The Role of Physiology in Crop Improvement

1980 ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Crop Improvement

scholarly journals Melatonin and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Plant Cells

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1917
Author(s):  
Marino B. Arnao ◽  
Josefa Hernández-Ruiz ◽  
Antonio Cano ◽  
Russel J. Reiter
Keyword(s):  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Plant Cells ◽  
Primary Metabolism ◽  
Degradation Pathways ◽  
Biotic And Abiotic Stress ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Tolerance Response ◽  
Simple Carbohydrates ◽  
Living Organisms

Melatonin, a multifunctional molecule that is present in all living organisms studied, is synthesized in plant cells in several intercellular organelles including in the chloroplasts and in mitochondria. In plants, melatonin has a relevant role as a modulatory agent which improves their tolerance response to biotic and abiotic stress. The role of melatonin in stress conditions on the primary metabolism of plant carbohydrates is reviewed in the present work. Thus, the modulatory actions of melatonin on the various biosynthetic and degradation pathways involving simple carbohydrates (mono- and disaccharides), polymers (starch), and derivatives (polyalcohols) in plants are evaluated. The possible applications of the use of melatonin in crop improvement and postharvest products are examined.

Role of Pseudomonas aurantiaca in Crop Improvement

2011 ◽  
pp. 107-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier A. Andrés ◽  
Marisa Rovera ◽  
Lorena B. Guiñazú ◽  
Nicolás A. Pastor ◽  
Susana B. Rosas
Keyword(s):  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Pseudomonas Aurantiaca

scholarly journals The Role of Thiamine in Plants and Current Perspectives in Crop Improvement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atiqah Subki ◽  
Aisamuddin Ardi Zainal Abidin ◽  
Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Crop Improvement

scholarly journals Crop Biodiversity: An Unfinished Magnum Opus of Nature

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 727-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew B. Hufford ◽  
Jorge C. Berny Mier y Teran ◽  
Paul Gepts
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Architecture ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Crop Biodiversity ◽  
Participatory Breeding ◽  
Magnum Opus ◽  
Essential Resource ◽  
The Relationship

Crop biodiversity is one of the major inventions of humanity through the process of domestication. It is also an essential resource for crop improvement to adapt agriculture to ever-changing conditions like global climate change and consumer preferences. Domestication and the subsequent evolution under cultivation have profoundly shaped the genetic architecture of this biodiversity. In this review, we highlight recent advances in our understanding of crop biodiversity. Topics include the reduction of genetic diversity during domestication and counteracting factors, a discussion of the relationship between parallel phenotypic and genotypic evolution, the role of plasticity in genotype × environment interactions, and the important role subsistence farmers play in actively maintaining crop biodiversity and in participatory breeding. Linking genotype and phenotype remains the holy grail of crop biodiversity studies.

THE ROLE OF CROP IMPROVEMENT IN PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT

2009 ◽  
pp. 305-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lorenzen ◽  
A. Tenkouano ◽  
R. Bandyopadhyay ◽  
I. Vroh-Bi
Keyword(s):  
Disease Management ◽  
Crop Improvement

The role of the chemical industry in improving the effectiveness of agriculture

1985 ◽  
Vol 310 (1144) ◽  
pp. 201-213 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Application Technology ◽  
Novel Technology ◽  
Basic Plant ◽  
Technological Opportunities

The development and marketing of novel technology by the chemical industry has been a fundamental ingredient in the improvement of crop yields. Further advances will result from the continuing development of more effective pesticides. Improved application technology and better diagnosis of precise crop requirements will also lead to the more efficient usage of existing and future products. New approaches to crop improvement based on chemical plant-growth regulators and genetic engineering of plants represent major technological opportunities for the future. Realization of these opportunities demands a substantially increased investment in basic plant research, a requirement already recognized within the chemical industry.

Role of epigenetics in crop improvement: Water and heat stress

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurabh Saraswat ◽  
Alok Kumar Yadav ◽  
Preeti Sirohi ◽  
Nand K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Crop Improvement
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