Breeding custom‐designed crops for improved drought adaptation
The current pace of crop improvement is inadequate to feed the burgeoning human
population by 2050. Higher, more stable, and sustainable crop production is required …
population by 2050. Higher, more stable, and sustainable crop production is required …
Drying times: plant traits to improve crop water use efficiency and yield
AG Condon - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Crop water use efficiency (WUE) has come into sharp focus as population growth and
climate change place increasing strain on the water used in cropping. Rainfed crops are …
climate change place increasing strain on the water used in cropping. Rainfed crops are …
Novel wheat varieties facilitate deep sowing to beat the heat of changing climates
Wheat yields are threatened by global warming and unreliable rainfall, which increase heat
and drought stress. A potential adaptation strategy is to sow earlier and deeper, taking …
and drought stress. A potential adaptation strategy is to sow earlier and deeper, taking …
Optimizing irrigation strategies to synchronously improve the yield and water productivity of winter wheat under interannual precipitation variability in the North China …
The optimization of irrigation strategies with the goal of increasing water utilization efficiency
and achieving higher yield is an important farming practice that helps balance groundwater …
and achieving higher yield is an important farming practice that helps balance groundwater …
Plant and crop simulation models: powerful tools to link physiology, genetics, and phenomics
There is a growing consensus that CSMs must evolve, and there are several directions in
which they could do so (Boote et al., 2013). Recent decades have seen a tremendous …
which they could do so (Boote et al., 2013). Recent decades have seen a tremendous …
Improving process-based crop models to better capture genotype× environment× management interactions
In spite of the increasing expectation for process-based crop modelling to capture genotype
(G) by environment (E) by management (M) interactions to support breeding selections, it …
(G) by environment (E) by management (M) interactions to support breeding selections, it …
The contribution of spike photosynthesis to wheat yield needs to be considered in process-based crop models
Process-based crop models are increasingly used to simulate Genotype by Environment by
Management interactions (GxExM), and to evaluate importance of physiological traits to …
Management interactions (GxExM), and to evaluate importance of physiological traits to …
A genome-wide association study of highly heritable agronomic traits in durum wheat
S Wang, S Xu, S Chao, Q Sun, S Liu… - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Uncovering the genetic basis of key agronomic traits, and particularly of drought tolerance,
addresses an important priority for durum wheat improvement. Here, a genome-wide …
addresses an important priority for durum wheat improvement. Here, a genome-wide …
Simulating drought tolerance of peanut varieties by maintaining photosynthesis under water deficit
Over two-third of global peanuts are grown mainly in seasonally rainfed regions across arid
and semi-arid zones where drought is a major yield limiting factor. Breeders are targeting …
and semi-arid zones where drought is a major yield limiting factor. Breeders are targeting …
Trends and climate response in the phenology of crops in Northeast China
D Xiao, Y Zhang, H Bai, J Tang - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Crop phenology is the process of crop growth and yield formation, which is largely driven by
climatic conditions. It is vital to investigate the shifts in crop phenological processes in …
climatic conditions. It is vital to investigate the shifts in crop phenological processes in …