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Crop improvement, Plant breeding (varieties & hybrids), Biotechnology: Transgenics/Genetic engineering
Dryland cereals, Pearl millets, Sorghum, Grain legumes, Chickpea, Groundnut
Farming Systems
Asia, India
21 Feb 20
First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
RapidGen, Seed breeding, Plant life cycle, Breeding acceleration techniques, Controlled greenhouse bays, Polyhouse facility, Crop specific-protocols, Crop cycle, Chickpea, Groundnut,Pearl millet, Sorghum
English
Genetic Gains Program
Dr Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur
ICRISAT Happenings 1842-1, 21 February 2020
Corporate
https://www.icrisat.org/first-public-research-facility-to-put-agriculture-on-fast-forward-launched-at-icrisat/
Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s new facility, which is projected to significantly lower time and cost of crop varietal development. The state-of-the-art facility is a first for any public sector agricultural research institution. Called RapidGen, a moniker for Rapid Generation Advancement, the facility will accelerate plant lifecycle in light-, temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions. Presently, breeding a new crop variety takes about a decade or more, with six or seven years spent in seasonal generational advancements to arrive at the elite lines that go for testing and release as varieties. RapidGen will shorten the six-seven year window significantly.
21 Feb 20
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