The Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) system, crucial for plant variety registration, relies heavily on morphological traits despite advancements in crop biology. This paper evaluates 805 UK barley varieties to highlight DUS system deficiencies, including inconsistencies across environments, limited trait combinatorial space, and inadequate markers. The authors advocate for "genomic DUS," a genomics-enabled registration system, providing evidence for its robustness and advantages.
Publisher
Communications Biology
Published On
Mar 08, 2021
Authors
Chin Jian Yang, Joanne Russell, Luke Ramsay, William Thomas, Wayne Powell, Ian Mackay
Tags
plant variety registration
DUS system
barley varieties
genomic DUS
morphological traits
advanced crop biology
genomics-enabled registration
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