Arachis wild diploid species, particularly those from the section Arachis, still have these characteristics. To improve peanut crops, genes from the wild species can be introgressed by backcrossing the hybrids with A. hypogaea. When diploid species whose genomes are similar to those of the cultivated peanut are crossed, sterile hybrids result. Artificially doubling the number of chromosomes of these hybrids results in fertile synthetic polyploids. The objectives of this study were: 1) to obtain progenies by crossing amphidiploids with the cultivated peanut, and 2) to characterize these two groups of materials (amphidiploids and progenies) so that they may be efficiently conserved and used. Using morphological, molecular, and pollen viability descriptors we evaluated one cultivar of A. hypogaea (IAC 503), eight synthetic amphidiploids, and the progenies resulting from four distinct combinations of crossing between IAC 503 and four amphidiploids.

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          Journal
          Genet. Mol. Res.
          Genetics and molecular research : GMR
          Genetics and Molecular Research
          1676-5680
          1676-5680
          Dec 11 2015
          : 14
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
          [2 ] Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
          [3 ] Instituto Agronomico de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
          [4 ] Agência Paulista de Tecnologia para os Agronegócios, Pólo Regional Centro-Norte, Pindorama, SP, Brasil.
          Article
          gmr7087
          10.4238/2015.December.11.17
          26681016
          26fac785-c2d1-41ad-8cd5-8f7946828a0d
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