Developing naturally stress-resistant crops for a sustainable agriculture

• Published in: Nature plants Vol. 4; no. 12; pp. 989 - 996
• Main Authors: Zhang, Heng, Li, Yuanyuan, Zhu, Jian-Kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 38/43; 45/23; 45/91; 631/449; 706/1143; Agriculture; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate Change; Crop production; Crops; Crops, Agricultural - genetics; Crops, Agricultural - physiology; Diet; Domestication; Drought; Droughts; Environment; Environmental impact; Food security; Food Supply; Genetics; Humans; Life Sciences; Nutritive Value; Perspective; Plant Sciences; Stress, Physiological; Sustainable agriculture

A major problem facing humanity is that our numbers are growing but the availability of land and fresh water for agriculture is not. This problem is being exacerbated by climate change-induced increases in drought, and other abiotic stresses. Stress-resistant crops are needed to ensure yield stabili...