The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology

"Background In crop breeding, ‘trait development’ is the improvement of specific characteristics, typically using landraces as a source for introduction into elite lines. Trait development exists upstream of ‘breeding,’ which generates new varieties to be grown by farmers. While both are active area...

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Autores principales: Platten, J. Damien, Henry, Amelia, Chebotarov, Dmytro, Schepler-Luu, Van, Cobb, Joshua N.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174454
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author Platten, J. Damien
Henry, Amelia
Chebotarov, Dmytro
Schepler-Luu, Van
Cobb, Joshua N.
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Cobb, Joshua N.
Henry, Amelia
Platten, J. Damien
Schepler-Luu, Van
author_facet Platten, J. Damien
Henry, Amelia
Chebotarov, Dmytro
Schepler-Luu, Van
Cobb, Joshua N.
author_sort Platten, J. Damien
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description "Background In crop breeding, ‘trait development’ is the improvement of specific characteristics, typically using landraces as a source for introduction into elite lines. Trait development exists upstream of ‘breeding,’ which generates new varieties to be grown by farmers. While both are active areas of research, trait development is often overlooked, despite being a critical step in linking upstream research with breeding. The field of root biology provides many excellent examples of upstream research that requires further trait development to generate new varieties. Scope Here, we describe the IRRI rice Trait Development Pipeline which provides a framework of clear protocols to discover, test and validate research outputs and maximize their potential for impact in mainstream breeding. We recommend specific steps in the context of further trait development for several rice root biology studies based on the guidelines established in the IRRI rice Trait Development Pipeline. Common trait development recommendations for areas such as root biology include ensuring the relevance of studied traits to field performance, rigorous testing to ensure reliability of genes and marker systems in elite backgrounds, and the packaging of those genes into elite material that can be easily used in breeding. Conclusion: In implementing the Trait Development Pipeline, it is expected that recurrent selection-based breeding strategies will benefit more from linkages with upstream research areas, such as root biology, by implementing marker-assisted selection to increase the frequency of large-effect rare alleles that currently exist outside the elite gene pool without hindering the genetic improvement that comes from quantitative breeding methods."
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spelling CGSpace1744542025-11-12T04:57:22Z The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology Platten, J. Damien Henry, Amelia Chebotarov, Dmytro Schepler-Luu, Van Cobb, Joshua N. breeding breeding methods crops rice landraces root systems genetic improvement marker-assisted selection recurrent selection molecular markers quantitative trait loci genetic resources gene pools phenotyping "Background In crop breeding, ‘trait development’ is the improvement of specific characteristics, typically using landraces as a source for introduction into elite lines. Trait development exists upstream of ‘breeding,’ which generates new varieties to be grown by farmers. While both are active areas of research, trait development is often overlooked, despite being a critical step in linking upstream research with breeding. The field of root biology provides many excellent examples of upstream research that requires further trait development to generate new varieties. Scope Here, we describe the IRRI rice Trait Development Pipeline which provides a framework of clear protocols to discover, test and validate research outputs and maximize their potential for impact in mainstream breeding. We recommend specific steps in the context of further trait development for several rice root biology studies based on the guidelines established in the IRRI rice Trait Development Pipeline. Common trait development recommendations for areas such as root biology include ensuring the relevance of studied traits to field performance, rigorous testing to ensure reliability of genes and marker systems in elite backgrounds, and the packaging of those genes into elite material that can be easily used in breeding. Conclusion: In implementing the Trait Development Pipeline, it is expected that recurrent selection-based breeding strategies will benefit more from linkages with upstream research areas, such as root biology, by implementing marker-assisted selection to increase the frequency of large-effect rare alleles that currently exist outside the elite gene pool without hindering the genetic improvement that comes from quantitative breeding methods." 2025-09 2025-05-07T08:48:45Z 2025-05-07T08:48:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174454 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Platten, J. Damien, Amelia Henry, Dmytro Chebotarov, Van Schepler-Luu, and Joshua N. Cobb. "The rice Trait Development Pipeline: a systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology." Plant and Soil (2025): 1-18.
spellingShingle breeding
breeding methods
crops
rice
landraces
root systems
genetic improvement
marker-assisted selection
recurrent selection
molecular markers
quantitative trait loci
genetic resources
gene pools
phenotyping
Platten, J. Damien
Henry, Amelia
Chebotarov, Dmytro
Schepler-Luu, Van
Cobb, Joshua N.
The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology
title The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology
title_full The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology
title_fullStr The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology
title_full_unstemmed The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology
title_short The rice Trait Development Pipeline: A systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding, with examples from root biology
title_sort rice trait development pipeline a systematic framework guiding upstream research for impact in breeding with examples from root biology
topic breeding
breeding methods
crops
rice
landraces
root systems
genetic improvement
marker-assisted selection
recurrent selection
molecular markers
quantitative trait loci
genetic resources
gene pools
phenotyping
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174454
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