Rice Breeding in Vietnam: Retrospects, Challenges and Prospects

Rice breeding was conducted for a long time during historical times and is an important job in Vietnam because rice the major food domestic consumption export. In this review, we have provided comprehensive insight into importance of promising germplasm resources, achievements, approaches as well discussed challenges perspectives country. With wild relative resources with rich various genetic diversity, their useful genes traits been exploited integrated commercial varieties final outputs programs. New achievements modern genetics era approached effectively contributed to activities Genome sequences, molecular breeding, mutation are powerful tools playing vital roles developing new characteristics interest that should be followed by current market demands. last decades, there has plethora newly generated Vietnamese scientists breeders approved state authorities. However, very few mega prevailed over imported varieties. Therefore, country faced big challenges, including limitations backgrounds, budgets, even talents basic research compete other rice-producing countries. The target goals long-term paid explicitly priority ensure national security advantage development