Accelerated genomic selection to speed up genetic gain in wheat

该项目旨在设计抗旱作物。自绿色革命以来，小麦产量的遗传增益率开始趋于平稳，而气候变化则威胁着生产力和全球粮食安全。出现了许多育种技术，包括基因组选择、快速育种、高通量表型分析和作物建模。该项目将通过融合这四种技术来开发和验证作物改良协议。更有效的育种技术可以加速小麦的遗传增益，超出正在进行的育种计划的预期，并使育种者能够在气候变化的情况下开发出健壮的谷物品种。

This project aims to design drought-resistant crops. Since the Green Revolution, rates of genetic gain for wheat yield have begun to plateau, while climate change threatens productivity and global food security. Numerous breeding technologies have emerged, including genomic selection, speed breeding, high-throughput phenotyping and crop modelling. This project will develop and validate crop improvement protocols by fusing these four technologies. More efficient breeding techniques could accelerate genetic gain in wheat beyond what is expected in ongoing breeding programs, and enable breeders to develop robust cereal varieties in the face of climate change.