TY  - JA
AU  - Prasanna,B.M.
AU  - Burgueño,J.
AU  - Beyene,Y.
AU  - Makumbi,D.
AU  - Asea,G.
AU  - Woyengo,V.
AU  - Amsal Tesfaye Tarekegne
AU  - Magorokosho,C.
AU  - Dagne Wegary Gissa
AU  - Thokozile Ndhlela
AU  - Zaman-Allah,M.
AU  - Matova,P.M.
AU  - Mwansa,K.
AU  - Mashingaidze,K.
AU  - Fato,P.
AU  - Chere,A.T.
AU  - Vivek,B.
AU  - Zaidi,P.H.
AU  - Vinayan,M.T.
AU  - Patne,N.
AU  - Rakshit,S.
AU  - Kumar,R.
AU  - Jat,S.L.
AU  - Singh,S.B.
AU  - Kuchanur,P.H.
AU  - Lohithaswa,H.C.
AU  - Singh,N.K.
AU  - Koirala,K.B.
AU  - Ahmed,S.
AU  - San Vicente,F.M.
AU  - Dhliwayo,T.
AU  - Cairns,J.E.
TI  - Genetic trends in CIMMYT’s tropical maize breeding pipelines
SN  - 2045-2322
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London (United Kingdom)
PB  - Nature Publishing Group
KW  - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Genetics
KW  - Plant sciences
KW  - Maize
KW  - Breeding
KW  - Pipes
N1  - Peer review; Open Access
N2  - Fostering a culture of continuous improvement through regular monitoring of genetic trends in breeding pipelines is essential to improve efficiency and increase accountability. This is the first global study to estimate genetic trends across the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) tropical maize breeding pipelines in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), South Asia, and Latin America over the past decade. Data from a total of 4152 advanced breeding trials and 34,813 entries, conducted at 1331 locations in 28 countries globally, were used for this study. Genetic trends for grain yield reached up to 138 kg ha−1 yr−1 in ESA, 118 kg ha−1 yr−1 South Asia and 143 kg ha−1 yr−1 in Latin America. Genetic trend was, in part, related to the extent of deployment of new breeding tools in each pipeline, strength of an extensive phenotyping network, and funding stability. Over the past decade, CIMMYT’s breeding pipelines have significantly evolved, incorporating new tools/technologies to increase selection accuracy and intensity, while reducing cycle time. The first pipeline, Eastern Africa Product Profile 1a (EA-PP1a), to implement marker-assisted forward-breeding for resistance to key diseases, coupled with rapid-cycle genomic selection for drought, recorded a genetic trend of 2.46% per year highlighting the potential for deploying new tools/technologies to increase genetic gain
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/10883/22277
T2  - Scientific Reports
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24536-4
ER  -