Variety mixtures can provide a range of benefits for both the crop and the environment. Their
utility for the suppression of pathogens, especially in small grain crops, is well established …

Increasing the speed of breeding to enhance crop productivity and adaptation to abiotic
stresses is urgently needed. The perception that a second Green Revolution should be …

About 95% of the ultraviolet (UV) photons reaching the Earth's surface are UV-A (315–400
nm) photons. Plant responses to UV-A radiation have been less frequently studied than …

The CGIAR crop improvement (CI) programs, unlike commercial CI programs, which are
mainly geared to profit though meeting farmers' needs, are charged with meeting multiple …

The CGIAR is a unique scientific organization that seeks to improve food security for low-
income people. It should be leading efforts to generate sustainable productivity gains in …

The field of plant hormonomics focuses on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the
hormone complement in plant samples, akin to other omics sciences. Plant hormones …

Context or problem Further increasing wheat productivity is more challenging due to
consistently rising temperatures. Heat stress negatively affects both grain number per m 2 …

Climate change is expected to increasingly affect rice production through rising
temperatures and decreasing water availability. Unlike other crops, rice is a main contributor …

Forage grasses used in crop** no-till systems in tropical regions alter soil chemical
properties, but their long-term impact on soil microbial processes of the nitrogen (N) cycle …

We review mechanisms for pre-emptive acclimation in plants and propose a conceptual
model linking developmental and evolutionary ecology with the acquisition of information …