What is introgression line libraries?
Increasing the genetic diversity of elite breeding materials with exotic germplasm requires techniques that minimize negative side effects attributable to genetic interactions between recipient and donor; this seems achievable by introgression library approach involving the systematic transfer of a limited and/or restricted number of short donor chromosome segments from agricultural unadapted source (donor) into an elite line (recipient or recurrent parent); established introgression libraries represent a dynamic resource that can substantially foster breeding programs and provide an opportunity to proceed towards functional genomics
