Department of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India; Agricultural Botany Department (Genetics), Faculty of Agriculture Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt.
Department of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India.
Gene. 2024 Nov 15;927:148715. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148715. Epub 2024 Jun 21.
As rice has no physiological capacity of fixing nitrogen in the soil, its production had always been reliant on the external application of nitrogen (N) to ensure enhanced productivity. In the light of improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in rice, several advanced agronomic strategies have been proposed. However, the soared increase of the prices of N fertilizers and subsequent environmental downfalls caused by the excessive use of N fertilizers, reinforces the prerequisite adaptation of other sustainable, affordable, and globally acceptable strategies. An appropriate alternative approach would be to develop rice cultivars with better NUE. Conventional breeding techniques, however, have had only sporadic success in improving NUE, and hence, this paper proposes a new schema that employs the wholesome benefits of the recent advancements in omics technologies. The suggested approach promotes multidisciplinary research, since such cooperation enables the synthesis of many viewpoints, approaches, and data that result in a comprehensive understanding of NUE in rice. Such collaboration also encourages innovation that leads to developing rice varieties that use nitrogen more effectively, facilitate smart technology transfer, and promotes the adoption of NUE practices by farmers and stakeholders to minimize ecological impact and contribute to a sustainable agricultural future.
由于水稻在土壤中没有固定氮的生理能力，其生产一直依赖于外部施加氮（N）来确保生产力的提高。鉴于提高水稻氮利用效率（NUE），已经提出了几种先进的农业策略。然而，由于氮肥价格飙升以及过量使用氮肥导致的环境恶化，必须采取其他可持续、负担得起且全球可接受的策略。一个合适的替代方法是开发具有更好氮利用效率的水稻品种。然而，常规育种技术在提高氮利用效率方面只是偶有成功，因此，本文提出了一种新的方案，利用组学技术的最新进展带来的整体效益。该方法促进了多学科研究，因为这种合作可以综合许多观点、方法和数据，从而全面了解水稻的氮利用效率。这种合作还鼓励创新，从而开发出更有效地利用氮的水稻品种，促进智能技术转让，并鼓励农民和利益相关者采用氮利用效率实践，以最小化生态影响，为可持续农业的未来做出贡献。
