Genomics Approaches for Crop Improvement against Abiotic Stress

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 a...

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Main Authors: Bala Anı Akpınar, Stuart J. Lucas, Hikmet Budak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/361921
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-201bb7881ce9437f93eea7bd6b4d41832025-02-03T01:10:22ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/361921361921Genomics Approaches for Crop Improvement against Abiotic StressBala Anı Akpınar0Stuart J. Lucas1Hikmet Budak2Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956 Istanbul, TurkeyFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956 Istanbul, TurkeyFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956 Istanbul, TurkeyAs 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/361921
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