Dr. Saeid Mobini, Phytotron Facility Manager, Queen's University Revolutionizing Soybean Breeding: Incorporating Speed Breeding Techniques Speed breeding is an innovative agricultural methodology that revolutionizes the traditional plant breeding process by leveraging controlled environments and specialized lighting to accelerate crop growth cycles, significantly shortening the time required to produce successive generations of plants. This cutting-edge technique empowers plant breeders to expedite genetic selection, enhance diversity exploration, and swiftly develop improved crop varieties to address critical global challenges, including food security, climate change, and disease resistance. Speed breeding's adaptability to various crop species has positioned it as a transformative tool in modern agriculture, driving crop improvement and sustainability advancements.
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