Reproduction and Breeding (Dec 2024)

Innovation of carp germplasm and its research progress

  • Zhipeng Yang,
  • Qinglin Xu,
  • Xin Wang,
  • Huan Liu,
  • Yalan Zhang,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Sijin Fan,
  • Junfeng Wu,
  • Yaohui Li,
  • Huan Zhong,
  • Fangzhou Hu,
  • Ming Wen,
  • Kaikun Luo,
  • Shi Wang

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4
pp. 243 – 253

Abstract

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The artificial breeding of carp existed in China 8000 years ago. The breeding of carp played an important role in ancient Chinese history, and it still played a crucial role in modern aquaculture. The output of carp in China is very high, accounting for 8.42 % of the total output of freshwater products in 2023, ranking fifth in the total output of freshwater aquaculture fish. At the same time, carp is also the fish species with the highest number of new varieties bred in China. With the advent of the genomics era, breeding technologies have also made progress. This paper reviews the history and current status of carp farming, the germplasm resources of carp, and the application of fish genetic breeding technology in the germplasm innovation of carp.

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