Global hunger has been rising steadily since 2014, after years of decline. The overall world population is increasing and is projected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. To ensure adequate food supply, crop production will need to increase by 50% by 2050. According to the FOA, the number of undernourished individuals in the world reached an estimated 821 million in 2017, which is around one in nine people. This rise in food insecurity indicates a significant risk of falling short of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target of hunger eradication by 2030. Climate variability is a significant driver of increases in global climate change, which negatively affects crop production, with an estimated 3.1%–7.4% reduction in global yields of major crops for each degree-Celsius increase in global mean temperature. Thus, under such circumstances, there is an utmost requirement to understand and explore the integration of different techniques including OMICS, GWAS, breeding and agronomic techniques to develop “Climate Resilient Cultivars.”
Plant breeding and other emerging agricultural technologies have greatly contributed to food and nutritional security during the last few decades. Novel plant breeding techniques are also being utilized to enhance sustainable crop production, however targeting one trait or gene is not providing the solution that is needed. Thus, the integration of new strategies to develop tolerant varieties and crops are required to cope with rising food demand. This Research Topic will focus on examining the scope of applying multi-faceted techniques such as phenotyping, OMICS, GWAS, marker assisted breeding, CRISPER based gene editing, bio-imaging, and some agronomic interventions including foliar application, seed invigoration and root treatment to improve crop productivity, stress tolerance, and disease resistance.
This Research Topic welcomes original research papers, short communications, and critical review paper on the following topics.
1. Integrating multi-omics data for crop improvement
2. Designing future crops through novel plant breeding techniques
3. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism based markers and their utilization for plant breeding
4. Application of OMICS for breeding stress resistant crops
5. Genome wide association analysis for identification of loci controlling grain yield and quality in cereals
6. Natural variation and Genome Wide Association Studies for biotic and abiotic stress resistance in crop plants
7. Recent trends in Genome Editing Technologies
8. Application of agronomic intervention to improve stress tolerance and to enhance nutrient use efficiency
Global hunger has been rising steadily since 2014, after years of decline. The overall world population is increasing and is projected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. To ensure adequate food supply, crop production will need to increase by 50% by 2050. According to the FOA, the number of undernourished individuals in the world reached an estimated 821 million in 2017, which is around one in nine people. This rise in food insecurity indicates a significant risk of falling short of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target of hunger eradication by 2030. Climate variability is a significant driver of increases in global climate change, which negatively affects crop production, with an estimated 3.1%–7.4% reduction in global yields of major crops for each degree-Celsius increase in global mean temperature. Thus, under such circumstances, there is an utmost requirement to understand and explore the integration of different techniques including OMICS, GWAS, breeding and agronomic techniques to develop “Climate Resilient Cultivars.”
Plant breeding and other emerging agricultural technologies have greatly contributed to food and nutritional security during the last few decades. Novel plant breeding techniques are also being utilized to enhance sustainable crop production, however targeting one trait or gene is not providing the solution that is needed. Thus, the integration of new strategies to develop tolerant varieties and crops are required to cope with rising food demand. This Research Topic will focus on examining the scope of applying multi-faceted techniques such as phenotyping, OMICS, GWAS, marker assisted breeding, CRISPER based gene editing, bio-imaging, and some agronomic interventions including foliar application, seed invigoration and root treatment to improve crop productivity, stress tolerance, and disease resistance.
This Research Topic welcomes original research papers, short communications, and critical review paper on the following topics.
1. Integrating multi-omics data for crop improvement
2. Designing future crops through novel plant breeding techniques
3. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism based markers and their utilization for plant breeding
4. Application of OMICS for breeding stress resistant crops
5. Genome wide association analysis for identification of loci controlling grain yield and quality in cereals
6. Natural variation and Genome Wide Association Studies for biotic and abiotic stress resistance in crop plants
7. Recent trends in Genome Editing Technologies
8. Application of agronomic intervention to improve stress tolerance and to enhance nutrient use efficiency
