INVESTIGADORES
BERMUDEZ SALAZAR Luisa Fernanda
artículos
Título:
Crop yield: challenges from a metabolic perspective
Autor/es:
MAGDALENA ROSSI; LUISA BERMUDEZ; FERNANDO CARRARI
Revista:
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
Editorial:
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2015
ISSN:
1369-5266
Resumen:
Considering the dual use of plants, as bio-factories for foods and feedstock for bio-refining, along with a rising world population, the plant biotechnology field is currently facing a dramatic challenge to develop crops with higher yield. Furthermore, convergent studies predict that global changes in climate will influence crop productivity by modifying most yield-associated traits. Here, we review recent advances in the understanding of plant metabolism directly or indirectly impacting on yield and provide an update of the different pathways proposed as targets for metabolic engineering aiming to optimize source?sink relationships.
