Overview
Embark on a journey with us as we delve deep into the fascinating world of plant breeding, where every seed holds the promise of innovation. 🌾 In this blog series, we unravel the adventures and challenges faced by plant breeders, exploring the delicate balance between capacity, time, speed, and dependencies. We hope you enjoy these insightful discussions from the forefront of bioinformatics and plant breeding. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a curious enthusiast, this series wishes to be a source of knowledge and inspiration.
Read here what we've been discussing in Series 1 so far - and dive in deeper into each topic!
Episode 1: "Breeding Brilliance: Unveiling the Crop Superheroes”
In our first blog post, we look at understanding complex traits. This is a first step in creating crop superheroes of tomorrow. Discover the intricate dance of traits within crops and the challenges breeders face in creating the next generation of resilient and high-performing varieties.
S1E1 - Breeding Brilliance: Unveiling the Crop Superheroes
Episode 2: "Genius Genes: Unlocking Genetic Diversity"
Genetic diversity is key for developing robust crops for a sustainable farming future. Discover the vast library of plant genomes, the importance of wild species, and contemporary genetic techniques. Read how genetic variety fuels selection gain and resilience, and safeguards our plant heritage.
S1E2 - Genius Genes: Unlocking Genetic Diversity
Episode 3: "Phenomenal Phenotyping: The Science of Collecting Data"
Phenotyping enables breeders to select plants best suited to their environments, an important step on the way to sustainable agriculture. From the challenges of subjective traits to the innovations in remote sensing and machine learning, discover how technology is revolutionizing our approach to developing robust crops.
S1E3 - Phenomenal Phenotyping: The Science of Collecting Data
Episode 4: "Genotyping Galore: Crafting Crops From Genetic Blueprints"
This blog post is about how modern genotyping technologies are revolutionizing crop development. Discover how these innovations enable farmers to predict plant traits, enhance crop yield, and ensure food security. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of sustainable farming. Dive into the details on how genetics can craft healthier, more sustainable crops.
S1E4 - Genotyping Galore: Crafting Crops From Genetic Blueprints
Episode 5: "Data Drama: Breeding's Behind-the-Scenes"
Explore the cutting-edge of agricultural science with us! This blog post is about how we navigate all the phenotypic, genotypic and environmental data we collected. This extensive and complex dataset is what we call "big data," posing challenges for traditional processing tools. Discover how we bring these pieces together. The goal is to make sense of the data so that researchers and breeders can make informed decisions - for example, strategically select plants for crossing.
S1E5 - Data Drama: Breeding's Behind-the-Scenes
Episode 6: "Need for Speed: Accelerating Crop Breeding"
In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of speed breeding, which employs advanced techniques to shorten breeding cycles. Discover how AI, genomic selection, and controlled environments are revolutionizing plant growth and accelerating generational changes. Explore these cutting-edge innovations and their impact on sustainable agriculture, ensuring we stay ahead in the agricultural advancements game.
S1E6 - Need for Speed: Accelerating Crop Breeding
Episode 7: "Precision Play: The Art of Crop Makeover"
In our previous blog episode "Need for Speed" we learned about the concept of selection gain as a measure of trait improvement in a population's average performance. To estimate the selection gain, breeders must understand the heritability of the trait, phenotypic variation, and selection intensity. In this episode, we will take a closer look at selection intensity and how precision breeding supports it.
S1E7 - Precision Play: The Art of Crop Makeover
Stay tuned as we continue our blog series with more insights from the forefront of plant breeding!
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