TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of new breeding techniques for organic farming
AU - Andersen, Martin Marchman
AU - Landes, Xavier
AU - Xiang, Wen
AU - Anyshchenko, Artem
AU - Falhof, Janus
AU - Østerberg, Jeppe Thulin
AU - Olsen, Lene Irene
AU - Edenbrandt, Anna Kristina
AU - Vedel, Suzanne Elizabeth
AU - Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark
AU - Sandøe, Peter
AU - Gamborg, Christian
AU - Kappel, Klemens
AU - Palmgren, Michael Broberg
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Organic farming is based on the concept of working ‘with nature’ instead of against it; however, compared with conventional farming, organic farming reportedly has lower productivity. Ideally, the goal should be to narrow this yield gap. In this review, we specifically discuss the feasibility of new breeding techniques (NBTs) for rewilding, a process involving the reintroduction of properties from the wild relatives of crops, as a method to close the productivity gap. The most efficient methods of rewilding are based on modern biotechnology techniques, which have yet to be embraced by the organic farming movement. Thus, the question arises of whether the adoption of such methods is feasible, not only from a technological perspective, but also from conceptual, socioeconomic, ethical, and regulatory perspectives.
AB - Organic farming is based on the concept of working ‘with nature’ instead of against it; however, compared with conventional farming, organic farming reportedly has lower productivity. Ideally, the goal should be to narrow this yield gap. In this review, we specifically discuss the feasibility of new breeding techniques (NBTs) for rewilding, a process involving the reintroduction of properties from the wild relatives of crops, as a method to close the productivity gap. The most efficient methods of rewilding are based on modern biotechnology techniques, which have yet to be embraced by the organic farming movement. Thus, the question arises of whether the adoption of such methods is feasible, not only from a technological perspective, but also from conceptual, socioeconomic, ethical, and regulatory perspectives.
UR - http://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/abstract/S1360-1385(15)00112-0
U2 - 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.011
DO - 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.011
M3 - Review
C2 - 26027462
VL - 20
SP - 426
EP - 434
JO - Trends in Plant Science
JF - Trends in Plant Science
SN - 1360-1385
IS - 7
ER -