Stemerding Dirk, Beumer Koen, Edelenbosch Rosanne, Swart Jac A A, de Vries Michiel E, Ter Steeg Emily, Almekinders Conny J M, Lindhout Pim, van Dijk Luuk C M, Struik Paul C
Independent Researcher Biotechnology and Society, 8012 EV Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Apr 24;12(9):1751. doi: 10.3390/plants12091751.
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. This article is based on a multidisciplinary project in which we have studied the innovation dynamics of hybrid potato breeding and explored how these dynamics may shape the future of hybrid potato. Inspired by the approach of responsible innovation, we closely involved key players in the Dutch and international potato sector and other relevant actors in thinking about these potato futures. An important and recurrent theme in our work is the tension between the predominant commercial innovation dynamics in plant breeding and promises to respond to the global challenges of food security, agrobiodiversity and climate change. In this article, we, therefore, discuss responsible innovation strategies in (hybrid) potato breeding, which may help to bridge this tension and finally reflect on the implications for the field of plant breeding in general.
作为一项新兴创新，杂交马铃薯育种引发了人们对于更快培育新品种以及将清洁的实生种子作为新种植材料来源的高度期望。因此，杂交育种能够为全球粮食安全和其他主要可持续发展目标做出重大贡献。然而，其成功不仅取决于杂交马铃薯在田间的表现，还取决于一系列复杂且动态的系统条件。本文基于一个多学科项目，我们在其中研究了杂交马铃薯育种的创新动态，并探讨了这些动态如何塑造杂交马铃薯的未来。受负责任创新方法的启发，我们让荷兰和国际马铃薯领域的关键参与者以及其他相关行为者密切参与到对这些马铃薯未来的思考中。我们工作中一个重要且反复出现的主题是植物育种中占主导地位的商业创新动态与应对粮食安全、农业生物多样性和气候变化等全球挑战的承诺之间的矛盾。因此，在本文中，我们讨论了（杂交）马铃薯育种中的负责任创新策略，这可能有助于弥合这种矛盾，并最终思考其对整个植物育种领域的影响。
