Plant breeding is central to agriculture and shifts in plant breeding practices (e.g., hybrid development) and selection goals (e.g., response to synthetic fertilizer) have catalyzed monumental and persistent changes in agricultural production systems of all scales with social, political, economic, and environmental repercussions. Although plant breeders are largely trained in the sciences of biology, genetics, and statistics, we posit an ethical imperative to examine the degree of equity with which the benefits of new research and plant cultivars are distributed. In the United States, the history of plant breeding parallels the colonial history of agriculture, which compels reflection by current plant breeders about their role in shaping our agricultural system. In this perspective essay, we examine longstanding ideas about equitable food systems through the lens of public plant breeding in the United States. We propose a framework for equitable plant breeding with respect to both its process and outcomes, and we intend for the ideas presented herein to catalyze reflection, discussions, and actions as the plant breeding community seeks greater equity in the food and seed systems our work supports.

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迈向美国公平的公共部门植物育种

植物育种是农业的核心，植物育种实践（例如，杂交种开发）和选择目标（例如，对合成肥料的反应）的转变已经催化了各种规模的农业生产系统在社会、政治、经济和环境方面发生了巨大而持久的变化。环境影响。尽管植物育种者主要受过生物学、遗传学和统计学方面的培训，但我们提出了一种道德要求，即检查新研究和植物栽培品种的利益分配的公平程度。在美国，植物育种的历史与农业的殖民历史平行，这迫使当前的植物育种者反思他们在塑造我们农业系统中的作用。在这篇观点文章中，我们通过美国公共植物育种的视角来审视关于公平食品系统的长期观点。我们提出了一个关于其过程和结果的公平植物育种框架，我们打算在植物育种界寻求我们工作支持的食物和种子系统的更大公平时，通过本文提出的想法促进反思、讨论和行动.