Breeding custom‐designed crops for improved drought adaptation

Rajeev K Varshney FRS; Rutwik Barmukh; Manish Roorkiwal; Yiping Qi; Jana Kholova; Roberto Tuberosa; Matthew Reynolds; Francois Tardieu; Kadambot H. M. Siddique

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Breeding custom‐designed crops for improved drought adaptation

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Breeding custom‐designed crops for improved drought adaptation

Rajeev K Varshney FRS, Rutwik Barmukh, Manish Roorkiwal, Yiping Qi, Jana Kholova, Roberto Tuberosa, Matthew Reynolds, Francois Tardieu and Kadambot H. M. Siddique

Advanced Genetics, Vol.2(3), e202100017

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ggn2.202100017

PMID: 36620433

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Abstract

context‐dependent optimization

drought physiology

genome editing

genomic breeding

root system architecture

speed breeding

The current pace of crop improvement is inadequate to feed the burgeoning human population by 2050. Higher, more stable, and sustainable crop production is required against a backdrop of drought stress, which causes significant losses in crop yields. Tailoring crops for drought adaptation may hold the key to address these challenges and provide resilient production systems for future harvests. Understanding the genetic and molecular landscape of the functionality of alleles associated with adaptive traits will make designer crop breeding the prospective approach for crop improvement. Here, we highlight the potential of genomics technologies combined with crop physiology for high‐throughput identification of the genetic architecture of key drought‐adaptive traits and explore innovative genomic breeding strategies for designing future crops.

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Title: Breeding custom‐designed crops for improved drought adaptation
Authors/Creators: Rajeev K Varshney FRS - Murdoch University
Rutwik Barmukh
Manish Roorkiwal - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Yiping Qi - University of Maryland
Jana Kholova - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Roberto Tuberosa - University of Bologna
Matthew Reynolds - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Francois Tardieu - Université de Montpellier, INRAE, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress, Environnementaux
Kadambot H. M. Siddique - The University of Western Australia
Publication Details: Advanced Genetics, Vol.2(3), e202100017
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
Number of pages: 15
Grant note: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India USDA‐NIFA (2020‐70029‐33161; 2020‐33522‐32274; 2018‐33522‐28789) NSF (IOS‐2029889; IOS‐1758745) Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
Identifiers: 991005608169007891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Crop and Food Innovation; State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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