Plant senescence and crop productivity

PL Gregersen, A Culetic, L Boschian… - Plant molecular biology, 2013 - Springer
Senescence is a developmental process which in annual crop plants overlaps with the
reproductive phase. Senescence might reduce crop yield when it is induced prematurely …

The biotechnological importance of the plant-specific NAC transcription factor family in crop improvement

S Singh, H Koyama, KK Bhati, A Alok - Journal of plant research, 2021 - Springer
Climate change, malnutrition, and food insecurity are the inevitable challenges being faced
by the agriculture sector today. Plants are susceptible to extreme temperatures during the …

Senescence, nutrient remobilization, and yield in wheat and barley

A Distelfeld, R Avni, AM Fischer - Journal of experimental botany, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Cereals including wheat and barley are of primary importance to ensure food security for the
21st century. A combination of lab-and field-based approaches has led to a considerably …

Leaf senescence and nutrient remobilisation in barley and wheat

PL Gregersen, PB Holm, K Krupinska - Plant Biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Extensive studies have been undertaken on senescence processes in barley and wheat and
their importance for the nitrogen use efficiency of these crop plants. During the senescence …

Genome-wide temporal-spatial gene expression profiling of drought responsiveness in rice

D Wang, Y Pan, X Zhao, L Zhu, B Fu, Z Li - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Rice is highly sensitive to drought, and the effect of drought may vary with the
different genotypes and development stages. Genome-wide gene expression profiling was …

Barley with improved drought tolerance: Challenges and perspectives

A Elakhdar, S Solanki, T Kubo, A Abed… - Environmental and …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a pressing need to improve climate-resilient crops as a consequence of
increasingly erratic climatic behavior that threatens global food security. Current scientific …

NAC transcription factors in senescence: from molecular structure to function in crops

D Podzimska-Sroka, C O'Shea, PL Gregersen… - Plants, 2015 - mdpi.com
Within the last decade, NAC transcription factors have been shown to play essential roles in
senescence, which is the focus of this review. Transcriptome analyses associate …

Analysis of improvements in nitrogen use efficiency associated with 75 years of spring barley breeding

IJ Bingham, AJ Karley, PJ White, WTB Thomas… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
A retrospective analysis of the effects of nearly 75 years of breeding on the nitrogen use
efficiency (NUE) of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was undertaken to identify …

Regulation of Zn and Fe transporters by the GPC1gene during early wheat monocarpic senescence

S Pearce, F Tabbita, D Cantu, V Buffalo, R Avni… - BMC Plant …, 2014 - Springer
Background During wheat senescence, leaf components are degraded in a coordinated
manner, releasing amino acids and micronutrients which are subsequently transported to …

Strategies for engineering improved nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants via redistribution and recycling of organic nitrogen

VJ Melino, MA Tester, M Okamoto - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Manipulation of ureide and amino acid transporters changes whole plant
distribution of nitrogen and improves NUE.•Nitrogen from macromolecules can be recycled …