Feasibility of new breeding techniques for organic farming

Martin Marchman Andersen; Xavier Landes; Wen Xiang; Artem Anyshchenko; Janus Falhof; Jeppe Thulin Østerberg; Lene Irene Olsen; Anna Kristina Edenbrandt; Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel; Bo Jellesmark Thorsen; Peter Sandøe; Christian Gamborg; Klemens Kappel; Michael Broberg Palmgren

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.011

Feasibility of new breeding techniques for organic farming

Martin Marchman Andersen, Xavier Landes, Wen Xiang, Artem Anyshchenko, Janus Falhof, Jeppe Thulin Østerberg, Lene Irene Olsen, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen, Peter Sandøe, Christian Gamborg, Klemens Kappel, Michael Broberg Palmgren

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	20
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	426-434
Number of pages	9
ISSN	1360-1385
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.011
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2015

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