Strategies for engineering improved nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants via redistribution and recycling of organic nitrogen

• Published in: Current opinion in biotechnology Vol. 73; pp. 263 - 269
• Main Authors: Melino, Vanessa J, Tester, Mark A, Okamoto, Mamoru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022
• Subjects: autophagy; biotechnology; catabolism; crops; Crops, Agricultural - genetics; Crops, Agricultural - metabolism; Edible Grain - metabolism; Fertilizers; genetic variation; grain protein; grain yield; Nitrogen - metabolism; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; organic nitrogen; population distribution; protein content; RNA; transcription (genetics); ureides

[Display omitted] •Manipulation of ureide and amino acid transporters changes whole plant distribution of nitrogen and improves NUE.•Nitrogen from macromolecules can be recycled via selective autophagy pathways with greatest benefits under N stress.•Targeting alleles regulating plant responses to ni...