The rapid increase in herbicide-resistant weeds creates a huge challenge to global food
security because it can reduce crop production, causing considerable losses. Combined …

Human society cannot afford the luxury of the business-as-usual approach when dealing
with the emerging challenges of the 21st century. The challenges of food production to meet …

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Genetic improvement of crop yields under potential (Yp) and water scarce conditions (Yw)
will be an important avenue to improved food security over the next four decades, at the end …

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Anthropogenic impacts increasingly drive ecological and evolutionary processes at many
spatio‐temporal scales, demanding greater capacity to predict and manage their …

Due to the over-harvesting and deterioration of wild populations, the ever-growing
crustacean market is increasingly reliant on aquaculture, driving the need for better …

This manuscript provides insights into ongoing debates on the regulatory issues
surrounding groups of biotechnology-driven 'New Plant Breeding Techniques'(NPBTs). It …

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the publication of pro-vitamin A–enriched'Golden
Rice'1. As the crop still awaits regulatory approval, its developers have little reason to …

Plant breeding is mainly concerned with genetic improvement of crops through
hybridization, screening and selection of advance lines. The conventional methods give …