Rooting for cassava: insights into photosynthesis and associated physiology as a route to improve yield potential

Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and the Challenges to Its Extension to Nonlegumes

(2016) Florence Mus et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Transgenic rice expressing a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plasma membrane gene MePMP3-2 exhibits enhanced tolerance to salt and drought stresses

(2016) Y. Yu et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity

(2016) Jessen V Bredeson et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

High-throughput estimation of incident light, light interception and radiation-use efficiency of thousands of plants in a phenotyping platform

(2016) Llorenç Cabrera-Bosquet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Prospects of photosynthetic research for increasing agricultural productivity, with emphasis on the tropical C4 Amaranthus and the cassava C3-C4 crops

(2016) M. A. El-Sharkawy   PHOTOSYNTHETICA

Application of unmanned aerial systems for high throughput phenotyping of large wheat breeding nurseries

(2016) Atena Haghighattalab et al.   Plant Methods

RhizoTubes as a new tool for high throughput imaging of plant root development and architecture: test, comparison with pot grown plants and validation

(2016) Christian Jeudy et al.   Plant Methods

AMedicago truncatulaCystathionine-β-Synthase-like Domain-Containing Protein Is Required for Rhizobial Infection and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation

(2016) Senjuti Sinharoy et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

One crop breeding cycle from starvation? How engineering crop photosynthesis for rising CO2and temperature could be one important route to alleviation

(2016) Johannes Kromdijk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Arbuscular mycorrhiza development in pea (Pisum sativum L.) mutants impaired in five early nodulation genes including putative orthologs of NSP1 and NSP2

(2016) Oksana Y. Shtark et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the WRKY Gene Family in Cassava

(2016) Yunxie Wei et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-wide characterization and analysis of bZIP transcription factor gene family related to abiotic stress in cassava

(2016) Wei Hu et al.   Scientific Reports

Reactive oxygen species regulate leaf pulvinus abscission zone cell separation in response to water-deficit stress in cassava

(2016) Wenbin Liao et al.   Scientific Reports

Transport of Sugars

(2015) Li-Qing Chen et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

Global impacts of surface ozone changes on crop yields and land use

(2015) Clifford Chuwah et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

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

(2015) Stephen P. Long et al.   CELL

Tracing the evolutionary path to nitrogen-fixing crops

(2015) Pierre-Marc Delaux et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Lights, camera, action: high-throughput plant phenotyping is ready for a close-up

(2015) Noah Fahlgren et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Combining field performance with controlled environment plant imaging to identify the genetic control of growth and transpiration underlying yield response to water-deficit stress in wheat

(2015) Boris Parent et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Multigene manipulation of photosynthetic carbon assimilation increases CO2 fixation and biomass yield in tobacco

(2015) Andrew J. Simkin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Phenotyping in the fields: dissecting the genetics of quantitative traits and digital farming

(2015) Dominik K. Großkinsky et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Identification and functional characterization of soybean root hair microRNAs expressed in response to Bradyrhizobium japonicum infection

(2015) Zhe Yan et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The NIN Transcription Factor Coordinates Diverse Nodulation Programs in Different Tissues of the Medicago truncatula Root

(2015) Tatiana Vernié et al.   PLANT CELL

Plants in silico : why, why now and what?-an integrative platform for plant systems biology research

(2015) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

An analysis of ozone damage to historical maize and soybean yields in the United States

(2015) Justin M. McGrath et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Algal ancestor of land plants was preadapted for symbiosis

(2015) Pierre-Marc Delaux et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An Automated Field Phenotyping Pipeline for Application in Grapevine Research

(2015) Anna Kicherer et al.   SENSORS

Potential of cassava leaves in human nutrition: A review

(2015) Sajid Latif et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Transcriptional response to petiole heat girdling in cassava

(2015) Yang Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

Genome-wide gene phylogeny of CIPK family in cassava and expression analysis of partial drought-induced genes

(2015) Wei Hu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Simulating Cassava Growth and Yield under Potential Conditions in Southern Brazil

(2014) Luana Fernandes Gabriel et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Simultaneous improvement in productivity, water use, and albedo through crop structural modification

(2014) Darren T. Drewry et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Analysis of different strategies adapted by two cassava cultivars in response to drought stress: ensuring survival or continuing growth

(2014) Pingjuan Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Natural variation in photosynthetic capacity, growth, and yield in 64 field-grown wheat genotypes

(2014) S. M. Driever et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Historical gains in soybean (Glycine max Merr.) seed yield are driven by linear increases in light interception, energy conversion, and partitioning efficiencies

(2014) Robert P. Koester et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Food security and sustainable intensification

(2014) H. C. J. Godfray et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Expanding knowledge of the Rubisco kinetics variability in plant species: environmental and evolutionary trends

(2014) JERONI GALMÉS et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Optimizing Rubisco and its regulation for greater resource use efficiency

(2014) ELIZABETE CARMO-SILVA et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The Benefits of Photorespiratory Bypasses: How Can They Work?

(2014) Chang-Peng Xin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Can the Cyanobacterial Carbon-Concentrating Mechanism Increase Photosynthesis in Crop Species? A Theoretical Analysis

(2014) J. M. McGrath et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Functional Dissection of Sugar Signals Affecting Gene Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Sabine Kunz et al.   PLoS One

Limits on Yields in the Corn Belt

(2014) D. R. Ort et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2014) D. B. Lobell et al.   SCIENCE

Rapid Cycling Recurrent Selection for Increased Carotenoids Content in Cassava Roots

(2013) H. Ceballos et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Plant phenomics and high-throughput phenotyping: accelerating rice functional genomics using multidisciplinary technologies

(2013) Wanneng Yang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

High-throughput phenotyping early plant vigour of winter wheat

(2013) Sebastian Kipp et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

We need winners in the race to increase photosynthesis in rice, whether from conventional breeding, biotechnology or both

(2013) STEPHEN P. LONG   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Yield Trends Are Insufficient to Double Global Crop Production by 2050

(2013) Deepak K. Ray et al.   PLoS One

Field high-throughput phenotyping: the new crop breeding frontier

(2013) José Luis Araus et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Physiological and molecular characterization of drought responses and identification of candidate tolerance genes in cassava

(2013) L. F. Turyagyenda et al.   AoB Plants

Phenotypic approaches to drought in cassava: review

(2013) Emmanuel Okogbenin et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The Effects of Tropospheric Ozone on Net Primary Productivity and Implications for Climate Change

(2012) Elizabeth A. Ainsworth et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Field-based phenomics for plant genetics research

(2012) Jeffrey W. White et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Drought adversely affects tuber development and nutritional quality of the staple crop cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

(2012) Rebecca Vandegeer et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Cassava about-FACE: Greater than expected yield stimulation of cassava (Manihot esculenta) by future CO2levels

(2012) David M. Rosenthal et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Variations in the Chemical Composition of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Leaves and Roots As Affected by Genotypic and Environmental Variation

(2012) Anna Elizabeth Burns et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Photorespiratory bypasses: how can they work?

(2012) Christoph Peterhansel et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Empowering biotechnology in southern Africa: establishment of a robust transformation platform for the production of transgenic industry-preferred cassava

(2012) C.C. Chetty et al.   New Biotechnology

Opportunities for improving phosphorus-use efficiency in crop plants

(2012) Erik J. Veneklaas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Quantitative genetic analysis and mapping of leaf angle in durum wheat

(2012) Julio Isidro et al.   PLANTA

The Development of C4 Rice: Current Progress and Future Challenges

(2012) S. von Caemmerer et al.   SCIENCE

Recent patterns of crop yield growth and stagnation

(2012) Deepak K. Ray et al.   Nature Communications

The Cassava Genome: Current Progress, Future Directions

(2012) Simon Prochnik et al.   Tropical Plant Biology

Is Cassava the Answer to African Climate Change Adaptation?

(2012) Andy Jarvis et al.   Tropical Plant Biology

The BioCassava Plus Program: Biofortification of Cassava for Sub-Saharan Africa

(2011) Richard Sayre et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Over-expressing the C3 photosynthesis cycle enzyme Sedoheptulose-1-7 Bisphosphatase improves photosynthetic carbon gain and yield under fully open air CO2 fumigation (FACE)

(2011) David M Rosenthal et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

High throughput phenotyping of canopy water mass and canopy temperature in well-watered and drought stressed tropical maize hybrids in the vegetative stage

(2011) Loïc Winterhalter et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

ANALYSIS OF DIFFUSION STRATEGIES IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL FOR NEW CASSAVA VARIETIES WITH IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY

(2011) CAROLINA GONZALEZ et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE

Variability of light interception and radiation use efficiency in maize and soybean

(2011) Jeremy W. Singer et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

The impact of future climate change on West African crop yields: What does the recent literature say?

(2011) Philippe Roudier et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Independent variation in photosynthetic capacity and stomatal conductance leads to differences in intrinsic water use efficiency in 11 soybean genotypes before and during mild drought

(2011) Matthew E. Gilbert et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Leaf proteomic analysis in cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) during plant development, from planting of stem cutting to storage root formation

(2011) Mashamon Mitprasat et al.   PLANTA

Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture

(2011) D. Tilman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Natural genetic variation in plant photosynthesis

(2011) Pádraic J. Flood et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

FARRER REVIEW. Wheat physiology: a review of recent developments

(2011) R. A. Fischer   Crop & Pasture Science

Examining Cassava’s Potential to Enhance Food Security Under Climate Change

(2011) David M. Rosenthal et al.   Tropical Plant Biology

Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield

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

Global crop yield reductions due to surface ozone exposure: 1. Year 2000 crop production losses and economic damage

(2010) Shiri Avnery et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

More than taking the heat: crops and global change

(2010) Stephen P Long et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Robust negative impacts of climate change on African agriculture

(2010) Wolfram Schlenker et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency

(2010) M. A. J. Parry et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Raising yield potential of wheat. I. Overview of a consortium approach and breeding strategies

(2010) Matthew Reynolds et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Comparative photosynthesis, growth, productivity, and nutrient use efficiency among tall- and short-stemmed rain-fed cassava cultivars

(2010) M. A. El-Sharkawy et al.   PHOTOSYNTHETICA

Shovelomics: high throughput phenotyping of maize (Zea mays L.) root architecture in the field

(2010) Samuel Trachsel et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

An ordered EST catalogue and gene expression profiles of cassava (Manihot esculenta) at key growth stages

(2010) You-Zhi Li et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Increasing Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation in C3 Plants to Improve Crop Yield: Current and Future Strategies

(2010) C. A. Raines   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Carbohydrate Export from the Leaf: A Highly Regulated Process and Target to Enhance Photosynthesis and Productivity

(2010) E. A. Ainsworth et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Breeding Cassava to Feed the Poor

(2010) Nagib Nassar et al.   SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Cassava: The Drought, War and Famine Crop in a Changing World

(2010) Anna Burns et al.   Sustainability

Impact of elevated ozone concentration on yield of four Chinese rice cultivars under fully open-air field conditions

(2009) Guangyao Shi et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Nutritional Value of Cassava for Use as a Staple Food and Recent Advances for Improvement

(2009) Julie A. Montagnac et al.   COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY

Pioneering research on C4 leaf anatomical, physiological, and agronomic characteristics of tropical monocot and dicot plant species: Implications for crop water relations and productivity in comparison to C3 cropping systems

(2009) M. A. El-Sharkawy   PHOTOSYNTHETICA

Growth and nutritive value of cassava (Manihot esculentaCranz.) are reduced when grown in elevated CO2

(2009) Roslyn M. Gleadow et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

FACE-ing the facts: inconsistencies and interdependence among field, chamber and modeling studies of elevated [CO2] impacts on crop yield and food supply

(2008) Elizabeth A. Ainsworth et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Next generation of elevated [CO2] experiments with crops: a critical investment for feeding the future world

(2008) ELIZABETH A. AINSWORTH et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Role of the Rice Hexokinases OsHXK5 and OsHXK6 as Glucose Sensors

(2008) J.-I. Cho et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY