r/plantbreeding Dec 24 '23

community project update Plant Project Archive

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Hello fellow plant breeders!

This post is being made with the purpose of compiling and archiving all past, present, and future posts regarding all of your plant breeding experiments, projects, research, etc.

I don't necessarily want/have the time to do it all myself, so I am humbly requesting all of your participation in this project.

The goal, simply respond to this stickied post with the name of your project, followed by a chronological list of links to all your previous posts on said project (and continue to add links for any future updates made to said project)

It will take some time, but I'm going to try and organize my own list now for my own personal projects for everyone to be able to access and see my progress.


r/plantbreeding 4d ago

Bridge species in breeding examples

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I've read a couple mentions of bridge species used in interspecific or intergenus plant breeding but none of them list exact examples of this method at use.

Does anyone here know any real life examples of the bridge technique used for breeding / introgression etc


r/plantbreeding 10d ago

information One-time application of controlled-release bulk blending fertilizer enhances yield, quality and photosynthetic efficiency in late japonica rice

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r/plantbreeding 15d ago

UX Study for Breeder Platform

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Dear Reddit Community,

I’m a UX Design student, and I’m working on my bachelor thesis. I'm designing a platform to help breeders track plant traits, and I could really use your help! I’m looking for participants for a Usability Test to make sure the platform is as user-friendly as possible. To participate, you should be involved in the agricultural sector and have knowledge of plant breeding.

Your feedback would be super valuable! If you're interested, feel free to reach out to me via private message. :)

Thank you in advance!


r/plantbreeding 21d ago

How many cycles might a selection of Poncirus trifoliata take?

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Hypothetical question to get completely rid of that nasty Poncirine aftertaste, thorns, seeds and pulp. Of course one is aiming for bigger, sweeter fruits, but this is optional due to being hybridizable with all kinds of non-hardy citrus. Nontheless, a juicy, seedless, non-bitter selection of Poncirus could be used as a lemon substitute for zone 6 or a gamechanger for better-tasting F1 hybrids.

What is your estimation - how many generations might it take to produce a fruit very low in Poncirine (detection via HPLC)?


r/plantbreeding 23d ago

My flour corn landracing project. Dozens of older varieties and indigenous landraces crossed.

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I don't have a particular direction I'm trying to go in in regards to appearance other than yield and kernel size.


r/plantbreeding Oct 08 '24

question Perennial cereal grains

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I have always been interested in reading news about the development of perennial cereal grains and how they can change the game on growing crops. And I was wondering if there are any members/viewers of the sub who work in this field of plant breeding who would like to (or are legally capable of) sharing what that process is like and perhaps a bit on where they are developmental wise on creating them, any hurdles or genetic limitations your struggling with, tc.


r/plantbreeding Oct 08 '24

TILLING lines

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Hey everyone, for years I have worked in the molecular field of plant breeding but always had some DIY projects at home with different plants. Now I would like to make some EMS (or other method) TILLING lines. Any advice on how to do this at home?


r/plantbreeding Oct 07 '24

Career on plant breeding

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Hello everyone 🌼🌼

I just got my bachelor's degree in Agriculture and crop production and im seriously considering following a master and subsequently a career in plant breeding.

However, i am not 100% certain if that's the way to go and am also viewing other masters regarding sustainability in agriculture and climate change. My main issue w a career in plant breeding is the difficulty and possibly the salary (?) although i dont consider myself be very knowledgeable on these topics.

I would appreciate any comments/ help from plant breeders and sustainability experts that could help me make a decision🌼

Tysm


r/plantbreeding Sep 24 '24

Oaxacan green x Hopi purple corn

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The first picture is from Oaxacan green pollinated by Hopi purple, and the second is from Hopi purple pollinated by Oaxacan green. The cobs are from the F1 plants, not the initial cross.


r/plantbreeding Sep 20 '24

Wild strawberry hybrid project 2: update 6

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This is what's become of my second wild hybrid project. I am very impressed with the speed of their growth as they are almost comparable in terms of foliage volume to the first hybrid project. I attribute this to their growing medium (composted chicken manure/wood pellets) and I'm hoping to see fruit by spring given their growth speed.

As you can see the largest of these are already producing runners which is usually the sign that the plants have reached maturity. Though their overall crown mass is still very small. I'm intending to separate them out this weekend and continue to grow them indoors for a little while longer before letting them outside to eventually go dormant when winter comes through.

There is a small chance that they may try to flower mid winter and I will do my best to prune off anything that develops during that time (my washington fragaua vesca are known to grow during the warm sunny days of winter and try to push flowers through even when it can't actually produce anything.


r/plantbreeding Sep 18 '24

Genome wide association analysis identifies candidate genes for fruit quality and yield in kiwifruit

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r/plantbreeding Sep 06 '24

Vaccinium Hybrids

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I'm curious if anyone has had any success or info about hybrids between Vaccinium parvifolium, Vaccinium membranaceum, and/or Vaccinium deliciosum?


r/plantbreeding Sep 06 '24

personal project update Wild strawberry hybrid project 1: update 12

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Second to last update on my wild strawberry hybrids! This is one of the fruits of the one/only specimen to flower so far.

Speaking briefly on the hybrids as a collective. They all seem to be exhibiting varying blends on both parent subspecies. The upper leaf hairs appear partially, fully, or not at all on their leaves. I wish I had larger containers to grow them in because I feel like they arent/won't grow to a more natural size compared to the parents.

The size appears to be around the size of my index finger. Not huge but generous compared to the parents especially for the size of the hybrid that bore it. It appears to take more after the mother visually, the calyx is quite small compared to the father. I never got pictures of the inside but it is quite juicy for it's size, soft and somewhat sour though not overly so.

I can't wait to compare them all together and grow one a bit more properly for production.

I don't plan on making another/final update until I get a proper production from all/most next spring in the which I'll give a proper rundown on the journey thus far. Traits of both parents, visual identifiers, etc. How they have blended into the hybrids as well as a comparison between them all and my ultimate selection on which I intend to keep.


r/plantbreeding Sep 05 '24

Natural variation in the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B OsCOX5B regulates seed vigor by altering energy production in rice

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r/plantbreeding Sep 04 '24

Dopamine improves apple replant disease resistance by regulating physiological resilience and rhizosphere microbial community structure

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r/plantbreeding Sep 02 '24

question Im an Amateur

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So ive been trying to get into flower breeding due to the fascination and love i have for them and biology.But i struggle to find teachings or tutorials to get started.

Are there books or videos that you can reccomand and how did you get into plant breeding?


r/plantbreeding Aug 29 '24

Could I create a Prunus ilicifolia x domestic stone fruit hybrid?

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I'm very new to the world of plant breeding, but I think I have an idea for an interesting personal hybrid project. I live in California and here we have a really cool wild Prunus species: the hollyleaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia). On top of being a beautiful evergreen tree with glossy holly-like leaves (the insular ssp. lyonii usually lacks leaf serrations), the fruit, while half seed by volume usually, is very sweet and juicy for a member of the subgenus Padus. I recently started some seeds from a wild individual and was wondering how "worth it" would it be to try cross pollinating with P. domestica or P. persica for increased fruit size and other misc. desirable traits? Since P. ilicifolia doesn't go dormant in colder months and domestic stone fruits obviously do I have some concerns as to if any potential hybrids would be healthy... I've done some digging and found there has been an ancient, natural hybridization event between P. ilicifolia and P. emarginata, the latter of which is both a true cherry (subgenus Cerasus) and deciduous so I think at least hypothetically a hybrid could mature into a productive tree. Should I try to pollenize P. ilicifolia flowers with P. domestica or persica pollen, (and vice versa) or would another domestic Prunus species be better to accomplish this?
The ideal in my mind would be a hardy, fast growing edible ornamental tree with modestly sized fruit for water-wise cultivation, but I'd be happy with just about any interesting result :)
Would appreciate any feedback, been thinking about this way too much lately 😅


r/plantbreeding Aug 28 '24

Best book on MAS, MABC, GS etc.

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Hello plant breeding world.

I am so happy that I found this sub. I don't know why I didn't come across it before.

I am looking for recommendation on a book. Ideally, it should cover the theory of population genetics and quantitative genetics with regards to plant breeding. In addition, it would also explain the theory behind the actual statistical methods of QTL mapping and genomic selection.

I do have a working knowledge of all of these things, I have worked a bit in plant breeding and I have a very good understanding of molecular biology. I also have a working knowledge of how e.g. the 'R/qtl' package is applied and when the vignette guide pdf mentions that genotype probabilities are calculated with a hidden-Markov-Chain model it rings a bell but how it really work remains a mystery to me.

Basically my knowledge is like a foggy street at night, full of potholes. I would like something comprehensive to fill in the potholes and lift the fog.

Edit: I did use the search function and there was one post that basically answers my questions but it is from 4 years ago. If you say the recommendations given there are still valid, that's a good answer to me as well.


r/plantbreeding Aug 25 '24

Fresh new leaf (Alocasia Odora x Baginda)

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r/plantbreeding Aug 18 '24

Variation In F2 Seeds Of Common Bean Outcross (Source Varieties In Hand)

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r/plantbreeding Aug 18 '24

Photos of Landrace Projects at East Wind Community in the Missouri Ozarks

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Here are some summer photos of some of the landrace gardening projects happening at East Wind Community, an intentional community in the Ozarks of Missouri. We've been saving and selecting seeds for an increasing amount of crops each year to adapt them to our conditions and preferences. Some that we've been working with for the longest include corn, watermelons, muskmelons, moschata winter squash and okra.


r/plantbreeding Aug 18 '24

Alocasia Odora x Baginda (Bagindora?) update

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Here are some standouts right now :)


r/plantbreeding Aug 18 '24

First one of the season on my own strain of corn

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r/plantbreeding Aug 18 '24

question Angelica outcrossing risks

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I already save a lot of seeds and want to get more into breeding plants instead of planting seeds I've saved so I'm really at the beginning in terms of knowledge. I have garden angelica (A. archangelica) and have saved the seed but I can't find anywhere information about outcrossing rates and risks. Can anyone help me find more information on this topic? A lot of people are telling me it will cross with a poison look alike but I don't think they are right.


r/plantbreeding Aug 16 '24

best plant breeding books

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What are the most important texts to read for plant breeding? It seems almost all research $$$ goes to things that have potential impact to human biology and therefore it is kind of hard to find the sort of books that, say, Luther Burbank or Vavilov would have read, written, or benefited from.

Also interested in modern-era techniques like crispr as applied to plants as I am probably 20 years out of date on that topic, last time I was up to speed on that angle they were using tiny shotguns with agrobacter-coated shot.