Global impact of accelerated plant breeding: Evidence from a meta-analysis on rice breeding.

ABSTRACT: Rice breeders in Asia and elsewhere in the world have long overlooked trying to shorten the time it takes to develop new varieties. Plant breeders have proposed a technique called Rapid Generation Advance (RGA) as a way to accelerate the results of public rice breeding programs. However, little is known about RGA's potential impact. Here, we present the first results of a global impact study of RGA. More specifically, we calculated the multiplicator effects of RGA on the research benefits generated by conventional rice breeding programs and applied them to a meta-analysis of selected impact studies in the literature. These insights are a first crucial step in developing a targeted approach for disseminating RGA technology among rice breeders to accelerate the impact of their public rice br

SUBMITTER: Lenaerts B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001956 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature