Turkish Journal of Botany
Abstract
In plants, apomixis is the process of asexual reproduction when seeds are produced from the maternal tissues of the ovule. Gametophytic and sporophytic apomixis develop with distinctive mechanisms and are molecularly triggered either by hybridization or polyploidization. As apomixis involves meiosis suppression and parthenogenesis, these events are likely to be genetically driven. T he apomictic trait is associated with several genes that need a diploid or aneuploid gamete for their transfer in polyploid species. T he molecular mechanisms driving apomixis in various plant species have been explained by previous investigations into apomictic genes. Apomixis offers agronomic advantages, such as reducing the cost and time involved in plant breeding, avoiding complications of sexual reproduction like the need for pollinators and cross compatibility, and increasing yields by utilizing technology to fix heterosis. Biotechnological approaches such as CRISPR-Cas9, transgenic technologies, marker-assisted selection, and epigenetic control have been implemented in strategies for apomictic manipulation aimed at crop improvement. This review provides valuable insights into the mechanism of apomixis, apomictic manipulation strategies, and the agricultural potential and benefits of apomixis.
Author ORCID Identifier
MOHD RAZIK MIDIN: 0000-0002-2754-7028
AIESYAA EMLEE: 0009-0004-8691-2808
MOHAMAD SHAHARUDIN: 0009-0007-6356-390X
FADZLIN FAUZAN: 0000-0002-0708-293X-
SITI ZAKARIA: 0000-0002-3676-1245
EMELDA ROHANI: 0000-0001-7951-794X
FARAH FARINORDIN: 0000-0001-5896-154X
DOI
10.55730/1300-008X.2862
Keywords
Reproductive biology, apomixis mechanism, apomixis genes, application of apomixis, agriculture
First Page
273
Last Page
287
Publisher
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
MIDIN, M, EMLEE, A. M, SHAHARUDIN, M. A, FAUZAN, F. Q, ZAKARIA, S. F, ROHANI, E. R, & FARINORDIN, F. A (2025). Deciphering the apomixis reproductive trait and its manipulation strategies to enhance crop improvement. Turkish Journal of Botany 49 (4): 273-287. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-008X.2862
