ABSTRACT

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is an important bast fiber crop, and a source of fiber to many industries. This crop is diploid (2n = 2x = 36) in nature, and belongs to Malvaceae family. Kenaf breeding is directed to develop the new cultivars that are better in fiber production, fiber quality, resistant to anthracnose, photo-insensitivity, resistant to salt and drought stresses, and so on. This review describes the various successes in kenaf breeding, and reports the future opportunities. The various classical and advanced breeding approaches have great potential to achieve the goals. However, the recent approaches in plant breeding and biotechnology could have more prospective to accelerate the kenaf breeding. These may include genomic selection, CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system, and other omics-based approaches. We suggest that the integration of recent approaches with classical ones has vital importance in improving the efficiency, speed, and accuracy of kenaf breeding.

摘要

红麻（芙蓉大麻L.) 是一种重要的韧皮纤维作物，也是许多行业的纤维来源。这种作物在自然界是二倍体（2n = 2x = 36），属于锦葵科。红麻育种旨在培育出纤维产量、纤维品质、抗炭疽病、抗光、抗盐、抗旱等优良品种。这篇评论描述了红麻育种的各种成功，并报告了未来的机会。各种经典和先进的育种方法具有实现这些目标的巨大潜力。然而，植物育种和生物技术方面的最新方法可能更有前景加速红麻育种。这些可能包括基因组选择、CRISPR/Cas9 基因编辑系统和其他基于组学的方法。