Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP): A user-friendly platform to implement the curriculum for African plant breeders and support African plant scientists – NN Diop and A Okono
Presentation made by the GCP Director during the CGIAR Fund Council (FC) visit to CIMMYT (GCP's host), on the sidelines of the FC meeting in Mexico in May 2014.
Innovation in plant breeding is imperative to meet the growing demand for staple food crops in developing countries. Modernizing breeding was therefore a major objective of the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP, http://www.generationcp.org). In this endeavor,the GCP createdthe Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP, https://www.integratedbreeding.net),to provide breeding material,knowledge and tools to assist researchers in their work,including custom-built software forreliable data management – the Breeding Management System (BMS Pro).These activities were sustained mainly through funding by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,which ended this last September after 10 years of direct collaboration. The IBP has proven to be agile, adaptable and bold over the years, and is now applying the same spirit and resolve to find revenue from both public and private sources to continue serving its broad basis of stakeholders, among which national programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remainfront and center. BMS Pro – a professional-grade software package distributed through LAN or cloud – is being used by close to 700 users in over 30 organizations of different types around the world (17 in SSA). We have learned that digitizing breeding is less about technology than it is about changing mindsets;it requires proper support on the ground,and thatmanagement commits to empower adoption within institutions. Although there is still some way to go before reaching routine adoption, a solid basis has been established and continues to be supported by a new generation of African breeders.Breeding digitization in Africa is well underway.
Dr Jean-Marcel Ribaut presents the GCP case study during the session on Developing World Crops at the CROPS conference, organised in May 2015 by the HudsonAlpha Institute for biotechnology, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
What is the African BioGenome Project?
A coordinated pan-African effort to build capacity (and infrastructure) to generate, analyze and deploy genomics data for the improvement and sustainable use of biodiversity and agriculture across Africa. We refer to this coordinated pan-African effort as the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), and the community of networks to deliver on this agenda as Digital Innovations in Africa for a Sustainable Agri-Environment and Conservation (DAISEA).
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) is a pan-African biodiversity genomics initiative that aims to improve biodiversity and food systems across Africa through genomics.
Presentation made by the GCP Director during the CGIAR Fund Council (FC) visit to CIMMYT (GCP's host), on the sidelines of the FC meeting in Mexico in May 2014.
Innovation in plant breeding is imperative to meet the growing demand for staple food crops in developing countries. Modernizing breeding was therefore a major objective of the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP, http://www.generationcp.org). In this endeavor,the GCP createdthe Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP, https://www.integratedbreeding.net),to provide breeding material,knowledge and tools to assist researchers in their work,including custom-built software forreliable data management – the Breeding Management System (BMS Pro).These activities were sustained mainly through funding by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,which ended this last September after 10 years of direct collaboration. The IBP has proven to be agile, adaptable and bold over the years, and is now applying the same spirit and resolve to find revenue from both public and private sources to continue serving its broad basis of stakeholders, among which national programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remainfront and center. BMS Pro – a professional-grade software package distributed through LAN or cloud – is being used by close to 700 users in over 30 organizations of different types around the world (17 in SSA). We have learned that digitizing breeding is less about technology than it is about changing mindsets;it requires proper support on the ground,and thatmanagement commits to empower adoption within institutions. Although there is still some way to go before reaching routine adoption, a solid basis has been established and continues to be supported by a new generation of African breeders.Breeding digitization in Africa is well underway.
Dr Jean-Marcel Ribaut presents the GCP case study during the session on Developing World Crops at the CROPS conference, organised in May 2015 by the HudsonAlpha Institute for biotechnology, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
What is the African BioGenome Project?
A coordinated pan-African effort to build capacity (and infrastructure) to generate, analyze and deploy genomics data for the improvement and sustainable use of biodiversity and agriculture across Africa. We refer to this coordinated pan-African effort as the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), and the community of networks to deliver on this agenda as Digital Innovations in Africa for a Sustainable Agri-Environment and Conservation (DAISEA).
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) is a pan-African biodiversity genomics initiative that aims to improve biodiversity and food systems across Africa through genomics.
Dr Jean-Marcel Ribaut, IBP Director, gives the concluding lecture at the 5th International Conference on Next Generation Genomics and Integrated Breeding for Crop Improvement (NGGIBCI-V), which was held on 18-20 February 2015 at ICRISAT Campus, in Hyderabad, India.
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Each “growing degree day” spent at a temperature above 30°C decreases yields by 1 percent under optimal (drought-free) rainfed conditions.Southern Africa faces the risk of more severe and protracted droughts and periods of extremely low and extremely high rainfall could become more common as temperatures increase from 2-4°C
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Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP): A user-friendly platform to implement the curriculum for African plant breeders and support African plant scientists – NN Diop and A Okono
1. Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP):
A user-friendly platform to implement the
curriculum for African plant breeders and
support African plant scientists
Ndeye Ndack Diop, Capacity Building Theme Leader
Antonia Okono, Communications Manager
University of Eldoret, Kenya, March 2014
An initiative of the CGIAR
Generation
Challenge Programme (GCP)
2. GCP in Brief
Launched in August 2003
10-year framework (2004–2008; 2009–2013)
About US$15M annual budget
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CGIAR donors (DFID, EC, SDC, USAID, WB)
Target areas: Harsh drought-prone environments
Africa (SSA), S & SE Asia, LA
Mandate CGIAR crops
Cereals: Maize, rice, sorghum, wheat,
Legumes: bean, chickpea, cowpea, groundnut
Root and tubers: Cassava
A CGIAR Challenge Programme hosted at CIMMYT
Main objective: To use genetic diversity and advanced plant science to improve
crops for greater food security in the developing world
GCP : A broker in plant science bridging the gap between upstream and
applied science
www.generationcp.org
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
3. Rationale for the IBP
Large private seed companies have successfully
implemented extensive suites of integrated informatics
tools to turbocharge their breeding programs
Implementation of this integrated informatics in public
programs lags behind, especially in developing countries
Some tools have been developed at various CG centers, but
implementation has been uneven and they are not integrated
into a comprehensive system
Most NARS programs still rely on rudimentary tools, from pen
and paper to Excel spreadsheets
Small SMEs in developing countries typically do not have the
resources to acquire available commercial software or to
implement breeding IT systems on their own
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
4. Vision
The IBP will provide a one-stop-shop where breeders can
access:
high-throughput breeding services,
logistics and data management tools,
an intuitive analysis pipeline,
breeding decision support tools,
support to use these facilities and
breeding communities of practice
in order to deploy molecular breeding technology for
sustainability and development.
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
5. IBP Users
Primary target:
NARS partners wanting to enhance the effectiveness of
their breeding programmes by integrating molecular
methods and end-to-end informatics pipelines
All interested CGIAR breeding programmes and networks
SMEs working in developing countries, without the in-
house capacity to build a breeding workflow system
Secondary target:
Basically anyone running breeding activities
Both the public and the private sectors
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
7. Overview of the
Breeding Management System
A platform for African plant breeders
N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
8. Breeding Management System (BMS) –
Product Concept
Simple and easy-to-use application containing all informatics
tools needed by a breeder
Seamless flow of data between applications
Accumulation, sharing and re-use of breeding data
Targets routine breeding activities and will not replace
research tools
Will allow integration of users own tools into the system
Implementable as a standalone system
Access central and local DB, as well as the BMS on a local PC
Will also be implementable as a cloud-based system via
iPlant cyber-infrastructure
For computationally intensive analyses or large data storage
needs
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
9.
10. List Manager Functionality
The List Manager is at the center of all activities in the
Breeding Management System:
First screen you arrive at after opening your Breeding Program
New left navigation menu provides direct access to all tools
Easily build and work with the lists that are used in each stage of
the breeding cycle
Key List Manager Features:
Ability to browse and modify existing lists
Ability to search for lists and germplasm entries
Ability to create a new list dynamically by pulling from existing
lists or germplasm search results
Expanded ability to modify list contents
Ability to export lists for use outside of the Breeding Management
System
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
11.
12. Nursery Management
Breeding Manager configured for different crops
Crossing manager, nursery manager, pedigree recording
Focuses on population development and line selection
Nursery advance and seed inventory tracking
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
Breeding manager fully integrated into BMS
workbench
13.
14. Trial Management
IB Fieldbook
Focuses on field trial management for germplasm evaluation
Trait selection, field design, labels and sample tracking
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
Field books fully integrated into BMS workbench
15. Field Testing
Once populations are developed, the breeder wants to:
select traits,
make lists of germplasm,
generate designs,
produce fieldbooks,
collect data,
check and store data.
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
21. Trial Management
Android-based hand-held device
Optimized for use with Samsung Galaxy tablet for field data collection
Other Android devices can be used if preferred
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
Field books fully integrated into BMS workbench
22. Fieldbook connects to Android-based tablet devices for
data collection in the field and laboratory
Breeding Management Tablet Devices
23. Integrated Breeding Database
Genealogy Management System (GMS)
Germplasm nomenclature, chronology, IP and passport data
Pedigrees and breeding history
Phenotyping Data Management System (DMS)
Germplasm characterization and evaluation data
Annotated with Crop Research and Crop Trait Ontologies
Genotypic Data Management System (GDMS)
Medium density fingerprinting data
Genotyping data for MAS and MABC
Genotyping data for Marker-trait association analysis
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
Databases fully integrated into BMS workbench
24. Query Tools
At the outset of a breeding cycle users want to:
browse all germplasm information
review existing characterization and evaluation
search for adapted germplasm
perform head to head comparisons
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
25. Statistical Analysis of Phenotyping Data
Breeding View provides easy access to the high throughput
analyses routinely required by breeders
The same interface can be used to access procedures in
Genstat or R-scripts and allows analyses to be configured
Single site analysis is available for complete and incomplete
block designs as well as row-column designs and spatial
analysis. New designs are being added at each update,
Analyses can be run in batches over environments and traits,
Two-stage multi-site analysis is available for GxE and stability
analysis with or without grouping of environments,
Single pass meta analysis of unbalanced site by season data
is being incorporated.
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
Tools to be fully integrated into the BMS by June 2014
26.
27. Genotyping
To use molecular technologies, the breeder wants to:
select population,
select markers,
genotype population,
check and store genotyping data.
A platform for African plant breeders – N.N. Diop and A. Okono – March 2014
29. Breeding View - QTL analysis
Single trait linkage analysis
(QTL)
Quality control phenotypes
(summary statistics)
Quality control marker data
QTL detection – genome wide
scan using single and
composite IM
Output includes profile plots and
tables
Results available for automatic
viewing in Flapjack
HTML report of QTL results
Multiple trait sequential analysis
QTL results for each trait
combined
Single Flapjack view for all traits
30.
31. Decision support for marker implementation
OptiMAS
Developed at INRA, Le
Moulon
Implementation of markers in a
MARS breeding scheme
Identify and track favorable
alleles through cycles of
recombination and selection
Molecular Breeding Decision
Tool (MBDT)
Developed by team at
ICRISAT
Implementation of markers in a
MAS and MABC context
32. Future Directions
Continuous improvement of UI based on user feedback
Additional analysis methods for expanded experimental
designs and genetic analysis
Seed inventory management system
LAN based deployment available in January, cloud
based deployment available in June
Data will be stored in a single shareable database with
user access roles
Off-line capability will be supported by a data cache
which will synchronize when a connection is available
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33. Implementation of the regional hubs
and support from the
Agricultural Universities
A platform for African plant breeders
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35. The Support Services
Professional Support to be provided in three ways:
Client-oriented breeding support primarily targeting developing-country
breeders
Capacity building support to provide professional and comprehensive
training in orientation to, and using, the tools
Interaction with peers through social networks and CoPs
Technical Support to be provided at two levels to all users:
Level 1: installation technical support
• To overcome any difficulties in downloading, installing and getting started
with the BMS and related tools
Level 2: operational technical support
• for users that might encounter problems in day-to-day use of the BMS and
related tools
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Considering the nature of IBP and the very diverse potential users of the BMS,
it is critical to provide a top-quality support services to ensure sustainable
adoption
36. Central Support Team:
Managers plus ad hoc
specialists
Promotion and commercialization Team
Users from Tier 2
C&S America African Asia
(Europe, North America)
DB/DM
BMS CB
Breeding
Coordinate and facilitate
access to IBP tools and
services
User Feedback to impact
on IBWS development and
implementation
37. Perspectives for IBP
Phase 2
Recommended by BMGF to be used in some of the
agricultural projects
Likely to be funded
Host
Regional hubs will be the engine that will drive IBP to
provide localised and contextualised CB and support
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38. Collaboration with Ag universities
Training the next generation of breeders for:
Increased level of adoption of the integrated management
of breeding data and digitisation of the breeding programs
Link newly trained breeders to existing data, efficiency in
their use, link with a community
How?:
Incorporate a portion of the tools and some of the
integrated breeding concepts in the curriculum at
University and Breeding College level
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39. Steps taken
In selection process of IB-MYC candidates, deliberate mix of
scientists and lecturers in view of future trainers to take care
of regional, national or awareness training
Endorsement of BMGF for the use of IBP tools in the “Web-
based plant breeding curriculum project”.
Collaboration with UC-Davis on the use of IBP tools in their
Plant Breeding Academy training programmes
Collaboration with University of Illinois on the “Soybean
Innovation Laboratory project, SIL” to train African Soybean
breeders.
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