Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding

Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding

Rice production needs to increase in the future in order to meet increasing demands. The development of new improved and higher yielding varieties more quickly will be needed to meet this demand. However, most rice breeding programmes in the world have not changed in several decades. In this article...

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Main Authors: Bertrand C. Y. Collard, Joseph C. Beredo, Bert Lenaerts, Rhulyx Mendoza, Ronald Santelices, Vitaliano Lopena, Holden Verdeprado, Chitra Raghavan, Glenn B. Gregorio, Leigh Vial, Matty Demont, Partha S. Biswas, Khandakar M. Iftekharuddaula, Mohammad Akhlasur Rahman, Joshua N. Cobb, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Series:Plant Production Science
Subjects:
Rice breeding
breeding methods
single seed descent (SSD)
genetic gain
recombinant inbred lines (RILs)
national agricultural research system (NARS)
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2017.1391705

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