Next-generation breeding strategies for climate-ready crops
Climate change is a threat to global food security due to the reduction of crop productivity
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …
Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries
We explore the role of agriculture in destabilizing the Earth system at the planetary scale,
through examining nine planetary boundaries, or “safe limits”: land-system change …
through examining nine planetary boundaries, or “safe limits”: land-system change …
The pangenome of hexaploid bread wheat
There is an increasing understanding that variation in gene presence–absence plays an
important role in the heritability of agronomic traits; however, there have been relatively few …
important role in the heritability of agronomic traits; however, there have been relatively few …
A gain-of-function allele of a DREB transcription factor gene ameliorates drought tolerance in wheat
F Mei, B Chen, L Du, S Li, D Zhu, N Chen… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Drought is a major environmental factor limiting wheat production worldwide. However, the
genetic components underlying wheat drought tolerance are largely unknown. Here, we …
genetic components underlying wheat drought tolerance are largely unknown. Here, we …
New approaches to improve crop tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses
M Gonzalez Guzman, F Cellini… - Physiologia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
During the last years, a great effort has been dedicated at the development and employment
of diverse approaches for achieving more stress‐tolerant and climate‐flexible crops and …
of diverse approaches for achieving more stress‐tolerant and climate‐flexible crops and …
A high-contiguity Brassica nigra genome localizes active centromeres and defines the ancestral Brassica genome
It is only recently, with the advent of long-read sequencing technologies, that we are
beginning to uncover previously uncharted regions of complex and inherently recursive …
beginning to uncover previously uncharted regions of complex and inherently recursive …
Harnessing crop wild diversity for climate change adaptation
Warming and drought are reducing global crop production with a potential to substantially
worsen global malnutrition. As with the green revolution in the last century, plant genetics …
worsen global malnutrition. As with the green revolution in the last century, plant genetics …
Bambara groundnut: an exemplar underutilised legume for resilience under climate change
S Mayes, WK Ho, HH Chai, X Gao, AC Kundy… - Planta, 2019 - Springer
Main conclusion Bambara groundnut has the potential to be used to contribute more the
climate change ready agriculture. The requirement for nitrogen fixing, stress tolerant …
climate change ready agriculture. The requirement for nitrogen fixing, stress tolerant …
Introgressiomics: a new approach for using crop wild relatives in breeding for adaptation to climate change
The need to boost agricultural production in the coming decades in a climate change
scenario requires new approaches for the development of new crop varieties that are more …
scenario requires new approaches for the development of new crop varieties that are more …