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

计划资助：I/UCRC地区小麦遗传：小麦遗传资源中心1238313堪萨斯州立大学；堪萨斯州立大学（KSU）作为牵头机构，将与俄克拉荷马州立大学合作建立小麦遗传学I/UCRC，该中心将综合应用基因组学、生物信息学、高通量基因分型、制图、表型和细胞遗传学，以加速外来基因的渗透，促进作物改良。拟议的I/UCRC将建立在堪萨斯州立大学已经存在的小麦遗传资源中心（WGRC）的基础上。管理面包小麦在驯化品种和野生小麦品种中的遗传多样性，以及劳动力培训，是小麦研究事业成功的关键因素。这两项都将是拟议的I/UCRC的主要职能。小麦遗传资源增值也将是该中心的主要功能。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新的方法来快速部署有用的遗传多样性。技术创新将允许通过测序的基因分型、标记辅助育种、双倍单倍体和中心科学家的其他创新，将有用的性状快速转移到精英种质上。提议的活动的主要研究影响可能是，潜在地，表征（基因型和表型）数千种野生小麦亲缘种和外来渗入系，这对更广泛的小麦改良界（公共和私人）具有巨大价值的资源。这项工作的价值将更大，建议I/UCRC投资努力减少携带小麦改良计划感兴趣的基因的外来渗入片段。WGRC在培训和指导方面令人印象深刻的记录将在新的I/UCRC中得到扩展，提供额外的培训和教育活动，包括行业指导和实习，本科研究和潜在的植物科学和各种K-State部门的双学位课程。

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.