Sub1 Rice: Engineering Rice for Climate Change

By the year 2100, the number of people on Earth is expected to increase by ∼50%, placing increasing demands on food production in a time when a changing climate is predicted to compromise crop yields. Feeding this future world requires scientifically informed innovations in agriculture. Here, we des...

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Published inCold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology Vol. 11; no. 12; p. a034637
Main Authors Emerick, Kyle, Ronald, Pamela C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 01.12.2019
Subjects
At risk populations
Cereal crops
Climate change
Crop yield
Farmers
Food production
PERSPECTIVES
Rice
Submergence
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ISSN1943-0264
1943-0264
DOI10.1101/cshperspect.a034637

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Summary:By the year 2100, the number of people on Earth is expected to increase by ∼50%, placing increasing demands on food production in a time when a changing climate is predicted to compromise crop yields. Feeding this future world requires scientifically informed innovations in agriculture. Here, we describe how a rice gene conferring tolerance to prolonged submergence has helped farmers in South and Southeast Asia mitigate rice crop failure during floods. We discuss how planting of this new variety benefited socially disadvantaged groups. This example indicates that investment in agricultural improvement can protect farmers from risks associated with a changing climate.
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ISSN:1943-0264
1943-0264
DOI:10.1101/cshperspect.a034637