CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, 34090, France.
Département Biologie et Ecologie, Institut Agro, Montpellier, 34060, France.
New Phytol. 2024 Nov;244(4):1223-1237. doi: 10.1111/nph.20129. Epub 2024 Sep 17.
Understanding trait-trait coordination is essential for successful plant breeding and crop modeling. Notably, plant size drives variation in morphological, physiological, and performance-related traits, as described by allometric laws in ecology. Yet, as allometric relationships have been limitedly studied in crops, how they influence and possibly limit crop performance remains unknown. Here, we review how an allometry perspective on crops gains insights into the phenotypic evolution during crop domestication, the breeding of varieties adapted to novel conditions, and the prediction of crop yields. As allometry is an active field of research, modeling and manipulating crop allometric relationships can help to develop more resilient and productive agricultural systems to face future challenges.
理解性状-性状协调对于成功的植物育种和作物建模至关重要。值得注意的是，正如生态学中的异速生长规律所描述的那样，植物大小决定了形态、生理和性能相关特征的变化。然而，由于对作物中的异速生长关系的研究有限，它们如何影响和可能限制作物的表现仍然未知。在这里，我们回顾了从作物的异速生长角度来看，它如何深入了解作物驯化过程中的表型进化、适应新条件的品种的选育，以及作物产量的预测。由于异速生长是一个活跃的研究领域，因此对作物的异速生长关系进行建模和操作可以帮助开发更具弹性和生产力的农业系统，以应对未来的挑战。
