Breeding future crops to feed the world through de novo domestication
Hong Yu, Jiayang Li
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