Smart reprograming of plants against salinity stress using modern biotechnological tools

A Raza, J Tabassum, AZ Fakhar, R Sharif… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change gives rise to numerous environmental stresses, including soil salinity.
Salinity/salt stress is the second biggest abiotic factor affecting agricultural productivity …

[PDF][PDF] Smart breeding driven by big data, artificial intelligence, and integrated genomic-enviromic prediction

Y Xu, X Zhang, H Li, H Zheng, J Zhang, MS Olsen… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
The first paradigm of plant breeding involves direct selection-based phenotypic observation,
followed by predictive breeding using statistical models for quantitative traits constructed …

Developing drought‐smart, ready‐to‐grow future crops

A Raza, MS Mubarik, R Sharif, M Habib… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breeding crop plants with increased yield potential and improved tolerance to stressful
environments is critical for global food security. Drought stress (DS) adversely affects …

[HTML][HTML] Role of phytohormones in regulating cold stress tolerance: physiological and molecular approaches for developing cold-smart crop plants

A Raza, S Charagh, S Najafi-Kakavand, S Abbas… - Plant Stress, 2023 - Elsevier
Global climate variations induce extreme temperatures and significantly decrease crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (mainly cold stress …

[HTML][HTML] Multidimensional role of silicon to activate resilient plant growth and to mitigate abiotic stress

RA Mir, BA Bhat, H Yousuf, ST Islam, A Raza… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable agricultural production is critically antagonistic by fluctuating unfavorable
environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most …

[HTML][HTML] Fast-forward breeding for a food-secure world

RK Varshney, A Bohra, M Roorkiwal, R Barmukh… - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Crop production systems need to expand their outputs sustainably to feed a burgeoning
human population. Advances in genome sequencing technologies combined with efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Features and applications of haplotypes in crop breeding

JA Bhat, D Yu, A Bohra, SA Ganie… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Climate change with altered pest-disease dynamics and rising abiotic stresses threatens
resource-constrained agricultural production systems worldwide. Genomics-assisted …

The next era of crop domestication starts now

AS Krug, E BM Drummond… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Current food systems are challenged by relying on a few input-intensive, staple crops. The
prioritization of yield and the loss of diversity during the recent history of domestication has …

[HTML][HTML] Breeding for disease resistance in soybean: a global perspective

F Lin, SS Chhapekar, CC Vieira, MP Da Silva… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Key message This review provides a comprehensive atlas of QTLs, genes, and alleles
conferring resistance to 28 important diseases in all major soybean production regions in …

[HTML][HTML] Modern plant biotechnology as a strategy in addressing climate change and attaining food security

TIK Munaweera, NU Jayawardana… - Agriculture & Food …, 2022 - Springer
Global warming causes a range of negative impacts on plants especially due to rapid
changes in temperatures, alterations of rainfall patterns, floods or drought conditions, and …