International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India.
Trends Plant Sci. 2011 Jul;16(7):363-71. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2011.03.004. Epub 2011 Apr 15.
Developing crops that are better adapted to abiotic stresses is important for food production in many parts of the world today. Anticipated changes in climate and its variability, particularly extreme temperatures and changes in rainfall, are expected to make crop improvement even more crucial for food production. Here, we review two key biotechnology approaches, molecular breeding and genetic engineering, and their integration with conventional breeding to develop crops that are more tolerant of abiotic stresses. In addition to a multidisciplinary approach, we also examine some constraints that need to be overcome to realize the full potential of agricultural biotechnology for sustainable crop production to meet the demands of a projected world population of nine billion in 2050.
培育更能适应非生物胁迫的作物对于当今世界许多地区的粮食生产至关重要。预计气候及其变异性会发生变化，特别是极端温度和降雨变化，这将使作物改良对于粮食生产变得更加关键。在这里，我们回顾了两种关键的生物技术方法，分子育种和基因工程，以及它们与常规育种的结合，以开发更能耐受非生物胁迫的作物。除了采取多学科方法外，我们还研究了一些需要克服的限制，以充分发挥农业生物技术在可持续作物生产方面的潜力，满足预计到 2050 年世界人口将达到 90 亿的需求。
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