Fishing cereals chromosomes: Using flow cytometry and sorting to reveal genome organization in wheat

摘要

Cereals are the most important crop for nutrition and account for more than 1000 million metric tons in 2006. Durum and bread wheat world production has been of about 590 million tons in 2006 ranking wheat as the top producer among cereals. Biotic and abiotic stresses, such as pests and drought or salinity, respectively, they have both a strong impact onto this species and its genetic improvement is of crucial relevance for global food and feed production.