Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) cotton breeding program is the sole breeding effort for cotton in Australia, developing high performing cultivars for the local industry which is worth∼AU$3 billion per annum. The program is supported by Cotton Breeding Austral...
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| author | Warren C. Conaty Katrina J. Broughton Lucy M. Egan Xiaoqing Li Zitong Li Shiming Liu Danny J. Llewellyn Colleen P. MacMillan Philippe Moncuquet Vivien Rolland Brett Ross Demi Sargent Demi Sargent Qian-Hao Zhu Filomena A. Pettolino Warwick N. Stiller |
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| description | The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) cotton breeding program is the sole breeding effort for cotton in Australia, developing high performing cultivars for the local industry which is worth∼AU$3 billion per annum. The program is supported by Cotton Breeding Australia, a Joint Venture between CSIRO and the program’s commercial partner, Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd. (CSD). While the Australian industry is the focus, CSIRO cultivars have global impact in North America, South America, and Europe. The program is unique compared with many other public and commercial breeding programs because it focuses on diverse and integrated research with commercial outcomes. It represents the full research pipeline, supporting extensive long-term fundamental molecular research; native and genetically modified (GM) trait development; germplasm enhancement focused on yield and fiber quality improvements; integration of third-party GM traits; all culminating in the release of new commercial cultivars. This review presents evidence of past breeding successes and outlines current breeding efforts, in the areas of yield and fiber quality improvement, as well as the development of germplasm that is resistant to pests, diseases and abiotic stressors. The success of the program is based on the development of superior germplasm largely through field phenotyping, together with strong commercial partnerships with CSD and Bayer CropScience. These relationships assist in having a shared focus and ensuring commercial impact is maintained, while also providing access to markets, traits, and technology. The historical successes, current foci and future requirements of the CSIRO cotton breeding program have been used to develop a framework designed to augment our breeding system for the future. This will focus on utilizing emerging technologies from the genome to phenome, as well as a panomics approach with data management and integration to develop, test and incorporate new technologies into a breeding program. In addition to streamlining the breeding pipeline for increased genetic gain, this technology will increase the speed of trait and marker identification for use in genome editing, genomic selection and molecular assisted breeding, ultimately producing novel germplasm that will meet the coming challenges of the 21st Century. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9f91b187e4c4335af7a606b93e1cf1a2022-12-22T00:35:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2022-05-011310.3389/fpls.2022.904131904131Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st CenturyWarren C. Conaty0Katrina J. Broughton1Lucy M. Egan2Xiaoqing Li3Zitong Li4Shiming Liu5Danny J. Llewellyn6Colleen P. MacMillan7Philippe Moncuquet8Vivien Rolland9Brett Ross10Demi Sargent11Demi Sargent12Qian-Hao Zhu13Filomena A. Pettolino14Warwick N. Stiller15CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCotton Seed Distributors Ltd., Wee Waa, NSW, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, AustraliaHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCSIRO Agriculture and Food, Narrabri, NSW, AustraliaThe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) cotton breeding program is the sole breeding effort for cotton in Australia, developing high performing cultivars for the local industry which is worth∼AU$3 billion per annum. The program is supported by Cotton Breeding Australia, a Joint Venture between CSIRO and the program’s commercial partner, Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd. (CSD). While the Australian industry is the focus, CSIRO cultivars have global impact in North America, South America, and Europe. The program is unique compared with many other public and commercial breeding programs because it focuses on diverse and integrated research with commercial outcomes. It represents the full research pipeline, supporting extensive long-term fundamental molecular research; native and genetically modified (GM) trait development; germplasm enhancement focused on yield and fiber quality improvements; integration of third-party GM traits; all culminating in the release of new commercial cultivars. This review presents evidence of past breeding successes and outlines current breeding efforts, in the areas of yield and fiber quality improvement, as well as the development of germplasm that is resistant to pests, diseases and abiotic stressors. The success of the program is based on the development of superior germplasm largely through field phenotyping, together with strong commercial partnerships with CSD and Bayer CropScience. These relationships assist in having a shared focus and ensuring commercial impact is maintained, while also providing access to markets, traits, and technology. The historical successes, current foci and future requirements of the CSIRO cotton breeding program have been used to develop a framework designed to augment our breeding system for the future. This will focus on utilizing emerging technologies from the genome to phenome, as well as a panomics approach with data management and integration to develop, test and incorporate new technologies into a breeding program. In addition to streamlining the breeding pipeline for increased genetic gain, this technology will increase the speed of trait and marker identification for use in genome editing, genomic selection and molecular assisted breeding, ultimately producing novel germplasm that will meet the coming challenges of the 21st Century.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.904131/fullcottonplant breedinggenomic selection (GS)gene editingphenomicsGM traits |
| spellingShingle | Warren C. Conaty Katrina J. Broughton Lucy M. Egan Xiaoqing Li Zitong Li Shiming Liu Danny J. Llewellyn Colleen P. MacMillan Philippe Moncuquet Vivien Rolland Brett Ross Demi Sargent Demi Sargent Qian-Hao Zhu Filomena A. Pettolino Warwick N. Stiller Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century Frontiers in Plant Science cotton plant breeding genomic selection (GS) gene editing phenomics GM traits |
| title | Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century |
| title_full | Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century |
| title_fullStr | Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century |
| title_short | Cotton Breeding in Australia: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century |
| title_sort | cotton breeding in australia meeting the challenges of the 21st century |
| topic | cotton plant breeding genomic selection (GS) gene editing phenomics GM traits |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.904131/full |
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