New Hot Paper Comment by Professor Peter Langridge

Professor Peter Langridge answers a few questions about this month's new hot paper in field of Agricultural Sciences.

From •>>May 2002

Field: Agricultural Sciences
Article Title: Construction of three linkage maps in bread wheat, Triticum aestivum
Authors: Chalmers, KJ;Campbell, AW;Kretschmer, J;Karakousis, A;Henschke, PH;Pierens, S;Harker, N;Pallotta, M;Cornish, GB;Shariflou, MR;Rampling, LR;McLauchlan, A;Daggard, G;Sharp, PJ;Holton, TA;Sutherland, MW;Appels, R;Langridge, P
Journal: AUST J AGR RES
Volume: 52
Page: 1089-1119
Year: 2001
* Univ Adelaide, Dept Plant Sci, CRC Mol Plant Breeding, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
* Univ Adelaide, Dept Plant Sci, CRC Mol Plant Breeding, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
* Univ So Queensland, Fac Sci, Ctr Rural & Environm Biotechnol, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia.
* So Cross Univ, Ctr Plant Conservat Genet, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
* Univ Sydney, Plant Breeding Inst, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia.
* CSIRO Plant Ind, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
* SARDI, Grain Qual Lab, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.

Why do you think your paper is highly cited?

The paper describes the construction of linkage maps of wheat populations. These maps have been used extensively for studies of the genetic control of a wide range of traits important in the adaptation and quality of wheat.

Does it describe a new discovery or new methodology that's useful to others?

The work was specifically conducted to provide a genetic resource for wheat. As such it provides information on germplasm with associated genotypic data.

What were some of the circumstances that led you to do this research?

The work was done specifically to produce a genetic resource. It formed a key component of the Australian National Wheat Molecular Marker Program which was supported by the Australian grains industry through the Grains Research and Development Corporation.

Could you summarize the significance of your paper in layman's terms?

The work provides a detailed genetic view of the progeny produced from three wheat crosses. The progeny now provide a genetic resource to be used to identify the location of genes affecting characteristics for wheat improvement, such as bread making quality, disease resistance and tolerance of environmental stresses.

Professor Peter Langridge
CRC for Molecular Plant Breeding
Department of Plant Science
University of Adelaide
Waite Campus
Glen Osmond, SA 5064
AUSTRALIA

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