International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences (IJRSAS) Volume 7, Issue 1, 2021, PP 1-16 ISSN No. (Online) 2454–6224 DOI: https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-6224.0701001 www.arcjournals.org Conventional Breeding Methods Widely used to Improve Self- Pollinated Crops Temesgen Begna* Chiro National Sorghum Research and Training Center P.O.Box 190, Chiro, Ethiopia *Corresponding Authors: Temesgen Begna, Chiro National Sorghum Research and Training Center P.O.Box 190, Chiro, Ethiopia Abstract: Plant breeding defined as a science and technology of improving the genetic make-up of crop plants in relation to their economic use for the man kind. Conventional plant ...

 

Molecular Plant Editor’s Highlights Next-Generation Crop Breeding Methods Different from conventional labor-intensive and time-consuming restricting direct utilization of genome editing tools for crop breeding approaches such as genetic cross and mutation breeding. screening, new breeding technologies such as double haploid (DH) and CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing can greatly Twostudies recently reported innovative, rapid breeding strate- enhance breeding efciency and accelerate crop improvement. gies combining HI and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing DH technology relies on an inducer line for haploid induction by a single cross, which would accelerate breeding in a wide (HI) when pollination onto elite varieties or inbred lines. DH ...