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Balanced Parts for the Ideal Whole
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: Received: 23 June 2020 / Approved: 24 June 2020 / Online: 24 June 2020 (18:12:06 CEST)
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ABBAI, R., V.K. SINGH, R.J. SNOWDON, A. KUMAR and T. SCHNURBUSCH (2020) Seeking crops with balanced parts for the ideal whole. Trends Plant Sci ABBAI, R., V.K. SINGH, R.J. SNOWDON, A. KUMAR and T. SCHNURBUSCH (2020) Seeking crops with balanced parts for the ideal whole. Trends Plant Sci
Abstract
Crop domestication and breeding considerably increased productivity over centuries, but simultaneously involved unconscious selection against ‘selfish plant behavior’. Paradoxically, modern-day crop breeding largely enhances individual plant-fitness. As agriculture relies on community performance, embracing an “Agroecological Genetics and Genomics” viewpoint might maximize communal yield by matching crop genotypes to target environments.
Keywords
ideal plant architecture; food-nutritional security; climate change
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences
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