{"id":196,"date":"2022-06-06T21:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T21:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2023-10-19T20:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:33:45","slug":"speed-breeding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/research\/speed-breeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed Breeding and Biotech in Controlled Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Using controlled environment (CE) technology, we are working to reduce the breeding time of crops by optimizing the environment at different stages of plant breeding, including transformation, tissue culture, ex-vitro establishment and seed-to-seed cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern molecular tools for breeding provide possibilities for introducing innovated plant traits into current agronomic crops.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This transformative research project is funded through industry membership in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media-divider ncst-media-divider has-green-400-box-color with-box box-position-right\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__image-container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_1126.jpeg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/IMG_1126.jpeg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__content-container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__content\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__statement\"><p class=\"ncst-media-divider__statement-content\">Introducing new traits into existing crops and breeding new crops takes a long time. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Plan Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop new methods for speed breeding crops in a controlled environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering: System integration for proper light, CO<sub>2<\/sub>, temperature, air flow and humidity deployment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plant Sciences: Plant physiological responses to the environment&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molecular Biology: Plant transformation, organogenesis, and plant breeding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-parallax-container ncst-parallax-container has-green-400-background-color with-box\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__container\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/07\/speed-breeding.jpg);background-position:center center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" class=\"wp-image-711\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/07\/speed-breeding.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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Collaborators&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion ncst-accordion\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"ncst-accordion-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item ncst-accordion-item panel\"><a class=\"accordion-item__header collapsed\" href=\"#ncst-accordion-item-1\" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-1\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ncst-accordion-item-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\"><span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span><\/span><h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h5\">Academia<\/h2><\/a><div class=\"collapse panel-collapse accordion-item__content-container \" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-1\" data-parent=\"#ncst-accordion-1\"><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n\n<p>North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item ncst-accordion-item panel\"><a class=\"accordion-item__header collapsed\" href=\"#ncst-accordion-item-3\" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-3\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ncst-accordion-item-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\"><span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span><\/span><h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h5\">Industry<\/h2><\/a><div class=\"collapse panel-collapse accordion-item__content-container \" id=\"ncst-accordion-item-3\" aria-labelledby=\"ncst-accordion-item-heading-3\" data-parent=\"#ncst-accordion-1\"><div class=\"accordion-item__content\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basf.com\/us\/en.html\">BASF Corporation<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=l&amp;ai=DChcSEwjS0dSDmJn4AhV-8uMHHa8JD1wYABAAGgJ5bQ&amp;sig=AOD64_2H8rI3RhrQgiv9jReDYqimK3ZmhQ&amp;q&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjghsuDmJn4AhXnRzABHVMXAJsQ0Qx6BAgDEAE\" target=\"_blank\">GE 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