Identification, Elucidation and Deployment of a Cytoplasmic Male Sterility System for Hybrid Potato.

Recent advances in diploid F hybrid potato breeding rely on the production of inbred lines using the () gene. As a result of this method, female parent lines are self-fertile and require emasculation before hybrid seed production. The resulting F hybrids are self-fertile as well and produce many undesirable berries in the field.

Responsible Innovation in Plant Breeding: The Case of Hybrid Potato Breeding.

As an emerging innovation, hybrid potato breeding raises high expectations about faster variety development and clean true potato seed as a new source of planting material. Hybrid breeding could, therefore, substantially contribute to global food security and other major sustainable development goals. However, its success will not only depend on the performance of hybrid potato in the field, but also on a range of complex and dynamic system conditions.

Converting Hybrid Potato Breeding Science into Practice.

Research on diploid hybrid potato has made fast advances in recent years. In this review we give an overview of the most recent and relevant research outcomes. We define different components needed for a complete hybrid program: inbred line development, hybrid evaluation, cropping systems and variety registration.

The "Transparency for Safety" Triangle: Developing a Smart Transparency Framework to Achieve a Safety Learning Community.

Transparency about health and safety risks is a complex societal, moral, ethical and political concept. Full transparency does not come natural for any of the key stakeholder groups: organizations, authorities and the people. If safety information is not sufficiently shared between them, people and the environment can be harmed.

Crucial factors for the feasibility of commercial hybrid breeding in food crops.

There is an ongoing societal debate about plant breeding systems and their impact on stakeholders in food systems. Hybrid breeding and hybrid seed have become controversial topics as they are believed to mostly serve high-tech agricultural systems. This article focuses on the perspective of commercial plant breeders when developing new cultivars of food crops.