商业育种理念是将公司的整个研发体系视为一条或多条生产流水线,将功能联系密切的研发过程集中起来,形成相对独立的研发管理模块,实现研发流水线的专业化、规模化和工业化,从而极大地提高研究效率,为公司获得市场份额和赚取利润提供基础.在这样的管理理念下,一套功能健全的育种技术体系能够确保研发流水线的顺利实施.综述玉米商业育种的管理理念和技术体系基础上,结合中国种业的发展现状,提出具有中国特色的玉米商业育种体系,即集中有限的资金建立面向全社会的、高起点大规模的研发和服务平台,实现中国种业行业的跨越式发展.

Commercial plant breeding means that the entire R&D facility in a seed company can be divided into multiple research departments through which multiple research pipelines can be created. Closely related research functions are grouped together to form a management unit or research department. Through modulation, specialization, industrialization of the R&D processes, overall efficiency is dramatically improved. In turn, fruitful research results will be delivered and more profit will be made for the company. A robust breeding technology system is required to deliver successful products through the commercial plant breeding system. This paper described the research management idea and technology system of commercial maize breeding in details. Based on the current status of Chinese seed industry, we proposed a conceptual framework to build an efficient system of commercial maize breeding to boost China seed industry. We urge that Chinese government and private/public seed companies should work together to establish research and service infrastructure to realize the commercialization of new breeding technologies. Through the infrastructure, resources and information can be shared across the seed industry.

农业部国家玉米良种重大科研协作攻关项目