Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield
The need to produce crops with higher yields is critical due to a growing global population, depletion of agricultural land, and severe climate change. Compared with the “source” and “sink” transport systems that have been studied a lot, the development and utilization of vascular bundles (conductin...
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| author | Wei Chang Hongqiao Chen Guixiang Jiao Yi Dou Lin Liu Cunmin Qu Jiana Li Kun Lu |
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| description | The need to produce crops with higher yields is critical due to a growing global population, depletion of agricultural land, and severe climate change. Compared with the “source” and “sink” transport systems that have been studied a lot, the development and utilization of vascular bundles (conducting vessels in plants) are increasingly important. Due to the complexity of the vascular system, its structure, and its delicate and deep position in the plant body, the current research on model plants remains basic knowledge and has not been repeated for crops and applied to field production. In this review, we aim to summarize the current knowledge regarding biomolecular strategies of vascular bundles in transport systems (source-flow-sink), allocation, helping crop architecture establishment, and influence of the external environment. It is expected to help understand how to use sophisticated and advancing genetic engineering technology to improve the vascular system of crops to increase yield. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c222af5fab64f79a04beaba84f3be462023-11-24T13:33:03ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2022-11-011212177210.3390/biom12121772Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop YieldWei Chang0Hongqiao Chen1Guixiang Jiao2Yi Dou3Lin Liu4Cunmin Qu5Jiana Li6Kun Lu7Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaThe need to produce crops with higher yields is critical due to a growing global population, depletion of agricultural land, and severe climate change. Compared with the “source” and “sink” transport systems that have been studied a lot, the development and utilization of vascular bundles (conducting vessels in plants) are increasingly important. Due to the complexity of the vascular system, its structure, and its delicate and deep position in the plant body, the current research on model plants remains basic knowledge and has not been repeated for crops and applied to field production. In this review, we aim to summarize the current knowledge regarding biomolecular strategies of vascular bundles in transport systems (source-flow-sink), allocation, helping crop architecture establishment, and influence of the external environment. It is expected to help understand how to use sophisticated and advancing genetic engineering technology to improve the vascular system of crops to increase yield.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/12/1772vascular bundlecrop yieldbiomolecular strategiessource-flow-sinkideal plant architectureexternal environment |
| spellingShingle | Wei Chang Hongqiao Chen Guixiang Jiao Yi Dou Lin Liu Cunmin Qu Jiana Li Kun Lu Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield Biomolecules vascular bundle crop yield biomolecular strategies source-flow-sink ideal plant architecture external environment |
| title | Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield |
| title_full | Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield |
| title_fullStr | Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield |
| title_short | Biomolecular Strategies for Vascular Bundle Development to Improve Crop Yield |
| title_sort | biomolecular strategies for vascular bundle development to improve crop yield |
| topic | vascular bundle crop yield biomolecular strategies source-flow-sink ideal plant architecture external environment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/12/1772 |
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