Genomics approaches for crop improvement against abiotic stress

Akpınar, Bala Anı and Lucas, Stuart J. and Budak, Hikmet (2013) Genomics approaches for crop improvement against abiotic stress. Scientific World Journal . ISSN 1537-744X

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Abstract

As sessile organisms, plants are inevitably exposed to one or a combination of stress factors every now and then throughout their growth and development. Stress responses vary considerably even in the same plant species; stress-susceptible genotypes are at one extreme, and stress-tolerant ones are at the other. Elucidation of the stress responses of crop plants is of extreme relevance, considering the central role of crops in food and biofuel production. Crop improvement has been a traditional issue to increase yields and enhance stress tolerance; however, crop improvement against abiotic stresses has been particularly compelling, given the complex nature of these stresses. As traditional strategies for crop improvement approach their limits, the era of genomics research has arisen with new and promising perspectives in breeding improved varieties against abiotic stresses.
Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Article Number: 361921
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH506 Molecular biology
Q Science > QK Botany
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Biological Sciences & Bio Eng.
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Stuart J. Lucas
Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2014 23:22
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2019 14:53
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/22975

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