Economic efficiency of obtaining carrot lines using classical and biotechnological methods

Abstract

Garden carrot is a traditional food in Russia. Based on the consumption rate of 10 kg per year per person, 1,469 thousand tons of carrots per year must be produced for the population of the Russian Federation. To meet the needs of the population in fresh and processed carrot products, the development of new highly productive and resistant varieties and hybrids is necessary. The traditional production of linear material and hybrids in the breeding of garden carrots is a laborious, lengthy process due to the 2-year cycle of plant development, self-incompatibility, and inbreeding depression. On average, 16-20 years can be spent on creating a hybrid of carrots with the successful course of the selection process. Using biotechnological methods, completely homozygous lines can be obtained in 1 year and a wide variety of starting material can be created for inclusion in the breeding process. The article presents an analysis of economic efficiency and a comparative assessment of the production of garden carrot lines using classical breeding and biotechnology methods. Calculations are based on the rates being used at the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing. It is shown that the economic costs of obtaining lines when using doubled haploid plants of the garden carrot are reduced in almost five times. To increase the efficiency of the breeding process, biotechnological methods need to be embedded in classical breeding schemes.