Table 1 Monocot crops and their progenitor species or wild relatives that offer genetic diversity for targeted crop improvement.
Crop | Progenitors | Breeding priorities linked to climate stresses | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Maize (Zea mays) | Teosinte (Z. mays ssp. parviglumis) | Drought, heat, waterlogging | |
Rice (Oryza sativa) | O. rufipogon | Drought, heat, flooding, salinity, C4 photosynthesis | Zhang et al. 2006; Ishimaru et al. 2010; Covshoff and Hibberd 2012; Singh et al. 2021 |
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | T. turgidum ssp dicoccoides and Aegilops tauschii | Drought, heat, C4 photosynthesis | |
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) | H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum | Drought, heat, waterlogging, C4 photosynthesis | Setter and Waters 2003; Talame et al. 2004; Covshoff and Hibberd 2012; Weigmann et al. 2019 |
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) | S. bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum | Cold, drought, heat | Ananda et al. 2020 |
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) | P. glaucum subsp. monodii | Drought and heat | Sharma et al. 2020 |
Oats (Avena sativa) | A. ventricosa, A. longiglumis, A. insularis, A. canariensis and A. agadiriana | Cold, drought and heat, C4 photosynthesis | |
Rye (Secale cereale) | S. cereale subsp. vavilovii | Drought and heat, C4 photosynthesis | |
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) | E. coracana subsp. africana. | Drought and salinity | Mirza and Marla 2019 |
