Integrative approaches to enhance reproductive resilience of crops for climate-proof agriculture

• Authors: AGHO Collins; AVNI Adi; BACU Ariola; BAKERY Ayat; BALAZADEH Salma; BALOCH Faheem Shehzad; BAZAKOS Christos; ČEREKOVIĆ Nataša; CHATURVEDI Palak; CHAUHAN Harsh; SMET Ive De; DRESSELHAUS Thomas; FERREIRA Liliana; FÍLA Jan; FORTES Ana M; FOTOPOULOS Vasileios; FRANCESCA Silvana; GARCÍA-PEREZ Pascual; GONG Wen; GRACI Salvatore; GRANELL Antonio; GULYÁS Andrea; HIDVÉGI Norbert; HONYS David; JANKOVSKA-BORTKEVIČ Elžbieta; JONAK Claudia; JURKONIENE Sigita; KAISERLI Eirini; KANWAR Meenakshi; KAVAS Musa; KOCESKA Natasa; KOCESKI Saso; KOLLIST Hannes; LAKHNEKO Olha; LIEBERMAN-LAZAROVICH Michal; LUKIĆ Nataša; LUYCKX Adrien; MELLIDOU Ifigeneia; MENDES Marta; MIRAS-MORENO Begona; MIRMAZLOUM Iman; MLADENOV Velimir; MOZAFARIAN Maryam; MUELLER-ROEBER Bernd; MÜHLEMANN Joëlle; MUNAIZ Eduardo D; NIEDBAŁA Gniewko; NIETO Cristina; NIINEMETS Ülo; PAPA Stela; PEDRENO Maria; PIEKUTOWSKA Magdalena; PROVELENGIOU Stella; QUINET Muriel; RADANOVIĆ Aleksandra; RESENTINI Francesca; RIEU Ivo; RIGANO Maria Manuela; ROBERT BOISIVON Helene; ROJAS Laura I; ŠAMEC Dunja; SANTOS Ana Paula; PROCHÁZKOVÁ SCHRUMPFOVÁ Petra; SHALHA Boushra; SIMM Stefan; SPANIC Valentina; STAHL Yvonne; ŠUĆUR Rada; VLACHONASIOS ?onstantinos E; VRAGGALAS Stavros; VRIEZEN Wim H; WOJCIECHOWSKI Tomasz; FRAGKOSTEFANAKIS Sotirios Akis
• Year of publication: 2024
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Plant Stress
• MU Faculty or unit: Central European Institute of Technology
• web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X24003579
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100704
• Keywords: abiotic stress; artificial intelligence; breeding; climate change; crop resilience; reproduction; sustainable agriculture
• Description: Worldwide agricultural systems are threatened by rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and shifting climate zones. Climate change-driven failure in sexual reproduction is a major cause for yield reduction in horticultural and grain crops. Consequently, understanding how climate change affects reproductive processes in crops is crucial for global food security and prosperity. The development of climate-proof crops, including maize, wheat, barley, rice, and tomato, requires new genetic material and novel management practices to ensure high productivity under less favorable conditions. Safeguarding successful plant reproduction is challenging due to the complex nature of this biological process, and therefore, a multifaceted approach is the key to success. In this review, we provide an overview of the processes underlying plant reproduction and how they are affected by different abiotic stresses related to climate change. We discuss how genetics, advanced breeding technologies, biotechnological innovations, and sustainable agronomic practices can collectively contribute to the development of resilient crop varieties. We also highlight the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in optimizing breeding strategies, predicting climate impacts, and improving crop management practices to enhance reproductive resilience and ensure food security. Lastly, we discuss the vision of a new era in agriculture where diverse actors and stakeholders cooperate to create climate-proof crops.