Drought and crop yield
Episodes of water shortage occur in most agricultural regions of the world. Their durations
and intensities increase, and their seasonal timing alters with changing climate. During the …
and intensities increase, and their seasonal timing alters with changing climate. During the …
Crop phenomics: current status and perspectives
C Zhao, Y Zhang, J Du, X Guo, W Wen, S Gu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Reliable, automatic, multifunctional, and high-throughput phenotypic technologies are
increasingly considered important tools for rapid advancement of genetic gain in breeding …
increasingly considered important tools for rapid advancement of genetic gain in breeding …
A review of imaging techniques for plant phenotyping
L Li, Q Zhang, D Huang - Sensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
Given the rapid development of plant genomic technologies, a lack of access to plant
phenotyping capabilities limits our ability to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits …
phenotyping capabilities limits our ability to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits …
Field high-throughput phenotyping: the new crop breeding frontier
Constraints in field phenotyping capability limit our ability to dissect the genetics of
quantitative traits, particularly those related to yield and stress tolerance (eg, yield potential …
quantitative traits, particularly those related to yield and stress tolerance (eg, yield potential …
Biofortified indica rice attains iron and zinc nutrition dietary targets in the field
KR Trijatmiko, C Dueñas, N Tsakirpaloglou, L Torrizo… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
More than two billion people are micronutrient deficient. Polished grains of popular rice
varieties have concentration of approximately 2 μg g− 1 iron (Fe) and 16 μg g− 1 zinc (Zn) …
varieties have concentration of approximately 2 μg g− 1 iron (Fe) and 16 μg g− 1 zinc (Zn) …
Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges
BACKGROUND Differences among species in their ability to adapt to environmental change
threaten biodiversity, human health, food security, and natural resource availability …
threaten biodiversity, human health, food security, and natural resource availability …
Improving drought tolerance in rice: Ensuring food security through multi‐dimensional approaches
Drought has been highly prevalent around the world especially in Sub‐Saharan Africa and
South‐East Asian countries. Consistent climatic instabilities and unpredictable rainfall …
South‐East Asian countries. Consistent climatic instabilities and unpredictable rainfall …
Overexpression of an Arabidopsis thaliana galactinol synthase gene improves drought tolerance in transgenic rice and increased grain yield in the field
Drought stress has often caused significant decreases in crop production which could be
associated with global warming. Enhancing drought tolerance without a grain yield penalty …
associated with global warming. Enhancing drought tolerance without a grain yield penalty …
Utilization of spectral indices for high-throughput phenotyping
The conventional plant breeding evaluation of large sets of plant phenotypes with precision
and speed is very challenging. Thus, consistent, automated, multifaceted, and high …
and speed is very challenging. Thus, consistent, automated, multifaceted, and high …
Whole-genome mapping of agronomic and metabolic traits to identify novel quantitative trait loci in bread wheat grown in a water-limited environment
Drought is a major environmental constraint responsible for grain yield losses of bread
wheat (Triticum aestivum) in many parts of the world. Progress in breeding to improve …
wheat (Triticum aestivum) in many parts of the world. Progress in breeding to improve …