The application of biotechnologies in plant breeding programs are primarily concentrated in those areas that impact wheat productivity and quality, such as:||1) genetic maps and identification of molecular markers linked to agronomic traits|2) improvement techniques for maximizing the expression of the potential of available germplasm in the short term|3) methods of analysis to evaluate and transfer the genetic information to practical breeding|tools|4) upgrading and reduction of costs associated with molecular diagnostics|5) expression of introduced genes through genetic engineering and development of|strategies that allow sustainable use of transgenics crops||An increasing amount of information aimed to increase the resolution on complex traits (yield, industrial quality; durable resistance to pathogens) is becoming available from the Advanced Research Institute (ARI's) associated with global programs. In this scenario the main challenge is to develop biotechnology-based tools to be used by the breeding programs with an efficient cost/benefit relationship.||Strategically, the use of biotechnologies in the plant breeding programs will focus on the improvement of current selection programs, and enhancing the integration of new transgenic genotypes into the locally adapted germplasm.||The purpose of this presentation is to design a practical approach to utilize these technologies by the plant breeders and biotechnologists of INIA. Our goal is to build a bridge that unites the challenges from the emerging technologies with the demands from plant breeding programs in Uruguay. The information provided by the invited experts is considered essential to do this "case study" regarding the application of biotechnology to the Wheat Breeding program in Uruguay

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0105|AL-Wheat Program|AGRIS 0102

Jose Juan Caballero

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