Speed Breeding and Accelerated Crop Development

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-9251-85-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 478 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book explores speed breeding techniques and their transformative potential for crop improvement. It highlights the importance of these advancements in enhancing global food security and agricultural sustainability. By examining specific applications across various crops, such as wheat, barley, rice, legumes, pulses, fruits, and vegetables, it emphasizes the critical role of speed breeding in trait enhancement, stress tolerance, and yield improvement. By integrating speed breeding with genomic selection, CRISPR/Cas-mediated gene editing, and omics technologies, the book addresses pressing challenges and underscores the significance of predictive analytics, automation, and future innovations like vertical farming for ensuring efficient and resilient agricultural practices.

As this book covers both the theoretical and practical elements of contemporary plant breeding procedures, researchers, agronomists, and agricultural students, will find it to be quite beneficial. It also offers industry professionals with practical advice on how to maximize agricultural output, nutritional value and flexibility in the face of global problems.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Jitendra

Roy, Joy K.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Concepts, Technological Advances, and Optimization Strategies of Speed Breeding for Crop Improvement.- Chapter 2. Speed Breeding for Global Food Security and Ensuring Agricultural Sustainability.- Chapter 3. Speed Breeding in wheat and barley for key trait enhancement.- Chapter 4. Speed breeding in rice for shortening growing cycles and developing high-yield, stress-tolerant varieties.- Chapter 5. Speed Breeding in Legumes and Pulses for Accelerating Programs for High Protein Crops, Enhancing Disease Resistance and Nutritional Value.- Chapter 6. Speed Breeding for Improvement of Shelf-life and Yield of Fruits and Vegetable Crops.- Chapter 7. Harnessing speed breeding for orphan crops to unlock the potential of underutilized species for regional food security, climate resilience, and nutritional innovation.- Chapter 8. Role of Omics in Speed Breeding for Accelerating Trait Selection through Gene Expression and Enhancing Phenotypic Performance.- Chapter 9. Integrating Speed Breeding with Genomic Selection and High-Throughput Genotyping.- Chapter 10. CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Gene Editing in Speed Breeding for Crop Development.- Chapter 11. Potential of Legumes in the Sustainable Biofuel Production: Advancing Breeding and Genetic Innovations.- Chapter 12. Speed Breeding for Enhancing Climate Resilience and Improving Water, Nutrient, and Energy Efficiency of Crop Plants.- Chapter 13. Accelerating Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops via Speed Breeding Integration.- Chapter 14. Addressing and overcoming challenges in speed breeding, economic and policy implications, cost-effectiveness, intellectual property rights, and policy frameworks for adoption.- Chapter 15. Predictive Analytics and Crop Growth Models in Speed Breeding.- Chapter 16. Automation, Robotics, and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Speed Breeding Advancements in Automated Growth Chambers, Harvesting, and Phenotyping Systems with Integration of AI, IoT, and Nanotechnology.- Chapter 17. Global Collaboration in Speed Breeding to Accelerate Innovation Through Public-Private Partnerships and International Research Synergies.- Chapter 18. Ethical and Societal Perspectives on Speed Breeding: Focusing on Public Perception, Regulatory Concerns and Educational Strategies.- Chapter 19. Social Innovations in Speed Breeding and Accelerated Crop Improvement.- Chapter 20. Future Directions in Speed Breeding – Integration with Vertical Farming, Innovations for Perennial Crops, and Global Scaling Potential.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jitender Kumar is currently working as a National Post-Doctoral Fellow (NPDF) in agri-biotech at BRIC- National Agri-Food & Biomanufacturing Institute (NABI), Mohali, India. He holds a master’s in Biotechnology and Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. His work focuses on developing micronutrient-rich wheat, association mapping of traits like micronutrient contents for wheat biofortification and other quantitate traits in wheat. He employs genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify genes and markers for improving iron, zinc, protein content, and grain yield. His contributions include recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations, KASP markers, and multi-trait GWAS, advancing wheat biofortification. 

Dr. Joy K. Roy  is currently working as a scientist-G and coordinator of speed breeding facility, at the BRIC- National Agri-Food & Biomanufacturing Institute (NABI), Mohali, India. He holds a M.Sc. in botany from the University of Calcutta and a Ph.D. in agricultural botany (genetics and plant breeding) from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. Dr. Roy has pioneered high-throughput DNA marker development, using next-generation sequencing to identify SNPs and SSRs that enhance processing and nutritional quality in Indian wheat. His research on starch biosynthesis has identified key gene networks, leading to low-glycemic-index wheat for diabetic populations. With 95+ research papers, he continues to integrate genomic tools to boost wheat productivity and quality, addressing complex genetic mechanisms.