Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava

Cassava is a tropical crop that provides daily carbohydrates to more than 800 million people. New cassava cultivars with improved yield, disease resistance, and food quality are critical to end hunger and reduce poverty in the tropics. However, the progress of new cultivar development has been dragg...

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Autores principales: Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola, Morante Herrera, Nelson, Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena, Hyde, Peter T., Setter, Tim L., Kulakow, Peter A., Aparicio Arce, Johan Steven, Zhang , Xiaofei
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Publicado: Frontiers Media 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130580
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author Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola
Morante Herrera, Nelson
Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena
Hyde, Peter T.
Setter, Tim L.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Aparicio Arce, Johan Steven
Zhang , Xiaofei
author_browse Aparicio Arce, Johan Steven
Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola
Hyde, Peter T.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Morante Herrera, Nelson
Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena
Setter, Tim L.
Zhang , Xiaofei
author_facet Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola
Morante Herrera, Nelson
Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena
Hyde, Peter T.
Setter, Tim L.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Aparicio Arce, Johan Steven
Zhang , Xiaofei
author_sort Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola
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description Cassava is a tropical crop that provides daily carbohydrates to more than 800 million people. New cassava cultivars with improved yield, disease resistance, and food quality are critical to end hunger and reduce poverty in the tropics. However, the progress of new cultivar development has been dragged down by difficulties obtaining flowers from desired parental plants to enable designed crosses. Inducing early flowering and increasing seed production are crucial to improving the efficiency of developing farmer-preferred cultivars. In the present study, we used breeding progenitors to evaluate the effectiveness of flowerinducing technology, including photoperiod extension, pruning, and plant growth regulators. Photoperiod extension significantly reduced the time to flowering in all 150 breeding progenitors, especially late-flowering progenitors which were reduced from 6-7 months to 3-4 months. Seed production was increased by using the combination of pruning and plant growth regulators. Combining photoperiod extension with pruning and the PGR 6-benzyladenine (synthetic cytokinin) produced significantly more fruits and seeds than only photoperiod extension and pruning. Another growth regulator, silver thiosulfate, commonly used to block the action of ethylene, did not show a significant effect on fruit or seed production when combined with pruning. The present study validated a protocol for flower induction in cassava breeding programs and discussed factors to consider in implementing the technology. By inducing early flowering and increasing seed production, the protocol helped move one step further for speed breeding in cassava.
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spelling CGSpace1305802025-12-08T10:29:22Z Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola Morante Herrera, Nelson Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena Hyde, Peter T. Setter, Tim L. Kulakow, Peter A. Aparicio Arce, Johan Steven Zhang , Xiaofei cassava induced flowering-flower induction pruning Cassava is a tropical crop that provides daily carbohydrates to more than 800 million people. New cassava cultivars with improved yield, disease resistance, and food quality are critical to end hunger and reduce poverty in the tropics. However, the progress of new cultivar development has been dragged down by difficulties obtaining flowers from desired parental plants to enable designed crosses. Inducing early flowering and increasing seed production are crucial to improving the efficiency of developing farmer-preferred cultivars. In the present study, we used breeding progenitors to evaluate the effectiveness of flowerinducing technology, including photoperiod extension, pruning, and plant growth regulators. Photoperiod extension significantly reduced the time to flowering in all 150 breeding progenitors, especially late-flowering progenitors which were reduced from 6-7 months to 3-4 months. Seed production was increased by using the combination of pruning and plant growth regulators. Combining photoperiod extension with pruning and the PGR 6-benzyladenine (synthetic cytokinin) produced significantly more fruits and seeds than only photoperiod extension and pruning. Another growth regulator, silver thiosulfate, commonly used to block the action of ethylene, did not show a significant effect on fruit or seed production when combined with pruning. The present study validated a protocol for flower induction in cassava breeding programs and discussed factors to consider in implementing the technology. By inducing early flowering and increasing seed production, the protocol helped move one step further for speed breeding in cassava. 2023-05-22 2023-06-01T12:17:46Z 2023-06-01T12:17:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130580 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Barinas Rodrmguez, E.P.; Morante, N.; Salazar, S.; Hyde, P.T.; Setter, T.L.; Kulakow, P.; Aparicio, J.S.; Zhang, X. (2023) Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1172056. ISSN: 1664-462X
spellingShingle cassava
induced flowering-flower induction
pruning
Barinas Rodriguez, Erika Paola
Morante Herrera, Nelson
Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena
Hyde, Peter T.
Setter, Tim L.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Aparicio Arce, Johan Steven
Zhang , Xiaofei
Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
title Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
title_full Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
title_fullStr Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
title_full_unstemmed Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
title_short Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
title_sort flower inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava
topic cassava
induced flowering-flower induction
pruning
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130580
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