Molecular Breeding of Forage Crops

Combining traditional plant breeding methods with advanced molecular technologies, Lifeasible helps customers conduct breeding research on forage crops. Additionally, we are pleased to offer forage genetic analysis solutions to analyze forage genomes at scale.

Breeding of Forage Crops

The value of forage for comfort and agricultural use is increasing. In contrast, forage production is a low-input production system, so the most economical way to provide advanced technology to forage producers is through the genetic improvement of forage plant varieties. Breeding has successfully improved a wide range of important traits in forages. Traditionally, forage plant breeding has been based on the use of natural genetic variation within and between ecotypes or genetic variation generated through sexual recombination.

As breeding methods continue to evolve and techniques for manipulating genetic variation become available, researchers can use existing genetic variation more effectively. Molecular breeding offers new opportunities to enhance sources of valuable genes to develop new cultivars and to accelerate genetic improvement programs.

Our Forage Crops Molecular Breeding Solutions

In conjunction with traditional plant breeding methods, we offer advanced molecular methods and tools to increase the source of useful genes, develop new forage varieties and accelerate genetic improvement programs for forage plants. We develop optimized molecular breeding programs for improved synthetic varieties of forage grasses, an efficient way to concentrate desirable genes in an outbred gene pool to produce sufficiently homogeneous varieties based on diverse genetic resources. In addition, our forage breeding programs will not only focus on improving forage yield and persistence but will also take into account the specific needs of grazing animals.

Computer Simulation of Forage Breeding

We have computer simulation models developed for forage breeding projects that are suitable for different research areas and can significantly accelerate our customers' molecular breeding research.

Molecular Markers for Forage Improvement

We provide a variety of molecular marker technologies including random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD), amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers to help customers cultivate ideal forage varieties.

Molecular Breeding of Forage Quality

We use both traditional and transgenic strategies to achieve genetic improvements in forage quality, whether it is mineral elements, alkaloids, secondary metabolites, cell walls, proteins, or energy availability of the forage.

Molecular Breeding of Forage Virus Resistance

We provide plant genetic technology to cultivate virus-resistant forage legumes, and we provide one-stop services from gene construction and transgenic expression to transformation of herbaceous legumes.

Molecular Breeding of Forage Abiotic Stress Tolerance

We provide customized solutions for molecular breeding of salt-tolerant, drought-tolerant and heavy metal-tolerant forages. We also provide transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic analyzes for the study of abiotic stress-related genes and signaling pathways in forages.

Screening and Evaluation Service

To ensure true molecular breeding success for forage, we offer screening and evaluation techniques specifically relevant to your breeding program. We combine near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) and in vitro evaluation techniques to assess the value of new forage varieties in terms of productivity, quality of milk and meat produced, sustainability, feed quality, minerals or gases.

Our Forage Molecular Breeding Approaches

• Innovative forage gene banks
• Genetic transformation
• Novel molecular markers
• Fusion-free genetic control
• DNA fingerprint recognition

Our approach to forage plant improvement based on genetic and molecular marker technology is highly regarded. We plan to effectively use these molecular technologies and tools in a logical way as a vertically integrated, multidisciplinary molecular breeding approach from gene to market to help breeders reap the benefits.

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