Speed Breeding: Revolutionizing the Crop Improvement

Authors

  • Nagamani G. Winter Nursery centre, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India
  • Yathish K. R. Winter Nursery centre, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India
  • Abhijit K. Das ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU campus, Ludhiana (141 004), India
  • Susmita C. Winter Nursery centre, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India
  • Soujanaya P. L. Winter Nursery centre, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India
  • Sekhar J. C. Winter Nursery centre, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India

Keywords:

Speed breeding, Controlled environment, Yield, genetic gain

Abstract

Feeding our growing population is one of the primary concerns of plant breeders. Plant breeding needs to deliver modern cultivars in a time- and resource-efficient manner. Speed breeding techniques allow breeders to advance crop generation in a shorter period of time. The plants are grown in controlled growth chambers or greenhouses using optimal light intensity and quality, particular day length and temperature, which accelerates various physiological processes in plants. Speed breeding could serve as a basic platform for integrating high-throughput phenotyping and genotyping techniques, marker-assisted/genomic selections, and gene editing for the improvement of the traits in crop species.

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Published

2023-12-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. Dec, 4 (2023)

Section

Articles