Speed breeding in growth chambers and glasshouses for crop breeding and model plant research

• Published in: Nature protocols Vol. 13; no. 12; pp. 2944 - 2963
• Main Authors: Ghosh, Sreya, Watson, Amy, Gonzalez-Navarro, Oscar E, Ramirez-Gonzalez, Ricardo H, Yanes, Luis, Mendoza-Suárez, Marcela, Simmonds, James, Wells, Rachel, Rayner, Tracey, Green, Phon, Hafeez, Amber, Hayta, Sadiye, Melton, Rachel E, Steed, Andrew, Sarkar, Abhimanyu, Carter, Jeremy, Perkins, Lionel, Lord, John, Tester, Mark, Osbourn, Anne, Moscou, Matthew J, Nicholson, Paul, Harwood, Wendy, Martin, Cathie, Domoney, Claire, Uauy, Cristobal, Hazard, Brittany, Wulff, Brande B H, Hickey, Lee T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Avena - growth & development; Barley; Brachypodium - growth & development; Brassica; Brassica - growth & development; Bread; Chickpeas; Crops; Crops, Agricultural - growth & development; Experimentation; Grass peas; Greenhouses; Growth chambers; Hordeum - growth & development; Plant breeding; Plant Breeding - economics; Plant Breeding - methods; Planting density; Quinoa; Seeds; Time Factors; Triticum - growth & development; Wheat

'Speed breeding' (SB) shortens the breeding cycle and accelerates crop research through rapid generation advancement. SB can be carried out in numerous ways, one of which involves extending the duration of plants' daily exposure to light, combined with early seed harvest, to cycle qui...