ReviewPlanta2016
The polyploidy and its key role in plant breeding.
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- Fruit anatomy of Tragopogon species (Asteraceae) and its taxonomic implications.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Overcoming breeding barriers with genome editing in autopolyploid crops.BMC plant biology · 2026Review
- Fruit and seed attributes of plants derived from crossing between triploid Passionflower cytotypes.Journal of plant research · 2026Article
- LOX-A4 shapes Triticum urartu gene pools and contributions to the A subgenome of polyploid wheat.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Understanding and harnessing unreduced gametes for crop improvement.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2026Review
- Polyploidy and plant resilience to environmental stresses: Molecular mechanisms and future applications.Plant communications · 2026Review
- Colchicine-induced polyploidy as a strategy for genetic enhancement of Brassica rapa var. chinensis.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Mutagenic and physiological impacts of colchicine on growth, flowering behavior, and ISSR-based genetic variability in Calendula officinalis L.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
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- A haplotype-resolved chromosome-level genome assembly of autotetraploid Chinese yam (Horticulture research · 2026Article
- Polyploidy and zinc nanoparticles enhanced cadmium tolerance by regulating antioxidants and transport proteins.Plant cell reports · 2026Article
- Is more better? Polyploidy in crops with diverse end uses and the potential for future applications.Annals of botany · 2026Review
- Hybridization between different Brassica allohexaploid lineages produces viable, fertile progeny but does not improve genome stability or fertility in F1 hybrids.Annals of botany · 2026Article
- nTChap: an accurate method for polyploid haplotype reconstruction.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Impact of tetraploidization on morphophysiological leaf traits in the drought tolerant 'de Ramellet' tomato landrace.Photosynthetica · 2026Article
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- Medicago super-pangenome reveals adaptive advantages and evolutionary constraints in autotetraploid alfalfa.Nature communications · 2025Article
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conclusionThis article provides an up-to-date review concerning from basic issues of polyploidy to aspects regarding the relevance and role of both natural and artificial polyploids in plant breeding programs. Polyploidy is a major force in the evolution of both wild and cultivated plants. Polyploid organisms often exhibit increased vigor and, in some cases, outperform their diploid relatives in several aspects. This remarkable superiority of polyploids has been the target of many plant breeders in the last century, who have induced polyploidy and/or used natural polyploids in many ways to obtain increasingly improved plant cultivars. Some of the most important consequences of polyploidy for plant breeding are the increment in plant organs ("gigas" effect), buffering of deleterious mutations, increased heterozygosity, and heterosis (hybrid vigor). Regarding such features as tools, cultivars have been generated with higher yield levels, improving the product quality and increasing the tolerance to both biotic and abiotic stresses. In some cases, when the crossing between two species is not possible because of differences in ploidy level, polyploids can be used as a bridge for gene transferring between them. In addition, polyploidy often results in reduced fertility due to meiotic errors, allowing the production of seedless varieties. On the other hand, the genome doubling in a newly formed sterile hybrid allows the restoration of its fertility. Based on these aspects, the present review initially concerns the origin, frequency and classification of the polyploids, progressing to show the revolution promoted by the discovery of natural polyploids and polyploidization induction in the breeding program status of distinct crops.
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