The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India

Using survey dataset collected from nearly 9000 farmers along with pedigree and evaluation data, this study measures the contribution of the International Rice Genebank (IRG) to varietal improvement and rice productivity of farmers in Eastern India. We empirically test the relationship of ancestry t...

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Main Authors: Villanueva, Donald, Smale, Melinda, Jamora, Nelissa, Capilit, Grace Lee, Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164495
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author Villanueva, Donald
Smale, Melinda
Jamora, Nelissa
Capilit, Grace Lee
Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville
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Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville
Jamora, Nelissa
Smale, Melinda
Villanueva, Donald
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Smale, Melinda
Jamora, Nelissa
Capilit, Grace Lee
Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville
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description Using survey dataset collected from nearly 9000 farmers along with pedigree and evaluation data, this study measures the contribution of the International Rice Genebank (IRG) to varietal improvement and rice productivity of farmers in Eastern India. We empirically test the relationship of ancestry to productivity changes while controlling for the effects of other farm inputs and environmental factors. Estimated coefficients indicate that a 10% increase in the genetic contribution of IRG accessions to an improved rice variety is associated with a yield increase of 27%. Through pedigree analysis, we also confirm that 45 to 77% of the genetic composition of improved rice varieties is derived from the genes of IRG accessions. Peta, Dee Geo Woo Gen, and Fortuna are the three most popular progenitors with definite IRG contribution. High genealogical diversity likely results from the crossing of germplasm received from multiple countries of origin, which also confer multiple, functional trait combinations in a released variety. Further, our calculations reveal that the average coefficient of parentage of all pairwise combinations among the 10 most adopted rice varieties is 0.0973, indicating a high degree of latent genetic diversity. Findings demonstrate the valuable contribution of the genetic resources conserved and distributed by IRG to the development of improved rice varieties.
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spelling CGSpace1644952025-02-19T14:26:17Z The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India Villanueva, Donald Smale, Melinda Jamora, Nelissa Capilit, Grace Lee Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville agronomy crop science development food science Using survey dataset collected from nearly 9000 farmers along with pedigree and evaluation data, this study measures the contribution of the International Rice Genebank (IRG) to varietal improvement and rice productivity of farmers in Eastern India. We empirically test the relationship of ancestry to productivity changes while controlling for the effects of other farm inputs and environmental factors. Estimated coefficients indicate that a 10% increase in the genetic contribution of IRG accessions to an improved rice variety is associated with a yield increase of 27%. Through pedigree analysis, we also confirm that 45 to 77% of the genetic composition of improved rice varieties is derived from the genes of IRG accessions. Peta, Dee Geo Woo Gen, and Fortuna are the three most popular progenitors with definite IRG contribution. High genealogical diversity likely results from the crossing of germplasm received from multiple countries of origin, which also confer multiple, functional trait combinations in a released variety. Further, our calculations reveal that the average coefficient of parentage of all pairwise combinations among the 10 most adopted rice varieties is 0.0973, indicating a high degree of latent genetic diversity. Findings demonstrate the valuable contribution of the genetic resources conserved and distributed by IRG to the development of improved rice varieties. 2020-10 2024-12-19T12:53:58Z 2024-12-19T12:53:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164495 en Open Access Springer Villanueva, Donald; Smale, Melinda; Jamora, Nelissa; Capilit, Grace Lee and Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville. 2020. The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India. Food Sec., Volume 12 no. 5 p. 929-943
spellingShingle agronomy
crop science development
food science
Villanueva, Donald
Smale, Melinda
Jamora, Nelissa
Capilit, Grace Lee
Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville
The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India
title The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India
title_full The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India
title_fullStr The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India
title_full_unstemmed The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India
title_short The contribution of the International Rice Genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in Eastern India
title_sort contribution of the international rice genebank to varietal improvement and crop productivity in eastern india
topic agronomy
crop science development
food science
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164495
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