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Genetic strategies for improving crop yields.

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Peer-reviewed

Type

Article

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Authors

Bailey-Serres, Julia 
Parker, Jane E 
Ainsworth, Elizabeth A 
Oldroyd, Giles ED 
Schroeder, Julian I 

Abstract

The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 20501. Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of climatic stress that limits yields, owing to shifts in pests and pathogens, precipitation, heat-waves and other weather extremes. Here we consider the potential of plant sciences to address post-Green Revolution challenges in agriculture and explore emerging strategies for enhancing sustainable crop production and resilience in a changing climate. Accelerated crop improvement must leverage naturally evolved traits and transformative engineering driven by mechanistic understanding, to yield the resilient production systems that are needed to ensure future harvests.

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Keywords

Acclimatization, Animals, Crop Production, Crops, Agricultural, Fertilizers, Food Supply, Global Warming, Humans, Plant Diseases, Rain, Sustainable Development

Journal Title

Nature

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Journal ISSN

0028-0836
1476-4687

Volume Title

575

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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All rights reserved
Sponsorship
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1172165)