Potential impact of biotechnology on adaption of agriculture to climate change: The case of drought tolerant rice breeding in Asia

Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1723-1741

  Pray, Carl ^a   Nagarajan, Latha ^a   Li, Luping ^b   Huang, Jikun ^b   Hu, Ruifa ^c   Selvaraj, K N ^d   Napasintuwong, Ora ^e   Chandra Babu, R ^d  

^a New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asia; Biotechnology; Climate change; Drought tolerant rice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860236230     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su3101723     Document Type: Article

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2. Kamoshita, A.; ChandraBabu, R; Boopathi, M.; Fukai, S. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of drought-resistance traits for development of rice cultivars adapted to rainfed environments. Field Crops Res. 2008, 109, 1-23.
3. Marker assisted selection (MAS) refers to the use of DNA markers that are tightly-linked to target loci as a substitute for or to assist phenotypic screening. The method whereby phenotypic selection is based on DNA markers termed molecular breeding (MB) i.e., DNA markers are utilized for backcrossing for greater efficiency -marker assisted backcrossing (MAB) (Collard & McKill, 2002).
4. O'Toole, J.C. Rice and Water: The Final Frontier. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Rice for the Future, Bangkok, Thailand, 31 August-2 September 2004.
5. Kostandini, G.; Bradford, F.M.; Omamo, S.W.; Wood, S. Ex-ante analysis of the benefits of transgenic drought tolerance research on cereal crops in low-income countries. Agric. Econ. 2009, 40, 477-492.
6. Ramasamy, C.; Selvaraj, K.N.; Norton, G.W.; Vijayragahavan, V.K. Economic and Environmental Benefits and Costs of Transgenic Crops: An Ex-ante Assessment; Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Press: Coimbatore, India, 2007.
7. Toenniessen, G.H. Rice Biotechnology Capacity Building in Asia; Ives, C.L., Bedord, B.M., Eds.; CABI Publishing: Wallingford, UK, 1998; pp. 201-212.
8. O'Toole, J.C.; Toenniessen, G.H.; Murashige, T.; Harris, R.R.; Herdt, R.W. The rockefeller foundation's international program on rice biotechnology. Rice Genet. IV 2000, 4, 39-59.
9. These included the Generation Challenge Program of the CGIAR, the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
10. Chandra Babu, R. Breeding for Drought Resistance in Rice: An Update from India. Presented at the workshop on Economic Impact of Rockefeller Funded Drought Tolerant Rice in Asia, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India, 19-20 November 2010.
11. This includes investments using biotech tools such as molecular assisted selection for varietal selection and using molecular breeding for developing cultivars resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses
12. Though RD 33 was suitable to grow under drought conditions with fine grain quality attributes of Jasmine rice (a very fine, export grade rice), it was not promoted by the department of agriculture since its release in 2009. This might be due to the concerns raised by traditional exporters of Jasmine (merchants/farmer groups) due to potential contamination and thus would affect the price of Jasmine at the export market.
13. DFID-RIU. Report on New Upland Rice Varieties for India: Rainfed Agriculture Impact Study No.1. Research into Use (RIU) Programme, DFID, London, UK, 2010.
14. Pandey, S.; Pal, S. Are less-favored environments over-invested? The case of rice research in India. Food Policy 2007, 32, 606-623.
15. Kamoshita, A.; ChandraBabu, R; Boopathi, M.; Fukai, S. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of drought-resistance traits for development of rice cultivars adapted to rainfed environments. Field Crops Res. 2008, 109, 1-23.
16. Marker assisted selection (MAS) refers to the use of DNA markers that are tightly-linked to target loci as a substitute for or to assist phenotypic screening. The method whereby phenotypic selection is based on DNA markers termed molecular breeding (MB) i.e., DNA markers are utilized for backcrossing for greater efficiency -marker assisted backcrossing (MAB) (Collard & McKill, 2002).
17. O'Toole, J.C. Rice and Water: The Final Frontier. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Rice for the Future, Bangkok, Thailand, 31 August-2 September 2004.
18. Kostandini, G.; Bradford, F.M.; Omamo, S.W.; Wood, S. Ex-ante analysis of the benefits of transgenic drought tolerance research on cereal crops in low-income countries. Agric. Econ. 2009, 40, 477-492.
19. Ramasamy, C.; Selvaraj, K.N.; Norton, G.W.; Vijayragahavan, V.K. Economic and Environmental Benefits and Costs of Transgenic Crops: An Ex-ante Assessment; Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Press: Coimbatore, India, 2007.
20. Toenniessen, G.H. Rice Biotechnology Capacity Building in Asia; Ives, C.L., Bedord, B.M., Eds.; CABI Publishing: Wallingford, UK, 1998; pp. 201-212.
21. O'Toole, J.C.; Toenniessen, G.H.; Murashige, T.; Harris, R.R.; Herdt, R.W. The rockefeller foundation's international program on rice biotechnology. Rice Genet. IV 2000, 4, 39-59.
22. These included the Generation Challenge Program of the CGIAR, the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
23. Chandra Babu, R. Breeding for Drought Resistance in Rice: An Update from India. Presented at the workshop on Economic Impact of Rockefeller Funded Drought Tolerant Rice in Asia, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India, 19-20 November 2010.
24. This includes investments using biotech tools such as molecular assisted selection for varietal selection and using molecular breeding for developing cultivars resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses
25. Though RD 33 was suitable to grow under drought conditions with fine grain quality attributes of Jasmine rice (a very fine, export grade rice), it was not promoted by the department of agriculture since its release in 2009. This might be due to the concerns raised by traditional exporters of Jasmine (merchants/farmer groups) due to potential contamination and thus would affect the price of Jasmine at the export market.
26. DFID-RIU. Report on New Upland Rice Varieties for India: Rainfed Agriculture Impact Study No.1. Research into Use (RIU) Programme, DFID, London, UK, 2010.