Planning Grant: I/UCRC for AREA Wheat Genetics: Wheat Genetics Resource Center: a public-private consortium to mobilize genetic diversity and meet food security needs

规划补助金：堪萨斯州立大学;堪萨斯州立大学（KSU）作为牵头机构，将与俄克拉荷马州州立大学合作，建立小麦遗传学I/UCRC，其特点是综合应用基因组学、生物信息学、高通量基因分型、作图、表型，和细胞遗传学，以加速作物改良的外源基因渗入。拟议中的I/UCRC将建立在堪萨斯州立大学现有的小麦遗传资源中心（WGRC）的基础上。管理面包小麦的驯化品种和野生小麦品种的遗传多样性，以及劳动力培训，是小麦研究企业成功的关键因素。这两项工作将是拟议的综合/综合铁路中心的主要职能。增加小麦遗传资源的价值也将是拟议中心的一个主要功能。该中心的另一个重点将是调动遗传多样性，以提高作物性能。最后，该中心的一个重点将是开发快速部署有用遗传多样性的新方法。技术创新将允许通过测序基因分型、标记辅助育种和加倍单倍体以及中心科学家的其他创新，将有用的性状快速转移到优良种质中。（基因型和表型）的数千个野生小麦近缘种和外来渐渗系，对更广泛的小麦改良社区（公共和私人）具有巨大价值的资源。这项工作的价值将更大，与拟议的I/UCRC投资努力，减少外来基因渗入的片段携带感兴趣的基因小麦改良计划。WGRC令人印象深刻的培训和指导记录将在新的I/UCRC中扩大，提供额外的培训和教育活动，包括行业指导和实习，本科研究和植物科学和各种K-State部门的潜在双学位课程。

Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Area Wheat Genetics: Wheat Genetics Resource Center1238313 Kansas State University; Bikram GillKansas State University (KSU), as the lead institution, will partner with Oklahoma State University to establish an I/UCRC for Wheat Genetics that will feature integrated application of genomics, bioinformatics, high- throughput genotyping, mapping, phenotyping, and cytogenetics to accelerate alien gene introgressions for crop improvement. The proposed I/UCRC will build upon the already existing Wheat Genetics Resource Center (WGRC) at Kansas State University.Managing bread wheat genetic diversity within domesticated varieties and wild wheat species, as well as workforce training, are critical success factors for the wheat research enterprise. Both will be major functions of the proposed I/UCRC. Adding value to wheat genetic resources will also be a major function of the proposed center. Another focus of the center will be mobilization of genetic diversity to improve crop performance. Finally, a key focus of the center will be the development of new methods for the rapid deployment of useful genetic diversity. Technical innovations will allow rapid transfer of useful traits to elite germplasmthrough genotyping by sequencing, marker assisted breeding and doubled haploid and other innovations by center scientists.The primary research impact of the proposed activity could be, potentially, the characterization (genotypic and phenotypic) of thousands of wild wheat relatives and alien introgression lines, a resource of immense value to the broader wheat improvement community (public and private). The value of this work will be even greater with the proposed I/UCRC investing effort in reducing the segments of alien introgressions carrying genes of interest to wheat improvement programs. WGRC's impressive track record of training and mentorship will be expanded upon in the new I/UCRC by providing additional training and educational activities including industry mentorship and internships, undergraduate research and potential dual degree programs in the plant sciences and various K-State departments.