Taxonomy, Conservation and Molecular Breeding of Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis L.)
摘要
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis L) is a traditional yet popular option of ornamental geophytes. Not only a key species to plant taxonomyTaxonomy and nomenclatureNomenclature, but hyacinthHyacinth is also important to the economy of the NetherlandsThe Netherlands where cultivation centralized. With the cultivation history over 460 years, numerous cultivarsCultivar were bred with varying morphologies and performance. However, the historical problems in cultivarCultivar nomenclatureNomenclature hindered obstacles in germplasm conservation and breeding. Registration of cultivarsCultivar safeguards the basic unit of germplasm and the stability of cultivarCultivar. Yet, the poorly recorded pedigree of hyacinthHyacinth cultivarsCultivar is unfavorable to the breeding of new cultivarsCultivar. Karyological, molecular-marker and genomic studies were attempted to elucidate cultivarCultivar phylogenyPhylogeny of hyacinthHyacinth. Unfortunately, hyacinthHyacinth cultivarsCultivar are susceptible to various pathogenic diseases and cultivarCultivar-specific physiological disorders, undermining the effectiveness and incomes of hyacinthHyacinth cultivation. Moreover, the natural multiplication rate of hyacinthHyacinth could never meet up the commercial demands, artificial propagation including conventional methods in multiplication and in vitro propagationIn vitro propagation could speed up the rate. Embryo rescueEmbryo rescue and molecular marker-assisted breeding help raising the efficiency and effectiveness of hybridizationHybridization. Conservation of wild populations of hyacinthsHyacinth could contribute to the breeding of hyacinthsHyacinth, by bringing back the disease resistant traits to the gene pool of the cultivarsCultivar. Genetic engineeringGenetic engineering could improve the performance of hyacinthHyacinth cultivarsCultivar against diseases. Sustainable floricultureSustainable floriculture demonstrated the possibilities in resolving the pressures of global warmingGlobal warming and environmental degradationEnvironmental degradation. However, lack of research initiatives and international cooperation specific to hyacinthHyacinth still impede the research and hence the breeding of hyacinthsHyacinth.