Closing the yield gap: can metabolomics be of help?

J Exp Bot. 2020 Jan 7;71(2):461-464. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz322.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Melandri G, AbdElgawad H, Riewe D, Hageman JA, Asard H, Beemster GTS, Kadam N, Jagadish K, Altmann T, Ruyter-Spira1 C, Bouwmeester H. 2019. Biomarkers for grain yield stability in rice under drought stress. Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 669–683.

Keywords: Abiotic stress; breeding; crop, data repositories; metabolism; predictive modelling; resilient varieties; yield gap.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Crops, Agricultural*
  • Metabolomics*