Genetic strategies for improving crop yields

Synthetic glycolate metabolism pathways stimulate crop growth and productivity in the field

(2019) Paul F. South et al.   SCIENCE

Regulatory cascade involving transcriptional and N-end rule pathways in rice under submergence

(2019) Chih-Cheng Lin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Addressing the New Global Threat of Xylella fastidiosa

(2019) R. P. P. Almeida et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Resistance gene cloning from a wild crop relative by sequence capture and association genetics

(2019) Sanu Arora et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structural, Functional, and Genomic Diversity of Plant NLR Proteins: An Evolved Resource for Rational Engineering of Plant Immunity

(2018) Freddy Monteiro et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Plant–Pathogen Warfare under Changing Climate Conditions

(2018) André C. Velásquez et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Genomes of 13 domesticated and wild rice relatives highlight genetic conservation, turnover and innovation across the genus Oryza

(2018) Joshua C. Stein et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The Quantitative Genetic Control of Root Architecture in Maize

(2018) Adam L Bray et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpressing the H-protein of the glycine cleavage system increases biomass yield in glasshouse and field grown transgenic tobacco plants

(2018) Patricia E. Lopez-Calcagno et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Simultaneous CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of cassava eIF4E isoforms nCBP-1 and nCBP-2 reduces cassava brown streak disease symptom severity and incidence

(2018) Michael A Gomez et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Where are the drought tolerant crops? An assessment of more than two decades of plant biotechnology effort in crop improvement

(2018) Michael L. Nuccio et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Assembly and ecological function of the root microbiome across angiosperm plant species

(2018) Connor R. Fitzpatrick et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Comparative genomics of the nonlegumeParasponiareveals insights into evolution of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium symbioses

(2018) Robin van Velzen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogenomics reveals multiple losses of nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis

(2018) Maximilian Griesmann et al.   SCIENCE

Receptor networks underpin plant immunity

(2018) Chih-Hang Wu et al.   SCIENCE

Photosystem II Subunit S overexpression increases the efficiency of water use in a field-grown crop

(2018) Katarzyna Głowacka et al.   Nature Communications

Compositional shifts in root-associated bacterial and archaeal microbiota track the plant life cycle in field-grown rice

(2018) Joseph A. Edwards et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of wheat stem rust resistance gene Sr21 effective against the Ug99 race group at high temperature

(2018) Shisheng Chen et al.   PLoS Genetics

Closing the global ozone yield gap: Quantification and cobenefits for multistress tolerance

(2018) Gina Mills et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Modulating plant growth–metabolism coordination for sustainable agriculture

(2018) Shan Li et al.   NATURE

Rice with reduced stomatal density conserves water and has improved drought tolerance under future climate conditions

(2018) Robert S. Caine et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana immune receptor EFR in Medicago truncatula reduces infection by a root pathogenic bacterium, but not nitrogen-fixing rhizobial symbiosis

(2018) Sebastian Pfeilmeier et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Polyprotein strategy for stoichiometric assembly of nitrogen fixation components for synthetic biology

(2018) Jianguo Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ethylene-gibberellin signaling underlies adaptation of rice to periodic flooding

(2018) Takeshi Kuroha et al.   SCIENCE

Nitrogen fixation in a landrace of maize is supported by a mucilage-associated diazotrophic microbiota

(2018) Allen Van Deynze et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of CO2-Mediated Regulation of Stomatal Movements

(2018) Jingbo Zhang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The nitrogen cost of photosynthesis

(2018) John R Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A male-expressed rice embryogenic trigger redirected for asexual propagation through seeds

(2018) Imtiyaz Khanday et al.   NATURE

Rhizosphere microbiome structure alters to enable wilt resistance in tomato

(2018) Min-Jung Kwak et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

A gene-stacking approach to overcome the trade-off between drought stress tolerance and growth in Arabidopsis

(2018) Madoka Kudo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Abscisic acid-independent stomatal CO2 signal transduction pathway and convergence of CO2 and ABA signaling downstream of OST1 kinase

(2018) Po-Kai Hsu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Root branching toward water involves posttranslational modification of transcription factor ARF7

(2018) Beatriz Orosa-Puente et al.   SCIENCE

Field grown transgenic Pm3e wheat lines show powdery mildew resistance and no fitness costs associated with high transgene expression

(2018) Teresa Koller et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Genomic innovation for crop improvement

(2017) Michael W. Bevan et al.   NATURE

Root microbiota drive direct integration of phosphate stress and immunity

(2017) Gabriel Castrillo et al.   NATURE

uORF-mediated translation allows engineered plant disease resistance without fitness costs

(2017) Guoyong Xu et al.   NATURE

Navigating complexity to breed disease-resistant crops

(2017) Rebecca Nelson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Enhancing (crop) plant photosynthesis by introducing novel genetic diversity

(2017) Marcel Dann et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions

(2017) Steven M. Driever et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Sugar flux and signaling in plant-microbe interactions

(2017) Margaret Bezrutczyk et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Overexpression of the RieskeFeS Protein Increases Electron Transport Rates and Biomass Yield

(2017) Andrew J. Simkin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Reducing Stomatal Density in Barley Improves Drought Tolerance without Impacting on Yield

(2017) Jon Hughes et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification and characterization ofSr13, a tetraploid wheat gene that confers resistance to the Ug99 stem rust race group

(2017) Wenjun Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates

(2017) Chuang Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Research priorities for harnessing plant microbiomes in sustainable agriculture

(2017) Posy E. Busby et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

ABA-Mediated Stomatal Response in Regulating Water Use during the Development of Terminal Drought in Wheat

(2017) Renu Saradadevi et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Rapid breeding and varietal replacement are critical to adaptation of cropping systems in the developing world to climate change

(2017) Gary N. Atlin et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Mechanisms Underlying Establishment of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbioses

(2016) Jeongmin Choi et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Root Endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae Confers Plant Fitness Benefits that Are Phosphate Status Dependent

(2016) Kei Hiruma et al.   CELL

Adaptation of Root Function by Nutrient-Induced Plasticity of Endodermal Differentiation

(2016) Marie Barberon et al.   CELL

Algal food and fuel coproduction can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while improving land and water-use efficiency

(2016) Michael J Walsh et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Water deficit stress tolerance in maize conferred by expression of an isopentenyltransferase (IPT) gene driven by a stress- and maturation-induced promoter

(2016) Cecilia Décima Oneto et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Manipulating photorespiration to increase plant productivity: recent advances and perspectives for crop improvement

(2016) Marco Betti et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Chemical intervention in plant sugar signalling increases yield and resilience

(2016) Cara A. Griffiths et al.   NATURE

Accelerated cloning of a potato late blight–resistance gene using RenSeq and SMRT sequencing

(2016) Kamil Witek et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Engineering chloroplasts to improve Rubisco catalysis: prospects for translating improvements into food and fiber crops

(2016) Robert E. Sharwood   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Golden bananas in the field: elevated fruit pro-vitamin A from the expression of a single banana transgene

(2016) Jean-Yves Paul et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

mlo-based powdery mildew resistance in hexaploid bread wheat generated by a non-transgenic TILLING approach

(2016) Johanna Acevedo-Garcia et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: a review for wheat (T. aestivumL.)

(2016) Fabien Cormier et al.   PLANT BREEDING

Leveraging abscisic acid receptors for efficient water use inArabidopsis

(2016) Zhenyu Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ABA receptor PYL9 promotes drought resistance and leaf senescence

(2016) Yang Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Improving photosynthesis and crop productivity by accelerating recovery from photoprotection

(2016) Johannes Kromdijk et al.   SCIENCE

Current warming will reduce yields unless maize breeding and seed systems adapt immediately

(2016) A. J. Challinor et al.   Nature Climate Change

From the Concept of Totipotency to Biofortified Cereals

(2015) Ingo Potrykus   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Meeting the Global Food Demand of the Future by Engineering Crop Photosynthesis and Yield Potential

(2015) Stephen P. Long et al.   CELL

Agrochemical control of plant water use using engineered abscisic acid receptors

(2015) Sang-Youl Park et al.   NATURE

Expression of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase in maize ears improves yield in well-watered and drought conditions

(2015) Michael L Nuccio et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance that translate to crop yield stability

(2015) Michael V. Mickelbart et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Flood adaptive traits and processes: an overview

(2015) Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Perspectives on transgenic, herbicide-resistant crops in the United States almost 20 years after introduction

(2015) Stephen O Duke   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Enhanced waterlogging tolerance in barley by manipulation of expression of the N-end rule pathway E3 ligase PROTEOLYSIS6

(2015) Guillermina M. Mendiondo et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

(2015) Donald R. Ort et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

(2015) W. Steffen et al.   SCIENCE

A trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase enhances anaerobic germination tolerance in rice

(2015) Tobias Kretzschmar et al.   Nature Plants

Susceptibility Genes 101: How to Be a Good Host

(2014) Chris C.N. van Schie et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Induced Systemic Resistance by Beneficial Microbes

(2014) Corné M.J. Pieterse et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Breeding drought-tolerant maize hybrids for the US corn-belt: discovery to product

(2014) Mark Cooper et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Molecular basis of adaptation to high soil boron in wheat landraces and elite cultivars

(2014) Margaret Pallotta et al.   NATURE

A faster Rubisco with potential to increase photosynthesis in crops

(2014) Myat T. Lin et al.   NATURE

Simultaneous editing of three homoeoalleles in hexaploid bread wheat confers heritable resistance to powdery mildew

(2014) Yanpeng Wang et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plant roots use a patterning mechanism to position lateral root branches toward available water

(2014) Y. Bao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Greater Sensitivity to Drought Accompanies Maize Yield Increase in the U.S. Midwest

(2014) D. B. Lobell et al.   SCIENCE

Genetic Engineering and Breeding of Drought-Resistant Crops

(2013) Honghong Hu et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

(2013) Julian I. Schroeder et al.   NATURE

Feeding the future

(2013) Susan McCouch et al.   NATURE

Insect resistance to Bt crops: lessons from the first billion acres

(2013) Bruce E Tabashnik et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions

(2013) Yusaku Uga et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Speak, friend and enter: signalling systems that promote beneficial symbiotic associations in plants

(2013) Giles E. D. Oldroyd   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Sensitivity of plants to changing atmospheric CO2concentration: from the geological past to the next century

(2013) Peter J. Franks et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century

(2013) D. Fowler et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Endodermal ABA Signaling Promotes Lateral Root Quiescence during Salt Stress inArabidopsisSeedlings

(2013) Lina Duan et al.   PLANT CELL

Aluminum tolerance in maize is associated with higher MATE1 gene copy number

(2013) L. G. Maron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pivoting the Plant Immune System from Dissection to Deployment

(2013) J. L. Dangl et al.   SCIENCE

Crop pests and pathogens move polewards in a warming world

(2013) Daniel P. Bebber et al.   Nature Climate Change

Prognosis for genetic improvement of yield potential and water-limited yield of major grain crops

(2012) Antonio J. Hall et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Strigolactones and the Regulation of Pea Symbioses in Response to Nitrate and Phosphate Deficiency

(2012) Eloise Foo et al.   Molecular Plant

Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management

(2012) Nathaniel D. Mueller et al.   NATURE

Wheat grain yield on saline soils is improved by an ancestral Na+ transporter gene

(2012) Rana Munns et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Green Revolution: Impacts, limits, and the path ahead

(2012) P. L. Pingali   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Development of C4 Rice: Current Progress and Future Challenges

(2012) S. von Caemmerer et al.   SCIENCE

Balancing Selection at the Tomato RCR3 Guardee Gene Family Maintains Variation in Strength of Pathogen Defense

(2012) Anja C. Hörger et al.   PLoS Genetics

Oxygen sensing in plants is mediated by an N-end rule pathway for protein destabilization

(2011) Francesco Licausi et al.   NATURE

Homeostatic response to hypoxia is regulated by the N-end rule pathway in plants

(2011) Daniel J. Gibbs et al.   NATURE

Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield

(2010) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Early Evolution of Photosynthesis

(2010) R. E. Blankenship   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Manipulation of Photoprotection to Improve Plant Photosynthesis

(2010) E. H. Murchie et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The ethylene response factors SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2 allow rice to adapt to deep water

(2009) Yoko Hattori et al.   NATURE

Carbonic anhydrases are upstream regulators of CO2-controlled stomatal movements in guard cells

(2009) Honghong Hu et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A Bacterial-Type ABC Transporter Is Involved in Aluminum Tolerance in Rice

(2009) C. F. Huang et al.   PLANT CELL

Will Elevated Carbon Dioxide Concentration Amplify the Benefits of Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes?

(2009) A. Rogers et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Low-acrylamide French fries and potato chips

(2008) Caius M. Rommens et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Bacterial RNA Chaperones Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants and Improved Grain Yield in Maize under Water-Limited Conditions

(2008) P. Castiglioni et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY