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. 2022 Feb 10;11(2):275. doi: 10.3390/biology11020275

Table 1.

List of crops where speed breeding has increased generation turnover.

Type of Photoperiod Family Species Generations/Year Reference
Long day Poaceae Oat (Avena sativa) ~7 generations Liu et al. [26]
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) ~6 generations Hickey et al. [15]
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) 4–6 generations Mukade et al. [27]
Fabaceae Clover (Trifolium subterraneum) 2.7–6.1 generations Pazos-Navarro et al. [21]
Lentil (Lens culinaris) ~8 generations Mobini et al. [28]
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) ~6 generations Watson et al. [29]; Atieno et al. [30]
Pea (Pisum sativum) 6.8 generations Ochatt et al. [31]; Ribalta et al. [22]
5 generations Mobini and Warkentin [32]
Faba bean (Vicia faba) 7 generations Mobini et al. [28]
Narrow-leaf lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) 5 generations Croser et al. [14]
Brassicaceae Rapeseed (Brassica napus) ~5 generations Watson et al. [29]
Linaceae Flax (Linum usitatissimum) ~3 generations Sysoeva et al. [20]
Short day Poaceae Rice (Oryza sativa) ~4–5 generations Rana et al. [33]; Collard et al. [34]
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) 4 generations Forster et al. [35]
Fabaceae Soybean (Glycine max) ~5 generations Nagatoshi and Fujita [36]; Jahne et al. [17]
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) ~4 generations Saxena et al. [37]
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea ) ~4 generations Ochatt et al. [31]
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) ~4 generations O’Connor et al. [38]
Amaranthaceae Grain amaranthus (Amaranthus spp.) ~6 generations Stetter et al. [39]