Smart crops

Pengtao Wang, Zhi Li, Hao Li, Dale Zhang, Wei Wang, Xiaodong Xu, Qiguang Xie, Zhikun Duan, Xue Xia, Guanghui Guo, Aaqib Shaheen, Yun Zhou, Daojie Wang, Siyi Guo, Zhubing Hu, David W. Galbraith, Chun Peng Song

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Abstract

Crops, because of their sessile lifestyle, inevitably experience dynamic environmental conditions, and their capacity to adapt to these changes is central to their growth, survival, and crop productivity. A crop that has been specifically engineered to be sensitive and rapidly tilt the balance between stress responses and growth regulation is defined as a “SMART CROP.” In examining the demands for crops with the highest yield and quality, efforts have been made to create SMART CROPs in the past decades. In this review, we highlight the mechanisms identified to enhance the properties of smart crops and describe technologies and features underlying the advancement of smart crops.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100007
JournalNew Crops
Volume1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • Crop
  • Growth
  • Stress
  • Tradeoffs
  • Yield

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Plant Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

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