Rice scientists are developing new crop breeding approaches for a more modern breeding program.
Glenn Gregorio, director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), advocates to explore alternative approaches to implementing a modern breeding program.
This is to address the problem of fast-tracking the development of crop varieties for commercialization.
The director also proposed the introduction of genomic selection into a crop breeding program and a strong research management approach by identifying and analyzing problems with the crop.
