Can omics deliver temperature resilient ready-to-grow crops?

A Raza, J Tabassum, H Kudapa… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Plants are extensively well-thought-out as the main source for nourishing natural life on
earth. In the natural environment, plants have to face several stresses, mainly heat stress …

Molecular and genetic bases of heat stress responses in crop plants and breeding for increased resilience and productivity

M Janni, M Gullì, E Maestri, M Marmiroli… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
To ensure the food security of future generations and to address the challenge of the 'no
hunger zone'proposed by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), crop production …

Melatonin-mediated photosynthetic performance of tomato seedlings under high-temperature stress

MS Jahan, S Guo, J Sun, S Shu, Y Wang… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is a fundamental biosynthetic process in plants that can enhance carbon
absorption and increase crop productivity. Heat stress severely inhibits photosynthetic …

Future warming increases probability of globally synchronized maize production shocks

M Tigchelaar, DS Battisti… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Meeting the global food demand of roughly 10 billion people by the middle of the 21st
century will become increasingly challenging as the Earth's climate continues to warm …

Past and future use of wild relatives in crop breeding

H Dempewolf, G Baute, J Anderson, B Kilian… - Crop …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wild species related to agricultural crops (crop wild relatives, or CWR) can increase the
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …

Biochar coupling with phosphorus fertilization modifies antioxidant activity, osmolyte accumulation and reactive oxygen species synthesis in the leaves and xylem sap …

A Bamagoos, H Alharby, S Fahad - Physiology and Molecular Biology of …, 2021 - Springer
Increasing temperature poses a serious threat to rice productivity. This study investigated the
impact of various biochar treatments and phosphorous (P) fertilization on osmolyte …

[HTML][HTML] Food legumes and rising temperatures: effects, adaptive functional mechanisms specific to reproductive growth stage and strategies to improve heat tolerance

K Sita, A Sehgal, B HanumanthaRao, RM Nair… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Ambient temperatures are predicted to rise in the future owing to several reasons associated
with global climate changes. These temperature increases can result in heat stress-a severe …

Breeding wheat for drought tolerance: Progress and technologies

L Mwadzingeni, H Shimelis, E Dube, MD Laing… - Journal of Integrative …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recurrent drought associated with climate change is among the principal constraints to
global productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum (L.) and T. turgidum (L.)). Numerous efforts to …

Wheat production and breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and opportunities in the face of climate change

W Tadesse, Z Bishaw, S Assefa - International Journal of Climate …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to review the current status of wheat production, farming systems,
production constraints and wheat demand-supply chain analysis; the role of international …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptation strategies to improve the resistance of oilseed crops to heat stress under a changing climate: An overview

M Ahmad, EA Waraich, M Skalicky, S Hussain… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Temperature is one of the decisive environmental factors that is projected to increase by 1.
5° C over the next two decades due to climate change that may affect various agronomic …