Frontiers in Plant Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Июль 9, 2024
Global
climate
change
is
leading
to
increased
frequency
of
extreme
climatic
events,
higher
temperatures
and
water
scarcity.
Tef
(
Eragrostis
tef
(Zucc.)
Trotter)
an
underutilized
C4
cereal
crop
that
harbors
a
rich
gene
pool
for
stress
resilience
nutritional
quality.
Despite
gaining
increasing
attention
as
“opportunity”
crop,
physiological
responses
adaptive
mechanisms
drought
have
not
been
sufficiently
investigated.
This
study
was
aimed
characterize
the
dynamic
drought.
Six
selected
genotypes
were
subjected
high-throughput
whole-plant
functional
phenotyping
assess
multiple
contrasting
regimes.
Drought
led
substantial
reduction
in
total,
shoot
root
dry
weights,
by
59%,
62%
44%,
respectively
(averaged
across
genotypes),
increase
50%
root-to-shoot
ratio,
relative
control
treatment.
treatment
induced
also
significant
reductions
stomatal
conductance,
transpiration,
osmotic
potential
water-use
efficiency,
chlorophyll
content
delayed
heading.
exhibited
diverse
strategies
under
drought:
water-conserving
(isohydric)
or
non-conserving
(anisohydric),
intermediate
strategy,
well
variation
drought-recovery
rate.
Genotype
RTC-290b
outstanding
multifaceted
drought-adaptive
performance,
including
high
efficiency
coupled
with
productivity
treatments,
transpiration
drought,
faster
recovery
provides
first
insight
into
deficiency
between
strategies.
These
results
may
serve
baseline
further
studies
development
drought-resistant
varieties.
Plants,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
11(19), С. 2666 - 2666
Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2022
Rye
is
the
only
cross-pollinating
small-grain
cereal.
The
unique
reproduction
biology
results
in
an
exceptional
complexity
concerning
genetic
improvement
of
rye
by
breeding.
a
close
relative
wheat
and
has
strong
adaptation
potential
that
refers
to
its
mating
system,
making
this
overlooked
cereal
readily
adjustable
changing
environment.
breeding
addresses
emerging
challenges
food
security
associated
with
climate
change.
systematic
identification,
management,
use
valuable
natural
diversity
became
feasible
option
outbreeding
following
establishment
hybrid
late
20th
century.
In
article,
we
review
most
recent
technological
advances
improve
yield
stability
winter
rye.
Based
on
recently
released
reference
genome
sequences,
SMART
approaches
are
described
counterbalance
undesired
linkage
drag
effects
major
restorer
genes
grain
yield.
We
present
development
gibberellin-sensitive
semidwarf
hybrids
as
novel
plant
innovation
based
approach
different
from
current
methods
increasing
productivity
wheat.
Breeding
new
cultivars
improved
performance
resilience
indispensable
for
renaissance
healthy
minor
homogeneous
commodity
cultural
relevance
Europe
allows
comparatively
smooth
but
substantial
complementation
rye-based
diets,
supporting
necessary
restoration
balance
between
human
action
nature.
Frontiers in Genetics,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2023
Underutilized
pulses
and
their
wild
relatives
are
typically
stress
tolerant
seeds
packed
with
protein,
fibers,
minerals,
vitamins,
phytochemicals.
The
consumption
of
such
nutritionally
dense
legumes
together
cereal-based
food
may
promote
global
nutritional
security.
However,
species
deficient
in
a
few
or
several
desirable
domestication
traits
thereby
reducing
agronomic
value,
requiring
further
genetic
enhancement
for
developing
productive,
dense,
climate
resilient
cultivars.
This
review
article
considers
13
underutilized
focuses
on
germplasm
holdings,
diversity,
crop-wild-crop
gene
flow,
genome
sequencing,
syntenic
relationships,
the
potential
breeding
transgenic
manipulation,
genetics
tolerance
traits.
Recent
progress
has
shown
crop
improvement
security,
example,
basis
stem
determinacy
fragrance
moth
bean
rice
bean,
multiple
abiotic
horse
gram
tepary
bruchid
resistance
lima
low
neurotoxin
grass
pea,
photoperiod
induced
flowering
anthocyanin
accumulation
adzuki
have
been
investigated.
Advances
introgression
to
develop
elite
stocks
pea
β-ODAP
(neurotoxin
compound),
Mungbean
yellow
mosaic
India
virus
black
using
adaptation
common
genes
from
carried
out.
highlights
wider
programs
introduce
locally
adapted
de-domestication
feralization
evolution
new
variants
these
crops
also
highlighted.
Plants People Planet,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
6(3), С. 604 - 610
Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2024
Societal
Impact
Statement
In
the
context
of
multiple
crises,
policymakers
and
practitioners
prioritize
solving
certain
challenges
above
others.
this
context,
supposedly
purely
environmental
like
biodiversity
loss
have
often
been
deprioritized
solutions
to
tackle
them
are
publicly
or
quietly
postponed
(again
again).
An
example
is
postponement
EU
“nature
conservation
package”
in
view
threat
food
shortages
caused
by
war
Ukraine.
The
following
arguments
outline
why
not
only
an
challenge
but
also
a
global
societal
safeguard
security
postponing
measures
bad
for
can
endanger
itself.
Summary
Food
counterbalanced.
However,
we
argue
that
preserving
crucial
safeguarding
security.
We
first
generally
(1)
support
agricultural
production,
(2)
mitigate
negative
effects
pollution,
(3)
provide
livelihood
outcomes.
then,
particular,
(4)
provides
diverse
diets
fight
hidden
hunger,
(5)
resilience
against
future
risks,
(6)
precondition
genetic
modifications,
(7)
addresses
diversity
cultures,
income
diets,
(8)
important
place‐sensitive
production.
conclude
“stop
hunger
first,
then
worry
about
afterward”
sustainable
option.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
In
developing
countries,
orphan
legumes
stand
at
the
forefront
in
struggle
against
climate
change.
Their
high
nutrient
value
is
crucial
malnutrition
and
chronic
diseases
prevention.
However,
as
‘orphan’
definition
suggests,
their
seed
systems
are
still
underestimated
production
scanty.
Seed
priming
an
effective,
sustainable
strategy
to
boost
quality
for
which
up-to-date
guidelines
required
guarantee
reliable
reproducible
results.
How
far
we
along
this
path?
What
do
expect
from
priming?
This
brings
other
relevant
questions.
socio-economic
relevance
of
Mediterranean
Basin?
potentiate
a
broader
cultivation
specific
regions?
The
case
study
BENEFIT-Med
(Boosting
technologies
towards
resilient
farming
systems)
project,
developed
by
multidisciplinary
research
networks,
envisions
roadmap
producing
new
knowledge
innovative
improve
productivity
through
priming,
with
long-term
objective
promoting
sustainability
food
security
for/in
climate-sensitive
regions.
review
highlights
existing
drawbacks
that
must
be
overcome
before
could
reach
state
‘climate-ready
crops’.
Only
integration
biology,
technology
agronomy,
barrier
between
bench
local
agricultural
fields
may
overcome,
generating
high-impact
technical
innovations
legumes.
We
intend
provide
powerful
message
encourage
future
line
United
Nations
Agenda
2030
Sustainable
Development.
Abstract
The
39th
International
Society
for
Animal
Genetics
conference
(ISAG)
was
held
the
first
time
in
Africa
under
theme
‘Animal
genetics
a
sustainable
future’
2023.
convened
scientists,
policy
makers,
industry
professionals,
and
students
from
interdisciplinary
fields
to
share
discuss
latest
developments
space
of
animal
genetics.
Since
its
inception
as
society,
ISAG
has
sought
provide
platform
advocating
just
equitable
future
At
conference,
this
commitment
towards
furthering
inclusion
genetic
science
progressed
with
two
new
offerings
attendees.
session
guided
discussions
on
political,
ethical,
legal,
socioeconomic,
cultural
dynamics
that
present
barriers
participating
benefitting
genomic
fraternity.
This
also
included
principles
social
justice,
specifically
equity,
diversity,
inclusion,
enacting
fairness
an
unfair
world,
focused
constraints
related
sustainability
second
used
important
tradition
storytelling
transfer
knowledge
wisdom
experienced
scientists
upcoming
researchers.
Experienced
shared
lived
experiences
educational
career
paths,
challenges,
opportunities,
providing
networking
opportunities
further
mentoring.
Here,
we
report
these
equity‐based
actions
their
relevance
address
urgent
continent‐specific
global
disparities
move
future.
