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Breeding future crops to feed the world through de novo domestication

Hong Yu, Jiayang Li

2022Nature Communications72 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

By the end of this century, a 50% increase in agricultural productivity is required to feed the world. Recent studies have demonstrated de novo domestication of wild plants as a new crop breeding strategy to meet future food challenges.

Topics & Concepts

DomesticationCropAgricultureProductivityBiotechnologyBiologyAgroforestryAgronomyEcologyEconomic growthEconomicsSeed and Plant BiochemistryGenetic and Environmental Crop StudiesAdvances in Cucurbitaceae Research