Genetic Improvement Methods with an Agroecological Approach for Plant Breeding

Vinicius de Souza Oliveira *

Federal University of Espírito Santo, Alegre, ES, Brazil.

Johnatan Jair de Paula Marchiori

Federal University Rural of Rio de Janeiro - Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lusiane de Sousa Ferreira

State University Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

Jasmyn Tognere

Federal University of Espírito Santo, São Mateus, ES, Brazil.

Anderson Mathias Holtz

Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Tatiane Cristovam Ferreira

State University Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

Fernanda Nery Vargens

State University Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

Evellyn Zuqui Bolsoni

Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Eduarda Carriço

Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Bruna de Oliveira Magnani

Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Marcos Delboni Scárdua

Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Conventional genetic improvement programs play a fundamental role in Brazilian agriculture, transforming this activity into an important contributor to the national economy. However, most of the time it does not serve family farmers, as this cultivation system has different characteristics from conventional agriculture, where it is often composed of agroecological and diversified crops, in a smaller territorial extension, without conditions for carrying out controls using technologies and inputs acquired externally. Thus, participatory breeding aims to align the improvement of cultivar productivity with the provision of biodiversity for family farming. This technique consists of the farmer's ability to select the cultivars best adapted to their environment based on the selection of their seeds, adopting agroecological principles and agrobiodiversity management.

Keywords: Sustainable, environmental quality, socioeconomic


How to Cite

Oliveira, Vinicius de Souza, Johnatan Jair de Paula Marchiori, Lusiane de Sousa Ferreira, Jasmyn Tognere, Anderson Mathias Holtz, Tatiane Cristovam Ferreira, Fernanda Nery Vargens, Evellyn Zuqui Bolsoni, Eduarda Carriço, Bruna de Oliveira Magnani, and Marcos Delboni Scárdua. 2023. “Genetic Improvement Methods With an Agroecological Approach for Plant Breeding”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35 (21):316-24. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i213978.