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: Collard, Bertrand C. Y., Beredo, Joseph C., Lenaerts, Bert, Mendoza, Rhulyx, Santelices, Ronald, Lopena, Vitaliano, Verdeprado, Holden, Raghavan, Chitra, Gregorio, Glenn B., Vial, Leigh, Demont, Matty, Biswas, Partha S., Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M., Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur, Cobb, Joshua N., Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2017
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164957
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author Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
Beredo, Joseph C.
Lenaerts, Bert
Mendoza, Rhulyx
Santelices, Ronald
Lopena, Vitaliano
Verdeprado, Holden
Raghavan, Chitra
Gregorio, Glenn B.
Vial, Leigh
Demont, Matty
Biswas, Partha S.
Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M.
Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur
Cobb, Joshua N.
Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul
author_browse Beredo, Joseph C.
Biswas, Partha S.
Cobb, Joshua N.
Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
Demont, Matty
Gregorio, Glenn B.
Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M.
Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul
Lenaerts, Bert
Lopena, Vitaliano
Mendoza, Rhulyx
Raghavan, Chitra
Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur
Santelices, Ronald
Verdeprado, Holden
Vial, Leigh
author_facet Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
Beredo, Joseph C.
Lenaerts, Bert
Mendoza, Rhulyx
Santelices, Ronald
Lopena, Vitaliano
Verdeprado, Holden
Raghavan, Chitra
Gregorio, Glenn B.
Vial, Leigh
Demont, Matty
Biswas, Partha S.
Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M.
Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur
Cobb, Joshua N.
Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul
author_sort Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description 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, we revisit the evidence in favour of using rapid generation advance (RGA) as a routine breeding method. We describe preliminary activities at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to re-establish RGA on a large scale as the main breeding method for irrigated rice breeding. We also describe experiences from the early adoption at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. Evaluation of RGA breeding lines at IRRI for yield, flowering time and plant height indicated transgressive segregation for all traits. Some RGA lines were also higher yielding than the check varieties. The cost advantages of using RGA compared to the pedigree method were also empirically determined by performing an economic analysis. This indicated that RGA is several times more cost effective and advantages will be realized after 1 year even if facilities need to be built. Based on our experience, and previous independent research empirically testing the RGA method in rice, we recommend that this method should be implemented for routine rice breeding in order to improve breeding efficiency
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spelling CGSpace1649572025-12-08T09:54:28Z Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding Collard, Bertrand C. Y. Beredo, Joseph C. Lenaerts, Bert Mendoza, Rhulyx Santelices, Ronald Lopena, Vitaliano Verdeprado, Holden Raghavan, Chitra Gregorio, Glenn B. Vial, Leigh Demont, Matty Biswas, Partha S. Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M. Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur Cobb, Joshua N. Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul 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, we revisit the evidence in favour of using rapid generation advance (RGA) as a routine breeding method. We describe preliminary activities at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to re-establish RGA on a large scale as the main breeding method for irrigated rice breeding. We also describe experiences from the early adoption at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. Evaluation of RGA breeding lines at IRRI for yield, flowering time and plant height indicated transgressive segregation for all traits. Some RGA lines were also higher yielding than the check varieties. The cost advantages of using RGA compared to the pedigree method were also empirically determined by performing an economic analysis. This indicated that RGA is several times more cost effective and advantages will be realized after 1 year even if facilities need to be built. Based on our experience, and previous independent research empirically testing the RGA method in rice, we recommend that this method should be implemented for routine rice breeding in order to improve breeding efficiency 2017-10-02 2024-12-19T12:54:31Z 2024-12-19T12:54:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164957 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Collard, Bertrand C. Y.; Beredo, Joseph C.; Lenaerts, Bert; Mendoza, Rhulyx; Santelices, Ronald; Lopena, Vitaliano; Verdeprado, Holden; Raghavan, Chitra; Gregorio, Glenn B.; Vial, Leigh; Demont, Matty; Biswas, Partha S.; Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M.; Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur; Cobb, Joshua N. and Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul. 2017. Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding. Plant Production Science, Volume 20 no. 4 p. 337-352
spellingShingle Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
Beredo, Joseph C.
Lenaerts, Bert
Mendoza, Rhulyx
Santelices, Ronald
Lopena, Vitaliano
Verdeprado, Holden
Raghavan, Chitra
Gregorio, Glenn B.
Vial, Leigh
Demont, Matty
Biswas, Partha S.
Iftekharuddaula, Khandakar M.
Rahman, Mohammad Akhlasur
Cobb, Joshua N.
Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul
Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding
title Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding
title_full Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding
title_fullStr Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding
title_full_unstemmed Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding
title_short Revisiting rice breeding methods – evaluating the use of rapid generation advance (RGA) for routine rice breeding
title_sort revisiting rice breeding methods evaluating the use of rapid generation advance rga for routine rice breeding
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164957
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