Rapid generation advance (RGA) offers new strategies to speed up breeding by promoting early and synchronized flowering in crops with low or irregular reproductive cycles. In taro and cassava, where flowering is often inconsistent, combining RGA with induced genetic variation helps develop diverse plant populations and facilitates trait evaluation.  

In citrus and avocado, long juvenile periods and asynchronous flowering limit breeding efficiency. Avocado also faces mismatched male and female flowering phases, posing challenges for both breeding and fruit production.  

RGA addresses these challenges with physiological interventions such as modified lighting, temperature control and induced genetic variation which can significantly shorten breeding cycles—enabling the faster development of improved, climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties.Â