The dichotomy of yield and drought resistance: Translation challenges from basic research to crop adaptation to climate change

EMBO Rep. 2020 Dec 3;21(12):e51598. doi: 10.15252/embr.202051598. Epub 2020 Nov 29.

Abstract

Global climate change and the increasing human population require crop varieties with higher yield and draught resistance. But meeting both goals is not an easy task for breeders and plant science.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological / genetics
  • Climate Change*
  • Crops, Agricultural / genetics
  • Droughts*
  • Humans
  • Research